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11:30 AM ET, March 13, 2024

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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.
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case  —  The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but many counts in the sweeping racketeering indictment remain intact.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Trailing Trump in Polls, Biden Can Be More Bullish in One Battleground  —  The president faces lagging energy in many key states.  But in Wisconsin, which he will visit on Wednesday, rolling clashes over abortion rights and democracy have kept Democratic voters fired up.
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Putin Recalls Trump Acting Like Jealous GF in Private  —  According to him, Trump made no attempt to hide his own insecurities about Joe Biden.  —  Russia's Vladimir Putin has revealed an apparently previously unreported conversation with Donald Trump in which he claims the then-American president …
NBC News:
Judge in Georgia election interference case dismisses three counts against Trump  —  Judge Scott McAfee found some of the counts against the former president and some of his co-defendants were lacking details.  —  ATLANTA — The judge presiding over the election interference case in Georgia …
Discussion: Axios and Associated Press
Sophia Cai / Axios:   Trump's RNC makeover signals his plans for 2025
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Repeats Obama's Mistake
Washington Post:
Biden and Trump secure their parties' presidential nominations
Washington Post:
Trump takes control of the RNC with mass layoffs, restructuring
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump clinches GOP nomination
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 …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
RNC slashes budget for minority outreach after MAGA takeover  —  Following the Republican National Committee's takeover by Trump loyalists, the party will be shuttering a heavily-touted program designed to boost minority engagement.  —  In the wake of some modest gains with Hispanic voters in 2020 …
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Racial reset shakes American politics … But they've been shifting Republican over the last two decades, and are no longer the slam-dunk Democrats they were in 1960 when JFK ran for president. … - A New York Times/Siena College poll out March 2 found that President Biden led former President Trump …
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 …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Hunter Biden declines request to appear at public hearing  —  President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, won't appear before Congress at a slated March 20 hearing, with his attorney telling House Republicans that he “declines your invitation to this carnival side show.”
Discussion: CNBC, Breitbart and Washington Times
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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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Biden clinches Democratic nomination
Madeline Leesman / Townhall:
Schiff Attacked Special Counsel Hur for Reporting Biden's Failing Memory. Here's What Happened Next.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Hur's testimony undermines some key GOP claims on Biden
Ashley Oliver / Washington Examiner:
Hur corrects House Democrat: ‘I did not exonerate’ Joe Biden
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Brett Kavanaugh knows truth of alleged sexual assault, Christine Blasey Ford says in book  —  In memoir, professor whose accusation rocked 2018 supreme court hearings says rightwing justice not ‘consummately honest person’  —  The US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh is not a …
Discussion: Forbes
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: Wonkette and CNN
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
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.
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Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Ken Buck announces he will leave Congress on March 22, scrambling race to replace him that includes Lauren Boebert
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 …
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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Becky Sullivan / NPR:
NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies
Discussion: The Root and The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2024 Poll: Dolan 26%, Moreno 23%, LaRose 16%, 32% undecided in GOP Primary
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russia is ready for nuclear war, Putin warns the West
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Arkansas stops offering ‘X’ as an alternative to male and female on driver's licenses and IDs
 Earlier Items: 
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court will reconsider ruling limiting absentee ballot drop boxes
Discussion: WisPolitics and The Stranger
United States Courts:
Conference Acts to Promote Random Case Assignment
Washington Post:
In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled
Discussion: New Republic, Advocate and Bloomberg
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Experts Place New Secret Society Squarely In The Christian Nationalist Revival
Discussion: Frontpage Mag and Quillette