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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.
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CNN:
Georgia judge says he's on track to rule this week on whether to remove DA Fani Willis from Trump election case — The presiding judge in former President Donald Trump's Georgia election subversion case says he is on track to order this week on whether to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
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USA Today:
Trump shows slight lead over Biden in new exclusive poll even as views of economy brighten — Donald Trump edged Joe Biden 40%-38% in an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, a near-tie in a fluid electorate as the candidates head out of the starting gate.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Washington Post:
Biden and Trump secure their parties' presidential nominations
Biden and Trump secure their parties' presidential nominations
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's RNC makeover signals his plans for 2025
Washington Post:
Trump takes control of the RNC with mass layoffs, restructuring
Trump takes control of the RNC with mass layoffs, restructuring
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Repeats Obama's Mistake
Trump Repeats Obama's Mistake
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump clinches GOP nomination
Trump clinches GOP nomination
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Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Trump says pardoning Capitol attackers will be one of his first acts if elected again
Trump says pardoning Capitol attackers will be one of his first acts if elected again
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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 …
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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 …
Today, Democratic voters in Georgia gave President Joe Biden enough delegates to win …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Hur's testimony undermines some key GOP claims on Biden
Hur's testimony undermines some key GOP claims on Biden
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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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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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.
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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
Ken Buck announces he will leave Congress on March 22, scrambling race to replace him that includes Lauren Boebert
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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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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
NAACP urges Black athletes to avoid Florida public universities over anti-DEI policies
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