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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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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Status Report: Warning Signs for Trump — A quick check-in on the state of affairs on the other side of the campaign aisle. For some time now, it's been down to two people, Trump and Haley, and yesterday the GOP primary contest was in Haley's home state of South Carolina. — Newsflash: Trump won.
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New York Times:
Months After Backing Haley, Koch Network Suspends Support for Her Campaign — The group's chief executive wrote in an email to staff on Sunday that it would now focus on House and Senate races. — The political network created by the billionaire industrialist Koch brothers announced …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Haley isn't dropping out. But the end may be near.
Haley isn't dropping out. But the end may be near.
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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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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Ronna McDaniel to step down as RNC chair next week — “The R.N.C. has historically undergone change once we have a nominee, and it has always been my intention to honor that tradition,” McDaniel said. — Ronna McDaniel announced Monday she will step down from her role …
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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.
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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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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Lawmakers fail to reach deal with partial shutdown looming — Congressional leaders are trading blame as both sides struggle to strike a bipartisan deal to stave off the threat of a partial government shutdown. — Lawmakers have until Mar. 1 to pass legislation to fund the departments of Agriculture …
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding — President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to press lawmakers on passing an emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democratic operative admits to commissioning fake Biden robocall that used AI — Steve Kramer acknowledged Sunday that he created the fake Joe Biden robocall at the center of a multistate investigation after NBC News reported about his involvement. — Steve Kramer, a veteran political consultant working …
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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 …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
As the Election Comes Into Focus, Pressure Builds in the West Wing — The presidency has always been a pressure cooker, but some in the Biden administration see wars, age, family stress and another race against Donald J. Trump combining with unusual force. — A former adviser to President Biden …
David French / New York Times:
What Is Christian Nationalism, Exactly? — If you're alarmed by the rise of Christian nationalism, the single worst thing you can do is define it too broadly. If you define it too broadly, then you're telling millions of ordinary churchgoing citizens that the importation of their religious values …
Ali Sawafta / Reuters:
Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh resigns — Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday he was resigning to allow for the formation of a broad consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements following Israel's war against the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza.
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Fiona Hill: Trump comparison to Navalny ‘brazen’ and ‘shameful’ — Former National Security Council adviser Fiona Hill went after former President Trump on Sunday after he compared himself to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as a political dissident.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Trump's request to suspend E. Jean Carroll's $83M verdict swiftly denied by judge
Trump's request to suspend E. Jean Carroll's $83M verdict swiftly denied by judge
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