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3:10 PM ET, February 15, 2024

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April Rubin / Axios:
Trump says he purposefully mixes up politicians' names … - Biden's campaign seized on the moment by sharing it on social media, and in a campaign ad.  — He's mixed up Biden and former President Obama at least seven times in recent months, per Forbes.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
We're Running Out of Names for Trump. At Least Polite Ones.
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Ariz. Republican who stood up to Trump after 2020 won't seek reelection
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Kristen Stewart fires back at old Trump posts encouraging Robert Pattinson to ‘dump’ her
Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
Putin says he prefers Biden to Trump and mocks Tucker Carlson's questions
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The Trauma of the Trump Years Is Being Rewritten
Discussion: Constitutional … and Daily Kos
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Arizona GOP introduces resolution to declare Trump 2024 winner regardless of the vote
Discussion: American Journal News
Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Trump ramps up calls to Congress to impeach Biden
Discussion: RedState, PJ Media and IJR
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump's first criminal trial will start March 25, judge says  —  The schedule means Trump will spend weeks in court instead of on the campaign trail.  —  Former President Donald Trump's first criminal trial will start on March 25 as scheduled, a judge said in New York on Thursday as he denied Trump's attempts to throw out the charges.
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New York Times:
The investigation that led to the charges spanned nearly five years.  —  Ruling that the case against Donald J. Trump can proceed, Justice Juan M. Merchan said he planned to begin the trial on March 25.  —  A judge rejected a bid to toss the hush-money case.  Here's the latest.
Reuters:
Trump to stand trial on March 25 in NY criminal hush money case  —  Donald Trump will become the first former U.S. president to stand trial on criminal charges after a New York judge on Thursday set a March 25 trial date and denied his request to dismiss the case, which stems from hush money paid to a porn star.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump hush money trial to start March 25, judge denies dismissal request
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Judge Rules Full Speed Ahead on Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The final repudiation of ‘2000 Mules’  —  Since Donald Trump left office in January 2021, there has been no more influential presentation of his theory that the election was stolen than the film “2000 Mules,” created by activist — and Trump pardon recipient — Dinesh D'Souza.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Witness Testifies Fani, Wade Relationship Began in 2019  —  Well, my my my.  The disqualification hearing for Fani Willis in the Fulton County RICO case began this morning, and it's already going south for the DA and her boyfriend, Nathan Wade.  In a filing with the court two weeks ago …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Key Witness Contradicts Trump Prosecutors' Timeline of Relationship
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House hits Johnson for going on recess without passing Ukraine aid  —  The White House on Thursday bashed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for starting the House recess without bringing the Senate-passed Ukraine aid package to the floor for a vote.  —  The Senate early Tuesday approved …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
US disrupts Russian hacking campaign that infiltrated home, small business routers: DOJ  —  The FBI coordinated with other foreign partners to disrupt the GRU-led campaign.  —  A laptop is seen on a Russian flag in this undated stock photo.  —  The FBI announced Thursday it successfully disrupted …
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US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Conducts Court-Authorized Disruption of Botnet Controlled by the Russian Federation's Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU)  —  For Immediate Release  —  A January 2024 court-authorized operation has neutralized a network of hundreds of small office/home office …
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg and Reuters
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Truth Social merger deal wins key approval, a victory for Trump  —  The former president's stake in the post-merger company would be valued, at today's share price, at nearly $4 billion.  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the merger proposal of former president Donald Trump's media start …
Steven Monacelli / bellingcat:
Texas Active Club Leader Blurred His Face But Forgot to Scrub His Socials  —  The Texas Observer and Bellingcat have identified the leader of a white nationalist group that distributed antisemitic and racist flyers in Weatherford, Mineral Wells, and Eagle Pass, three small Texas cities, over the last year.
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Steven Monacelli / The Texas Observer:   Parker County ‘White Nationalist Fight Club’ Leader Exposed
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: Hur making plans to testify to GOP panel about Biden … - Biden, his White House and his personal lawyer have been bashing Hur over his report, which cleared Biden of criminal wrongdoing but painted the president, 81, as having “diminished faculties” and a “poor memory.”
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CTV News:
Air Canada's chatbot gave a B.C. man the wrong information.  Now, the airline has to pay for the mistake  —  Air Canada has been ordered to compensate a B.C. man because its chatbot gave him inaccurate information.  —  The Civil Resolution Tribunal's decision on the dispute was posted online Wednesday …
Politico:
Adam Schiff steps out on climate  —  He's the first of the leading candidates for California's open Senate seat to release a detailed platform.  —  Rep. Adam Schiff on Thursday proposed ending federal subsidies for oil and gas production, offering federal wildfire insurance …
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Joe Manchin floats Mitt Romney as a potential running mate as he weighs a presidential bid  —  Manchin made the comment Thursday in Cleveland, the latest stop on his “listening tour” as the West Virginia senator ponders a third-party White House campaign.  —  CLEVELAND — Sen, Joe Manchin …
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Using Thousands of Musk's Starlink Systems in War, Ukrainian General Says  —  Estimate of Russian use suggests Moscow is eroding a major Ukrainian battlefield advantage  —  KYIV—Ukraine's top military-intelligence officer said Russian invasion forces in his country are using thousands …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Maryland 2024 Poll: Former Gov. Larry Hogan Starts Strong in Election for Open Senate Seat  —  Trump's Criminal Indictments Raise More Doubts for Voters than Bidens' Age  —  Economy and Crime are Top Issues for Maryland Voters  —  The first Emerson College Polling/The Hill/DC News Now survey …
 
 
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