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Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Trump Doubles Down on Migrants ‘Poisoning’ the Country — In an interview on Fox News, the former president said again that migrants crossing the southern border were criminals from prisons and mental institutions. — Former President Donald J. Trump, in an interview broadcast Sunday …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Why Pence's Refusal to Endorse Trump Matters (Seriously!) — A Vice President not endorsing his former boss should be a bigger deal — On Friday afternoon, Mike Pence announced during an interview with Fox News' Martha MacCallum that he would not endorse Donald Trump for President.
Associated Press:
Trump ramps up dark rhetoric in Ohio stump speech for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio.
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Trump says he'll decide whether to support a national abortion ban ‘pretty soon’ — Former President Trump said Sunday that he will decide “pretty soon” whether to back a national abortion ban. — Trump's comments come after reports surfaced last month that he is considering embracing …
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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Escalates His Dehumanization of Migrants: Some Are ‘Not People ... These Are Animals’ — The former president continued his campaign to denigrate people coming to the U.S. in search of a better life — Former president Donald Trump, who opened his 2016 campaign declaring undocumented immigrants …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Two GOP senators won't commit to explicit Trump endorsement
Two GOP senators won't commit to explicit Trump endorsement
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NBC News:
Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses the election
Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses the election
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Chris Boccia / ABC News:
Rep. Turner disagrees with Trump's anti-migrant rhetoric but argues he can ‘fix’ border ‘crisis’
Rep. Turner disagrees with Trump's anti-migrant rhetoric but argues he can ‘fix’ border ‘crisis’
Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Says There Will Be a ‘Bloodbath’ and Elections Will End if He Isn't Reelected
Trump Says There Will Be a ‘Bloodbath’ and Elections Will End if He Isn't Reelected
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:
Exclusive: Top Republican calls for canceling future Biden SOTU speeches … - “That was about the most divisive State of the Union — I wouldn't extend him an invitation next year, if that's what we're going to get,” Emmer said during an interview at the House GOP retreat.
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The Strongman Fantasy — And Dictatorship in Real Life — Quite a few Americans like the idea of strongman rule. Why not a dictator who will get things done? — I lived in eastern Europe when memories of communism were fresh. I have visited regions in Ukraine where Russia imposed its occupation regime.
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
The education of a true believer — Linda Wenhold absorbed Patriot Academy's message that America is falling apart as it drifts from its biblical roots. Then she won a seat on her local Pennsylvania school board. — BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Linda Wenhold closed her eyes, bowed her head and offered a prayer.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Economic Advisers Float Three Names for Fed Chair — Kevin Warsh, Kevin Hassett, Arthur Laffer on shortlist presented to Trump during meeting at Mar-a-Lago — WASHINGTON—Influential economic advisers to Donald Trump presented the former president with a shortlist of potential candidates …
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NBC News:
Behind the scenes, Biden has grown angry and anxious about re-election effort — Biden locked up the Democratic nomination last week, but looking ahead to the general, anxiety has seemed to increase. — WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was seething. — In a private meeting at the White House …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Biden Campaign Raises Over $53 Million In February
Biden Campaign Raises Over $53 Million In February
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Promo video for Texas dental practice poses new ethics issue for Noem — Sitting in front of a camera for a highly produced, well-lit vertical video with the kind of caption made to watch on mute while you're scrolling through social media, a patient for SmileTexas near Houston tells viewers …
Jennie Taer / New York Post:
Illegal migrant from Lebanon caught at border admitted he's a Hezbollah terrorist hoping ‘to make a bomb’ — and was headed for NY — A Lebanese migrant who was caught sneaking over the border admitted he's a member of Hezbollah, he hoped to make a bomb, and his destination was New York, The Post can reveal.
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New York Times:
How Trump's Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation — Their claims of censorship have successfully stymied the effort to filter election lies online. — In the wake of the riot on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021, a groundswell built in Washington to rein in the onslaught of lies …
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court to decide if White House went too far fighting social media misinformation
Supreme Court to decide if White House went too far fighting social media misinformation
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The Daily Caller and Wall Street Journal
CNN:
‘Knock it off’: Speaker Mike Johnson tries to stop Republicans from campaigning against each other in bitter primary battles — Hear more on House Republican primary races on “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET. — House Republicans, who have seen …
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Fox News
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Ro Khanna says TikTok bill is not ‘actually addressing the issue’ — Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said the TikTok bill passed by the House last week is not “actually addressing the issue.” — Khanna, who voted against the bill, argued on ABC's “This Week” that while the two national security issues cited …
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