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3:30 PM ET, March 14, 2024

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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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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.
Discussion: New Republic and The Dispatch
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Bulwark
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 …
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
A rhetoric expert on how Biden can hit Trump where it hurts  —  “Biden's base wants a competent leader; Trump's base wants a strong man authoritarian.  Trump is neither,” Jennifer Mercieca says.  —  ∙ Paid … With Trump increasingly sounding like a zooted-out Hitler on the stump …
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Biden's Best Shot Against Trump Lies in ‘Blue Wall’ States
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NBC News:
Live updates: Trump to attend Florida classified documents hearing seeking dismissal of charges
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Is a National-Security Risk
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: emptywheel and Raw Story
Will Steakin / ABC News:
Rep. Matt Gaetz subpoenaed in defamation suit by woman he allegedly had sex with as minor: Sources  —  Gaetz could be asked under oath about the allegations involving a minor.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz asks questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2023.
Discussion: Political Wire
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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
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 …
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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell raises pressure on Johnson over Ukraine: ‘Finish the job’  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday again pressed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to take up the Senate-passed national security spending package, which includes $60 billion for Ukraine …
Discussion: New York Post
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Johnson signals shift on Ukraine to GOP senators
Discussion: MeidasTouch and New York Post
Sydney Dunlap / The Hill:
Republicans pan Sanders's 32-hour workweek bill  —  GOP lawmakers pushed back against Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) new proposal for a 32-hour workweek during a committee hearing Thursday, saying such a mandate would hurt workers and crush small businesses.  —  The Senate Committee on Health …
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.
NBC News:
Trump adviser Peter Navarro has to report to prison, federal appeals court rules  —  The former White House trade adviser was involved in Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.  —  WASHINGTON — Peter Navarro, a Donald Trump adviser sentenced to four months in federal prison …
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 …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
N.Y. district attorney supports a 30-day delay in Donald Trump's hush money trial  —  The trial was scheduled to begin on March 25.  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a court filing Thursday that his office doesn't oppose former President Donald Trump's motion to delay …
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Supreme Court's approval hovering near record lows, two justices have teamed up to promote the art of disagreeing without being nasty about it.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and RedState
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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Luke Goldstein / American Prospect:
AIPAC Talking Points Revealed
Discussion: Fox News and New York Times
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
Yahoo News/YouGov poll: ‘Dread’ tops list of Americans' feelings about 2024 election — but ‘optimism’ is growing
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and Washington Times
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Trump Campaign Ads Are Monetizing Pro-Nazi Content on Rumble
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda to Host Biden Broadway Fund-Raiser
Discussion: Deadline and BizPac Review
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Hair-Raising Details of New Jersey GOP Senate Candidate's DUI Emerge
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Sterilizer plants release a cancer-causing gas. The Biden administration will make them cut those emissions by 90 percent
Discussion: Associated Press, STAT and DNyuz
Sabrina Rodriguez / Washington Post:
Union to spend $200 million to get working-class voters to back Biden, Democrats
Discussion: SEIU, The Hill and DNyuz
Adeshola Ore / The Guardian:
Councils from Paris to the Yarra want to use parking fees to clamp down on big SUVs. What are they doing and will they succeed?
Mother Jones:
Elon Musk Keeps Spreading a Very Specific Kind of Racism
CNN:
RFK Jr.'s VP prospect Aaron Rodgers has shared false Sandy Hook conspiracy theories in private conversations
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

 
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