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DeSantis, Backing Away From Ukraine, Angers G.O.P. Hawks — The Florida governor, who joined Donald Trump in declaring that defending Ukraine from Russia was not a vital interest, drew swift condemnations from establishment Republicans. — Declaring this week that defending Ukraine …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Is Ron DeSantis Flaming Out Already? — The Florida governor has a plan to win the Fox News primary—and lose everything else. — Florida governor Ron DeSantis has long sought to avoid taking a position on Russia's war in Ukraine. On the eve of the Russian invasion …
Julia Ioffe / Puck:
Putin's Boy from Tallahassee — In the zero-sum world of rightward Republicanism, politicians are using a yearning to confront China as a veil to abandon Ukraine. … The Fox News host, who had solicited answers from anyone considering tossing their hat in the ring, was clearly impressed.
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Former NATO Chief: Trump Could Sabotage the War — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former secretary-general of NATO, packs his prognosis for Donald Trump's 2024 campaign into one loaded word. — “I think President Trump will be a loser,” he tells me. — It is a notoriously triggering term …
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Washington Post:
On the trail, freewheeling Donald Trump counters scripted Ron DeSantis — As the former president starts campaigning in earnest, he's placing a strategic bet on more spontaneous, up-close-and-personal moments — DAVENPORT, Iowa — “Take that picture!” — Donald Trump and a phalanx …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Putin holds a trump card in the 2024 US election
Putin holds a trump card in the 2024 US election
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Washington Post:
A Republican ‘civil war’ on Ukraine erupts as Reagan's example fades
A Republican ‘civil war’ on Ukraine erupts as Reagan's example fades
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
This is ‘serious damage Ron DeSantis did to the United States’: Retired general
This is ‘serious damage Ron DeSantis did to the United States’: Retired general
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David Badash / Raw Story:
Donald Trump just called for another coup and hardly anyone even noticed
Donald Trump just called for another coup and hardly anyone even noticed
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Federal investigators examined Trump Media for possible money laundering, sources say — Exclusive: New York prosecutors expanded criminal inquiry of company last year and examined acceptance of $8m with suspected Russian ties — Federal prosecutors in New York involved in the criminal investigation …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump prepares an extensive opposition file on ‘Ron DeSanctimonious’ — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet officially entered the 2024 presidential arena but former President Donald Trump's campaign is preparing a grenade to launch his way. — Trump's team and his allied PAC are preparing …
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Ron DeSantis hit with an ethics complaint from Trump super PAC — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donald Trump's allies are stepping up their battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, formally accusing him of violating state ethics and election laws with his “shadow presidential campaign.”
Washington Post:
The 72-hour scramble to save the United States from a banking crisis — It seemed like a simple question: Did the treasury secretary have any concerns about the economic risks posed by Silicon Valley Bank? — It was Friday morning, and a wave of public panic had started to spread …
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Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Silicon Valley Bank and Joe Biden's $19 Trillion Monday
Silicon Valley Bank and Joe Biden's $19 Trillion Monday
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NBC News:
White House eyes accountability for Silicon Valley Bank collapse
White House eyes accountability for Silicon Valley Bank collapse
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New York Times:
George Santos's Role in Sale of $19 Million Yacht Attracts F.B.I. Interest — Just before his House election, Mr. Santos helped two of his largest donors reach a private deal on a $19 million boat, mixing his political and personal interests. — A $19 million luxury yacht deal brokered …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
George Santos Signals Intention to Seek Re-election in 2024
George Santos Signals Intention to Seek Re-election in 2024
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ: Trump cannot save Navarro from contempt of Congress prosecution — Donald Trump never asserted executive privilege to block Peter Navarro from testifying to the Jan. 6 select committee — and even if he did, it wouldn't have excused the former Trump trade adviser's decision to blow off …
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New York Times:
He Helps Trump Navigate Legal Peril While Under Scrutiny Himself
He Helps Trump Navigate Legal Peril While Under Scrutiny Himself
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
Exclusive: Effective Altruist Leaders Were Repeatedly Warned About Sam Bankman-Fried Years Before FTX Collapsed — Leaders of the Effective Altruism movement were repeatedly warned beginning in 2018 that Sam Bankman-Fried was unethical, duplicitous, and negligent in his role as CEO of Alameda Research …
The Economist:
Russia's allies are a motley—and shrinking—crew — “The West's plans to isolate Russia by surrounding us with a sanitary cordon have been a fiasco,” Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, gloated recently. “We are strengthening good neighbourly relations...with the international majority.”
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Ken White / The Popehat Report:
Hating Everyone Everywhere All At Once At Stanford — Don't Expect Free Speech Disputes To Have Heroes — When it comes to rights, deserve's got nothing to do with it. — When accused murderers and rapists get jury trials, we don't — at least, outside of Facebook …
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Jay Willis / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump Judge Kyle Duncan got exactly what he wanted out of Stanford: Fame
Trump Judge Kyle Duncan got exactly what he wanted out of Stanford: Fame
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The Princetonian:
Princeton senior arrested in connection with Jan. 6 Capitol riot — On March 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Larry Giberson '23 was arrested in relation to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. — Giberson did not immediately respond to The Daily Princetonian's request for comment.
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Arden Farhi / CBS News:
White House calls on Republicans in Congress to reverse course on gun policy — The White House released a memo Wednesday morning calling on congressional Republicans to release a budget and “decide what their values are” when it comes to gun policy. — “Republicans in Congress refuse …
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden takes executive action on background checks for guns
Biden takes executive action on background checks for guns
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Bloomberg:
Signature Bank Faced Criminal Probe Ahead of Firm's Collapse — US prosecutors were investigating Signature Bank's work with crypto clients before regulators suddenly seized the lender this past weekend, according to people familiar with the matter. — Justice Department investigators …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How an Offer to Testify Before a New York Grand Jury Signals Trouble for Trump — The Manhattan District Attorney offered to let Donald Trump speak to a grand jury—but only if he waived the immunity that would come with his testimony. That's bad news for Trump.
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Nick Catoggio / The Dispatch:
The Schism Is Here … What would you get if you asked ChatGPT to craft a Ukraine policy optimized to pander to Tucker Carlson viewers rather than to maximize American interests? — This. You'd get this. … Even if we didn't know already that Ron DeSantis was moving toward …
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Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
Steps from the Capitol, Trump allies buy up properties to build MAGA campus — At first glance, the flurry of real estate sales two blocks east of the U.S. Capitol appeared unremarkable in a city where such sales are common. In the span of a year, a seemingly unrelated gaggle …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Feds launch manhunt for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's ex-chief of staff — Federal authorities initiated a manhunt Tuesday for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's onetime chief of staff after he failed to appear in court in connection with a series of fraud and other charges.
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