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11:20 AM ET, March 16, 2023

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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 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 …
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 …
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Trump Inches Higher In GOP Primary, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly Half Of Americans Would Support A Ban On Tiktok
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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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.”
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.
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 …
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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CNN:
Fulton County investigators have another recording of a Trump phone call pressuring a Georgia official
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Looming Trump charges threaten to inject chaos into 2024 campaign
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Daily News
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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Washington Post:
Ukraine live briefing: Poland to send Ukraine fighter jets; U.S. released footage of apparent drone collision
Fox News:
US video shows moment Russian fighter jet collides with US drone
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
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and Semafor
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Dilemma of Horny Bro Conservativism  —  Plus: Defining “wokeness.”  —  Irony is dead, Chapter 897,453: Trump Super PAC hits DeSantis With Ethics Complaint.  —  Because we know how much Trump values... ethics. … Speaking of ethics, here's man-of-the-people Steve Bannon and his buddies:
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Issues & Insights
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:   Much of the 2024 GOP field focuses on dark, apocalyptic themes
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 …
Discussion: 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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CNN:
There's a new chief judge in DC who could help determine the fate of Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Threatens to Ban TikTok if Chinese Founder Doesn't Sell Ownership Stake  —  TikTok says forced sale won't resolve national security issues; its CEO set to appear before Congress next week  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok's Chinese owners sell their stakes …
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New York Times:
U.S. Pushes for TikTok Sale to Resolve National Security Concerns
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
After Silicon Valley Bank's failure, one policy response is gaining bipartisan momentum  —  Fresh bank regulations might be a nonstarter for now.  But an overhaul of federal deposit insurance is getting bipartisan backing, including from members sitting on the powerful Senate Banking panel.
Washington Post:
At center of Fox News lawsuit, Sidney Powell and a ‘wackadoodle’ email  —  In TV guest spots, the Trump-affiliated lawyer injected far-fetched and debunked claims of widespread fraud into the mainstream.  Now the decision to keep booking her is at the heart of a $1.6 billion defamation case.
Peterson Institute Update:
Five years into the trade war, China continues its slow decoupling from US exports  —  Nia Kitchin, Melina Kolb, and Oliver Ward assisted with graphics.  —  The war of words between the United States and China has escalated this year, especially since the Chinese spy balloon episode …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Jen Psaki enters TV's weekend fray with show starting Sunday  —  Seven months into her new television career, it's clear that Jen Psaki didn't sign with MSNBC to just dabble in the media.  The former White House press secretary was up early Monday to appear on the 6 a.m. Eastern hour of …
Discussion: The Hill, Variety and Los Angeles Times
Jonathan Guyer / Vox:
If you love Israel, you must protest this government, says the former prime minister  —  Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert: “The government of Israel is the enemy of the state of Israel.”  —  It's significant when a former prime minister joins the protests against a sitting government.
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 …
Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
DeSantis's Ukraine Statement Was Careful Electoral Politics, and That's a Good Thing  —  As you might have noticed, there is real diversity of opinion about the topic du jour here at National Review, the Ukrainian War.  That is because we thrive internally on debate about the great matters of the day …
Discussion: HotAir and The Hill
Mitch Ryals / Washington City Paper:
More Than Two-Thirds of the People Arrested in D.C. Are Never Charged  —  Most arrests by police officers in D.C. do not result in criminal charges filed in court, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Attorney's Office.  —  In fiscal year 2022, which ended in September …
 
 
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Miguel Cardona / Tampa Bay Times:
As US education secretary, I want us to enrich public schools, not ban books and topics
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
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Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Catholic watchdog names bishops tied to sex abuse and urges pope to act
Freddie deBoer:
Of Course You Know What “Woke” Means
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Abrams says she will ‘likely run again.’ That doesn't excite some Democrats
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Politico:
Senators want to force admin talk on Saudi ties
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Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Yellen to tell Congress US banking system ‘remains sound’
Politico:
In the mob's eyeline: A senior Republican's close brush revealed in new Jan. 6 footage
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Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
What did Congressman Andy Ogles do with nearly $25,000 meant for child burial garden? He won't say
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