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5:55 PM ET, March 1, 2024

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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Liz Cheney Nukes the Supreme Court Over Trump Delay—and Hands Dems a Weapon  —  In the wake of the Supreme Court agreeing to hear Donald Trump's demand for absolute immunity from prosecution—potentially delaying his insurrection-related trial until after the election—Democrats …
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Says Local Police Will Play Key Role In His Mass Deportation Plan  —  The front-runner in the Republican presidential primary contest said he would give officers immunity to carry out his plan.  —  LOADING  —  Former President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that local police …
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
We're Going To Need More Coffee  —  The legal landscape in three of the four criminal cases against Trump continues to shift in his favor this week, following the Supreme Court's decision to hear the presidential immunity appeal in the D.C. election interference case, creating at least a two-month delay for Trump.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Biden tops Trump by 4 points in Virginia poll  —  President Biden leads former President Trump, his likely general election rival, by four points in a Virginia poll that also showcased low favorability ratings for both candidates.  —  The survey conducted by The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research …
Discussion: Mediaite
NBC News:
'I don't know' if Trump would follow the Constitution in a second term, Nikki Haley says
Discussion: Political Wire
Matthew Watkins / The Texas Tribune:
Donald Trump says Greg Abbott is “absolutely” on vice president short list
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Biden Will Push Higher Taxes for the Rich in State of the Union
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump arrives at Florida courthouse for key hearing in classified docs case
Washington Post:
CDC officially drops five-day covid isolation guidelines  —  Americans who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to routinely stay home from work and school for five days under new guidance released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Brenda Goodman / CNN:
CDC drops 5-day isolation guidance for Covid-19, moving away from key strategy to quell infections
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Biden announces U.S. will airdrop food aid into Gaza  —  The president reiterated that the U.S. is trying to push for an immediate cease-fire between Hamas and Israel in order to allow more aid into Gaza.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the U.S. will drop food aid …
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Reuters:
Biden to announce US air drop of aid into Gaza, US officials say
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Al-Monitor
Pam Belluck / New York Times:
CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month  —  The pill mifepristone will be available with a prescription at pharmacy counters in a few states to start.  —  The two largest pharmacy chains in the United States will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month …
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Axios:
CVS and Walgreens to start selling abortion pills
Michael Hill / Associated Press:
New York man who killed a woman after a wrong turn in his driveway gets 25 years to life  —  A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York was sentenced Friday to more than 25 years to life in prison.
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:   Hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants' sentences improperly lengthened: Appeals court
The Hill:
Menendez co-defendant pleads guilty to 7 counts  —  A New Jersey businessman charged with attempting to bribe Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) with a Mercedez-Benz for his political sway has pleaded guilty in the far-reaching corruption case.  —  Jose Uribe entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court …
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Wall Street Journal:
Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribing Sen. Bob Menendez
Alison Durkee / Forbes:
Trump Has One Week To Pay $83.3 Million To E. Jean Carroll—And She's Expressing ‘Very Serious Concerns’  —  Former President Donald Trump's scramble to cover millions in legal fines could start to come to a head next week, as the ex-president has only until next weekend to pay the $83.3 million verdict …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Supreme Court Picks Up Where the Jan. 6 Mob Left Off  —  Just like the Capitol rioters, SCOTUS' right-wing is actively trying to help Trump illegitimately get back into the White House. … I don't think most Americans realize how close we are to losing everything we most value about our system of government.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Joe Biden got $40K from China funds, brother James admits in bombshell impeachment interview  —  WASHINGTON — First brother James Biden confirmed during his impeachment inquiry testimony that a $40,000 check made out to former Vice President Joe Biden in 2017 used funds James received …
Julie Zauzmer Weil / Washington Post:
Thousands of millionaires haven't filed tax returns for years, IRS says  —  About 125,000 notices will be sent to high-income earners, including 25,000 people with income more than $1 million, the tax agency said  —  Thousands of high-income earners have not filed tax returns for several years …
Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
What “Project 2025” Would Do to America  —  What would a second Trump presidency look like?  What happens if the Reactionary Right returns to power?  —  Over the past few months, different factions on the Right have presented detailed plans for what they want to do the next time they get back to the White House.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
GOP's post-Roe peril spreads like wildfire  —  Republicans are trapped in a political minefield over reproductive rights, paralyzed in fear that their vulnerabilities on abortion and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) could hand Democrats the 2024 election.
Discussion: al.com
 
 
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Associated Press:
Pentagon to lift ban on V-22 Osprey flights, 3 months after fatal crash in Japan
Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Caller
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Wisconsin high court rejects bid to revisit congressional maps
Alexander J. Motyl / The Hill:
Both heroes and mediocrities will decide the fate of Ukraine
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rick Scott ‘seriously considering’ run for Senate GOP leader
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
Blake Trauschke / Administrative Memo:
Compliance with BOG Regulation 9.016 on Prohibited Expenditures
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
How do you say ‘impeachment is dead’ in Russian?
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Expected to Deliver Aid to Gaza Through Military Airdrops
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Garvey now in statistical tie with Schiff in California Senate race: Poll
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden's point-by-point rebuttal of allegations against his father
 

 
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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

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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