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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 takeaways from the South Carolina GOP primary — Donald Trump has swept the traditional early states in the Republican presidential nominating contest after defeating Nikki Haley on Saturday in South Carolina. — News organizations called the race shortly after polls closed …
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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, New York Post, PoliticusUSA, The Dispatch, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Jennifer M. Wood / The Daily Beast:
‘SNL’ Shames Terrified Republicans for Surrendering to Trump — The latest “SNL” cold open featured Jim Risch, Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, and Tim Scott saying out loud what everyone is already thinking. — Saturday Night Live put up its best cold open in quite a while this week …
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The Hill, Whiskey Riff, PoliticusUSA and Deadline
Washington Post:
Trump and his allies scramble to close fundraising gap with Biden — Concerns have also grown among top Republicans and other allies that Trump is spending too much political money on his legal bills — Donald Trump and the Republican Party find themselves facing an early cash gap heading …
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The American Conservative and Raw Story
Olivia Rinaldi / CBS News:
Draft RNC resolution would block payment of candidate's legal bills
Draft RNC resolution would block payment of candidate's legal bills
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HotAir
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says South Carolina is a ‘bigger win than we anticipated,’ looks forward to saying 'Joe, you're fired'
Trump says South Carolina is a ‘bigger win than we anticipated,’ looks forward to saying 'Joe, you're fired'
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NBC News:
Fewer grievances, more policy: Trump aides and allies push for a post-South Carolina ‘pivot’
Fewer grievances, more policy: Trump aides and allies push for a post-South Carolina ‘pivot’
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Kristi Noem and Vivek Ramaswamy Are CPAC's Choices for Trump's Running Mate
Kristi Noem and Vivek Ramaswamy Are CPAC's Choices for Trump's Running Mate
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NBC News:
Draft RNC resolution would slow the party's embrace of Trump as the nominee
Draft RNC resolution would slow the party's embrace of Trump as the nominee
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The Hill, CNN, The Kyiv Independent, Semafor, Washington Times, The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner
Siddhartha Deb / New Republic:
They Came, They Saw, They Left Early: Trump Stumps in South Carolina
They Came, They Saw, They Left Early: Trump Stumps in South Carolina
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ABC News, Rolling Stone and Washington Examiner
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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The Daily Caller, BizPac Review and Digby's Hullabaloo
David Jeans / Forbes:
Exclusive: Lawmakers Demand Elon Musk Provide SpaceX Internet To US Military In Taiwan — Rep. Mike Gallagher, who led a delegation to Taiwan this week, said in a letter to Musk that SpaceX could possibly be in breach of its “contractual obligations with the U.S. government.”
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Business Insider:
Congressman presses Elon Musk to provide SpaceX satellite services for US defense forces in Taiwan, report says — A Congressman is urging Elon Musk to give SpaceX Starshield access to US forces in Taiwan. — Refusal could breach SpaceX's contractual obligations with the US government, Forbes reported.
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Fox Business and Wall Street Journal
Rebecca Rommen / Business Insider:
Warren Buffett's son Howard has given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support — Business Insider interviewed Warren Buffett's son about his support for Ukraine. — Howard Buffett's foundation has given $520 million to Ukraine in humanitarian aid.
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The Kyiv Independent
NBC News:
Gov. Gavin Newsom's super PAC launches TV ad targeting GOP on abortion — Campaign for Democracy will run TV ads in Tennessee targeting two state bills that would restrict minors traveling out of state for abortion care. — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's super PAC is launching …
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Politico, Sacramento Bee and The Hill
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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NBC News:
Climate change is throwing the water cycle into chaos across the U.S. — As the planet continues to warm, this cycle is expected to be increasingly stretched, warped and broken. — The water cycle that shuttles Earth's most vital resource around in an unending, life-giving loop is in trouble.
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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 …
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Brody Levesque / Washington Blade:
Okla. lawmaker describes LGBTQ people as ‘filth’
Okla. lawmaker describes LGBTQ people as ‘filth’
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Dallas Voice, Twitchy, Oklahoma Voice and Public Radio Tulsa
Kelly McClure / Salon:
Oklahoma senator calls LGBTQ+ people “filth” while commenting on death of Nex Benedict
Oklahoma senator calls LGBTQ+ people “filth” while commenting on death of Nex Benedict
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Dallas Voice, New York Daily News, Washington Blade, UPI, New York Times, Associated Press and Raw Story
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 The Guardian
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 …
Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Trump exchanges a close hug with Argentine President Javier Milei at conservative summit — OXON HILL, Md. — Javier Milei, the fiery, right-wing populist president of Argentina, gave Donald Trump on Saturday an ecstatic hug a day after meeting with Biden administration officials in Buenos Aires.
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