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11:40 PM ET, February 17, 2024

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New York Times:
Trump Allies Plan New Sweeping Abortion Restrictions  —  His supporters are seeking to attack abortion rights and abortion access from a variety of angles should he regain the White House, including using a long-dormant law from 1873.  —  Allies of former President Donald J. Trump and officials …
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NBC News:
Trump launches sneaker line  —  Former President Donald Trump launched a line of sneakers ranging in price from $199 to $399.  —  If anyone was waiting for the other shoe to drop in the upcoming presidential race, former President Donald Trump just did, launching his own line of tennis shoes on Saturday.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and CNN
Associated Press:
Trump Launches $399 Sneaker Brand A Day After $355 Million Verdict Against Him  —  Former President Donald Trump hawked his new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con,” a gathering that bills itself as the “The Greatest Sneaker Show On Earth!”.  —  LOADING
Erica Orden / Politico:
Can Trump pay?  What if he doesn't?  Here's what to know about Trump's massive civil judgments.  —  He's now on the hook for nearly a half-billion dollars across three civil cases.  These are the rules for when and how he must pay.  —  NEW YORK — A seven-figure verdict, an eight-figure verdict and, now, a nine-figure verdict.
Lizzy McLellan Ravitch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump unveiled his line of gold sneakers at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia  —  Former President Donald Trump made a brief stop in Philadelphia on Saturday to announce his new sneaker brand and remind a crowd of sneakerheads to vote.Just hours before a planned campaign rally in Michigan …
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How to Make Trump's Fraud Verdict Matter to Voters  —  The verdict in the civil fraud case should cost Trump more than money.  —  Yesterday, a New York City judge fined Donald Trump more than $350 million for falsely inflating the value of assets to secure better terms from lenders and insurers.
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Trump's hubris has brought about the downfall of his family's business empire
Discussion: Raw Story, DNyuz and PoliticusUSA
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
For Donald Trump, the Recriminations Will Be Televised
New York Post:
Lyin' expelled ex-Rep. George Santos makes Jimmy Kimmel's ‘wishes come true’ by suing host over misusing Cameo clips  —  This is no laughing matter.  —  Expelled ex-Rep. George Santos is suing television host Jimmy Kimmel for allegedly misusing his Cameo clips on his show, The Post has learned.
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Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
George Santos Sues Jimmy Kimmel for Pranking Him on Cameo  —  The Republican fraudster wants at least $750,000 in damages.  —  “Put up or shut up,” former congressman George Santos likes to tell his haters.  Now, he's adding late night host Jimmy Kimmel to that list.
Discussion: DNyuz
Politico:
Phillips announces campaign layoffs, says he will remain in race  —  “Today, sadly, I had to announce layoffs to a lot of my staff members,” the Minnesota lawmaker said in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.  —  Longshot Democratic presidential contender Dean Phillips announced …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Jimmy Carter's Long Goodbye  —  The former president is on the verge of having spent a year in hospice care, once again confounding expectations in a life that has lasted nearly a century.  —  Practically no one ever thought he would be elected president in the first place.
Discussion: DNyuz, USA Today and Raw Story
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Rashida Tlaib urges Michigan Democrats to vote against Biden in the primary  —  The Michigan congresswoman urged voters to “vote uncommitted” while she stood outside an early voting site in a video posted to X on Saturday  —  Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is urging Democrats in Dearborn …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Speaker Johnson says he has priorities.  So why hasn't he acted on them?  —  Four months into his speakership, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) is a leader in name only, failing to act on the policies he says are his priorities  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has held his position for barely four months …
Discussion: NOTUS
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Mike Turner: The White House seemed to be ‘sleepwalking’ on Russian nuclear threat  —  Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, told NBC's “Meet the Press” on Saturday that he was concerned the White House was “hiding ... some inaction” on this threat.  —  Rep. Mike Turner told NBC's “Meet the Press” …
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
National security experts criticize Biden's handling of classified documents  —  The disclosure that Biden told his ghostwriter he discovered classified documents in his Virginia home in 2017 but did not return them troubles some national security experts.  —  The controversy …
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Carmen Forman / The Oklahoman:
New Oklahoma bill could allow state to create database of women who had abortions
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Washington Post:
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Raise your privileged hand if you're willing to ‘fight to the last Ukrainian’
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