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Brandon Gillespie / Fox News:
WATCH: GOP presidential candidate, Trump critic Will Hurd booed off stage at Iowa event — Hurd declared Trump was running for president to ‘stay out of prison’ — Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Congressman Will Hurd was booed off the stage at a campaign event in Iowa …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
A DeSantis come-from-behind win is looking vanishingly unlikely — Candidates overcoming the kind of deficit the Florida governor faces have a grim track record. — Americans say they love a good comeback story — and Ron DeSantis' only hope is that they do.
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PoliticusUSA and New York Magazine
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump and DeSantis Collide for First Time in Iowa, as Fortunes Diverge — A contest once viewed as a two-man race between Donald J. Trump and Ron DeSantis has settled into a new dynamic: Mr. Trump versus everyone else. — Reporting from Des Moines and Osceola, Iowa.
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Iowa Republicans Not to Take a Chance on DeSantis — GOP front-runner makes rare appearance alongside a dozen rivals for the party's presidential nomination — DES MOINES, Iowa—As the campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struggles and former President Donald Trump braces …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump shows in Iowa he still rules the GOP — despite his deepening criminal peril — Donald Trump only needed 10 minutes to show why his growing pile of criminal charges is not yet loosening his grip on the Republican presidential race and why his opponents will find him so hard to beat.
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Iowa Capital Dispatch, The Hill and HotAir
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump insulted their governor and may be indicted again. They love him.
Trump insulted their governor and may be indicted again. They love him.
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HuffPost, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Rolling Stone:
Trump Privately Called His Team's Election Lies ‘Crazy.’ The Special Counsel Has Questions
Trump Privately Called His Team's Election Lies ‘Crazy.’ The Special Counsel Has Questions
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Raw Story
David Firestone / New York Times:
Why Ron DeSantis Isn't Beating Donald Trump
Why Ron DeSantis Isn't Beating Donald Trump
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Washington Examiner
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments
DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments
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New York Times:
Elon Musk's Unmatched Power in the Stars — The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. The ways he is wielding that influence are raising global alarms. — On March 17, Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff …
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ZeroHedge News and CBS News
Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Judge dismisses Trump's ‘Big Lie’ lawsuit against CNN — The Trump-appointed judge wrote that CNN's statements, while “repugnant,” were not defamatory. — A federal judge late Friday dismissed Donald Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN, in which the former president argued …
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New York Times:
U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations — American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during a Chinese move against Taiwan.
Washington Post:
Biden escalates clash with Tuberville over military vacancies — Alabama senator has blocked hundreds of military appointments over abortion. Biden says he is torpedoing national security. — President Biden is sharply escalating his criticism of Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville …
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Financial Times, USA Today, CNN and al.com
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Andrew Zhang / Politico:
Congressional Dems pile on Alito after he says SCOTUS ethics can't be regulated — Democrats — especially progressives — have increasingly expressed more anger at the high court in recent years. — House Democrats are putting Justice Samuel Alito on blast over his comments that Congress does …
Josie Lenora / NPR:
Almost nothing has come from all the talk about states banning drag in front of kids — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - In states across the country this year, Republicans have talked a lot about restricting drag performances in front of children. — But that talk, and even their efforts, haven't amounted to much.
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New York Times:
New Trump Charges Highlight Long-Running Questions About Obstruction — The accusation that former President Donald J. Trump wanted security camera footage deleted at Mar-a-Lago added to a pattern of concerns about his attempts to stymie prosecutors. — When Robert S. Mueller III …
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Leila Sackur / NBC News:
Mass shooting near community event leaves 5 injured in Seattle — The shooting targeted a youth community outreach event, police said, and injured 5 people, two critically, who were all in their 20s. — Five people injured in Seattle shooting — A mass shooting near a community event …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Our so-called liberal media covers up the right's racism and growing homophobia — Political reporters at our leading news organizations routinely put a thumb on the scale in favor of the far right - both by failing to call out its racist and increasingly homophobic nature, and by adopting right-wing frames in reporting current events.
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National Review, Digby's Hullabaloo and Eschaton