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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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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump insulted their governor and may be indicted again. They love him. — The former president's reception at Iowa's Lincoln Dinner delivered a hard reality to the rest of the field: seemingly no conventional rules of politics apply to him. — DES MOINES — It didn't matter …
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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 …
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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Wall Street Journal, Iowa Capital Dispatch, NPR, The Hill, Associated Press and HotAir
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
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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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
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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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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CNN:
‘Trump Employee 4’ in superseding indictment identified as Yuscil Taveras
‘Trump Employee 4’ in superseding indictment identified as Yuscil Taveras
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Shan Wu / The Daily Beast:
The New Trump Indictment May Be a Mixed Blessing
The New Trump Indictment May Be a Mixed Blessing
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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 …
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.
Virginia Chamlee / People:
President Biden Speaks Out on Hunter's Daughter, 4, with Ark. Woman: 'Jill and I Only Want What's Best' (Exclusive) — “Our son Hunter and Navy's mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter,” the president said in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Meet the unusually qualified presidential candidate you've never heard of — North Dakota's governor was exasperated. North Korean hackers were targeting the families of soldiers who guard the Minuteman missile silos in the state, fishing for information.
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Cafe Hayek and Althouse
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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Annie Karni / New York Times:
John Fetterman, Hoodie and All, Is Adjusting to Life in the Senate — In an interview with The New York Times, the Pennsylvania senator spoke about the dysfunction in Congress, his health challenges and why he hasn't traded his loungewear for a business suit. — Reporting from Capitol Hill
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