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6:40 PM ET, March 20, 2024

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Jennifer Gould / New York Post:
Donald Trump may not pay bond — and instead let Letitia James seize Trump Tower: insiders  —  As Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to post a $454 million bond in the civil fraud case against him in New York, insiders said he may be weighing a little-discussed option: Do nothing.
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Panic mode sets in for Trump as he faces deadline for massive bond  —  Former President Donald Trump is in panic mode as the deadline approaches to secure a half-billion-dollar bond to appeal his civil fraud case in New York, according to multiple sources familiar with his thinking.
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
What Trump Supporters Think When He Mocks People With Disabilities  —  Last weekend, I stood among thousands of Donald Trump supporters in a windy airfield, watching them watch their candidate.  I traveled to the former president's event just outside Dayton, Ohio, because I couldn't stop thinking …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Dispatch and The Root
The Hill:
Nostalgic for the Trump years?  That's because his draconian budget cuts never passed.  —  A New York Times poll released this month revealed that more voters believe Donald Trump's policies benefitted them personally than feel that way about Joe Biden's policies.  We have news for these Americans.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
New York AG urges appeals court to make Trump pay full bond
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Donald Trump Isn't Running A Presidential Campaign
Discussion: HuffPost, Twitchy and Raw Story
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump suggests he'd support a national ban on abortions around 15 weeks of pregnancy
Bonchie / RedState:
MUST-SEE: AOC Has a Mental Breakdown After Bobulinski Runs Circles Around Her  —  Hunter Biden demanded a hearing on Capitol Hill and then didn't show up.  Perhaps he should have because his allies in the Democratic caucus aren't handling things well.  —  In the gift that just keeps on giving …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez demands GOP specify actual crimes in Biden impeachment inquiry  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pressured the GOP to name the specific crime they are accusing President Biden of as they proceed with their impeachment inquiry.  —  Ocasio-Cortez noted the recent arrest …
NBC News:
Lev Parnas, ex-Giuliani associate, testifies allegations against Bidens are false and ‘spread by the Kremlin’  —  In his opening statement, Parnas maintained there is no evidence showing that Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were linked to corruption in Ukraine.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Texts Reveal More Russia Ties for Key Anti-Biden Witness
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Florida Democrat wears Putin mask to impeachment hearing
Washington Post:
‘Very, very troubling’: Judges, lawyers flummoxed by Judge Cannon  —  The jurist overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida has raised eyebrows and alarms with her latest order  —  Lawyers and former judges said they are baffled by an order issued this week …
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Biden met with billionaire Bucks owner in Milwaukee  —  Private sit-down continues a pattern of personal outreach to big donors.  —  During a campaign swing through Wisconsin last week, President Joe Biden met privately with the billionaire owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, Wes Edens …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden touts ‘landmark agreement’ with Intel during visit to Arizona
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Biden wanders off stage after spotting baby in crowd at Arizona campaign event: 'Couldn't resist'
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could Republicans blow it with bad candidates — again?  —  Welcome to The Campaign Moment, where we're averting our gaze from the presidential election thanks to some significant developments in the battle for Congress.  —  (Did a friend forward this to you?  If so, sign up here.)  —  The big moment
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Politico:
Playbook: Sherrod Brown's dilemma
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Biden Administration Announces Rules Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles  —  The regulations would require automakers to sell more electric vehicles and hybrids by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution.  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday issued one of the most significant …
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US EPA:
Biden-Harris Administration finalizes strongest-ever pollution standards for cars that position U.S. companies and workers to lead the clean vehicle future …
The Hill:
House approves pro-fracking, pro-oil bills to kick off ‘energy week’  —  House Republicans on Wednesday kicked off voting on a slate of legislation for what they are dubbing “energy week,” passing two measures in support of oil and gas development.  —  Collectively, the energy-related legislation …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus votes to remove Ken Buck  —  The House Freedom Caucus voted to remove Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) from the group Tuesday night, a member of the conservative body told The Hill, a dismissal that comes days before he is set to retire from Congress.  —  The Freedom Caucus member …
David Gilbert / Wired:
Elon Musk's X Is Suspending Accounts That Reveal a Neo-Nazi Cartoonist's Alleged Identity  —  Researchers and journalists have been blocked on X from sharing the alleged identity of the neo-Nazi cartoonist Stonetoss.  —  X has locked and suspended the accounts of journalists and researchers …
Discussion: Advocate and Vanity Fair
Kelly O'Donnell / NBC News:
Leo Varadkar steps down as Irish prime minister in shock move  —  “I'm proud that we have made the country a more equal and more modern place,” the taoiseach said in Dublin.  —  Leo Varadkar, Ireland's first openly gay taoiseach, or prime minister, said Wednesday that he would step down …
Wall Street Journal:
Julian Assange, Justice Department Exploring Guilty Plea to End 14-Year Legal Drama  —  WikiLeaks founder is locked in legal battle to avoid extradition to U.S.  —  in London  —  The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to allow Julian Assange to plead guilty to a reduced charge …
Jack Fitzpatrick / Bloomberg Government:
Republicans Call for Retirement Age Hike in Clash With Biden  —  Search by Topic  —  The largest caucus of House Republicans called for an increase in the Social Security retirement age Wednesday, setting up a clash with President Joe Biden over spending on popular entitlement programs.
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House Republican divisions over governing spill onto campaign trail  —  An incumbent in Illinois is one of several members of Congress who have faced opposition from colleagues in primary contests  —  The ideologically fractured House Republican conference has spent the past year debating what it takes to govern.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 
 
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Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Embattled Dem Senators Call on Biden to Recognize Palestinian State
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
The Nation:
A Statement From Jewish Americans Opposing AIPAC
Discussion: ScheerPost.com
Fox News:
DC attorney general drops charges against Steve Nikoui for disruption of Congress during SOTU speech
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NBC News:
Kennedy family set to step up its efforts to help Biden's campaign
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Johnson may invite Netanyahu to address Congress after Schumer comments
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump, others can appeal Fani Willis removal ruling, judge allows
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Banning abortion was the first step, not the last
David Milliken / Reuters:
Gloomy youth pull US and western Europe down global happiness ranking
 

 
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