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3:35 AM ET, March 11, 2024

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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Fine, Call It a Comeback  —  If the Joe Biden who showed up to deliver the State of the Union address last week is the Joe Biden who shows up for the rest of the campaign, you're not going to have any more of those weak-kneed pundits suggesting he's not up to running for re-election.  Here's hoping he does.
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Trump Finds Another Line to Cross  —  The former president used to exercise a modicum of restraint around Joe Biden's stutter.  No longer.  —  former president donald trump, perhaps threatened by President Joe Biden's well-received State of the Union address, mocked his opponent's lifelong stutter at a rally in Georgia yesterday.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
NYT columnist calls Biden SOTU speech a ‘comeback’ after saying he should not run
New York Times:
Election Updates: Trump mocks and attacks Biden as the two ended their frenzied week in Georgia, kicking off the general election campaign.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Byron Donalds finds it ‘disgusting’ that Biden scolded Supreme Court during SOTU
Discussion: Axios
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Johnson, Scott hit Biden for walking back ‘illegal’ remark: ‘The president is cowering to his base’
Politico:
Netanyahu vows to defy Biden's ‘red line’ on Rafah  —  Paul Ronzheimer is the deputy editor-in-chief of BILD and a senior journalist reporting for Axel Springer, the parent company of POLITICO.  —  TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he intends to press ahead …
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Politico:
Netanyahu denies Palestinians are starving  —  Numerous world leaders and humanitarian charities have criticized Israel for not letting enough food aid into Gaza.  —  Paul Ronzheimer is the deputy editor-in-chief of BILD and a senior journalist reporting for Axel Springer, the parent company of POLITICO.
Discussion: Task & Purpose, DNyuz and Breitbart
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Biden marks start of Ramadan by recognizing ‘moment of immense pain’ for Muslims  —  President Biden marked the start of Ramadan on Sunday with a statement recognizing the “moment of immense pain” for many Muslim Americans and pledging to lead international efforts to deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Biden breaks with Netanyahu but sticks with Israel
Maria Bustillos / Flaming Hydra:
There should be newspapers that we work at where we do this  —  Katie Britt, the Republican junior United States senator from Alabama, became a national punchline Thursday night by delivering a deeply bizarre and disastrous State of the Union rebuttal.  Social media was already going nuts …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Confronts Katie Britt on Falsely Connecting Biden to Sex-Trafficking Story
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Status Report: The Katie Britt Lie
Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
Katie Britt used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico as Republican attack on Biden border policy
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump campaign insider recounts failed hunt for 2020 fraud in new book  —  Ken Block, an expert hired by the campaign, writes that he shot down false claim after false claim in an election that was not stolen  —  The December 2020 claim of voter fraud was explosive, if true …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Business Insider:
The Trump campaign paid an expert $750,000 to find fraud in the 2020 election, only for him to dismiss their complaints in minutes  — A new book sheds light on the lengths Trump's campaign went to find fraud in the 2020 election.  — Ken Block, a software engineer, revealed he was paid about $750,000 to help conduct the search.
Associated Press:
Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recall  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump announced Sunday …
New York Times:
Elon Musk Has a Giant Charity.  Its Money Stays Close to Home.  —  After making billions in tax-deductible donations to his philanthropy, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX gave away far less than required in some years — and what he did give often supported his own interests.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Kimmel knocks Britt for SOTU rebuttal at Oscars: She's an ‘adult woman with the brain of a child’  —  Jimmy Kimmel is taking a knock at Sen. Katie Britt at the Academy Awards for the Alabama Republican's much-mocked State of the Union rebuttal.  —  The late-night TV host took to the stage …
Discussion: al.com, Breitbart and The Atlantic
Axios:
Democrats attack Senate GOP's wealthy “carpetbagger” candidates … - It's not unusual to see candidates move to the state they want to run in, but “carpetbagger” attacks can be potent. … - Democrats also hope to use the wealth of Republican candidates to convey the message that the GOP …
Chiara Albanese / Bloomberg:
Meloni's Party Avoids Second Straight Defeat in Regional Ballot  — Victory in Abruzzo follows setback in Sardinia last month  — Marsilio is a member of hard-right Brothers of Italy party  —  Brothers of Italy's Marco Marsilio was reelected as governor of Abruzzo …
Discussion: Reuters
Steve Janoski / New York Post:
Republican politico accused of ‘sexual torture’ and murder of pal in Alabama  —  A well-known GOP politico in Alabama has been charged with the “sexual torture” and murder of a man he knew.  —  Kyle Hayden Lewter, 36, allegedly killed Derek Franklin Walls, 54, of Harvest, Alabama …
Discussion: DNyuz, Law & Crime and al.com
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
The Body Shop is closing down all US operations after filing for bankruptcy  —  The Body Shop announced this month that it has closed all its stores in the United States as it filed for bankruptcy.  —  The Body Shop Canada Limited, the Canadian subsidiary of the UK-based cosmetics company …
Discussion: Mercury News
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Nancy Mace explodes at ABC host for rape ‘shaming’ her for supporting rapist Donald Trump  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) exploded at ABC host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday after he asked why she supported Donald Trump after he was found liable for sexual assault.
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Rozina Sabur / Telegraph:
Donald Trump's campaign starts to cut costs as cash crisis hits
Discussion: DNyuz
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
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Discussion: New York Post
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Reuters:
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Heather Hamilton / Washington Examiner:
Lara Trump promises legal ballot harvesting to be part of new RNC strategy
Discussion: Washington Times, The Hill and UPI
The Hill:
GOP's Mark Robinson under growing scrutiny in North Carolina
Reuters:
Ukraine minister, responding to Pope Francis, says Kyiv will never raise white flag
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Forget ‘polarization.’ It's the GOP's radicalization.
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Democrats hope IVF issue might topple key Republican in Pa. swing seat
Discussion: DNyuz
Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’
 

 
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