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8:15 AM ET, March 19, 2024

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Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Is Donald Trump About to Go Bankrupt?  —  Debt is becoming a major campaign issue in 2024.  I don't mean the national debt, which today stands at 99 percent of gross domestic product and which, the Congressional Budget Office projects, will total 116 percent of GDP 10 years from now.
Discussion: Progress Pond and Business Insider
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Bloomberg:
Trump Rules Out Vivek Ramaswamy as Running Mate as He Eyes New Team  — Former president eyeing loyalty, ideological agreement in pick  — Trump team aiming for smooth transition should he win election  —  Donald Trump has ruled out Vivek Ramaswamy as his running mate and is instead eyeing …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Says Jews Who Support Democrats ‘Hate Israel’ and ‘Their Religion’  —  The comments, on a conservative radio program, echo an antisemitic trope and escalate claims he made as president that were widely criticized.  —  Former president Donald J. Trump accused Jewish voters of hating …
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Context collapse  —  On Saturday, Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Ohio.  Before he began, an announcer instructed the crowd to rise in tribute to the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6, and Trump himself stood and saluted the national anthem as recorded by the “J6 Prison Choir.”
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Behind Trump's campaign cash crunch: Small-dollar donor fatigue, major donor hesitation  — Former President Donald Trump is facing two major fundraising problems: A shortage of big money interest and a drop in small-dollar donor support.  — The drop in Trump's small-dollar contributors …
Discussion: Raw Story, RedState, The Hill and Truthout
Molly Sprayregen / LGBTQ Nation:
Donald Trump officially “out of his mind” after unhinged speech praising Capitol rioters
Discussion: Politico and New Jersey Online
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Mike Pence Should Be the Biggest Story of the 2024 Campaign
Ben Protess / New York Times:
Trump Spurned by 30 Companies as He Seeks Bond in $454 Million Judgment
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘Bloodbath’ aside, Trump's violent rhetoric is unambiguous
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Pence's refusal to back Trump points to a larger problem
Discussion: Wonkette and HuffPost
Charles Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Trump's ‘Bloodbath’ Rant Is Disgusting in Any Context
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump seeks appeal of Georgia prosecutor disqualification ruling  —  Donald Trump on Monday asked a Georgia judge to allow him to appeal a ruling keeping the lead prosecutor on the state's criminal case against the former U.S. president over his attempts to overturn his election defeat.
Discussion: Breitbart, HuffPost, Raw Story and WAGA-TV
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court says Trump White House official Peter Navarro must begin prison sentence  —  Navarro, who refused to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee, wanted to remain free while he appealed his contempt of Congress conviction.  —  WASHINGTON − Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump can't find anyone to spot him $464 million. Would you?
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at hush money trial
The Detroit News:
Pro-Trump lawyer arrested on bench warrant in Washington, D.C.  —  Stefanie Lambert, a Michigan lawyer who has championed dubious claims of election fraud, was arrested in Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon because of a bench warrant, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US Supreme Court justices, judges face new rules for disclosing free trips  —  U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges can no longer avoid disclosing the value of travel-related gifts they receive by classifying such free trips as “reimbursements” on their financial disclosure forms under new regulations now in effect.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Tuberville says GOP leadership should have vetted claims in Katie Britt's speech  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said GOP leadership should have more carefully reviewed the claims in Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.)'s response to President Biden's State of the Union address as she faces criticism …
Bloomberg:
Hong Kong Passes Local Security Bill Cementing China's Control  — Article 23 was fastest bill passed in the city since 1997  — Critics say new law could diminish open economic discussion  —  Hong Kong has fast-tracked into law domestic security legislation that critics …
Discussion: New York Times and Semafor
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2024 GOP Poll: Moreno 38%, Dolan 29%, LaRose 12%  —  Home Polls Ohio 2024 GOP Poll: Moreno 38%, Dolan 29%, LaRose 12%  —  The final Emerson College Polling Ohio Republican Primary poll, fielded Sunday-Monday before the Tuesday election, finds 38% of likely voters support Bernie Moreno, 29% Matt Dolan, and 12% Frank LaRose.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Moreno leads Ohio GOP Senate primary by 9 points ahead of election: Survey
Discussion: Power Line and USA Today
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Congress' stock trading addiction  —  On March 12, Bloomberg reported that the Department of Defense was canceling a $2.5 billion grant to chip-maker Intel.  The money was supposed to make Intel “a dedicated supplier of chips for military and intelligence needs, designating a so-called Secure Enclave within the company's factory.”
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Congressional leaders strike deal on Homeland Security funding ahead of shutdown deadline  —  Congressional leaders have struck a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the remainder of fiscal year 2024, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden starts making his affordable housing pitch on the trail  —  A trip to Nevada will be centered around increasing housing supply.  —  Joe Biden is ramping up efforts to show he's focused on alleviating the nationwide housing crunch, amid worries that rising home prices could dent …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
The most important Senate primary of the year is just one of today's elections  —  The races will also test Donald Trump's hold on the GOP, and the Democratic divide over the Israel-Hamas war.  —  Donald Trump's trying to drag a few allies across the finish line on Tuesday.
Jordan Boyd / The Federalist:
Justice Jackson Complains First Amendment Is ‘Hamstringing’ Feds' Censorship Efforts  —  Free speech is on trial at the Supreme Court, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is no fan of the First Amendment.  —  Free speech is on trial at the Supreme Court, but Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson is no fan of the First Amendment.
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court likely to reject limits on White House social media contacts
 
 
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Golf Club Settlement Hangs Alina Habba Out to Dry
Discussion: Raw Story
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Supreme Court Lets Public Office Ban Stand for ‘Cowboys for Trump’ Founder
United States Capitol Police:
USCP Starts Body Worn Camera Pilot Program
Discussion: The Hill, WUSA and ABC News
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
Associated Press:
Lawsuit accuses NYC Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting a woman in a vacant lot in 1993
Stacey Barchenger / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes bipartisan housing bill, citing ‘unclear outcomes’
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Jan. 6 defendant got 2 congressional internships after she allegedly breached the building
 Earlier Items: 
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Arizona Lawmaker Shares On State Senate Floor Why She Plans To Get An Abortion
Discussion: Arizona Mirror and The Daily Beast
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Alito extends order barring Texas from detaining migrants under SB4 immigration law for now
Noah Keate / Politico:
Barack Obama drops in for a cuppa with UK PM Rishi Sunak
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
On Fox News, Steve Doocy has become the unexpected voice of dissent
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire