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CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of Mar-a-Lago staff, from servers to aides, are subpoenaed in classified documents probe — At least two dozen people - from Mar-a-Lago resort staff to members of Donald Trump's inner circle at the Florida estate - have been subpoenaed to testify to a federal grand jury that's investigating …
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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 …
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Raw Story and PoliticusUSA
Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Trump's Self-Proclaimed ‘Standing Order’ Remains a Mystery as US Stays Silent — Former President Donald Trump has defended his possession of dozens of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home by saying he had issued a “standing order” as president that records removed from the Oval Office meant they were instantly declassified.
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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Simon Rosenberg / Hopium Chronicles:
The Republicans Have A DeSantis Problem — Been A Very Rough Couple of Weeks for the GOP's Bumbling Golden Boy — Perhaps the central insight of my 2022 election analysis was that I believed the Republicans had made a huge strategic blunder by running towards a politics - MAGA …
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Politico:
Ron DeSantis has a Florida problem
Ron DeSantis has a Florida problem
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National Review, Wall Street Journal and One America News Network
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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Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
Inside the Trump world-organized retreat to plot out Biden oversight
Inside the Trump world-organized retreat to plot out Biden oversight
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Political Wire
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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USA Today, Raw Story, Axios and Alternet.org
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Much of the 2024 GOP field focuses on dark, apocalyptic themes
Much of the 2024 GOP field focuses on dark, apocalyptic themes
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NBC News, National Review and Raw Story
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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Rasmussen Reports and Political Wire
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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Jesse Pound / NBC News:
Wall Street rides to the rescue as 11 banks pledge $30 billion to First Republic Bank
Wall Street rides to the rescue as 11 banks pledge $30 billion to First Republic Bank
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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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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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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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Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
After Silicon Valley Bank's failure, one policy response is gaining bipartisan momentum
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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Associated Press, USA Today, Washington Post and Financial Times
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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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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PoliticusUSA and Alternet.org
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 …
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Reveals Biden Family Members Receiving Payments from Chinese Energy Company — WASHINGTON—Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability issued a memorandum revealing new evidence resulting from the investigation into the Biden family's influence peddling and business schemes.
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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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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 15, 2023 — The Justice Department today announced the arrest of Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, also known as Ho Wan Kwok and Miles Guo, charged with defrauding followers of more than $1 billion. The 12-count indictment for wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud …
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Florida Republican's Bill Would Ban Young Girls From Discussing Their Periods In School — Rep. Stan McClain's (R) admitted that his bill would limit girls from talking about their periods, although he clarified that was not the intent. — A Florida Republican seeking to restrict sex education …
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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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Katherine J. Wu / The Atlantic:
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic — A new analysis of genetic samples from China appears to link the pandemic's origin to raccoon dogs. — For three years now, the debate over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has ping-ponged between two big ideas …
Politico:
A national maternal health crisis worsens — ‘MOVING BACKWARDS’ — Maternal mortality is going in the wrong direction in the U.S., Krista reports. — New data showing a significant increase in deaths among pregnant people in 2021 cemented America as the most dangerous wealthy country to live in when you're pregnant or give birth.
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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 …
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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Politico:
‘Hunting rifles’ — really? China ships assault weapons and 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 …
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Washington Examiner and National Review
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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Raw Story, Vanity Fair and Fred Klonsky in Retirement
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
More than a quarter of Republicans approve of Capitol attack, poll shows — Survey also reveals more than half of Republicans think January 6 was a form of legitimate political discourse — More than a quarter of Republicans approve of the January 6 Capitol attack, according to a new poll.
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The Hill