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Rolling Stone:
Trump Allies Pledge ‘Holy War’ Against Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift hasn't even endorsed Joe Biden's 2024 campaign, but Trump is already privately grousing he's “more popular” than her — Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift hasn't even endorsed President Joe Biden for reelection yet.
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Bloomberg:
Biden to Visit Site of East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment — President to mark disaster anniversary, meet residents — Ex-president Trump had said residents had been ‘abandoned’ — President Joe Biden will visit East Palestine, Ohio, after nearly a year of criticism …
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser
Biden mocks Trump during Florida fundraiser
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
RFK Jr. is still drawing more backing from Trump donors, even as an independent
RFK Jr. is still drawing more backing from Trump donors, even as an independent
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Alexandra Ulmer / Reuters:
Exclusive: Hotelier Robert Bigelow gives Trump $1 million for legal fees — Hotelier Robert Bigelow told Reuters on Tuesday he gave Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump $1 million for his legal fees and agreed to donate another $20 million to a pro-Trump outside group for campaign purposes.
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Politico:
As judges mull presidential immunity, Trump reaps the benefits of delay — For over three weeks, the D.C. Circuit has been sitting on a potentially decisive question. — Whether Donald Trump faces a potential prison sentence in 2024 is at the mercy of a federal appeals court that's operating …
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Raw Story
Politico:
Playbook: Election-year politics hampers the Hill — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — ONE STEP CLOSER — The House Homeland Security Committee voted shortly after 1 a.m. to advance impeachment articles against DHS Secretary ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS on an 18-15 party-line vote.
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New York Times:
Trump's PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023
Trump's PACs Spent Roughly $50 Million on Legal Expenses in 2023
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Spent $50 Million in Donor Money on Legal Bills Last Year: Report
Trump Spent $50 Million in Donor Money on Legal Bills Last Year: Report
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HuffPost, Politico, Mediaite, KRDO and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Judge orders Tesla to undo Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package — The ruling by a Delaware court stems from a Tesla shareholder lawsuit over the tech billionaire's 2018 compensation package — A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that Elon Musk's generous 2018 compensation package …
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Randall Chase / Associated Press:
Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules — Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla's board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Syphilis Is Soaring in the U.S. — Cases have risen by 80 percent since 2018, the C.D.C. reported. But chlamydia remains by far the most common sexually transmitted infection. — Syphilis, once nearly eliminated in the United States, continues to resurge, reaching the highest rate …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
US sees record syphilis cases as funding cuts threaten to worsen epidemic
US sees record syphilis cases as funding cuts threaten to worsen epidemic
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NBC News:
Pennsylvania man arrested after allegedly decapitating his father and displaying his head on YouTube — In the video, which has since been removed, Justin Mohn says his father was a federal employee and refers to him as a traitor while voicing right-wing conspiracy theories.
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to ‘scientific racism’ journal — Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory — Rightwing activist Christopher Rufo has links to a self-styled …
Politico:
Democrats risk a new progressive rebellion as Biden embraces border deal — The left isn't fuming as loudly about the bipartisan immigration talks as it is about the Israel-Hamas war — yet. But the discontent is brewing. — Progressives are frustrated with President Joe Biden for embracing …
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Sen. Rick Scott / The Hill:
The voters are rejecting Washington's failed border deal
The voters are rejecting Washington's failed border deal
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Disturbing Bill Would Let Arizona Legislators Ignore Election Results — The proposed bill would give the legislature absolute power to control the state's electoral college votes, disenfranchising millions of citizens. — An Arizona lawmaker who signed on to be a “fake elector” …
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
Trump pressured prosecutor to ‘blow up’ Hunter Biden's gun plea deal: court filing — Hunter Biden's lawyers working to dismiss their client's gun case argued Tuesday far-right extremists and former President Donald Trump unduly pressured prosecutors once willing to cut a deal.
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Neil Irwin / Axios:
U.S. winning world economic war — The United States economy grew faster than any other large advanced economy last year — by a wide margin — and is on track to do so again in 2024. — Why it matters: America's outperformance is rooted in its distinctive structural strengths, policy choices, and some luck.
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Political Wire, Semafor and The Hill
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Congressman urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court is backed by major law firms — Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) is publicly urging Texas to ignore the Supreme Court. In previously unreported comments, Roy explained that he feared his position would push the country into “a post-constitutional world.”
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Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
The ‘Profound Influence’ of Christian Extremists on Mike Johnson — Speaker Mike Johnson's spiritual journey reveals ties to Christian fundamentalists who support slavery. Johnson's office won't say where he stands on that issue. … If you want to know where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson stands …
David Gilbert / Wired:
The ‘Take Our Border Back’ Convoy Is Already a Complete Mess — Instead of immigrants, the group of extremists mostly battled each other, paranoia, and their GPS systems. — On Monday morning, the organizers of the Take Our Border Back convoy kicked off their road trip to the Texas-Mexico border in Virginia Beach.
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Politico:
Sinema's fundraising plummets as reelection decision deadline nears — The Arizona independent is raising less and less each quarter. — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's (I-Ariz.) fundraising cratered to her lowest quarterly total yet this cycle as she stares down an April deadline to file for reelection.
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Washington Post, NBC News and Political Wire
Olivia Reingold / The Free Press:
WATCH: American Miseducation. A New Documentary from The Free Press — How did our universities become hotbeds of hate? Olivia Reingold set out to investigate. — For the last ninety years, New Yorkers have come together for the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center.
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Power Line
Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Florida bars transgender residents from changing gender on driver's licenses — Transgender Floridians will no longer be able to change their gender on state-issued driver's licenses, according to a Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles memo addressed to county tax collectors.
New York Times:
Trump Has Devoured the Republican Establishment — It was almost 15 months ago that The New York Post published a full-page cover photo of Ron DeSantis with the headline “DeFUTURE.” His 19-point victory in the Florida governor's race was one of the few bright spots of the 2022 elections …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
A Pediatrician's Two Weeks Inside a Hospital in Gaza — No space, no supplies, and harrowing life-and-death decisions. — Dr. Seema Jilani is currently a senior technical adviser at the International Rescue Committee, where she leads their emergency health responses globally.
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Democratic group focused on young candidates rakes in $3M in fourth quarter — A Democratic group that aims to recruit and support young candidates for state legislative office announced that it had raised more than $3 million in the latest quarter of fundraising.
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The Messenger