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Trump Has a Hilarious New Excuse for Why He Can't Put Up Bond — Donald Trump is arguing that he shouldn't have to post the massive bond in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him ... because he's simply too rich. — Trump owes Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her in 2019 when she first accused him of sexual assault.
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My Nikki Haley Theory — From the day she came in third in Iowa to her 20-point loss to Donald Trump on Saturday in South Carolina, Nikki Haley and her aims have been the subject of intense speculation. Clearly, in the absence of a lightning bolt from the blue that strikes Donald Trump …
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Trump throws Truth Social tantrum demanding all cases against him “must be immediately halted” — On the heels of his South Carolina primary win, Trump spent the night (and early morning) complaining of legal woes — Donald Trump began his Monday raging about the slew of civil …
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Trump's ‘Dominance’ of the GOP Primary Is an Illusion — Sure, he's fully vanquished the competition at the ballot box, but it's not like all Republicans are MAGA. Far from it, in fact. … Are the media guilty of judging Joe Biden more harshly than Donald Trump when it comes to things …
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'The numbers right now aren't good.' — FOR YEARS, DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN STAFF struggled to get him to make donor calls and take fundraising seriously. — But that was before Trump faced an incumbent president and a primary opponent who was outraising him.
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This time, Trump's going to have to pay his own bills — With nearly a half-billion dollars in legal judgments to pay, a tepid GoFundMe fundraiser from supporters just isn't going to cut it for the Republican presidential front-runner — Soon after New York State Supreme Court Justice …
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Playbook: What Joe Biden has to fear from Michigan — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — A NEWSY EPISODE OF ‘LATE NIGHT’ — President JOE BIDEN addressed prospects for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war during his appearance on NBC's …
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“Suicide for our country”: Nikki Haley goes scorched earth on Trump … - “This may be his survival mode to pay his legal fees and get out of some sort of legal peril, but this is like suicide for our country,” she said of the former president, who faces 91 criminal counts across four cases.
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Nikki Haley Is Defiant Ahead of Expected Loss in Michigan Primary
Nikki Haley Is Defiant Ahead of Expected Loss in Michigan Primary
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Inside the Democratic rebellion against Biden over the Gaza war — The depth of Democratic Party anger over President Joe Biden's handling of the Gaza war has caught his campaign off guard and could depress support in November's election, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen senior party …
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Exclusive: Extremism is US voters' greatest worry, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Wisconsin 2024 Poll: Trump 45%, Biden 42%
Wisconsin 2024 Poll: Trump 45%, Biden 42%
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Pride flags would be largely banned in Tennessee classrooms in bill advanced by GOP lawmakers — The GOP-led Tennessee House has passed a bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags …
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TN House GOP passes bill to block local governments from reappointing expelled lawmakers
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Schumer, Jeffries say Ukraine discussion was ‘intense’ — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) both characterized a Tuesday meeting between President Biden and congressional leaders as “intense” amid tension over Ukraine aid.
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House Democrats fume at Mike Johnson as government shutdown threat grows
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer: MAGA hard right ‘wants a shutdown’
Schumer: MAGA hard right ‘wants a shutdown’
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Republicans' Absurdist Reproductive Policies Are Coming for Us All — When I first heard Roe v. Wade would be overturned, I knew I had to move my embryos out of a red state. The past few weeks have proven why. — Nearly two years ago, late into the night on a Monday …
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Jack Smith Pounds Trump For His Unprecedented Conduct In MAL Case — A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM's Morning Memo. — No One Has Ever Done What Trump Did — Special Counsel Jack Smith unleashed a tight, targeted fusillade in the Mar-a-Lago case …
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A Spike in Heart Disease Deaths Since Covid Is Puzzling Scientists — Mortality data of the past four years show a wave of deadly cardiovascular and metabolic illness. — Almost three weeks before Covid-19 was reported to be spreading in the US, Patricia Cabello Dowd dropped dead in the kitchen of her San Jose, California, home.
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Senate Democrats to force a vote on bill to protect IVF access — Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Tuesday they will try to force a vote on their legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in response to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling …
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Duckworth to demand vote on IVF bill
Duckworth to demand vote on IVF bill
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Monica Lewinsky urges shoppers to vote in new fashion collection — Women's clothing brand Reformation has tapped activist and author Monica Lewinsky to be the face of their latest voting campaign to get shoppers to the ballot boxes this November. — Reformation's “You've Got the Power” …
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Former Australian PM: Trump acts like 12-year-old boy around Putin — Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull described former President Trump's rhetoric around Russian President Vladimir Putin as an admiring “12-year-old boy.” — Speaking on Australian ABC's “Q+A” show …
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Scoop: U.S. wants Israeli written assurances on using U.S. weapons in Gaza by mid-March … - It also stresses that a country that uses U.S. weapons in conflict areas needs to provide “credible and reliable written assurances” that it will “facilitate and not arbitrarily deny, restrict …
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Political Wire
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Trans Virginia lawmaker storms out of chamber after being called ‘sir’ by Lt Gov Winsome Sears — Virginia state Sen Danica Roem is state's first transgender legislator — A transgender lawmaker stormed out of the Virginia Senate chamber in protest after Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears referred to the lawmaker as “sir” on Monday.
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In leaked audio, Supreme Court Justice John Devine railed against “brainwashed” GOP colleagues — Devine, a former anti-abortion activist, faces a heated primary challenge that has focused on questions about his ethics. — Speaking to a group of East Texas voters in September …
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Two candidates for mayor of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other — Candidates Armando Pérez and Miguel Ángel Zavala were found dead days before campaigning was set to formally begin. — MEXICO CITY — Two candidates for mayor in the Mexican city of Maravatio …
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U.S. Launches Antitrust Investigation of Healthcare Giant UnitedHealth — Investigators have been interviewing healthcare industry officials who compete with UnitedHealth — The Justice Department has launched an antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group, owner of the nation's biggest health insurer …
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Kroger's “nefarious bargain” — This is a special joint edition of Popular Information and Fingers, a newsletter about drinking in America by journalist Dave Infante. Fingers is a must-read for anyone who cares about the business, culture, and chaos of booze. Sign up HERE.
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US Army is slashing thousands of jobs in major revamp to prepare for future wars — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5%, and restructuring to be better able to fight the next major war, as the service struggles with recruiting shortfalls …
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Controversial Ohio GOP congressional candidate considers dropping out (again) — House Republican leaders have been desperate to stop J.R. Majewski from winning the nomination to take on Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who defeated him in 2022. — J.R. Majewski, the controversial Ohio congressional candidate …
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The economy is roaring. Immigration is a key reason. — Momentum in the job market picked up aggressively over the past year — all while Washington is deadlocked on a border deal. — Immigration has propelled the U.S. job market further than just about anyone expected …
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Balloon Juice and Digby's Hullabaloo