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Ron DeSantis' donors and allies question if he's ready for 2024 — WASHINGTON — Ron DeSantis may be missing his moment. — A number of the Florida governor's donors and allies are worried his recent stumbles suggest he may not be ready for a brutal fight against Donald Trump.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump doesn't drink. But he has a beer track advantage over Ron DeSantis. — The divide quickly defining the GOP primary — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' pre-campaign campaign for president has hit the skids — particularly among key blocs of voters he'll need to dethrone former President Donald Trump next year.
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CBS News:
Trump 2020 press communications director to join pro-DeSantis super PAC — Erin Perrine, who was the press communications director for former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, has joined a super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — another sign that the infrastructure …
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Reed Galen / Resolute Square:
Remembering WACO — There are no accidents when it comes to the locations Trump chooses for his rallies. Playing the victim, exploiting the Branch Davidian tragedy in Waco, TX, and using it to enrage and incite his MAGA horde is exactly what we should have come to expect.
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Why Waco? — Why is Donald Trump holding the first rally of his 2024 campaign in Waco, Texas, on Saturday? — There's a little history there that you may recall. — The Branch Davidians were led by David Koresh and were headquartered at Mount Carmel Center ranch in the community of Axtell, Texas, northeast of Waco.
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Mike Copeland / Waco Tribune-Herald:
Preparations for Trump rally in Waco a shared effort — Making a list and checking it twice has been a shared task for locals responding on relatively short notice ahead of Donald Trump's presidential campaign rally Saturday at Waco Regional Airport. Trump's campaign predicts 15,000 people will be on hand for the event.
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NBC News:
Bragg, DA probing Trump, received death threat letter with white powder — The FBI and NYPD are investigating a letter containing a death threat and white powder that was mailed to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office is investigating former President Donald Trump, law-enforcement sources told NBC News.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Failed Plan by MAGA World Lawyers to Keep Michael Cohen on the ‘Right Page’ With Trump
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Fox News:
Package with suspicious powder delivered to Manhattan DA's office amid Trump probe: 'Alvin, I'll kill you'
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A Trump indictment could kick off a long-term security nightmare
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New York Times:
Former Trump Officials Must Testify in 2020 Election Inquiry, Judge Says — The ruling paves the way for testimony from Mark Meadows and others. Separately, a Trump lawyer appeared before a grand jury looking into the former president's handling of classified documents.
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ABC News:
Meadows, other top Trump aides ordered to testify in Jan. 6 probe as judge rejects claims of executive privilege
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ProPublica:
How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them — Co-published with The Capitol Forum — How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients — When a stubborn pain in Nick van Terheyden's bones would not subside, his doctor had a hunch what was wrong.
Juliana Kim / NPR:
Transgender track and field athletes can't compete in women's international events — World Athletics Council, the governing body for international track and field, will bar transgender women athletes from elite competitions for women. — The council's policy, which will be in effect starting March 31 …
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Washington Post:
Lawmakers tour D.C. jail to investigate treatment of Jan. 6 defendants — Marjorie Taylor Greene, Democrats offer two different views of jail conditions — About a dozen House Republicans, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), and two Democrats toured the D.C. jail Friday to inspect …
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Leads Congressional Visit To Jan. 6 Rioters At D.C. Jail
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CNN:
Chinese authorities close Beijing offices of US Mintz Group detaining five local staff — Hong Kong CNN — Chinese authorities have closed the Beijing office of Mintz Group, an American corporate due diligence firm, and detained five local staff, the company said Friday.
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James T. Areddy / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Authorities Raid Office of U.S. Investigations Firm Mintz Group
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New York Times:
Stolen Valor: The U.S. Volunteers in Ukraine Who Lie, Waste and Bicker — People who would not be allowed anywhere near the battlefield in a U.S.-led war are active on the Ukrainian front, with ready access to American weapons. — They rushed to Ukraine by the thousands …
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Maxwell Strachan / VICE:
Non-Disparagement Clauses Are Retroactively Voided, NLRB's Top Cop Clarifies — The general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a memo this week clarifying one of the biggest open questions after the NLRB rules broad non-disparagement clauses were illegal. — MS
Washington Post:
Florida parents upset by Michelangelo's ‘David’ force out principal — A Florida charter school principal said she was forced to resign this week after some parents complained about their sixth-grade students being shown images of Michelangelo's “David” statue in class …
Alex Kingsbury / New York Times:
The Man Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers Is Scared — Daniel Ellsberg, famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers and his activism against nuclear weapons, announced recently that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. — Mr. Ellsberg, now 91, copied the military's secret 7,000-page history …
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden in Address to the Canadian Parliament — PRESIDENT BIDEN: Good afternoon. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you. — Good afternoon. Bonjour, Canada. (Applause.) — I must tell you, I took four years of French in school. (Laughter.)
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Martin Baron / Washington Post:
We want objective judges and doctors. Why not journalists too? — Martin Baron was executive editor of The Post from January 2013 through February 2021 and, before that, editor of the Boston Globe for more than 11 years. His book, “Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post,” is to be published in October.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
Who Is Marco Rubio Afraid Of? — Rubio thinks someone will “shred the country” if Trump is indicted. Who, exactly, is he talking about? — An interesting TNB last night with Bill Kristol and Amanda Carpenter talking about (all of) the potential indictments and then a good bit about Trump vs. DeSantis.
Brant Bingamon / Austin Chronicle:
Austin Jailer Breaks Elderly Deaf Woman's Arm After Misunderstanding at Airport — After three days in jail with only Aleve as treatment, she has received surgery — Karen McGee, a deaf, 71-year-old Florida resident, is considering a lawsuit against the city of Austin after what was supposed …
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David Weigel / Semafor:
The right's new viral video fixation — On Feb. 24, an account with a quarter of a million followers posted two videos of a Black man harassing Asian passersby in New York. Armour Cards, a Twitter user with fewer than 700 followers, responded with an undated video of the same man insulting …
Sabela Ojea / Wall Street Journal:
Vince McMahon Reimburses WWE for Costs Tied to Sexual-Misconduct Probe — Executive chair paid $17.4 million, and will incur any additional costs, tied to investigation — Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.'s WWE 0.71%increase; green up pointing triangle executive chairman …
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