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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Trump to be charged Tuesday with 34 felony counts, but spared handcuffs and mug shot — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will charge Trump with falsification of business records, a source told Yahoo News. — Read full article — President of the United States from 2017 to 2021
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Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Inside Trump's Demands for a High-Profile Surrender: 'It's Kind of a Jesus Christ Thing' — He passed on an offered low-profile arraignment, instead hoping to paint a public picture of persecution — and send a message to his supporters — DONALD TRUMP INSISTED on turning his Tuesday arraignment …
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TIME:
How Trump Is Negotiating the Details of His Indictment to Maximize the Drama — Donald Trump didn't choose to be indicted. He didn't pick the date he'd have to show up in court. But once the Manhattan District Attorney filed charges against him, he began to choreograph the spectacle that would follow.
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Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump taps white-collar attorney to helm indictment defense — Todd Blanche resigned from his position as a partner at an elite New York law firm to join the former president's defense team. — Former President Donald Trump has hired a top white-collar criminal defense lawyer …
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David Badash / Raw Story:
‘Seditious scumbag’: Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel likens ‘60 minutes’ to Fox News after Marjorie Taylor Greene interview — Many journalists and political commentators have been leveling strong criticism at “60 Minutes,” CBS News, and Lesley Stahl over their decision to air a “softball” …
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Lesley Stahl's Reply To Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘Pedophile’ Claim Angers Viewers
Lesley Stahl's Reply To Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘Pedophile’ Claim Angers Viewers
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘pedophile’ slur made it to ‘60 Minutes’
How Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘pedophile’ slur made it to ‘60 Minutes’
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Media Matters for America, RADAR, Fox News, The Wrap, Washington Press, Louder With Crowder, The Hill and Raw Story
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘60 Minutes’ Segment Was a Lesson in How Legacy Media Fails
Marjorie Taylor Greene's ‘60 Minutes’ Segment Was a Lesson in How Legacy Media Fails
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
Ratings: “60 Minutes” with Marjorie Taylor Greene Down 33% from Last Week, 2nd Lowest Episode of This Season
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene: From the far-right fringe to the Republican Party's front row
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene: From the far-right fringe to the Republican Party's front row
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
‘Fake news’ no more: Marjorie Taylor Greene's journey to 60 Minutes
‘Fake news’ no more: Marjorie Taylor Greene's journey to 60 Minutes
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump encouraged Marjorie Taylor Greene to run for Senate. She says she's flattered.
Trump encouraged Marjorie Taylor Greene to run for Senate. She says she's flattered.
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Washington Examiner and Crooks and Liars
Vivian Jones / The Tennessean:
Tennessee House speaker strips Democrats of committee roles after Capitol protest — House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, stripped two Democratic lawmakers of their committee assignments and restricted their access to legislative facilities on Monday as punishment for their role …
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The Tennessean:
Tennessee GOP file resolutions to expel three Democrats who led gun reform chants on House floor — Melissa Brown Vivian JonesNashville Tennessean — Tennessee House Republicans on Monday filed resolutions to expel three Democrats for “disorderly behavior” after the trio led protest chants …
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Erin McCullough / WKRN-TV:
3 Democrats in the TN House face possible expulsion, the first time in state history it would not be bipartisan — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Three members of the Democratic Party may face an expulsion vote this evening following their interruption on the House floor Thursday afternoon.
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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority of Americans approve of Trump indictment — Sixty percent of Americans approve of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS following the news that a New York grand jury voted to charge him in connection with hush money payments …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Flourishes in the Glare of His Indictment — The former president's appetite for attention has been fundamental to his identity for decades. Where others may focus on the hazards of a criminal case, he raises money, promotes his campaign and works to reduce the case to a cliffhanging spectacle.
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Associated Press:
Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House — First lady Jill Biden said Monday that she wants the defeated Iowa women's basketball team to be invited to the White House in addition to the national title winner Louisiana State University. She watched LSU's 102-85 victory over Iowa from the stands on Sunday night.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
DeSantis and Disney Clash Anew Over Florida Theme Park's Authority — The Florida governor wants the state inspector general to look into Disney's efforts to limit oversight of Walt Disney World. The company called his action “anti-business.” — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Disney chief Bob Iger calls Gov. DeSantis' actions ‘anti-business and anti-Florida’
Disney chief Bob Iger calls Gov. DeSantis' actions ‘anti-business and anti-Florida’
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NBC News:
Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it — The intelligence China collected was mostly from electronic signals, which can be picked up from weapons systems or include communications from base personnel.
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Del Quentin Wilber / Associated Press:
Unlike in Trump case, Secret Service kept this one secret — The last time Secret Service agents escorted a U.S. leader to face criminal charges, they kept their mission a secret — even from their own bosses. It was Oct. 10, 1973, and just a few agents knew the history they would make in ensuring …
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Net Worth Plunges $700 Million As Truth Social Flops — The former president's fortune dropped from an estimated $3.2 billion last fall to $2.5 billion today. The biggest reason? His social media business, once hyped to the moon, has come crashing down, erasing $550 million from his net worth—so far.
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Hackwhackers, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Political Wire
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Will Jeff Zients Destroy Joe Biden's Presidency? — The new White House chief of staff is alienating congressional Democrats and progressives. — When Jeff Zients took over as White House chief of staff on February 8, 2023, he could be grateful that his predecessor, Ron Klain, left him a smoothly running operation.
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The Baltimore Banner:
Roy McGrath found in Tennessee, wounded in confrontation, source says — The fugitive ex-chief of staff for former Gov. Hogan was wounded in the encounter … The manhunt for Roy McGrath ended Monday evening after authorities confronted him in Tennessee, according to a source with knowledge of the development.
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Baltimore Sun, Political Wire and Washington Times
Jon Marcus / Associated Press:
Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’ — When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington state to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost. — “It's like a weird maze,” remembered Camara, who was 19 at the time and had finished high school with a 4.0 grade-point average.
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ProPublica:
The True Dangers of Long Trains — JUST BEFORE 5 A.M., Harry Shaffer's wife called to him from across the living room, where he'd fallen asleep on the couch, exhausted from installing an aboveground pool. Did he hear that sound, that metallic screeching from up the valley?
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Kari Paul / The Guardian:
Black former worker awarded $3.2m in Tesla factory racial-harassment suit — Originally awarded $130m, which a judge reduced to $15m, plaintiff opted for new trial against the electric vehicle maker — Tesla will pay about $3.2m to a Black former employee after a federal jury …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Musk loses in court, has to delete tweet threatening Tesla workers who join union — Ruling also says Tesla illegally fired pro-union worker and must reinstate him. — Tesla CEO Elon Musk violated US labor law by threatening to take stock options away from employees who join a union, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
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Democracy Docket:
Mississippi Legislature Passes Bill Creating Unelected Court in Jackson — WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, March 31, the Mississippi Legislature passed a controversial bill that would create a separate, unelected court over parts of Jackson, Mississippi, the state capital.
Daniel Bice / Journal Sentinel:
Dan Kelly travels the state before Supreme Court election while Janet Protasiewicz is grounded by illness — The final full day of campaigning for a crucial seat on the state Supreme Court saw one candidate flying from city to city across Wisconsin while the other was grounded once again because of a respiratory infection.
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Associated Press and The Daily Caller
Ina Fried / Axios:
At Elon Musk's Twitter, speech is anything but free — A series of changes at Twitter has laid bare what the service has become under Elon Musk: a place where speech is anything but free. … Pay for play “verification” — April 1 marked the official deadline for previously verified Twitter users …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats target 31 GOP-held seats in aggressive campaign for House majority — In a list first shared with NBC News, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee laid out the House districts it's aiming to flip next year. — WASHINGTON — Democrats have targeted 31 Republican-held districts …
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Heidi Beck / Stanford Report:
Welcome to spring quarter — Dear members of our Stanford community, — Welcome to Spring Quarter, and hopefully to warmer weather and a respite from the torrential rains that have visited us in recent months. — As spring is a time for renewal, I have been reflecting on what binds us together …
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Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
Chicago Voters Have a Real Choice This Time — The Chicago mayoral runoff is now upon us, and there is good news and bad news. The good news is that for practically the first time in modern history, Chicagoans face two authentically competing (albeit Democratic) visions of the future …
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
North Dakota legislature fails to override veto of transgender pronoun bill — North Dakota House Republicans on Monday failed to secure enough votes to override Gov. Doug Burgum's (R) veto of legislation that would have allowed state employees and educators to misgender transgender staff and students.
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