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8:20 PM ET, March 21, 2023

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ABC News:
Sources: Special counsel claims Trump deliberately misled his attorneys about classified documents, judge wrote  —  The judge said there could be indications of criminal violations, per sources.  —  Prosecutors in the special counsel's office have presented compelling preliminary evidence that former President
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and ABC13
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:   Looks Like Trump Is Going Down As Special Counsel Nails Him With Evidence Of Classified Docs Crimes
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Trump will NOT be arraigned this week.’ Former president is expected to be indicted tomorrow and Secret Service will make plans for his surrender and appearance in New York court NEXT WEEK  — A source familiar with the proceedings exclusively told DailyMail.com on Tuesday: ‘There will be no arraignment this week’
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Wesley Parnell / Politico:
MAGA protesters in Manhattan crowded out by anti-Trump rivals  —  NEW YORK - Demonstrators who want a Donald Trump indictment far outnumbered MAGA supporters Tuesday morning outside the Manhattan Criminal Court, where the former president is expected to be charged as early as Wednesday.
New York Times:
Make No Mistake, the Investigation of Donald Trump and the Stormy Daniels Scheme Is Serious  —  Though it may be tempting to do so, it is a mistake to assess the Manhattan district attorney's investigation of Donald Trump by comparing its relative severity with those of myriad other crimes possibly committed by him.
Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Manhattan DA issues scathing response to GOP letter on possible Trump indictment: ‘We will not be intimidated’ … Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office has issued a statement after top House Republicans demanded that Bragg testifies to Congress on a possible indictment of former President Trump.
Rachel Looker / USA Today:
Sen. Rand Paul says Manhattan DA leading Trump investigation should ‘be put in jail’
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Democrats see downside in Trump's N.Y. case
Piers Morgan / New York Post:
Ron DeSantis opens fire on Trump's character, chaotic leadership style  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally taken the gloves off and launched a blistering attack on his former mentor President Donald Trump.  —  In an exclusive wide-ranging interview with me at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee …
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New York Times:
Trump Claims He's Ready for Perp Walk if Indicted  —  Those who have spent time with Donald Trump in recent days say he has often appeared significantly disconnected from the severity of his potential legal woes.  —  Donald J. Trump claims he is ready for his perp walk.
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Trump's Potential Indictment Could Alienate Some G.O.P. Voters in 2024  —  The former president strengthened his political position in recent weeks, but an impetuous response to his potential indictment could alienate voters he will need to win back the White House.
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Fox News drops lawsuit seeking to gag Tucker Carlson producer suing them for discrimination  —  One day after suing Tucker Carlson's producer, Fox News quickly retreated on Tuesday with a brief indicating, without explanation, that the network dropped its case.
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Reuters:
Dominion tells judge Fox News knew vote-rigging claims were false
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Gives Up on Silencing Tucker Producer Suing Them
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:   Tucker Carlson's senior producer repeatedly made antisemitic comments to Jewish staffers, lawsuit claims
Patrick Ruffini / The Intersection:
The shape of polarization in America  —  We're not as badly divided as we think, and it's all thanks to nonwhite voters  —  It is cliché by now to say that the country is polarized.  Despite the predictable nature of the polarization discourse, there's strong empirical evidence for the underlying trend.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Julius Krein / American Affairs Journal:   How to Understand the Well-Being Gap between Liberals and Conservatives
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The FBI raided a notable journalist's home.  Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why  —  Warning: This story contains references to disturbing accusations and incidents of child sex abuse.  —  Last Oct. 18, Rolling Stone served up a foreboding scoop: The FBI had raided the home …
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David Badash / Raw Story:
Florida GOP lawmaker who wrote 'Don't Say Gay' bill facing up to 35 years after pleading guilty in COVID fraud case  —  Joe Harding, the now-former Florida Republican lawmaker who authored the extremist “Don't Say Gay” bill could face up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday afternoon …
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Pick One: Conservatism or Trump  —  Those are our only two choices — we cannot have both of these things.  —  Conservative Americans must choose.  Do they want Donald Trump to play a central role in Republican politics, or do they want to win elections and achieve the policy outcomes …
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
S.B.F. Informants & a Strange DeSantis Bedfellow  —  New details on the subpoenas and next cards to flip in the FTX campaign-finance case.  Plus, why Reid Hoffman might be offering some unlikely assistance to DeSantis. … Last month, with Singh's cooperation, federal prosecutors unveiled …
Patricia Hurtado / Bloomberg:
Bomb Threat Called In to New York Court Where Trump Hearing Held  —  A bomb threat was called in just as a judge in lower Manhattan was about to start a hearing over a $250 million lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James against Donald Trump.  —  Tuesday's 911 call was investigated …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
‘We Were Helpless’: Despair at the C.D.C. as the Pandemic Erupted  —  Current and former employees recall rising desperation as Trump administration officials squelched research into the new coronavirus.  —  In early March 2020, as the nation succumbed to a pandemic, a group of young scientists walked …
Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Intel Bulletins Warn of Surge in Violent Threats Over Trump Arrest  —  Violent extremists are advocating lethal attacks and proclaiming their willingness to die for the cause, according to law enforcement reports obtained by Rolling Stone  —  THE U.S. CAPITOL Police and other law enforcement agencies …
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Anti-porn bills in 8 states could force device makers to censor sexual material  —  Eight states are weighing anti-pornography bills that would force phone and tablet manufacturers like Apple and Samsung to automatically enable filters that censor nude and sexually explicit content.
Harvey Araton / New York Times:
Willis Reed, Hall of Fame Center for Champion Knicks, Dies at 80  —  He was beloved by New York fans for his willingness to play hurt, as memorably exemplified in the decisive Game 7 of the 1970 N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden.  —  Willis Reed, the brawny and inspirational hub …
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
From red bastion to blue bulwark: What political shift in Colorado and West means for U.S.  —  Kevin Priola was a Republican before he could even vote.  —  Inspired by Ronald Reagan, he preregistered with the GOP at age 17.  He joined the College Republicans at the University of Colorado in Boulder …
Michael J. Coren / Washington Post:
Why Americans should eat lentils every day  —  Lentils conceal their superpowers with a dowdy exterior.  Pound for pound, raw lentils have more protein than steak.  While not as protein-dense once cooked, they pack even more iron than meat, in addition to other vitamins and minerals.
VoxUkraine:
Open letter to Jeffrey Sachs on his position regarding Russian war on Ukraine  —  We are a group of economists, including many Ukrainians, who were appalled by your statements on the Russian war against Ukraine and were compelled to write this open letter to address some of the historical misrepresentations …
Discussion: Politico
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Desperately Tries to Walk Back Trump ‘Hate’  —  Recently unearthed text messages reveal that the Fox News star hates Trump “passionately.”  Carlson is now saying he actually loves the ex-president.  —  Fox News star Tucker Carlson really wants his MAGA-loving viewers to forget …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Nobody Likes Mike Pence  —  Mike Pence is making little secret of his presidential ambitions.  He's written his book; he's assembling his team; he's mastered the art of the coy nondenial when somebody asks (in between trips to Iowa) if he's running.  In early Republican-primary polls …
Anya Zoledziowski / VICE:
‘Under His Wings’: Leaked Emails Reveal an Anti-Trans ‘Holy War’  —  Leaked emails from anti-trans lobbyists and state lawmakers read, at times, like scripts from The Handmaid's Tale.  —  Anya Zoledziowski  —  “Under His wings,” one lobbyist wrote in an email.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Raw Story
Jared Gans / The Hill:
House Republicans turn to Biden administration response to infant formula crisis  —  House Republicans are turning to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) response to the baby formula shortage as part of its oversight of the Biden administration.  —  Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) …
ProPublica:
DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be “Broken Up”  —  In previously unreported videos from a closed-door Teneo Network conference, Florida's Republican governor takes his anti-big tech rhetoric beyond what he has said publicly.  —  Co-published with Documented
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Inside the rural Texas resistance to the GOP's private school choice plan
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
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Jewly Hight / NPR:
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Fox News Host Tries Strange New Way To Define ‘Woke’
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Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:
Inside Ron DeSantis's Plan to Ride Anti-vaxxism to the White House
Discussion: Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal
Aubrie Spady / Fox News:
‘Not just a right wing thing’: AOC snaps at left-wing ‘rumors’ she hosted a military recruitment event
Discussion: IJR
J. Christian Adams / PJ Media:
Yale Law School—EXPOSED
Discussion: National Review and Instapundit
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
A president has never been indicted. But one was arrested.
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