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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court's “Unanimous” Trump Ballot Ruling Is Actually a 5-4 Disaster — On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed a Colorado Supreme Court decision removing Donald Trump from the ballot because of his engagement in an insurrection on Jan. 6.
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Sophia Tareen / Associated Press:
Wisconsin: Settlement shows Trump lawyers made fake electors plan — Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 victory there and in other swing states …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules Trump cannot be kicked off ballot — The decision swiftly ended the legal fight over whether states could bar Trump from state ballots based on the Constitution's 14th Amendment. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed a sweeping win to former President Donald Trump …
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Slate:
It's Past Time to Quit Hoping the Courts Are Going to Stop Trump — The latest decisions out of the Supreme Court, first on when to hear former President Donald Trump's immunity appeal, then on how to deal with his Colorado ballot disqualification, have made one thing very clear …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Keith Olbermann rips Supreme Court, calls liberal justices ‘inept’ — Keith Olbermann called for the Supreme Court to be dissolved and took aim at the court's Democratic-appointed justices, after a unanimous ruling on Monday kept former President Trump on the presidential primary ballot.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Supreme Court, 9-0, says Colorado can't kick Trump off ballot — Donald Trump will remain on the ballot in Colorado's Republican primary on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday, reversing the Colorado Supreme Court's decision to the contrary.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Top Democrat “working on” bill responding to Trump ballot ruling
Scoop: Top Democrat “working on” bill responding to Trump ballot ruling
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The institutions of government aren't going to protect democracy
The institutions of government aren't going to protect democracy
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court keeps Trump on ballot, rejects Colorado voter challenge
Supreme Court keeps Trump on ballot, rejects Colorado voter challenge
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Despite win, Supreme Court strikes blow to Trump's central campaign theme
Despite win, Supreme Court strikes blow to Trump's central campaign theme
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Smackdown on CO: Unanimous SCOTUS Rules States Cannot DQ Trump on 14A
Smackdown on CO: Unanimous SCOTUS Rules States Cannot DQ Trump on 14A
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Pro-Trump lawyers central to alternate-elector plot settle Wisconsin lawsuit
Pro-Trump lawyers central to alternate-elector plot settle Wisconsin lawsuit
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Joe Biden's Last Campaign — Trailing Trump in polls and facing doubts about his age, the President voices defiant confidence in his prospects for reëlection. — “I'll show you where Trump sat and watched the revolution,” Joe Biden said, stepping out from behind his desk in the Oval Office.
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Kate Plummer / Newsweek:
Donald Trump's String of Gaffes Over Weekend Raises Eyebrows — Donald Trump has been criticized for making a string of gaffes during two weekend campaign speeches. — The Republican presidential candidate addressed crowds on Saturday in Richmond, Virginia, and Greensboro, North Carolina …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Stars Flip Out When Reminded That Trump ‘Had Dinner With Nazis’ — A Fox News anchor and a right-wing pundit freaked out on their liberal on-air guest when he merely stated a fact about Trump and Nick Fuentes dining together. — Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner and star pundit Tammy Bruce …
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New York Times:
No Matter Race, Age or Gender, More Voters Say Trump's Policies Helped Than Biden's
No Matter Race, Age or Gender, More Voters Say Trump's Policies Helped Than Biden's
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Voters say Trump's economy was better than Biden's: Poll
Voters say Trump's economy was better than Biden's: Poll
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New York Times:
Allen Weisselberg, Former Trump CFO, Pleads Guilty to Perjury — Allen H. Weisselberg, the former Trump Organization finance chief, has already spent time at the Rikers Island jail complex. The perjury plea will send him back. — Allen H. Weisselberg, former President Donald J. Trump's …
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Associated Press:
Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president's civil fraud trial
Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in ex-president's civil fraud trial
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Marianna Spring / BBC:
Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images — Donald Trump supporters have been creating and sharing AI-generated fake images of black voters to encourage African Americans to vote Republican. — BBC Panorama discovered dozens of deepfakes portraying black people as supporting the former president.
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Jay Solomon / Semafor:
FBI hunts for suspected Iranian assassin targeting Trump-era officials — The Scoop — The U.S. government is intensifying a manhunt for an Iranian intelligence operative whom the Federal Bureau of Investigation believes has been plotting to assassinate current and former American officials …
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European Commission:
Commission fines Apple over €1.8 billion over abusive App store rules for music streaming providers — The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users ('iOS users') through its App Store.
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Karla Adam / Washington Post:
France becomes first country to explicitly enshrine abortion rights in constitution — PARIS — With the endorsement of a specially convened session of lawmakers at Versailles, France on Monday became the first country in the world to explicitly enshrine abortion rights in its constitution …
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Alison Sider / Wall Street Journal:
JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines Call Off Merger Deal — A federal judge ruled against the $3.8 billion deal in January, siding with antitrust enforcers — JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines terminated their merger agreement, weeks after a judge ruled that the $3.8 billion deal …
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Associated Press:
Sinead O'Connor's estate asks Donald Trump to stop playing her music at rallies — The estate of Sinead O'Connor has asked Donald Trump not to play her music at campaign rallies. It says the late singer considered the former president a “biblical devil.” — The latest shake …
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Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Cassidy Hutchinson sued by Tony Bobulinski in $10 million defamation suit — Tony Bobulinski, a former business partner of Hunter Biden, filed a lawsuit against former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson alleging she defamed him. — Bobulinski's lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court …
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ABC News:
Trump again seeks to delay $83M judgment in E. Jean Carroll case — Trump in January was ordered to pay $83.3 million for defaming the ex-columnist. — Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, FL, Mar. 4, 2024.