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9:25 PM ET, March 12, 2024

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
How the Special Counsel's Portrayal of Biden's Memory Compares With the Transcript  —  The special counsel, Robert K. Hur, accused the president last month of “significant” memory problems.  The interview transcript offers context to his report.  —  A transcript of a special counsel's hourslong interview …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Biden clinches Democratic nomination  —  President Biden won the Georgia Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ projections, giving him enough delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination and all but guaranteeing he will face off against former President Trump again in November.
David Moye / HuffPost:
Robert Hur Admits Telling Biden He Seemed To Have ‘Photographic Recall’  —  The special counsel admitted his comment wasn't in the final report, in which he described the president's memory as “faulty,” “hazy” and “poor.”  —  LOADING  —  Although special counsel Robert Hur impugned Joe Biden's memory …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Hur's testimony undermines some key GOP claims on Biden
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Full transcript of Biden's special counsel interview paints nuanced portrait
HotAir:
Biden Drowns While Tucker Rebounds
Discussion: Twitchy
Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:
Hur corrects House Democrat: ‘I did not exonerate’ Joe Biden
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
News outlets that trumpeted Hur's story now discover “context” and “nuance” in transcript
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House declares ‘case closed’ on Hur report: ‘Time to move on’
Greg Norman / Fox News:
Former Special Counsel Robert Hur testifies on findings from Biden classified documents probe
Associated Press:
Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle
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Eric Levitz / Vox:
Trump just opened the door to Social Security cuts. Take him seriously.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why Trump Might Cut Social Security and Medicare in a Second Term
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Clare Foran / CNN:
GOP Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress at end of next week  —  Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, a hardline conservative who has clashed with his own party at times, announced on Tuesday that he will leave Congress at the end of next week.  —  Buck criticized dysfunction on Capitol Hill …
The Hill:
Buck to retire next week, narrowing House GOP majority  —  Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) will retire from Congress next week, he said Tuesday, a stunning announcement that will narrow the House GOP's razor-thin majority even further.  —  Buck — who has become known for breaking from his party …
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top R.F.K. Jr.'s List for Running Mate  —  Mr. Kennedy said he had been speaking with the Jets quarterback “pretty continuously” for the past month.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently approached the N.F.L. quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the former Minnesota governor …
United States Courts:
Conference Acts to Promote Random Case Assignment  —  The Judicial Conference of the United States has strengthened the policy governing random case assignment, limiting the ability of litigants to effectively choose judges in certain cases by where they file a lawsuit.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:   Judiciary takes action on ‘judge shopping’ following pressure
Becky Sullivan / NPR:
NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies  —  Black college athletes should rethink any decision to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP advised in an extraordinary letter issued in response to efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis …
CNN:
Uvalde police chief abruptly announces resignation days after report cleared officers in massacre at Robb Elementary School  —  Hours before the Uvalde City Council was expected to reject a report clearing local police officers of wrongdoing in the Robb Elementary School massacre, the city's police chief told CNN he is resigning.
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives:
Discharge Petition No. 9, Bill Number: H.Res. 1016, 118th Congress  —  SPONSOR: James P. McGovern DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, James P. McGovern, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution providing for consideration of the bill …
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court will reconsider ruling limiting absentee ballot drop boxes  —  The Wisconsin Supreme Court will consider overturning its own ruling limiting the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, the justices said Tuesday.  The court ruled in July 2022 that absentee drop boxes …
Discussion: The Stranger
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Former Texas GOP official sentenced to 4 centuries in prison for child sex abuse  —  Bo Michael Dresner, a former precinct chairman for the Hays County, Texas Republican Party, was sentenced to more than four centuries in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of child sexual abuse …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Aileen Cannon Continues To Make A Mess Of The MAL Case  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  —  What Cannon Hath Wrought  —  Two developments yesterday that show what an absolute mess U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is making of the Mar-a-Lago case.
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Experts Place New Secret Society Squarely In The Christian Nationalist Revival  —  Right-wing secret society asks prospective members for thoughts on “Christian nationalism,” but denies that it's a Christian nationalist organization  —  A men-only, Christian-only, right-wing secret society …
Discussion: Quillette
Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Fewer than 100 House Republicans expected to attend GOP retreat … - Members who are skipping cited grievances ranging from the location to a lack of advance information on logistics.  — Fox Business host Larry Kudlow, who was slated to speak at the event, also cancelled at the 11th hour — dealing a blow to the agenda.
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Steve Kennedy / Slate:
It Sure Seems Like the Courts Have Placed Christianity Above Other Faiths  —  “Religious freedom” is having a moment in federal courts.  One of the big successful goals of the conservative legal movement was that religious freedom would be advanced in a way that it supposedly had not been before.
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Republicans fire 8 more Evers appointees, including regents and judicial watchdogs  —  Republicans who control the state Senate fired eight more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees Tuesday, including two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal …
 
 
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