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6:45 AM ET, March 11, 2024

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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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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.
Discussion: Washington Post, DNyuz and Raw Story
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Status Report: The Katie Britt Lie
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.
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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
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 …
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 …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Democratic Senate group reserves $239 million in ads to defend seats in seven states  —  The reservations include more than $100 million to defend Ohio's Sherrod Brown and Pennsylvania's Bob Casey in a tough cycle for the majority party  —  Senate Majority PAC, an independent group associated …
Discussion: Political Wire
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
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
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 …
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
Fox News:
House Speaker Johnson chastises Biden for apology to Laken Riley murder suspect: ‘What an embarrassment’  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson blasted President Biden as an “embarrassment” for seemingly apologizing to Laken Riley's accused killer instead of to the slain student's family.
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Johnson, Scott hit Biden for walking back ‘illegal’ remark: ‘The president is cowering to his base’
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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Discussion: Washington Times, The Hill and UPI
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Reuters:
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
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Discussion: DNyuz
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Byron Donalds finds it ‘disgusting’ that Biden scolded Supreme Court during SOTU
Discussion: Axios
Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo