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10:10 AM ET, February 26, 2024

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NBC News:
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel announces her resignation  —  Former President Donald Trump has already endorsed a new slate of leaders at the Republican National Committee ahead of the general election.  —  WASHINGTON — Ronna McDaniel said Monday that she will step down next month as chairwoman …
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Politico:
The prospect of a second Trump presidency has the intelligence community on edge  —  Trump sought major changes at the intel agencies in his first term; former officials say he could be more radical in a second.  —  Former top officials from Donald Trump's administration are warning …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ronna McDaniel, the R.N.C.'s Top Official, Plans to Step Down on March 8  —  The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee said on Monday that she would step down in just over a week, as former President Donald J. Trump seeks to install a new handpicked leader for the national party ahead of the general election this fall.
Politico:
Playbook: Spending talks go off the rails
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel to resign after Super Tuesday
Discussion: ABC News, USA Today and WAGA-TV
Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Ronna McDaniel to step down as RNC chair next week
Discussion: The Hill, NPR and UPI
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Three Theories for Why Trump's Primary Results Are Not Matching Expectations  —  He has underperformed the polls in each of the first three contests.  —  It's still early in the primary season, but a whiff of a possible polling error is already in the air.
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Status Report: Warning Signs for Trump
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
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Discussion: emptywheel and Washington Post
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Koch network stops spending on Nikki Haley's presidential campaign  —  Americans for Prosperity Action said it had to “take stock” after Haley's loss in South Carolina.  —  Americans For Prosperity Action, the powerful conservative group supporting Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary …
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Ibrahim Dahman / CNN:
Palestinian Authority prime minister and government resign  —  Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and his government have submitted their resignations, he announced Monday.  —  “I would like to inform the honorable council and our great people that I placed …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Exclusive: Hunter Biden sees his sobriety as key to keeping Trump from winning … - “Most importantly, you have to believe that you're worth the work, or you'll never be able to get sober. … “I have always been in awe of people who have stayed clean and sober through tragedies and obstacles few people ever face.
NBC News:
Russia's 2024 election interference has already begun  —  Moscow is spreading disinformation about Joe Biden and other Democrats to lessen U.S. military aid to Ukraine and U.S. support for NATO, former U.S. officials and cyber experts say.  —  Russia is already spreading disinformation …
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Lawmakers fail to reach deal with partial shutdown looming  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday blasted Republicans over for threat of what he called “a harmful and unnecessary government shutdown” as Congress struggles to strike a bipartisan deal days out from a key funding deadline.
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding
Just Security:
American Autocracy Threat Tracker  —  A Comprehensive Catalog Based on Donald Trump and His Associates' Plans, Promises, and Propositions  —  Former President Donald Trump has said he will be a dictator on “day one.”  He and his advisors and associates have publicly discussed hundreds …
Riley Rogerson / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Rick Scott Is Uniquely Unpopular in Florida.  Can Dems Capitalize?  —  In an exclusive interview, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) lays out her case for why she can beat Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) this year. … It's no secret that Florida Democrats hate Sen. Rick Scott.
Discussion: Raw Story
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republican Opposition to Birth Control Bill Could Alienate Voters, Poll Finds  —  A survey conducted by Americans for Contraception shows the overwhelming popularity of birth control, and suggests voters are primed to punish Republicans for opposing a measure to protect access to it.
 
 
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
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Kavitha Surana / ProPublica:
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
As the Election Comes Into Focus, Pressure Builds in the West Wing
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Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
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Hobbycraft refused to sell paint to black man as ‘he may use it for graffiti’
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Fiona Hill: Trump comparison to Navalny ‘brazen’ and ‘shameful’
Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story and HuffPost
 

 
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Donald Trump selects Fox Business' The Bottom Line co-host and former congressman Sean Duffy to be his nominee for secretary of transportation

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