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Washington Post:
Biden wins Michigan primary but faces notable showing by ‘uncommitted’  —  Activists urged Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ to register a protest of Biden's handling of the Gaza war  —  President Biden won Michigan's Democratic primary on Tuesday but faced a notable challenge from voters selecting …
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Politico:
Biden won the Michigan primary decisively — but not by enough to calm Democratic angst  —  President Joe Biden scored a decisive win in the Michigan primary on Tuesday evening, clearing an organized protest vote against his handling of the Israel-Hamas war though not necessarily by enough to calm Democratic jitters.
Politico:
Hill Harper: Democrats have a ‘problem in Michigan’  —  With help from Brakkton Booker, Ella Creamer, Rishika Dugyala, Jesse Naranjo and Teresa Wiltz  —  Hi, Recast fam!  It's JC Whittington and Lara Priluck of POLITICO's video team here, subbing in for Brakkton.
Discussion: The Hill, CBS News and Mediaite
New York Times:
Michigan Primary Takeaways: ‘Uncommitted’ Makes Itself Heard
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Biden Faces ‘Uncommitted’ Vote in Michigan's Primary. Here's What to Watch.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's ‘Dominance’ of the GOP Primary Is an Illusion
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Mike Johnson cornered at “intense” White House meeting … - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Johnson “said unequivocally he wants to avoid a government shutdown.”  — “We made it clear that means not letting any of the ... appropriations bills lapse, which means you need some [stopgap bills],” Schumer added.
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Justin Green / Axios:
It's all up to Mike Johnson now … - We've highlighted this point for weeks: It's ultimately Johnson's call whether to reach a deal with Democrats and avoid a shutdown or to follow the calls from his most conservative members and pick a shutdown fight.  — “It was an intense meeting …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats fume at Mike Johnson as government shutdown threat grows
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: Plain Dealer
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Politico:
GOP senators signal that only way out of Ukraine-Russia war likely is ‘negotiated settlement’
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
How Visiting the U.S. Border Became a Potent Form of Political Theater  —  The 2,000-mile frontier has become a symbol in American politics as the debate over immigration grows increasingly polarized.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris went to the U.S.-Mexico border soon after she and President …
Discussion: NBC News
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Reuters:
Federal judge in Texas rules congressional passage of 2022 spending bill unconstitutional  —  The judge called the scope of his ruling “limited,” and said it did not block all of the spending law.  —  A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday ruled that a $1.7 trillion government funding bill …
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users' Data to Train AI Tools  —  Join the newsletter to get the latest updates.  —  Success  —  Great!  Check your inbox and click the link.  —  Error  —  Please enter a valid email address.  —  🖥️
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Judge rules against Kristina Karamo in messy Michigan GOP leadership dispute  —  An order from a county judge prohibits Karamo from conducting party business.  It's a victory for Pete Hoekstra, who has been recognized as the new state chair.  —  A Michigan court has thwarted Kristina Karamo's efforts …
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Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Judge finds Kristina Karamo was removed as Michigan GOP chairwoman
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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
This time, Trump's going to have to pay his own bills
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Politico:
Senate GOP poised to block IVF protection bill  —  With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  SENATE GOP: WE SUPPORT IVF - BUT NOT FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR IT  —  Senate conservatives are signaling they'll block Wednesday's planned Democratic bid to enshrine protections for in-vitro fertilization …
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 …
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
Starbucks Stops Opposing Its Baristas' Union  —  In a historic breakthrough, Starbucks and its workers announce they've come together.  —  Starbucks Workers United buttons from a watch party of the first union election in Buffalo on December 9, 2021  —  “This is what we've always wanted …
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Florida Lawmakers Pump the Brakes on ‘Unborn Child’ Bill After Alabama IVF Decision  —  The bill, which would allow a claimant to sue over an unborn child's wrongful death, was yanked after critics pointed out that its language was dangerously broad.  —  Republican legislators have mothballed …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Robert Legare / CBS News:
White House, Justice Department unveil new plan to protect personal data from China and Russia  —  Washington — The Biden administration is proposing regulations to help the Justice Department stop data brokers from selling Americans' personal information to “countries of concern,” the White House announced Wednesday.
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Hitler-praising Massachusetts GOP candidate pledges to ‘exile all Jews’  —  One of the candidates to represent a Boston-area district in the Massachusetts Republican Party's State Committee is an avowed neo-Nazi who has pledged the mass expulsion of Jews from the United States.
Discussion: Angry White Men and Universal Hub
Kirsty Needham / Reuters:
Australia intelligence chief reveals details of foreign spy operation  —  Australia's spy chief revealed details of a foreign intelligence service's efforts to target Australians for information in an annual speech on Wednesday and said his agency had confronted the spy masters to let them know they had been caught.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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 …
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
Max Tani / Semafor:
ABC News president: Trump's comments on Black voters ‘as racist as they come’  —  Kimberly Godwin, the president of ABC News, said privately that recent comments by President Donald Trump about Black people were “as racist as they come.”  —  At the Black Conservative Federation Gala in Columbia …
Garance Burke / Associated Press:
Chatbots' inaccurate, misleading responses about US elections threaten to keep voters from polls  —  With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published Tuesday based …
Discussion: Proof
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Who Paid For Sarah Sanders' Six Figure Super Bowl Extravaganza?
Discussion: Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
Washington Post:
Return of the party boss: How Montana's Daines took charge of GOP Senate primaries
Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Wildfires
Dan Farber / Legal Planet:
RFK Jr. Joins the War on Climate Scientists
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. wants Israeli written assurances on using U.S. weapons in Gaza by mid-March
Discussion: Israpundit and Political Wire
John Sexton / HotAir:
Megan McArdle: Google's Gemini AI Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
 Earlier Items: 
Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Trans Virginia lawmaker storms out of chamber after being called ‘sir’ by Lt Gov Winsome Sears
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Monica Lewinsky urges shoppers to vote in new fashion collection
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Launches Antitrust Investigation of Healthcare Giant UnitedHealth
Discussion: Reuters and The Daily Caller
Jason Gale / Bloomberg:
A Spike in Heart Disease Deaths Since Covid Is Puzzling Scientists
Discussion: Washington Post
Sarah Siock / The Hill:
Former Australian PM: Trump acts like 12-year-old boy around Putin
Discussion: PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and ABC
Associated Press:
US Army is slashing thousands of jobs in major revamp to prepare for future wars
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Rumble announces a $775M investment from Tether and plans to use $525M to fund a tender offer for ~70M shares of its common stock; RUM jumps 35%+ after hours

Leo Schwartz / Fortune:
Sources: CoinDesk owner Bullish fired three editors, including EIC Kevin Reynold, amid controversy over forcing editors to take down an article on Justin Sun

 
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