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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The irony of Trump's angry reaction to his N.H. primary victory  —  So let me get this straight.  Donald Trump, of all people, is outraged by the very idea of a candidate presenting a second-place finish as a success?  —  For speechwriters, remarks after a primary victory are an easy lift.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Lindsey Graham ‘threw Trump under the bus’ in Georgia case, book says  —  Senator told grand jury in election subversion case Trump would have believed martians stole the election, per Find Me the Votes  —  The South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham “threw Donald Trump under the bus” …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Collins, leading Senate GOP centrist, won't endorse Trump in 2024  —  Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a key figure in getting bills passed through Congress, says she will not endorse former President Trump, even if he becomes the Republican Party's nominee for president.
Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Auto Workers Union Endorses Biden Over ‘Scab’ Trump  —  The UAW is backing the president months after he made history by picketing alongside striking workers  —  THE UNITED AUTO Workers (UAW), one of the nation's largest and most influential unions in the country, has endorsed Joe Biden for president.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump fumes in victory, Haley spins in defeat: Takeaways from New Hampshire … A disgusted Trump lashed out in response, dropping any pretense of civility as he ripped Haley as an “imposter” standing in his way.  —  3 takeaways from New Hampshire … - You wouldn't know it from the tone of her speech …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Wall Street's bargain with Trump  —  Many corporate leaders are misguided in playing down the risks of a second term for the Republican former president  —  The Financial Times had only nice things to say about Benito Mussolini in a June 1933 supplement entitled “The Renaissance of Italy: Fascism's gift of order and progress”.
Discussion: Raw Story
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaire Reid Hoffman pauses Nikki Haley funding after New Hampshire loss to Trump: source  — The billionaire Reid Hoffman does not plan to give any more money to Nikki Haley's presidential campaign on the heels of her loss in the New Hampshire Republican primary.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why Republicans are (still) humiliating themselves for Trump  —  Even Nikki Haley will eventually have to kiss the ring. … With close to 90 percent of the vote counted early Wednesday morning evening, Donald Trump had beaten Nikki Haley by just over 10 points in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The time for denial is over: Republicans are really nominating Donald Trump
New York Times:
5 Takeaways From the New Hampshire Primary
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
New Hampshire Primary Takeaway: We Are Not a Serious Country
Washington Post:
DeSantis says Trump's victory in Iowa is ‘a huge warning’ for Republicans
Discussion: KRDO and Balloon Juice
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Arizona GOP chair resigns, alleges Kari Lake blackmail  —  The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party announced he will resign on Wednesday after leaked audio appeared to show him attempting to pay Senate candidate Kari Lake not to run for office in 2024.  —  Jeff DeWit said that the audio was “selectively edited.”
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Ben Giles / NPR:
After seeming to bribe senate hopeful Kari Lake not to run, Arizona GOP Chair resigns  —  The head of the Arizona Republican Party resigned Wednesday following the release of a surreptitiously recorded conversation of him seemingly trying to bribe Kari Lake to stay out of this year's U.S. Senate race.
Beth Mole / Ars Technica:
The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump  —  It wasted $750K during the Trump years and freely handed out Ambien and Provigil.  —  The White House has its own pharmacy that, until recently, could perhaps best be described as a hot mess, according …
Discussion: Althouse
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Senate panel advances bill to seize frozen Russian assets for Ukraine  —  The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to allow the U.S. to seize frozen Russian assets to pay for Ukraine's reconstruction.  —  The top Democrat and Republican on the panel were confident …
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
US Senate panel backs ‘big hammer’ plan to seize Russian assets to help Ukraine
Stephen Neukam / The Messenger:
Republicans Turn on Their Impeachment Chairman: ‘Parade of Embarrassments’ (Exclusive)  —  One Trump ally told The Messenger ‘the base is starting to get more and more frustrated’ with Comer  —  JWPlayer  —  House Republicans are increasingly disenchanted with Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. …
Discussion: Raw Story, Democrats and PoliticusUSA
Jason DeRose / NPR:
Religious ‘Nones’ are now the largest single group in the U.S.  —  When Americans are asked to check a box indicating their religious affiliation, 28% now check ‘none.’  —  A new study from Pew Research finds that the religiously unaffiliated - a group comprised of atheists …
Discussion: Axios and Pew Research Center
Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
Nose wheel falls off Boeing 757 passenger jet awaiting takeoff  —  Delta Air Lines jet was due to depart from Atlanta airport and none of six crew or 184 passengers were hurt  —  A nose wheel fell off a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 passenger jet and rolled away as the plane lined up for takeoff …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Obamacare enrollment hits record level as Trump vows repeal  —  More than 21 million people have signed up for health plans through the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.  The record level of enrollment comes as former president Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and KFF
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Saman Shafiq / USA Today:
Video shows massive waves crashing Army base in Marshall Islands, causing extensive damage  —  A series of powerful weather-driven waves struck a key U.S. military installation in the Marshall Islands Saturday night, damaging infrastructure and forcing dozens of people to evacuate the island.
Zi-Ann Lum / Politico:
What is Tucker Carlson doing in Canada?  —  Albertans turn out for Tucker Carlson MAGA tour.  —  CALGARY — A year ago, Tucker Carlson was calling on Americans to invade and “liberate” Canada from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.  —  Now, he's getting the red carpet treatment in Alberta.
Discussion: True North and LifeSite
Douglas Belkin / Wall Street Journal:
Is Cornell Next?  School's Wealthy Donors Call for President's Ouster  —  After resignations at Harvard and Penn, a former university trustee and an alumni group are calling for the same at Cornell  —  Wealthy alumni activists enraged at the leadership of their Ivy League alma maters …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Judge denies Smartmatic bid to dismiss counterclaim made by Fox News  —  A judge in New York has denied a motion by voting systems company Smartmatic to toss a counterclaim made by Fox News as part of an ongoing legal battle between the two companies over the network's coverage of the 2020 election.
Katherine Itoh / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton says Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig are ‘more than Kenough’ after ‘Barbie’ Oscar snubs  —  The former presidential candidate and secretary of state weighed in on Academy Awards controversy.  —  Hillary Clinton is the latest prominent voice to speak out against the Oscar snubs of …
 
 
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