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7:30 AM ET, March 3, 2024

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Associated Press:
Trump escalates his immigration rhetoric with baseless claim about Biden trying to overthrow the US  —  GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday further escalated his immigration rhetoric and baselessly accused President Joe Biden of waging a …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
McConnell and Haley fight losing battles against Trump's ‘America First’ worldview  —  Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley have spent the first months of this election year fighting losing battles — separate but related.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Vindman: Trump has ‘every intention’ to undo American democracy if reelected  —  Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman suggested Friday that President Trump has “every intention” to undo American democracy if reelected, as concerns rise over whether the former president would launch revenge campaign in a second term.
Discussion: MSNBC and The Federalist
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Voters Doubt Biden's Leadership and Favor Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds  —  The share of voters who strongly disapprove of President Biden's handling of his job has reached 47 percent, higher than in Times/Siena polls at any point in his presidency.  —  President Biden is struggling …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Democrats Pining for an Alternative, Biden Team Has a Message: Get Over It  —  A new poll shows that nearly two in five Democrats say that the president should not be their nominee.  But no one who matters to the president seems willing to suggest he step aside.
Donald Padgett / Advocate:
Georgia Senate passes bill banning American Library Association from state libraries  —  Republican state senators in Georgia on Thursday passed a bill that would force state libraries to cut ties with the American Library Association.  Senate Bill 390 was passed by a vote of 33-20 vote with no support from Democratic senators.
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
The turnout gap between white and Black voters is growing, study finds  —  A report by the Brennan Center for Justice studied nearly a billion voter files and found that white voters turn out at higher rates than Black voters — and the gap is growing.  —  The difference in turnout between white …
Discussion: Election Law Blog
BBC:
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky appeals to West over deadly Russian drone attack on Odesa  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had called on Western allies to deliver more air defence systems after at least eight people were killed in a Russian drone strike on Odesa.
Associated Press:
US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire.  Hamas must now decide  —  (March 1) (AP Video by Mohammad Hajjar, production by Wafaa Shurafa)  —  Biden approves military air drops of aid into Gaza after chaotic encounter left more than 100 dead
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Associated Press:
US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Trump Casts Aside Repeated Scandals To Endorse Lauren Boebert Again  —  Boebert is currently running to represent Colorado's 4th congressional district.  —  LOADING  —  Former President Donald Trump once again threw his support behind Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, whose three-year tenure …
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
“Better than Jesus”: How far will the cult of Trump go?  —  MAGA has “been persuaded,” Katherine Stewart tells Salon, “that Trump is the savior who will face down the demons”  —  Donald Trump is a human chaos engine.  It is a function of both his personality and his politics.
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump wins Michigan GOP convention  —  Former President Trump is projected to win the Michigan Republican convention after winning the state's GOP primary earlier this week, according to results from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).  —  The numbers deliver another, albeit expected, blow to rival Nikki Haley …
Heather / Crooks and Liars:
Chris Hayes Hits Fox For ‘Deluge’ Of Fearmongering Over Manufactured Crisis  —  Fox does this every time there's an election coming up.  Good for Chris Hayes for pointing out just how manipulative and cynical they are.  —  Can you help us out?  —  For nearly 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies …
 
 
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Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
NBC News:
Kari Lake clarifies her stance on abortion
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Offensive comments by N.C. Republican stand out even in Trump's party
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“Department of Life”: Trump allies plot abortion crackdown for second term
Discussion: The Mahablog
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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