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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Voters don't have a clue about how much worse Trump's second term would be — Gameli Fenuku, a 22-year-old Black college student in Richmond, Va. is exactly the demographic you'd think would never vote for Donald Trump in November — and indeed he may not. But Fenuku told the New York Times …
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The Daily Beast:
Stormy Daniels Is Going to Screw Trump's Campaign Schedule — Trump is about to have his entire schedule derailed by courtroom appearances and, even if his campaign thinks he can make it work, Trump is about to have real time problems. — Having secured his third straight Republican …
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
“Experts are desperate to warn the public”: Hundreds sign Dr. John Gartner's Trump dementia petition — “They see the signs of Trump's cognitive decline through the eyes of years of training and experience” — Since at least 2016, a brave, determined, and stalwart group of psychologists …
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Brian Karem / Salon:
There is only one thing that matters about Donald Trump — and it's not his crimes or mental decline — Donald Trump must never return to the White House — I don't know about anyone else, but I'm already tired of the presidential election campaign and it's just mid-March. And I like politics.
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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Biden up by 1 point over Trump in new national survey
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
A rhetoric expert on how Biden can hit Trump where it hurts
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Biden's Best Shot Against Trump Lies in ‘Blue Wall’ States
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Breitbart:
Exclusive — Donald Trump: ‘I Will Never Do Anything that Will Jeopardize or Hurt Social Security or Medicare’
G. Elliott Morris / ABC News:
Trump is leading the polls, but there's plenty of time for Biden to catch up
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Jacqueline Sweet / The Guardian:
US firm that paid indicted FBI informant tied to Trump associates, records reveal — Alexander Smirnov was paid $600,000 in 2020 - the same year he allegedly began lying to FBI about Bidens' role in Ukraine business — An American company that paid the now indicted FBI informant Alexander Smirnov …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump's MAGA movement is causing Republicans in Congress to hate each other — Fewer than half of House Republicans bothered to attend Speaker Mike Johnson's retreat — It's wild what a few short months of actually getting to know a person can do to your opinion of them.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Johnson signals shift on Ukraine to GOP senators
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell raises pressure on Johnson over Ukraine: ‘Finish the job’
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Trump in court for hearing on classified documents charges — FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Presumptive GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump attended a court hearing Thursday where his lawyers tried to convince a federal judge to throw out charges against him for allegedly mishandling highly classified documents …
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CNBC:
Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is putting together an investor group to buy TikTok — Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he is putting together an investor group to try to buy TikTok. — “I think the legislation should pass and I think it should be sold,” Mnuchin told CNBC's “Squawk Box” on Thursday.
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Gareth Vipers / Wall Street Journal:
Steven Mnuchin Says He Is Putting Together a Group to Buy TikTok
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Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Schumer to call for ‘new election’ in Israel in scathing speech on Netanyahu — “Israel cannot hope to succeed as a pariah opposed by the rest of the world,” the Senate majority leader is expected to say. — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) will call for the Israeli government …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Chuck Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, criticizing Netanyahu's leadership
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China — Two years into office, President Donald Trump authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign on Chinese social media aimed at turning public opinion in China against its government …
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The Hill:
‘Stumpy’ the iconic DC cherry tree to be turned into mulch — “Stumpy is a climate change story.” — Story at a glance — Rising sea level and sinking seawalls have led to twice-a-day flooding around the Tidal Basin, leaving behind mud and debris. — Stumpy, which is in the flood area …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Media compounds failure on Hur report — On February 8, Special Counsel Robert Hur released a report describing President Joe Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and “diminished faculties.” Although Hur concluded that criminal charges against Biden …
Lili Bayer / The Guardian:
US ambassador hits out at Hungary's ‘unhinged anti-American messaging’ — In speech in Budapest, David Pressman says while Hungary under Viktor Orbán tries to wait out US government, ‘we will act’ — The US ambassador to Hungary has said Washington will act in response to Budapest's …
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Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Trump's RNC officially kills the GOP's mail-in voter effort — The Trump-branded Republican Party is less interested in promoting voting by mail than in legal challenges aimed at voting systems. — In a victory for the extremist wing of the Republican Party, it looks like Donald Trump's …
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NBC News:
Sen. Bob Menendez is considering running for re-election as an independent, sources say — The New Jersey Democrat has been indicted on 18 federal counts, including accepting bribes from a foreign government. He and his wife have pleaded not guilty. — WASHINGTON — Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Hair-Raising Details of New Jersey GOP Senate Candidate's DUI Emerge — Asked by a cop if he'd been in a crash, the New Jersey Republican said: “I don't think so,” according to a police report. — New details have emerged of an incident involving a New Jersey Republican candidate running …
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
In history-making visit, Harris plans to tour Minnesota abortion clinic — Vice President Harris plans to travel to Minnesota on Thursday to visit a reproductive health center that provides abortions, according to a White House official, in what is believed to be the first time an American president …
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USA Today:
Kamala Harris approval rating high among Dems but not elsewhere: exclusive poll — Phillip M. Bailey Joey Garrison Sudiksha KochiUSA TODAY — WASHINGTON - Despite efforts by the White House to rehabilitate Vice President Kamala Harris's image, she continues to struggle winning …
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