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New York Times:
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Washington Post:
A Republican ‘civil war’ on Ukraine erupts as Reagan's example fades
Discussion: Washington Examiner
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Is Ron DeSantis Flaming Out Already?
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
This is ‘serious damage Ron DeSantis did to the United States’: Retired general
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Forbes and Raw Story
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Kate Duffy / Insider:   Donald Trump's media company lays off some employees while waiting for regulators to approve SPAC merger, report says
Julia Love / Bloomberg:   Donald Trump's Truth Social Cuts Staff as SPAC Languishes
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.”
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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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 …
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 …
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
SEC Charges Exiled Chinese Businessman Miles Guo and His Financial Advisor William Je in $850 Million Fraud Scheme  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo and his financial advisor William Je for their involvement in unregistered …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
DOJ charges Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, associate of Steve Bannon, in $1 billion fraud
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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NBC News:
White House eyes accountability for Silicon Valley Bank collapse
New York Times:
How Washington Decided to Rescue Silicon Valley Bank's Depositors
Discussion: Politico and Eschaton
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 …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Alternet.org and Raw Story
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
George Santos Signals Intention to Seek Re-election in 2024
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.
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 …
Discussion: Florida Politics
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
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.
Rebecca Camber Crime / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: American spy on secondment to GCHQ was stabbed by alleged terrorist just three miles from its Cheltenham headquarters  — American spy working at GCHQ stabbed near the Cheltenham headquarters  —  An American spy on secondment to GCHQ was stabbed by an alleged terrorist …
Discussion: Breitbart, Metro.co.uk and The Sun
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.
Associated Press:
What's known and not about US drone-Russian jet encounter  —  When a Russian fighter jet collided with a large U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea, it was a rare but serious incident that triggered a U.S. diplomatic protest and raised concerns about the possibility Russia could recover sensitive technology.
 
 
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