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8:15 PM ET, March 13, 2024

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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 …

Discussion: NBC News, New Republic, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, ABC News, CBS News, Reuters and Washington Examiner

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.

Discussion: The Dispatch, CLAYTOONZ, Mediaite, New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, Axios, DNyuz, Democrats, HuffPost, Forbes, LGBTQ Nation and MeidasTouch

Lee Moran / HuffPost:

Donald Trump Flips Out At Democrats' Mocking Montages With Massive Self-Own … Video

Discussion: Daily Mail, Decider, Gizmodo, Salon, Mediaite, New Republic, Crooks and Liars, IJR and MeidasTouch

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.

Discussion: New York Times, NaturalNews.com, USA Today, RedState, WFLA-TV, Washington Examiner, BizPac Review, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump demonstrates why ‘Artificial Intelligence’ will be so useful to him

Discussion: Raw Story, Outside the Beltway and IJR

Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Haley Shaved 77K Votes Off Trump's Georgia Win Despite Dropping Out

Discussion: New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, MeidasTouch, Semafor, Newsweek, The American Conservative, The Hill, Fox News, Georgia Recorder, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian and Political Wire

Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
Russia is ready for nuclear war, Putin warns the West

Discussion: Politico, Al Jazeera, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, New York Times, CNN, Semafor, Reuters, The Western Journal, Associated Press, Breitbart, Sputnik News, The Gateway Pundit, DNyuz, IJR, The Times of Israel, Fox News, Metro.co.uk and The Guardian

ABC News:
Criminal referrals emerge as possible ‘exit strategy’ of struggling Biden impeachment inquiry, sources say

Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story, The Daily Signal, Punchbowl News, Fox News, The Maine Wire and Washington Examiner

Associated Press:

Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against ex-President Donald Trump, but others remain — The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 …

Associated Press:

Kemp signs Georgia law reviving prosecutor sanctions panel. Democrats fear it's aimed at Fani Willis — ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law Wednesday that lets a state commission begin operating with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, potentially disrupting Fulton …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, RedState, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Associated Press, Florida Phoenix, Georgia Recorder and CBS News

US Department of Justice:

Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Wildlife Trafficking Charges as Part of Yearslong Effort to Create Giant Hybrid Sheep for Captive Hunting — For Immediate Release — Defendant Worked to Traffic Marco Polo Sheep Parts from Kyrgyzstan, Clone Sheep, Illegally Inseminate Ewes to Create Hybrids …

Discussion: CBS News, RedState, The Daily Beast, Interesting Engineering, The Daily Caller and Gizmodo

Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Man pleads guilty to scheme to create giant sheep hybrids for captive hunting

Discussion: Daily Montanan

Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:

Family Dollar and Dollar Tree will close 1,000 stores — New York CNN — Family Dollar, the struggling discount chain that caters to low-income customers predominantly in cities, said Wednesday it will close nearly 1,000 stores. — Years of mismanagement and poor conditions in stores have hurt Family Dollar's brand.

Lauren White / CREW:

DHS officials' texts show unfiltered reaction to January 6 — Internal text messages from the Federal Protective Service obtained by CREW give a never before seen look at how senior government law enforcement officials prepared for and responded to the insurrection on January 6th.

Discussion: Raw Story

Dasha Burns / NBC News:

Abortion is a top concern for Trump as he considers his VP pick — Former President Donald Trump has been laser-focused on the abortion views of his potential running mates, viewing the issue as a potential vulnerability for Republicans. — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Last month at Mar-a-Lago …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Talking Points Memo, Daily Caller News Foundation, Fox News and Iowa Starting Line

Dan Mangan / CNBC:

Chubb CEO defends backing Trump appeal bond in E. Jean Carroll case — The CEO of the Chubb insurance company defended a subsidiary providing former President Donald Trump with a $91.6 million appeals bond in the case where he was found liable for defaming E. Jean Carroll after she accused him of rape.

Discussion: PolitiFact, Forbes, Raw Story, The Hill, NBC News, ABC News and The Moderate Voice

Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast:

Russians Warned to Flee Border Cities While They Still Can — Anti-Putin militants urged citizens to evacuate on Wednesday after launching a military offensive aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. — Anti-Kremlin Russian fighters have begun urging their fellow citizens to abandon their homes …

Discussion: The Moscow Times

Farnoush Amiri / Associated Press:

Hunter Biden rebuffs Republicans' invitation to appear for a public hearing — Hunter Biden on Wednesday rejected an invitation from House Republicans to appear for a public hearing next week alongside former business associates, an inquiry his attorney dismissed as a “carnival side show.”

Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden declines House committee invitation to testify publicly

Discussion: Breitbart

Kati Perry / Washington Post:

Republicans' House majority is their smallest in decades, and shrinking — Republicans are entering a months-long stretch of legislating with their smallest House majority in decades. And the margin is about to tighten even more. — Jan. 200120032005200720092011201320152017201 9202120230170190230250Number …

Discussion: New Republic, Reuters, NBC News, The Daily Caller, KXAN-TV, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, PoliticusUSA, Fox 8 Cleveland WJW and IJR

Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:

Lauren Boebert won't pursue special election nomination to replace Ken Buck after his abrupt resignation — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said Wednesday that she will not pursue the Republican special election nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Ken Buck in Colorado's 4th Congressional District after he departs Congress at the end of next week.

Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:

DeSantis Accuses Libs of TikTok of Spreading Lies For ‘Clicks’ — Libs of TikTok claimed Florida provides drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants, despite the state having some of the country's harshest anti-immigrant laws. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis skewered the right-wing social media account Libs …

Discussion: MeidasTouch, New Republic, DNyuz, Mediaite and Florida Politics

Sarah Fielding / Engadget:

Tesla paid no federal income taxes while paying executives $2.5 billion over five years — Spoiler: The company actually received $1 million in refunds. — In case you need another reason to shout “tax the rich” from the rooftops, it's here, and it's going to make you angry.

Discussion: The Guardian, Institute for Policy Studies, KLFY.com, Raw Story, HuffPost and DNyuz

HotAir:

Fani's Case Flops, Ben Shapiro Under Fire — On this full episode of LARRY, we discuss the BREAKING NEWS for Donald Trump out of Fulton County, the internet's RAGE at Ben Shapiro, Democrat INSANITY about voter ID, the RARE sanity coming out of the UK, and MUCH, much more!

NBC News:

Speaker Mike Johnson is still dealing with Kevin McCarthy's baggage — Johnson is grappling with issues inherited from his predecessor: an unfunded government, a Rules panel stacked with conservatives and an impeachment inquiry that's losing steam. — WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia …

Discussion: Axios

Beege Welborn / HotAir:

Everything's Fine: West Point Drops ‘Duty, Honor, and Country’ From Its Mission Statement — I have been pretty hard on clueless Army Secretary Christine Wormuth during the year and a half I've been scribbling here. When you see her as the ballerina atop the melting, gooey …

Discussion: One America News Network, The Western Journal, American Military News, Newsmax, RedState and Breitbart

Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:

GOP Senate Candidate Took Bold Stance Against the Sale of Alcohol... In Wisconsin — Eric Hovde, who's running for office in a state famous for its booze, bemoaned the commercialization of alcohol in 2017 — Wisconsin is famous for its booze. The brands Miller, Schlitz, Pabst …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Heartland Signal and Political Wire

Filip Timotija / The Hill:

Democrats plead with Johnson to put Ukraine bill on floor: ‘Lead, follow or get out of the way’ — A bicameral group of Democrats pleaded to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to put the Senate's foreign aid bill, which includes Ukraine aid, to a floor vote, emphasizing that the war-torn …

Discussion: Raw Story, The Guardian, Democrats, MeidasTouch, New York Post, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Axios, Business Insider, Washington Times, Washington Examiner and Wall Street Journal

David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:

Don't Be Lulled Into Thinking Trump II Will Just Be A Repeat Of Trump I — INSIDE: Robert Hur ... Ron Klain ... Kristi Noem … We Have More Than An Inkling Of What's To Come — After many months of very explicit promises from Donald Trump about what a second term as president would look like …

Rachel Looker / USA Today:

Could the Senate pass federal bill for shorter workweek? Here's what to know — WASHINGTON − There's a revived effort on Capitol Hill to make a shorter workweek the new norm. — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced Wednesday he will introduce a bill to establish a standard 32-hour workweek …

Discussion: The Hill, Truthout, Rolling Stone, Washington Times and WCAX-TV

Kate Santaliz / NBC News:

Sen. Katie Britt has told her misleading anecdote about sex trafficking multiple times — An NBC News analysis shows Britt has brought up the same victim, who was trafficked under the Bush administration, at least five times this year to criticize Biden's border policies.

Discussion: Axios, HuffPost and Political Wire

Ward Clark / RedState:

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Sends State Assets South to Block Illegal Immigrants From Haiti — In a press release issued on Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated that the state of Florida will be sending assets to southern Florida and the Florida Keys to stop any possible influx …

Discussion: HotAir, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Fox News, Trending Politics Conservative, The Western Journal, Sun-Sentinel, Florida Phoenix, BizPac Review, The Daily Caller, The Capitolist, The Maine Wire, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, WFLA-TV, NewsNation and Florida Politics

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: Raw Story and Forbes

Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:

A small city in Oklahoma elected a white nationalist. Will it be able to vote him out? — Judd Blevins, a city commissioner in Enid, Oklahoma, marched in the 2017 white nationalist Unite the Right rally. Now he faces a recall vote. — ENID, Okla. — The photo of Judd Blevins was unmistakable.

Discussion: Raw Story and HuffPost