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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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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.
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Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
DeSantis' Ukraine flip alarms pro-Israel Republicans … In declaring his belief that protecting Ukraine from Russian aggression is a “territorial dispute” and not a vital interest to the United States, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who is widely expected to run for president in 2024 …
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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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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Putin holds a trump card in the 2024 US election — The Russian leader's best hope of winning the war in Ukraine lies in American politics — This year's oddest moment was when Vladimir Putin attacked the Church of England. Its sin was to consider the idea of a gender neutral God.
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Washington Post:
A Republican ‘civil war’ on Ukraine erupts as Reagan's example fades — GOP leaders and voters are increasingly skeptical of an extended commitment, part of a broader shift away from conservative support for foreign interventions — When Ronald Reagan addressed a brand new organization …
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William Saletan / The Bulwark:
The Ukraine Untruths of Disingenuous DeSantis
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Josh Kraushaar / Axios:
The GOP's stunning realignment on foreign policy
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
This is ‘serious damage Ron DeSantis did to the United States’: Retired general
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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.”
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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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White House eyes accountability for Silicon Valley Bank collapse
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Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Silicon Valley Bank and Joe Biden's $19 Trillion Monday
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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
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Justice News:
Ho Wan Kwok, A/K/A “Miles Guo,” Arrested For Orchestrating Over $1 Billion Dollar Fraud Conspiracy — Over $630 Million of Alleged Fraud Proceeds Seized by U.S. Government — Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll …
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
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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 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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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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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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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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Russell Contreras / Axios:
First look: Young and unaffiliated Latino voters surge across U.S. — First-time Latino voters are outpacing first-time non-Latino voters in Arizona, California, Florida, Nevada, New York, and Texas, according to a report first obtained by Axios. … - The 2022 election showed …
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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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Politico:
Maxine Waters to return political donation from Silicon Valley Bank — The top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee committee, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, said she plans to return the campaign contribution she received from Silicon Valley Bank.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Putin and Netanyahu Show Why Bad Things Happen to Bad Leaders — It is shocking to me how much Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu have in common these days: Both see themselves as great strategic chess players in a world where, they think, everyone else knows only how to play checkers.
Todd Phillips / Roosevelt Institute:
How 2018 Regulatory Rollbacks Set the Stage for the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, and How to Change Course — This weekend saw two of the largest bank failures in US history, including the second biggest ever. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the 16th largest bank in the US …
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