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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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The Daily Beast:
The GOP Campaign Trail Is Already Getting DeSantis-Proofed — As he explores a run for president, the demanding Florida governor is already coming across as a “nightmare” in the early primary states. — At any given fundraiser or VIP room where he's present, Ron DeSantis is usually easy to find—in the corner, keeping to himself.
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Politico:
Ron DeSantis has a Florida problem
Ron DeSantis has a Florida problem
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Could the GOP Divide Over Ukraine Become a Lasting Split?
Could the GOP Divide Over Ukraine Become a Lasting Split?
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Republicans Are Delusional If They Think Biden Will Be Easy to Beat — At this juncture, no one else in the country is as likely to be president of the United States come January 2025 as Joe Biden. — Republicans telling themselves otherwise are engaged in self-delusion.
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Washington Post:
As 2024 election looms, Pence implies Trump is a bad Christian
As 2024 election looms, Pence implies Trump is a bad Christian
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Swamp GOP ‘secretly’ worked with Democrats to doom Trump: Voters
Swamp GOP ‘secretly’ worked with Democrats to doom Trump: Voters
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Washington Post:
Ukraine live briefing: Poland to send Ukraine fighter jets; U.S. released footage of apparent drone collision — Poland plans to give Ukraine Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the first NATO country to provide long-sought warplanes since the Russian invasion began last year …
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US video shows moment Russian fighter jet collides with US drone
US video shows moment Russian fighter jet collides with US drone
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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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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
No, ‘Wokeness’ Did Not Cause Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse
No, ‘Wokeness’ Did Not Cause Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
After Silicon Valley Bank's failure, one policy response is gaining bipartisan momentum
Variety:
21% of Fox News Viewers Trust Network Less After Texts Revealed in Dominion Lawsuit: Survey — More than a fifth of Fox News Channel viewers are less trusting of the cable network in the wake of publicly disclosed text messages and emails from Fox executives and on-air personalities, according to a new survey.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Maria Bartiromo isn't done with misinformation just yet
Maria Bartiromo isn't done with misinformation just yet
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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 …
Dean Obeidallah / The Dean's Report:
Glenn Kirschner is right: “We will see charges way beyond 'hush money” by Manhattan DA versus Trump. Here is how we know. — The media is missing the bigger case — Many in the media reporting on the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into Donald Trump are solely fixated …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Stormy Daniels: Donald Trump legal team ‘pushes for end to hush money case’
Stormy Daniels: Donald Trump legal team ‘pushes for end to hush money case’
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ABC News:
Investigators seek to question attorney about phone call with Trump in classified docs probe: Sources — Special counsel Jack Smith wants to force Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran to testify. — Special counsel Jack Smith is pushing to question an attorney for former President Donald Trump …
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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Bloomberg:
US Pushes First Republic Rescue With Big Banks After Stock Slump — The US government is trying to orchestrate a rescue of First Republic Bank with the aid of the nation's biggest banks, according to people with knowledge of the matter, after the California lender's shares plunged.
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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
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Eric Cortellessa / TIME:
Louis DeJoy's Surprising Second Act — Louis DeJoy thought his workday was done as he arrived home one evening in February 2022. The Postmaster General was locked in a grueling, monthslong battle with Congress over a bill to shake up the Postal Service. But as he settled in …
Rolling Stone:
A Pro-Trump Social Network Wants to Corner the Anti-Vax ‘Jizz Market’ — Gettr, a struggling right-wing social media company, is looking to create a marketplace for men who won't take the Covid vaccines to sell their sperm … But it's not just any sperm.
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Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
Sen. Rand Paul walks out of Homeland Security hearing after butting heads with Democrat chair over amendments … Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., stormed out of a Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday and suggested every Republican leave the meeting after Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich. …
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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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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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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Graham Told Grand Jury Trump Was Out of His Mind After Losing 2020 Election
Graham Told Grand Jury Trump Was Out of His Mind After Losing 2020 Election
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Former editor of Jewish newspaper charged for Jan. 6 actions — The former editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper in New York City — identified two years ago as a member of the Jan. 6 mob by POLITICO — was charged Thursday with two felonies for his actions at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
Did an email about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis get this Axios reporter fired? — ‘This is propaganda, not a press release,’ Ben Montgomery wrote in an emailed response to the governor's office. Axios fired him shortly after. — Ben Montgomery, a former Pulitzer Prize finalist and a reporter …
Politico:
Chinese companies are shipping rifles, body armor to Russia — Chinese companies, including one connected to the government in Beijing, have sent Russian entities 1,000 assault rifles and other equipment that could be used for military purposes, including drone parts and body armor …
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Fox's Tucker Carlson questions 9/11 attacks, complains you'd “lose your job” on TV for bringing it up — Fox News host Tucker Carlson recently appeared on a podcast and pushed a central tenet of the conspiracy theory that 9/11 was an inside job, stating: “What actually happened with building 7?
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Dylan Gwinn / Breitbart:
WATCH: Conor McGregor Donates $1 Million to Tunnel to Towers on Hannity — UFC star Conor McGregor came through for America's fallen heroes in the military and law enforcement on Wednesday night by donating $1 million to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation on the Fox News Channel.
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NBC News:
Toxic school: How the government failed Black residents in Louisiana's ‘Cancer Alley’ — For decades, a rubber plant near an elementary school has been spewing a carcinogenic chemical into the air. Residents wonder why it's still allowed to remain in operation.
Associated Press:
North Dakota High Court Upholds Pause On State Abortion Ban — The state's only abortion clinic hopped across the state line to Minnesota over the summer, while the lawsuit proceeds. — The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state abortion ban will remain blocked while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds.
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