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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Biden aides see major risks in circumventing Congress on debt ceiling  —  White House officials have discussed invoking the 14th Amendment to dodge the limit, but they see it as highly risky  —  Senior White House officials see enormous risks in trying to resolve the debt ceiling impasse without Congress …
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Mitch McConnell Warns He Has No ‘Secret Plan’ to Solve US Debt Impasse  —  Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned he won't come to President Joe Biden's rescue on the debt limit by breaking a partisan deadlock as a catastrophic US default looms.  —  A day before a crucial meeting between Biden …
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Post
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Marge Greene, Worst of the Worst, Mass Shooting Edition  —  THE BACKCHANNEL  —  A small detail in the context of the latest mass shooting, this time in Allen, Texas.  Eight people dead, including children.  (The gunman was also shot to death a police office who happened to be at the mall for reasons unrelated to the shooting.)
Discussion: Raw Story, NBC News, UPI and Forbes
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Jana Winter / Rolling Stone:
Texas Mass Shooter Posted Neo-Nazi Content, FBI Document Reveals
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
'It's a Republican issue': The View conservatives blame GOP lawmakers for mass shootings  —  Two conservative co-hosts on “The View” assigned blame for the wave of mass shootings on Republican elected officials.  —  A gunman killed eight people and wounded seven others Saturday in Allen …
Discussion: The Wrap
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New York Times:
After Mass Killings in Texas, Frustration but No Action on Guns
Manu Raju / CNN:
Exclusive: McConnell details GOP efforts to not ‘screw this up’ in 2024 Senate battle  —  Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell should be brimming with confidence.  —  Republicans are in the driver's seat to take the Senate majority: with 23 seats held by Democrats, compared to just 11 for Republicans.
Discussion: Insider, New Republic and Alternet.org
CNBC:
Disney expands lawsuit against DeSantis after governor signs bill to void land deals  — Walt Disney Co. expanded its federal lawsuit accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of orchestrating a political retribution campaign against the company.  — DeSantis signed legislation voiding Disney's development deals in Orlando.
Stephen Neukam / The Hill:
Robert Kennedy Jr. sees ‘overwhelming evidence’ CIA involved in JFK assassination  —  Robert Kennedy, Jr., the long-shot Democratic candidate for president, has backed a conspiracy theory that the CIA was involved in the killing of his uncle President John F. Kennedy, arguing evidence for such a claim is “overwhelming.”
Politico:
‘Really weak option’: Wall Street sours on DeSantis as Trump challenger  —  Ron DeSantis' gubernatorial reelection campaign is still loaded with cash, giving him big advantages over possible competitors.  But many now say he no longer seems so formidable — at least on Wall Street.
Discussion: NBC News and Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
REVEALED: These ten books are considered pornography in Ron DeSantis' Florida  —  On March 8, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) conducted a press conference in which he purported to debunk the “book ban hoax.”  During the event, DeSantis claimed that Florida schools, under his leadership, were not banning educational materials.
Discussion: Breitbart
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Biden embraces a nationally visible reminder of gun violence  —  President Biden announced on Sunday that flags at federal buildings would be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Thursday in honor of those killed in the mass shooting in Allen, Tex.  —  It is not the first time Biden has ordered a similar response.
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Simulation suggests 2020 census missed fifth of noncitizens  —  New results from a U.S. Census Bureau simulation suggests a significant number of noncitizens were missed in the 2020 census, a national head count during which the Trump administration tried but failed to prevent people in the country illegally from being tallied.
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
Republicans want Manchin to bow out, fearful that he may have one more trick up his sleeve  —  Democrats are on the verge of extinction in West Virginia, but the West Virginia senator hasn't lost a race since the 1990s.  —  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Republicans' best option for unseating …
Discussion: Insider and Washington Examiner
Katie Lobosco / CNN:
Exclusive: Nearly 610,000 public sector workers got student loan forgiveness after Biden loosened the rules  —  Nearly 610,000 student loan borrowers have received debt relief from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program since October 2021, when the Biden administration temporarily expanded eligibility.
Discussion: Insider, ED News, Fortune and Just The News
Sophia Cai / Axios:
The GOP-Hungary connection shaping the '24 campaign  —  The far-right populism of Hungary's prime minister is helping to inspire U.S. Republicans' agenda for 2024, a game plan that targets immigration, LGBTQ rights and — at least for some — the war in Ukraine.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Department of Transportation:
Airline Customer Service Dashboard  —  Secretary Buttigieg has called upon airlines to improve their customer service commitments to passengers, which all have done to varying degrees.  The dashboards below provide information for air travelers on airlines' commitments to families flying …
Associated Press:
SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 8 dead  —  Police are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting for a bus Sunday outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas.  At least 10 others were injured, authorities said.
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Tanked Biden FCC pick shows influence of dark money on US politics
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
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Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Lauren del Valle / CNN:
Closing arguments begin in E. Jean Carroll civil rape trial against Donald Trump
Brett Christophers / New York Times:
The Unfortunate, Unintended Consequence of the Inflation Reduction Act
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The Hill:
There's only one way to fix gerrymandering (and it's not through the courts)
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A profile of incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr, a telecom lawyer and longtime FCC official who believes tech and media companies have been unfair to conservatives

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