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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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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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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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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Repeats Obama's Mistake — Donald Trump has long detested Barack Obama and sought to present himself as the opposite of his presidential predecessor in every way. But in his takeover of the Republican National Committee, he risks echoing one of Obama's biggest political mistakes.
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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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USA Today:
Trump shows slight lead over Biden in new exclusive poll even as views of economy brighten
Trump shows slight lead over Biden in new exclusive poll even as views of economy brighten
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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
Georgia judge says he's on track to rule this week on whether to remove DA Fani Willis from Trump election case
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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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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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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump clinches GOP nomination
Trump clinches GOP nomination
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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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Max Burns / The Hill:
Trump's GOP is already dying — For Donald Trump, last week must have seemed like a final, crowning victory over his lingering Republican critics. On Friday the Republican National Committee made official what Trump had already decreed weeks ago, electing Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as party co-chair.
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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
Racial reset shakes American politics
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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.”
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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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Madeline Leesman / Townhall:
Schiff Attacked Special Counsel Hur for Reporting Biden's Failing Memory. Here's What Happened Next.
Schiff Attacked Special Counsel Hur for Reporting Biden's Failing Memory. Here's What Happened Next.
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 …
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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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 …
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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 …
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Bonchie / RedState:
Panic Time for Democrats As Joe Biden Gets No Bump From Terrible State of the Union Speech — The disconnect between the press and average Americans was laid bare following Joe Biden's angry and divisive State of the Union speech in early March. — As RedState reported …
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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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at 7.6% — More than one in five Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ+ — WASHINGTON, D.C. — LGBTQ+ identification in the U.S. continues to grow, with 7.6% of U.S. adults now identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or some other sexual orientation besides heterosexual.
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
He Didn't Deny Being A White Supremacist. Then He Was Elected To City Council. — Judson Blevins, a city commissioner in Enid, Oklahoma, won't refute evidence tying him to a secretive fascist group. Does the city care enough to recall him from office? — ENID, Okla. — On the evening of Nov. 7 …
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