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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Stop Overthinking It: An Indictment Would Be Bad For Trump — The widely expected indictment of Donald Trump in Manhattan has all the makings of a political disaster for him. It should be the climactic event in a yearslong saga involving marital infidelity, sleazy financial dealings …
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Trump indictment could land soon, sending law enforcement scrambling — NEW YORK — Law enforcement officials met at NYPD headquarters in lower Manhattan on Monday afternoon to plan for a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges stemming from payments to a porn star …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy's desperate plea to MAGA reveals a glaring GOP failure — Donald Trump has long possessed a singular talent for humiliating “my Kevin,” as Trump calls House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and now he has done it again. Late Sunday, McCarthy told reporters that Trump supporters should not …
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NBC News:
With possible indictment looming, Trump dominates House Republican retreat — House Republicans are supposed to be huddling in Florida this week to talk about policy and messaging. Instead, once again, they're having to discuss Donald Trump. — ORLANDO, Florida — They came to a sunny …
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ABC News:
Fulton County prosecutors now seek to question Trump attorney, sources say — Prosecutors are looking to question Trump attorney Christina Bobb, per sources. — Donald Trump attends the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, March 4, 2023.
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Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Chris Rock says arresting Trump will ‘make him more popular’ …
Chris Rock says arresting Trump will ‘make him more popular’ …
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
DeSantis says he won't get involved with Trump's potential indictment ‘in any way’
DeSantis says he won't get involved with Trump's potential indictment ‘in any way’
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Tess Owen / VICE:
The Far-Right Is Scared Trump's Call to Protest Is a Trap
The Far-Right Is Scared Trump's Call to Protest Is a Trap
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Fox News:
Trump probe: law enforcement don't expect arraignment until next week, virtual option not considered
Trump probe: law enforcement don't expect arraignment until next week, virtual option not considered
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Kimberly Leonard / Insider:
DeSantis breaks his silence on the ‘manufactured circus’ around expected Trump indictment: 'I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star'
DeSantis breaks his silence on the ‘manufactured circus’ around expected Trump indictment: 'I don't know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star'
Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
DeSantis Jabs Trump Over Potential NY Hush-Money Indictment
DeSantis Jabs Trump Over Potential NY Hush-Money Indictment
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Politico:
Trump seeks to stave off another indictment — this time in Georgia
Trump seeks to stave off another indictment — this time in Georgia
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CNN:
Georgia prosecutors considering racketeering and conspiracy charges in probe of effort to overturn Trump's 2020 loss, source says
Georgia prosecutors considering racketeering and conspiracy charges in probe of effort to overturn Trump's 2020 loss, source says
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's brute-force strategy to make his indictment threat universal
Trump's brute-force strategy to make his indictment threat universal
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Accountability for elected officials is a common feature of democracy
Bill Rankin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump's lawyers move to quash Ga. special grand jury report
BREAKING: Trump's lawyers move to quash Ga. special grand jury report
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Linda Carroll / NBC News:
Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says — A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus has been spreading rapidly through U.S. health care facilities, a new government study finds. — The fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris, or C. auris …
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Alexander Tin / CBS News:
CDC warns of “alarming” rise of potentially deadly fungal threat in hospitals — Cases of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris are now climbing at an “alarming” rate in health care facilities around the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Monday, after reports of infected patients nearly doubled in 2021.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Biden tells Bibi he's never seen such anxiety over Israel's political situation — President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their call on Sunday that he was concerned about the Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan because in all the years he has followed Israel …
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CNN:
Biden issues his first veto on retirement investment resolution
Biden issues his first veto on retirement investment resolution
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden issues first veto, rejecting bill to reverse ESG rule
Biden issues first veto, rejecting bill to reverse ESG rule
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Miami Herald:
Undercover agents saw nothing ‘lewd’ at Orlando drag show. Florida is going after venue anyway — When the historic Plaza Live theater in Orlando hosted an event last December called “A Drag Queen Christmas,” the show drew a full house, noisy street demonstrators — and a small squad …
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CNN:
Six Oath Keepers convicted in connection with January 6 US Capitol riot — Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, were convicted Monday of various charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection. — Four of the defendants were found guilty on all of the charges they faced.
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith — Rupert Murdoch. Professionally, the parent of Earth's media. Personally, the creator of new news himself. Celebrating March, his Nativity month, a new scoop is Mr. Murdoch's getting married — again. — But first, before anything, we discuss the important stuff.
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Bloomberg:
US Studies Ways to Guarantee All Bank Deposits If Crisis Expands — US officials are studying ways they might temporarily expand Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage to all deposits, a move sought by a coalition of banks arguing that it's needed to head off a potential financial crisis.
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / The White House:
Statement by the President on S. 619, the COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 — Today, I am pleased to sign into law S. 619, the “COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023.” I share the Congress's goal of releasing as much information as possible about the origin of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Te-Ping Chen / Wall Street Journal:
Job Listings Abound, but Many Are Fake — In an uncertain economy, companies post ads for jobs they might not really be trying to fill — A mystery permeates the job market: You apply for a job and hear nothing, but the ad stays online for months. If you inquire, the company tells you it isn't really hiring.
Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman's AR-15 — In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter's military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him …
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Brad Plumer / New York Times:
Earth to Hit Critical Global Warming Threshold by Early 2030s — A new report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes. — Earth is likely to cross a critical threshold …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Inside the 3 Months That Could Cost Fox $1.6 Billion — The decision by Fox News executives in November 2020 to treat the more hard-right Newsmax as a mortal threat spawned a possibly more serious danger. — Since 2002, when Fox News first overtook CNN as the most-watched cable news channel …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Gadfly Reporter Throws White House Presser Into Chaos With Over-the-Top Tantrum — Ateba, who has gained notoriety during the Biden administration for his outbursts, was back at it on Monday. — Simon Ateba once again made the White House press briefing all about his perceived grievances on Monday.
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Tries to Silence a Tucker Carlson Producer Threatening to Reveal Internal Convos … This reporting is featured in this week's edition of Confider, the newsletter pulling back the curtain on the media. Subscribe here and send your questions, tips, and complaints here.
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Matina Stevis-Gridneff / New York Times:
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece — Artemis Seaford, a dual U.S.-Greek national, was targeted with a cyberespionage tool while also under a wiretap by the Greek spy agency in a case that shows the spread of illicit snooping in Europe.
Mattathias Schwartz / Insider:
George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion. It's time to call him what he is: ‘A liar.’ … Alice: Nobody in Washington comes out and calls Bush a liar. Everybody is too polite. They use some other term for what he did. But he lied. I want to be clear about what I mean by that.
Anna Nemtsova / The Daily Beast:
Ben & Jerry's Founder Is ‘Top Donor’ of Group Campaigning Against U.S. Military Support for Ukraine — Ben Cohen has donated more than $1 million to a group campaigning to turn the U.S. public against President Biden's military support for Ukraine. … A group funded by Ben & Jerry's founder Ben Cohen …
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Bloomberg:
Signature Bank Threw a Fundraiser for the Congressman Now Probing How It Failed — Ten days before Signature Bank collapsed, the House Republican overseeing an inquiry into the bank's failure was inside its boardroom on New York's Fifth Avenue. — Patrick McHenry was there to raise thousands of dollars from bank executives.
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Howard Stern says Jon Stewart would ‘win in a slam dunk’ if he ran for president — Howard Stern says Jon Stewart would “win in a slam dunk” if he were to run for president, as he urged the former “Daily Show” host to launch a White House bid on Monday. — If President Biden chose not to run …
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