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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Reporter Describes Being Fired By Axios After Being Targeted By Ron DeSantis' Media ‘Machine’ — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) press team often attacks the reporters who cover his state. On Monday, they cost one of those journalists, Ben Montgomery, his job with Axios.
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The Wrap and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
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Washington Post:
Fla. reporter fired after calling news release on DeSantis event ‘propaganda’ — An Axios reporter in Tampa said he was fired this week after he responded to a Florida Department of Education email about an event featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), calling the news release “propaganda.”
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US Air Force MQ-9 camera footage: Russian Su-27 Black Sea intercept … Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.
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The Drive, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Breitbart, UPI, The Guardian, Meduza.io, The Daily Caller, Sputnik News, USA Today, Voice of America and Alternet.org
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eucom.mil:
MEDIA ADVISORY: Camera footage release from U.S. Air Force MQ-9 interaction with Russian SU-27 in Black Sea — STUTTGART, Germany - U.S. European Command released declassified footage of a Russian Su-27 aircraft conducting an unsafe/unprofessional intercept of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 …
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The Hill, Politico, National Review, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News and Just The News
Politico:
Ron DeSantis has a Florida problem — Ron DeSantis would seem to have everything going for him in the Republican presidential primary. There's just one small question: Will the good vibes now result in election doom later? — As the Florida governor cast out to early nominating states in recent days …
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The Daily Beast, New Jersey Online, One America News Network and Breitbart
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers cringe over Trump's effort to destroy DeSantis — Senate Republicans are wincing over former President Trump's early barrage of attacks against his chief rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), fearing they're seeing a preview of a brutal primary to come that could leave …
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Washington Post and Alternet.org
CNN:
Fulton County investigators have another recording of a Trump phone call pressuring a Georgia official — Fulton County investigators have an audio recording of a phone call that f ormer President Donald Trump made to the Georgia House speaker to push for a special session …
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NBC News, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Alternet.org, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Associated Press, Raw Story, Mediaite, Insider, Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Graham Told Grand Jury Trump Was Out of His Mind After Losing 2020 Election — ALIENS? — Former President Donald Trump was so detached from reality after losing the 2020 election that he would have believed aliens arrived on Earth and stole Republican ballots, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told an Atlanta-area grand jury last year.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, HuffPost, Joe.My.God. and Rolling Stone
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Looming Trump charges threaten to inject chaos into 2024 campaign
Looming Trump charges threaten to inject chaos into 2024 campaign
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Raw Story, New York Daily News, Washington Examiner and Wall Street Journal
Lauren Egan / Politico:
Marianne Williamson's ‘abusive’ treatment of 2020 campaign staff, revealed — The best-selling author Marianne Williamson has built a career preaching love and forgiveness. It is the cornerstone of her second Democratic campaign for president which she launched on March 4.
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National Review and Mediaite
New York Times:
U.S. Pushes for TikTok Sale to Resolve National Security Concerns — The demand hardens the White House's stance toward the popular video app, which is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance. — WASHINGTON — The Biden administration wants TikTok's Chinese ownership to sell the app …
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NBC News:
Biden administration tells TikTok's Chinese owners to sell stakes in app or face possible U.S. ban
Biden administration tells TikTok's Chinese owners to sell stakes in app or face possible U.S. ban
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Joe.My.God., ABC News, Deadline, Deseret News, Financial Times and One America News Network
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Threatens to Ban TikTok if Chinese Founder Doesn't Sell Ownership Stake
U.S. Threatens to Ban TikTok if Chinese Founder Doesn't Sell Ownership Stake
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BBC, Axios, NPR, National Review, AppleInsider, New York Post, American Greatness, Reuters, Daring Fireball, Associated Press, Quartz, MacRumors, CBS News, UPI, HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit, CNBC, Variety, Daily News, The Wrap, The Information, The Hill, Washington Examiner, USA Today and Fortune, more at Techmeme »
ProPublica:
Wealthy Executives Make Millions Trading Competitors' Stock With Remarkable Timing — The Secret IRS Files — On Feb. 21, 2018, August Troendle, an Ohio billionaire, made a remarkably well-timed stock trade. He sold $1.1 million worth of shares of Syneos Health the day before a management shake …
Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
Silicon Valley Bank donated zero dollars to Black Lives Matter — Rebecca Crosby, Tesnim Zekeria, and Judd Legum — Tuesday night on Fox News, host Jesse Watters asserted that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) “donated $74 million to Black Lives Matter.” That was why, Watters claimed …
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MSNBC, The Daily Wire, Daily Mail, Real News Now, BMJ, Washington Examiner, The Wisconsin Daily Star, American Greatness, New York Post and Just The News
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Democrats' Sympathies in Middle East Shift to Palestinians — Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis for first time — Independents, Republicans still side more with Israelis in the conflict — Favorable views of Israel remain high across party groups
NBC News:
Russian leadership approved aggressive actions of jets that damaged U.S. drone, U.S. officials say — Three U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence said the highest levels of the Kremlin approved the aggressive actions of Russian military fighter jets against a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea Tuesday.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Much of the 2024 GOP field focuses on dark, apocalyptic themes — Many of the declared and potential Republican hopefuls feature rhetoric focused on existential dangers and demonizing Democrats — Speaking to conservative activists this month just outside of D.C., former president Donald Trump promised …
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Republicans Are Delusional If They Think Biden Will Be Easy to Beat
Republicans Are Delusional If They Think Biden Will Be Easy to Beat
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Raw Story, Issues & Insights and Granite Grok
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
MyPillow CEO Says Company Is Going Broke Defending Election Fraud Claims — Mike Lindell claims the company has had to borrow almost $10 million to keep the lights on — MYPILLOW FOUNDER AND CEO Mike Lindell claims the company has had to borrow almost $10 million to keep the lights on.
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The Daily Beast, Joe.My.God., Alternet.org, Media Matters for America and Raw Story
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Florida Scoured Math Textbooks for ‘Prohibited Topics.’ Next Up: Social Studies. — Behind the scenes, one publisher went to great lengths to avoid mentions of race, even in the story of Rosa Parks. — The nitty-gritty process of reviewing and approving school textbooks has typically …
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Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
DOJ Told Court to Expect a Deluge of New Jan. 6 Prosecutions — More than 1,000 additional people could still face charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, according to a letter to the DC federal court from the US attorney in Washington.
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Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God., New York Post and Political Wire
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Rachel M. Cohen / Vox:
Walgreens' supplier of abortion pills said it would not distribute the drug in 31 states — A list circulated by the distributor in January underscores the uncertainty surrounding abortion pills in the post-Roe era. — Earlier this month, Politico broke news that Walgreens …
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Washington Post, Poynter, PolitiFact, Off the Kuff, New York Times, ABC7 and Axios
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why Barney Frank Went to Work for Signature Bank — The former congressman, who overhauled financial regulation after the 2008 crisis, sits on the board of a bank that was just seized by the government. What happened? — Last week, depositors rushed to pull money out of Silicon Valley Bank …
Wall Street Journal:
Ron DeSantis's First Big Mistake — The Florida Governor toys with Trumpian retreat on Ukraine. — By The Editorial Board — Ron DeSantis is sketching out a presidential campaign based on his manifest governing success in Florida and as a fearless fighter for principle who ignores the polls.
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Associated Press, New York Daily News, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner and Breitbart
Politico:
In the mob's eyeline: A senior Republican's close brush revealed in new Jan. 6 footage — Newly released video of the Capitol attack shows just how close rioters came to a senior GOP senator who was third in line for the presidency on Jan. 6, 2021. — The footage, released after media requests …
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CNN:
Partisan rancor in Oregon spills over into Idaho effort to absorb its rural neighbors — Matt McCaw cringes if you say the word “secessionist” around him. — A native of eastern Oregon, McCaw is a mild-mannered, former high school math teacher who fosters children to help his community.
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
What did Congressman Andy Ogles do with nearly $25,000 meant for child burial garden? He won't say — Ogles used photo of stillborn child in 2014 for GoFundMe, promising a place for burial of babies with benches for families, life-size statue of Jesus. It never happened, but he kept the money.
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New Republic, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Nick Gilbertson / Breitbart:
Poll: McCarthy's Approval Surges, Far Superior to Paul Ryan's at Same Point in Speakership — Matthew Perdie / Breitbart News, Jack Knudsen / Breitbart News , Zenny Phuong / Breitbart News — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) approval and favorability ratings are surging and are far superior …
Mitch Ryals / Washington City Paper:
More Than Two-Thirds of the People Arrested in D.C. Are Never Charged — The gap between arrests and criminal charges has widened in recent years. The U.S. Attorney's Office says unreliable forensic evidence and body camera footage are primarily to blame. — We know D.C. Get our free newsletter to stay in the know.
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Mike the Mad Biologist
Politico:
Senators want to force admin talk on Saudi ties — A bipartisan Senate duo is looking to restart a debate about the U.S.-Saudi relationship — and are employing a never-before-used section of a decades-old law to do it. — Sens. CHRIS MURPHY (D-Conn.) and MIKE LEE (R-Utah) have invoked Section 502B …
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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy … and The Hill