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9:30 AM ET, March 13, 2024

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Washington Post:
Trump takes control of the RNC with mass layoffs, restructuring  —  The move has raised fears among some former officials about the party's future support for down-ballot candidates  —  Former president Donald Trump took charge of the Republican National Committee this week with the political equivalent …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Cheney fuels speculation about her next move  —  Speculation is growing about the role former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will play in the 2024 election as President Biden and former President Trump barrel toward a rematch.  —  Cheney has vowed that she'll do whatever it takes to keep Trump from returning to the White House.
Washington Post:
Biden and Trump secure their parties' presidential nominations  —  The incumbent clinched the delegates needed for the Democratic nod hours before Donald Trump did the same on the Republican side  —  President Biden and Donald Trump on Tuesday both secured their parties' nominations for the presidency …
Sophia Cai / Axios:   Trump's RNC makeover signals his plans for 2025
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 …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today, Democratic voters in Georgia gave President Joe Biden enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president when the Democratic National Convention is held in August.  Republican voters in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington gave Trump enough delegates to win …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Biden clinches Democratic nomination
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump clinches GOP nomination
Madeline Leesman / Townhall:
Schiff Attacked Special Counsel Hur for Reporting Biden's Failing Memory. Here's What Happened Next.
Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:
Hur corrects House Democrat: ‘I did not exonerate’ Joe Biden
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Hur's testimony undermines some key GOP claims on Biden
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
White House declares ‘case closed’ on Hur report: ‘Time to move on’
HotAir:
Biden Drowns While Tucker Rebounds
Discussion: Twitchy
Axios:
House GOP panics as another Republican sprints for the exits … - “I was surprised by Ken's announcement — I look forward to talking with him about that,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters.  — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said: “I haven't gotten to talk to him.
Discussion: Forbes
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Clare Foran / CNN:
GOP Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress at end of next week
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
‘Make the RNC White Again’: GOP Ends Minority Outreach Program  —  With Trump allies taking over the RNC and cleaning house, one of the casualties was a minority outreach program that seemed to be working for Republicans. … After years of accusations of financial mismanagement …
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
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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 …
Discussion: Wisconsin Examiner
Andrea Adelson / ESPN:
NAACP asks Black student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges  —  The NAACP asked Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in the state of Florida, in response to the University of Florida and other state schools recently eliminating their diversity …
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas stops offering ‘X’ as an alternative to male and female on driver's licenses and IDs  —  Arkansas will no longer allow residents to use “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards, officials announced under new rules Tuesday …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Say gay, Florida  —  This week, the State of Florida agreed to settle a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Parental Rights in Education Act, better known as the “Don't Say Gay” law.  The bill's text prohibited “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
“Trump Employee 5” details Trump's mob-like management style  —  Brian Butler dishes to CNN and reminds us why his former boss should be nowhere near the presidency. … CNN dropped an interview on Monday night that, in normal times, would spell a death knell for a presidential bid …
Discussion: CNN and Law & Crime
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: WisPolitics and The Stranger
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
$500K Sand Dune Designed to Protect Coastal Homes Washes Away in Just 3 Days  —  CRUMBLED  —  In a drastic attempt to protect their beachfront homes, residents in Salisbury, Massachusetts, invested $500,000 in a sand dune to defend against encroaching tides.
Discussion: DNyuz
ABC News:
Criminal referrals emerge as possible ‘exit strategy’ of struggling Biden impeachment inquiry, sources say  —  Sources say James Comer met with Donald Trump last month.  —  House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer arrives to speak to reporters prior to a closed-door deposition …
Discussion: Punchbowl News
 
 
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