Cannon tells lawyers to weigh if Trump conduct can't be reviewed by courts  —  In classified documents case, legal arguments over jury instructions seem to take precedence over numerous other pretrial issues  —  The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified-documents case issued …

Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro heads to prison after historic contempt prosecution  —  Peter Navarro, an ex-White House aide to former President Donald Trump, is scheduled to turn himself in Tuesday to a federal prison in Miami, making history as the first former White House official to be imprisoned for a contempt of Congress conviction.

Trump sues ABC and Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over Mace interview  —  Former President Trump sued ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over the anchor's questioning of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) about her endorsement of Trump.  —  The March 10 interview on “This Week” …

Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents  —  An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C.

The Ego Has Crash-Landed  —  Donald Trump dominated the news cycle this weekend.  Everybody's talking about the outrageous things he said at his rally in Dayton, Ohio—above all, his menacing warning of a “bloodbath” if he is defeated in November.  To follow political news is to again be immersed in all Trump, all the time.

Trump Golf Club Settlement Hangs Alina Habba Out to Dry  —  The former president's lawyer may still face fallout for her involvement in an ex-employee's hush money deal over harassment claims at Trump's Bedminster club. … Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey …

Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data  —  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store.

Trader Joe's cashews sold in 16 states are recalled over salmonella threat  —  Story at a glance  — Wenders LLC, based in Dublin, California, is recalling some lots of Trader Joe's 50% Less Sodium Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews, which were sold in 16 states.

Montana Supreme Court allows abortion ballot proposal to proceed  —  The ruling says Attorney General Austin Knudsen erred in finding the proposal for the 2024 ballot ‘legally insufficient.’  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)  —  Thank you for being a member of Montana Free Press.

Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of two Black men  —  A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year.  Hunter Elward was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee …

Trump Hints Again at Deporting Harry Over Drug Use: 'We'll Have to See'  —  Prince Harry's admission of drug use in his memoir could make him vulnerable to politically motivated action if Trump wins in November.  —  Donald Trump has once again hinted that, under a second Trump administration …

Congressional Leaders Strike Deal on Final Spending Bill Ahead of Shutdown  —  Lawmakers resolved disputes over Department of Homeland Security funding, paving the way for an agreement.  But they may still be unable to meet a Friday deadline to avert a brief partial shutdown.

Drone footage raises questions about Israeli justification for deadly strike on Gaza journalists  —  JERUSALEM — On Jan. 7, the Israeli military conducted a targeted missile strike on a car carrying four Palestinian journalists outside Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

The Bloodbath Candidate  —  In Context, Trump is Worse  —  At a rally in Vandalia, Ohio last Saturday, Trump promised a “bloodbath for the country” if he's not elected president.  —  Then followed a predictable bout of (self-)deception, the claim that Trump's bloodbath was out of context.

Biden to target ‘rent gouging’ landlords as high housing costs factor into 2024 race  — President Biden plans to target landlords he claims are keeping rents artificially high.  — Biden's attack on ‘rent gouging’ seeks to shift the blame for stubbornly high housing costs partly onto …

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 …

Potential 2024 candidates keep saying no, but No Labels is pressing forward anyway  —  More than a dozen prominent potential presidential candidates have said no after approaches from the group, which is behind its stated ballot access goal.  —  No Labels is still working to find …

March 18, 2024  —  It seems to me that the news tends to be slow on weekends during the Biden administration, while Mondays are a firehose.  (In contrast, Trump's people tended to dump news in the middle of the night, after Fox News Channel personality Sean Hannity's show was over, which may or may not have been a coincidence.)