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4:25 PM ET, March 15, 2023

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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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
New York Times:
DeSantis, Backing Away From Ukraine, Angers G.O.P. Hawks
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Former NATO Chief: Trump Could Sabotage the War
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Examiner and TASS
William Saletan / The Bulwark:
The Ukraine Untruths of Disingenuous DeSantis
Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
EXCLUSIVE: Behind the scenes of the Trump grand jury  —  A bomb-sniffing dog, SWAT team escort and months of careful silence  —  The bomb-sniffing dog was new.  The special grand jurors investigating interference in Georgia's 2020 elections hadn't before seen that level of security …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How an Offer to Testify Before a New York Grand Jury Signals Trouble for Trump
Discussion: Associated Press, CNN and Raw Story
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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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 …
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Exiled Chinese Billionaire Charged in New York With Financial Conspiracy  —  Guo Wengui, a fugitive financier and associate of Steve Bannon, is accused by federal prosecutors of engaging in a complex scheme to bilk thousands of online followers.  —  Guo Wengui, a fugitive Chinese billionaire …
Discussion: CNN
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
DOJ charges Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, associate of Steve Bannon, in $1 billion fraud
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 …
Seth Stern / Bloomberg Law:
Judges Want ‘Disruptive’ Law Students Flagged to Employers  —  Share To:  —  Two federal appeals court judges say law schools should consider informing potential employers if students participate in protests that disrupt speakers on campus.  —  Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho …
Discussion: National Review
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Expensively credentialed, negligibly educated Stanford brats threw a tantrum  —  Before reading this, watch the nine-minute video, widely available online, of last week's mob victory at Stanford Law School.  Note especially Tirien Steinbach, who, you should not be shocked to learn …
abc7NY:
FBI investigating fire at Upper East Side hotel where Chinese billionaire arrested … Eyewitness News was there after flames broke out on the 18th floor of the Sherry-Netherland Hotel on Fifth Avenue.  —  UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A fire broke out inside an Upper East Side hotel …
Discussion: ABC7
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The “Free State of Florida” Is Coming for You  —  In Florida you are totally free to do whatever Ron DeSantis allows you to do.  —  1. The Free State of Florida  —  It's a small thing.  —  Yesterday Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation filed a complaint against the Hyatt Regency Miami.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A viral moment reinforces the hollowness of ‘woke’ as an attack  —  One of conservative writer Bethany Mandel's least disputable comments during her appearance on The Hill's streaming show “Rising” was a prediction she made as she fumbled a reply to host Briahna Joy Gray: “This is going to be one of those moments that goes viral.”
New York Times:
Senate Confirms Garcetti as Ambassador to India, Capping a Two-Year Fight  —  Despite concerns among some Democrats about claims that the former Los Angeles mayor condoned sexual harassment by an aide, several Republicans supported him, saving his confirmation from collapse.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Garcetti confirmed to ambassadorship despite cloud of scandal
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 …
Washington Post:
Texas judge presses lawyers on FDA approval of key abortion drug  —  High-stakes lawsuit could upend access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medical abortions across the country  —  AMARILLO, Tex. — The federal judge who could upend access to a widely used abortion medication …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Delivered on His Promises  —  He has one of the strongest records of policy accomplishments of any first-term president, writes Rep. Elise Stefanik.  —  Though the media wishes otherwise, Donald J. Trump has one of the strongest records of policy accomplishments of any first-term president.
Discussion: Newsweek
Randall Eliason / Sidebars:
The Pace of the January 6 Investigation  —  Don't confuse running out of patience with running out of time  —  It's been more than two years since the events following the 2020 presidential election that culminated in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.  You don't have to spend …
Discussion: Insider and New York Times
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Financial Times:
Barney Frank defends role at Signature Bank: ‘I need to make money’  —  Ex-congressman behind landmark banking law says he has no regrets about joining failed lender's board  —  Former US congressman Barney Frank, an architect of landmark legislation designed to make the banking system safer …
Politico:
MAGA favorite Kathy Barnette says she won't run again for Senate  —  Conservative commentator Kathy Barnette, who waged a surprising Senate campaign in 2022 that briefly panicked GOP insiders, will not make another run for that office in 2024, she told POLITICO in an interview.
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Silicon Valley Bank and Joe Biden's $19 Trillion Monday  —  His latest bailout is a solution for him now and a problem for us later.  —  WSJ Opinion: The President Drops a Totally Political Budget  —  Your bank deposits are safe from bank failures.  They aren't safe from inflation.
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