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6:40 PM ET, February 27, 2024

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Tori Otten / New Republic:
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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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
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 …
Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon:
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 …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Sarah Siock / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, ABC, Raw Story and CNN
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
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 …
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
'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.
Politico:
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 …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
“Suicide for our country”: Nikki Haley goes scorched earth on Trump
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Extremism is US voters' greatest worry, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Worries about political extremism or threats to democracy have emerged as a top concern for U.S. voters and an issue where President Joe Biden has a slight advantage over Donald Trump ahead of the November election, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
Discussion: The Hill, The Federalist, Axios and Fox News
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Jonathan Mattise / ABC News:
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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Melissa Brown / The Tennessean:
TN House GOP passes bill to block local governments from reappointing expelled lawmakers
Associated Press:
Tennessee House advances bill to ban reappointing lawmakers booted for behavior
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Jason Gale / Bloomberg:
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Sarah Lipton-Lubet / Slate:
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 …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
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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CNN:
Judge determines Fulton County prosecutor's divorce attorney must return to witness stand in Trump case challenge
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
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.
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
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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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Duckworth to demand vote on IVF bill
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
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” …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple to Wind Down Electric Car Effort After Decadelong Odyssey  — Executives tell staff to end work on endeavor known as Titan  — Employees on some car teams will move to Apple's AI division  —  Apple Inc. is canceling a decadelong effort to build an electric car …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Fox News
Robert Downen / The Texas Tribune:
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 …
Associated Press:
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 …
Dave Infante / Popular Information:
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.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
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 …
MSNBC:
Trump voters tell NBC Reporter that ‘Russia is not our enemy’  —  Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Correspondent joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss meeting with Trump voters who have started to echo the rhetoric from Putin and Russia when it comes to that country's war on Ukraine and how the base …
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
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 …
John Sexton / HotAir:
Megan McArdle: Google's Gemini AI Said the Quiet Part Out Loud  —  I tend to like Megan McArdle's takes on things so it's no surprise to me that her take on Google Gemini is pretty solid.  As she sees it, Gemini is a case of Google saying the quiet part out loud.
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
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.
Lewis Kamb / NBC News:
Vice president's SUV was partially ‘airborne’ during 2022 motorcade accident, records show  —  The Secret Service agent involved in the accident was allowed to avoid defensive driving training.  —  The back end of the vehicle carrying Vice President Kamala Harris “became momentarily airborne” …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
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You Will Never Be Woke Enough for the Left
Politico:
Johnson said to commit to avoiding shutdown during White House meeting
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Vance: Biden FTC chief is ‘doing a pretty good job’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Reuters:
Biden says Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan as Hamas mulls draft truce proposal
Elizabeth Becker / Washington Post:
This ex-congressman couldn't take it anymore  —  Elizabeth Becker, a former Post correspondent …
Discussion: Raw Story
Shweta Sharma / The Independent:
Sri Lanka ends visas for hundreds of thousands of Russians staying there to avoid war
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Aditi Agrawal / Hindustan Times:
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