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3:25 PM ET, February 28, 2024

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Associated Press:
Trump offers $100m bond instead of full $454m as he appeals New York case  —  Lawyers say judgment banning ex-president from obtaining loans from New York banks makes it impossible to cover full amount  —  Donald Trump's lawyers asked a New York appellate court on Wednesday to halt collection …
Adam Wren / Politico:
Trump tried to ignore Haley.  He barely lasted a day.  —  The former president was back to his old ways in no time.  —  For a full 24 hours on Saturday, Donald Trump did not mention Nikki Haley by name, ignoring her both in a freewheeling address to the Conservative Political Action Conference …
New York Times:
Michigan Primary Takeaways: ‘Uncommitted’ Makes Itself Heard
Elena Moore / NPR:
The push to vote ‘uncommitted’ to Biden in Michigan exceeds goal
David Lindsey / Axios:
Four big takeaways from Michigan's Democratic and GOP primaries
Washington Post:
Biden wins Michigan primary but faces notable showing by ‘uncommitted’
NBC News:
Michigan Presidential Primary Election Results 2024: Trump, Biden win
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michael Tackett / Associated Press:
Mitch McConnell to step down from Republican Senate leadership  —  Mitch McConnell's legacy as the longest-serving leader of Senate Republicans  —  Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party …
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Washington Post:
McConnell to step down from Senate leadership in November
Filip Timotija / The Hill:   Gaetz: 'We've now 86'd McCarthy, McDaniel, McConnell'
Joshua Zitser / Business Insider:
Lauren Boebert's son was arrested over a spate of thefts as his mom tries to convince voters to look past her chaotic family life  — Lauren Boebert's son Tyler Boebert was arrested on Tuesday afternoon.  — He's facing 22 charges in connection with a series of crimes in Rifle, Colorado.
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Hannah Hickman / KJCT-TV:
Lauren Boebert's son arrested, faces 22 charges  —  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Lauren Boebert's 18-year-old son was arrested in Garfield County February 27, 2024, and faces 22 charges.  —  According to the Rifle Police Department's Facebook page Tyler Boebert was arrested at around 2:30 in the afternoon.
Discussion: HuffPost and FOX31 Denver
Mercury News:
How Panera Bread ducked California's new $20 minimum wage law  —  Billionaire Greg Flynn, who made his fortune running one of the world's largest restaurant franchise operations, is getting a new boost from sourdough loaves and brioche buns.  —  That's because a California law that's …
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Exxon CEO blames public for failure to fix climate change  —  The world isn't on track to meet its climate goals — and it's the public's fault, a leading oil company CEO told journalists.  —  Exxon CEO Darren Woods told editors from Fortune that the world has “waited too long” …
Discussion: CNBC and Fortune
Washington Post:
‘Star witness’ testifies his claims about Fani Willis were only ‘speculation’  —  ATLANTA — A lawyer billed as the “star witness” in the case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) testified Tuesday that it was mere “speculation” when he told a defense attorney …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
They're coming for birth control next  —  Banning IVF is a natural result of anti-choice zealots running the GOP, and they won't stop there. … Earlier this month, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an opinion, complete with a wildly theocratic concurrence from Chief Justice Thomas Parker …
Discussion: Reuters and al.com
Associated Press:
French Senate approves a bill to make abortion a constitutional right  —  France's Senate on Wednesday adopted a bill to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the constitution, clearing a key hurdle for legislation promised by President Emmanuel Macron in response to a rollback in abortion rights in the United States.
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Hunter Biden testifies that he never involved his father in business  —  President's son opens with a defiant statement accusing Republicans of “partisan house of cards” built on “lies”  —  Hunter Biden testified on Wednesday that he never involved his father, President Biden …
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NBC News:
Hunter Biden testifies behind closed doors as part of GOP impeachment inquiry
Firas Modad / The Hill:
The foreign policy establishment fails to see that the Middle East balance of power has shifted  —  Ryan Crocker is an experienced and knowledgeable American diplomat who specializes in the Middle East, having served as ambassador to Lebanon, Kuwait, Syria, Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Poll: Most Americans cool to Christian nationalism as its influence grows … - This once-fringe ideology has become prevalent in some deeply red states at a time when the nation overall is increasingly diverse and less religious. … - In California, New York and Virginia …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Man who assaulted officers with hockey stick on Jan. 6 sentenced to prison  —  A Michigan man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers with a hockey stick during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.  —  District Judge Tanya Chutkan …
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Mike Johnson is again staring down a government shutdown — and his conference  —  The House speaker is juggling competing demands from his members while trying to strike a deal to keep the government open  —  The House returns to Washington Wednesday with the goal of averting …
Jonathan Vanian / NBC News:
Biden to issue executive order aimed at protecting Americans' sensitive data from China and other ‘hostile countries’  —  The measure targets the business of selling people's personal information, which the White House said could be used “to track Americans (including military service members) …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How the Senate G.O.P. Scored a Top Recruit and Widened Its Path to a Majority  —  The recruitment of Larry Hogan in Maryland served as a capstone to months of quiet success for Senate Republicans, after years of recruiting disappointments.  —  Larry Hogan might not be running for Senate …
Discussion: Forbes and The Hill
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Politico:
GOP senators signal that only way out of Ukraine-Russia war likely is ‘negotiated settlement’
Discussion: RedState and CBS News
 
 
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Reckless lefties celebrate Aaron Bushnell's suicide — and don't care if it prompts copycats
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Google CEO calls AI tool's controversial responses ‘completely unacceptable’
Adriel Bettelheim / Axios:
Frozen embryos shouldn't be considered people, two-thirds of Americans say
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