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MSNBC:
Luttig: There was no reason for SCOTUS to take Trump's case. Today's decision is momentous. — Judge Michael Luttig and Andrew Weissmann join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the breaking news that the Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump's claim that he has Presidential Immunity on the week of April 22.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump immunity arguments in April — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, calling into question whether his case could go to trial before the November election.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Gave Trump Exactly What He Wanted — The Supreme Court has all but guaranteed that Donald Trump will not face trial for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election before this November's presidential election. On Wednesday, after more than two weeks' delay …
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Why Did the Supreme Court Wait So Long to Decide to Set the Trump Criminal Immunity Case for Full Hearing and Argument? It Likely Means No Trial for Trump on Election Subversion Before the Election — Like many other observers, I thought the relatively long lag time between Donald Trump's attempt …
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Kim Wehle / The Bulwark:
Justice Delayed: Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump's Immunity Case — DONALD TRUMP HAS JUST SCORED ANOTHER BIG WIN in his legal strategy of delaying any accountability for his alleged crimes until after the 2024 election—which he gambles will return him to the White House and safely beyond the reach of justice.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump's Immunity Claim, Setting Arguments for April
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump's Immunity Claim, Setting Arguments for April
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Reason, The Gateway Pundit, Reuters, The Moderate Voice, Raw Story, NPR, National Review, RedState, The Hill, Wall Street Journal and Washington Examiner
Take Back the Court:
The Supreme Court just handed Trump a win
The Supreme Court just handed Trump a win
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to weigh Trump's immunity claim in D.C. 2020 election trial
Supreme Court to weigh Trump's immunity claim in D.C. 2020 election trial
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Romney on voting for Trump over Biden: ‘No, no, no, absolutely not’ — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) he would “absolutely not” vote for former President Trump over President Biden in November, pointing to Trump's foreign policy views and his character. — “No. No, no, absolutely not,” …
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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden Is Too Old But Trump Is Dangerous, Swing-State Poll Shows — Trump leads Biden in seven key states, with perceptions of an improving national economy failing to translate into a significant increase in support for the incumbent. — Swing-state voters across every major demographic …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The Politics Behind Trump and Biden's Dueling Border Stops
The Politics Behind Trump and Biden's Dueling Border Stops
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Here's who could replace Mitch McConnell as Senate's top Republican — Immediately after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that he will step down from his leadership position in November, all eyes turned to a handful of Republican senators who could seek to succeed McConnell …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
McConnell Had the Power to Stop Trump and He Refused — If there is one person who single-handedly held the power to banish Donald Trump from public life, and thus to save the republic from any threat he will return to power and use it as a weapon of vengeance, that person is Mitch McConnell.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell exit surprises GOP: 'It's Trump's party now'
McConnell exit surprises GOP: 'It's Trump's party now'
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Scott McKay / The American Spectator:
Goodbye and Good Riddance, Morphine Mitch
Goodbye and Good Riddance, Morphine Mitch
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Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Waiting In The Senate GOP Leadership's Wings: The Three Johns
Waiting In The Senate GOP Leadership's Wings: The Three Johns
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Bloomberg:
Trump Taken Off Illinois Ballot by Judge Over Insurrection — Illinois becomes third state to block Trump from ballot — Trump called the move ‘unconstitutional’ and plans to appeal — An Illinois judge barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Republican presidential primary ballot …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Mitch McConnell Surrenders to Trump
Mitch McConnell Surrenders to Trump
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Ted Cruz hopes ‘Supreme Court puts a stop’ to Trump case
Ted Cruz hopes ‘Supreme Court puts a stop’ to Trump case
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’
Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Why Is Trump Trying to Make Ukraine Lose? — The former president isn't in office—but is still dictating U.S. policy. — Nearly half a year has passed since the White House asked Congress for another round of American aid for Ukraine. Since that time, at least three different legislative efforts …
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Stephanie Lai / Bloomberg:
Trump Plans to Meet With Hungary's Orban at Mar-a-Lago Next Week
Trump Plans to Meet With Hungary's Orban at Mar-a-Lago Next Week
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The Daily Beast:
Republicans Are Tired of Mike Johnson ‘Kicking the Can Down the Road’ — For the third time, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is turning to a short-term spending extension to stall a government shutdown. — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has once again found himself in a familiar position: in trouble.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Congressional Leaders Strike a Short-Term Deal to Avert Partial Shutdown
Congressional Leaders Strike a Short-Term Deal to Avert Partial Shutdown
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Reuters:
Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats — Judges and prosecutors are facing repeated threats of violence as they handle cases related to Trump, interviews and documents reveal. The wave of intimidation follows the ex-president's attacks on judges as corrupt and biased …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's pick for chair of the Republican Party opposes “the destruction of human embryos” — Former president Trump has endorsed Michael Whatley, a corporate lobbyist and chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, as the next chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
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Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Gaza Health Ministry says over 30,000 Palestinians killed — Israeli strikes over central Gaza late Wednesday killed at least 20 people, including five women and two children. Dozens of men held prayers for the deceased, wrapped traditionally in white shrouds, outside al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Let's Thank the Alabama Supreme Court — I never thought I'd be grateful to the Alabama Supreme Court for anything, but now I am. With its decision deeming frozen embryos to be children under state law, that all-Republican court has done the impossible. It has awakened the American public …
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Associated Press:
Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
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Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Columbia University Hospital DEI Chief Is Serial Plagiarist, Complaint Alleges — The chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer of Columbia University's medical school, Alade McKen, plagiarized extensively in his doctoral dissertation, lifting entire pages of material, without attribution …
The White House:
Statement from President Biden on Addressing National Security Risks to the U.S. Auto Industry — American automakers and auto workers are the best in the world. The iconic Big Three and American auto workers are leading the world in quality and innovation. A dynamic auto industry is vital to the U.S. economy.
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CNN:
Exclusive: Texts reveal shadowy role witness played in defense attorney's push to disqualify Willis from Trump case — A key witness in the push to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election case against Donald Trump had a much deeper involvement in the effort …
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CBS News:
Judge declines to pause Trump's $454 million fraud penalty, but halts some sanctions — A New York appellate judge on Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump's $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, rejecting the former president's request that he be allowed to post …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Alina Habba's ‘billionaire’ boast bites her as she admits Trump can't pay cash bond
Alina Habba's ‘billionaire’ boast bites her as she admits Trump can't pay cash bond
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