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Brian Karem / Salon:
Joe Biden gives the media a desperately needed lesson about Donald Trump — The president has to break the news to journalists that Trump plans to jail us — The most disturbing thing I've ever heard a president say did not come from Donald Trump. — It came from Joe Biden.
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Siddhartha Deb / New Republic:
They Came, They Saw, They Left Early: Trump Stumps in South Carolina — There are monsters to be found everywhere, even if they were not immediately visible outside Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina, at 10 am on a Friday morning. It had been pouring on the drive from Columbia …
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Rolling Stone and WLT Report
NBC News:
Draft RNC resolution would slow the party's embrace of Trump as the nominee — A second resolution would bar the RNC from paying the former president's legal bills. — COLUMBIA, S.C. — A prominent Republican National Committee member is proposing two resolutions that would put …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Prominent Republican Seeks to Shield the Party From Paying Trump's Legal Bills — Henry Barbour, a veteran R.N.C. member, is mounting a long-shot bid to keep the former president from taking control of the committee in order to block it from paying for his lawsuits.
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Associated Press and The Dispatch
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Trump Rambles His Way Through Incoherent Nashville Speech
Trump Rambles His Way Through Incoherent Nashville Speech
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Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and finding allies — The presence of the individuals has been a persistent issue at CPAC, and in previous years, conference organizers have ejected well known nazis and white supremacists, such as Nick Fuentes.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump says Black voters like him more because of his indictments and mug shot — The GOP candidate tells a group of Black conservatives: 'I'm being indicted for you, the Black population' — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Trump sought to appeal to Black voters on Friday night …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill:
Black leaders, DNC blast Trump for ‘racist’ comments — Black leaders are condemning former President Trump's recent comments about Black voters as “racist.” — Speaking at the Black Conservative Federation (BCF) annual gala in South Carolina on Friday, Trump said his legal woes have earned …
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NBC News:
Trump says ‘the Black people’ like him because he's been ‘discriminated against’ in the legal system
Trump says ‘the Black people’ like him because he's been ‘discriminated against’ in the legal system
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Kelly McClure / Salon:
Oklahoma senator calls LGBTQ+ people “filth” while commenting on death of Nex Benedict — At a legislative forum on Friday, Sen. Tom Woods emphasized the moral and Christian fortitude he aims to represent — During a legislative forum in Oklahoma on Friday sponsored by the Tahlequah Area Chamber …
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
How ‘Libs of TikTok’ became a powerful presence in Oklahoma schools — The owner of the far-right social media account, who sits on a state advisory panel, has drawn attention since the death of a nonbinary student near Tulsa — LOS ANGELES — Far-right activist Chaya Raichik splits …
Brody Levesque / Washington Blade:
Okla. lawmaker describes LGBTQ people as ‘filth’ — State Sen. Tom Woods made comment on Friday — Republican Oklahoma state Sen. Tom Woods took part in a public legislative panel forum on Friday, during which the panel was asked by a constituent about the death of Nex Benedict …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Former U.S. spies warned in 2020 that the Hunter Biden scandal had Russian fingerprints. They feel vindicated now. — The Justice Department said this week that informant Alexander Smirnov invented a story about $5 million bribes paid to Joe and Hunter Biden and is also “peddling new lies.”
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Smirnov Affair: MAGA Republicans Are Useful Idiots for Russian Intelligence
The Smirnov Affair: MAGA Republicans Are Useful Idiots for Russian Intelligence
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Power Line, New Republic, Washington Post and New York Times
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘Trump appears to be showing gross signs of dementia’: Expert points to new evidence — According to psychologist Dr. John Gartner, formerly of Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Donald Trump's slurring and inability to sometimes formulate complete sentences appears to be a sign …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Salon
Politico:
The West tried to crush Russia's economy. Why hasn't it worked? — From an unenforced oil price cap to rogue countries teaming up, Moscow is exploiting the West's weaknesses. — Oil income: slashed. Oligarchs' assets: frozen. Access to weapons: choked.
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Being Denied a Press Pass at CPAC Was the Best Way to Cover the Conference — This is what happened when MAGA people thought I was one of them. — I've attended the Conservative Political Action Conference almost yearly since 2009, always as a credentialed reporter.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive — Dark Trump at CPAC: “Biden's fast track to hell”
Exclusive — Dark Trump at CPAC: “Biden's fast track to hell”
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Boris Kachka / Washington Post:
RFK Jr.'s comedy night: Barbs for Biden, but the joke may be on Trump — The L.A. fundraiser featuring Adam Carolla, Jeremy Piven and others seemed to appeal to Kennedy-curious voters who might otherwise support the Republican — LOS ANGELES — There were plenty of moments during …
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