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7:20 PM ET, March 11, 2024

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NBC News:
Trump floats ‘cutting’ retirement spending, drawing quick pushback from Biden  —  The Republican nominee-in-waiting said that “there's a lot you can do in terms of cutting” when pressed on CNBC about the solvency of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.  —  Presumptive Republican nominee …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's $91.6 million question  —  New York juries have found, by a preponderance of the evidence, that former President Donald Trump sexually assaulted writer E. Jean Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-90s and then repeatedly defamed her, falsely accusing Carroll of lying about the incident.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Adding to an ugly record, Trump mocks Biden's stutter (again)  —  Donald Trump's fractured relationship with human decency is especially evident when it comes to those with disabilities.  —  A couple of months ago, while on the campaign trail in Iowa, Donald Trump had plenty …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
The media is still selling a fantasy version of Trump
Washington Post:
RNC fires dozens of employees after Trump-backed leadership takes over
Discussion: Fox News
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
E. Jean Carroll lawyer suggests third Trump defamation lawsuit possible after new comments
Sean O'Driscoll / Newsweek:
Donald Trump May Be Closer To Bankruptcy Than It Seems
Discussion: Raw Story
Deepak Puri / The Democracy Labs:   Who posted the $91 million bond for Trump? Follow the Russian connections.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
‘Not on my watch’ — Biden blasts Trump over suggested cuts to Social Security, Medicare
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Biden takes aim at Trump following his embrace of Hungary's Orbán
Discussion: Wonkette, Washington Post and Raw Story
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Youth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age
Discussion: The Hill
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Trump Stumbles Through Word Salad On Banning Or Not Banning TikTok In CNBC Hit  —  Former President Donald Trump stumbled and rambled his way through a meandering answer when CNBC host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked him about banning TikTok.  —  Trump recently came out against banning TikTok …
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New York Times:
House to Move Ahead With Bill Targeting TikTok as Trump Flips to Oppose It
Dan Primack / Axios:
Shotgun divorce: How ByteDance could save TikTok from a U.S. ban
Discussion: Business Insider and Mediaite
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Florida 'Don't Say Gay' law upheld after settlement in federal court  —  The state of Florida settled a multi-year suit Monday against the so-called “Don't Say Gay” law, which limits how LGBTQ topics can be discussed and presented in schools.  —  The settlement agreement clarifies language …
CNN:
Exclusive: ‘Trump Employee 5,’ who unknowingly helped move classified documents, speaks out  —  Watch the full interview with Kaitlan Collins at 9 p.m. ET Monday on “The Source.”  —  CNN —  A longtime Mar-a-Lago employee who is a central witness in the investigation …
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
The MAGA Aesthetic Is Beginning to Rot  —  The stable of imagery associated with the far-right insurgency no longer seems as fresh as it did when Trump first donned his red cap.  —  Pocket  —  For headline writers and Beltway pundits, the takeaway from last week's State of the Union address was clear …
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
The GOP can't leave MAGA — “Americans must electorally mercy-kill the Republican Party”
Discussion: Raw Story and Resolute Square
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Biden effigy beaten, kicked at Kansas county GOP event, drawing outrage  —  A Republican fundraiser in the Kansas City suburbs on Friday night at which attendees beat and kicked an effigy of President Biden has sparked bipartisan outrage and calls for the GOP leaders responsible for the event to resign.
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Jim Sciutto / CNN:
Former advisers sound the alarm that Trump praises despots in private and on the campaign trail  —  To Donald Trump, Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán is “fantastic,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping is “brilliant,” North Korea's Kim Jong Un is “an OK guy,” and, most alarmingly …
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Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
John Kelly Shares His ‘Theory’ On Why Trump Likes Dictators So Much: New Book
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
Some journalists seem bored by the biggest story of our lifetimes  —  At the New York Times, the journalists count on politics for amusement.  It's a sporting event, a cage match.  Republicans vs. Democrats, Sharks vs. Jets, gladiators vs. lions.  —  The folks at the Times have settled …
NBC News:
House Republicans release report seeking to undermine Jan. 6 Committee and star witness  —  The report takes aim at key Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson, citing unnamed Trump White House staffers who did not corroborate her testimony.  —  WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating …
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The Hill:
Trump seeks to derail New York hush money trial over immunity claims  —  Former President Trump is seeking to derail the start of his first criminal trial just two weeks out from when it is scheduled to begin, asserting a presidential immunity defense in the case for the first time.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump seeks New York criminal trial delay until SCOTUS weighs in on immunity
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and NBC News
Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
Automakers Are Sharing Consumers' Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies  —  LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.
Tom Jones / Poynter:
How a tenacious reporter revealed Sen. Katie Britt's SOTU response to be ‘beyond misleading’  —  Britt tied an anecdote about a woman who survived sex trafficking to Biden's border policies.  But it happened during the George W. Bush admin.  —  Last Thursday was President Joe Biden's big State of the Union address.
CNN:
Sex trafficking victim says Sen. Katie Britt telling her story during SOTU rebuttal is ‘not fair’  —  The woman whose story Alabama Sen. Katie Britt appeared to have shared in the Republican response to the State of the Union as an example of President Joe Biden's failed immigration policies told CNN …
Deborah Barfield Berry / USA Today:
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to resign, says affordable housing is ‘an American issue’  —  WASHINGTON ‒ Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge will step down from her top post in the Biden administration this month, she announced Monday, saying that after decades of public service, she's retiring and returning to Ohio.
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Virginia Governor Vetoes Bill to Rejoin Voter Data Organization ERIC  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on March 8 vetoed a slate of bills passed by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly, including a bill requiring the state to rejoin the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC).
Discussion: The Federalist and Daily Press
 
 
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Associated Press:
Biden proposes tax increase on fuel for private jets, casting it as making wealthy pay their share
Discussion: CBS News
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
US, Canada announce deal on cross-border watershed pollution
Discussion: Reuters and Fox News
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The Elites Want You to Shut Up  —  On this full episode of LARRY, we discuss the continued fallout …
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Revealed: US conservative thinktank's links to extremist fraternal order
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
The GOP nominee to head North Carolina's schools is a QAnon conspiracy theorist
Discussion: Wonkette
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
How Big Pharma is fighting Biden's program to lower seniors' drug costs
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Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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