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11:40 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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Washington Post:
Bankruptcy is one way out of Trump's financial jam.  He doesn't want to take it.  —  People close to the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee say he is not considering bankruptcy, even though it could ease his immediate cash crunch  —  As Donald Trump faces dwindling options to pay off …
NBC News:
Trump eyes Sen. Marco Rubio as a potential VP pick  —  The short list remains on the long side.  But the Florida senator is gaining traction, six sources tell NBC News.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is moving up the list of former President Donald Trump's potential …
Discussion: RedState, New York Times and Semafor
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.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
New York AG urges appeals court to make Trump pay full bond
Kelly Rissman / The Independent:
Biden impeachment hearing descends into chaos as lawmaker caught on hot mic branding it ‘Jurassic Park’  —  'You can't make this stuff up,' someone can be heard saying  —  A hot mic captured a lawmaker labelling the heated House Oversight Committee's impeachment inquiry hearing …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez demands GOP specify actual crimes in Biden impeachment inquiry
Bonchie / RedState:
MUST-SEE: AOC Has a Mental Breakdown After Bobulinski Runs Circles Around Her
NBC News:
Lev Parnas, ex-Giuliani associate, testifies allegations against Bidens are false and ‘spread by the Kremlin’
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Florida Democrat wears Putin mask to impeachment hearing
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Texts Reveal More Russia Ties for Key Anti-Biden Witness
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House Republican budget calls for raising the retirement age for Social Security  —  A budget by the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 170 GOP lawmakers, highlights how many in the party would seek to govern if Republicans win in November.  —  WASHINGTON — A new budget …
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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.
Associated Press:
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black men  —  A third former Mississippi sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for his part in torturing two Black men.  In all, six former law officers are being sentenced …
Discussion: Associated Press, RedState and WJTV
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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 …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Parnas calls out GOP rep at hearing for ‘doing the bidding’ of Russia  —  Lev Parnas, a convicted former aide to Rudy Giuliani, named members of Congress Wednesday who he alleged were “doing the bidding” of Russia by attempting to dig up “dirt” on President Biden during his 2020 campaign.
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Politico:
Trump leadership PAC racks up millions in legal bills amid courtroom fights  —  The PAC paid $5.6 million in legal bills last month.  —  Donald Trump's leadership PAC spent another $5.6 million on legal expenses in February, furthering a trend that has seen the former president put valuable campaign dollars into his courtroom fights.
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Do ‘Zombie Votes’ for Nikki Haley Expose Trump's Weakness?  —  Donald Trump clinched his third consecutive Republican presidential nomination on March 12.  His record in 2024 primaries and caucuses is 33 wins and two losses so far (Nikki Haley won the District of Columbia and Vermont primaries).
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Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Mass Shooter Father's Chilling Prison Calls to Prosecutor Revealed  —  An investigation is now underway after threatening calls from prison by James Crumbley were revealed by the prosecutor handling his case.  —  The alleged jailhouse threats the father of the Oxford High School mass shooter …
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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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Biden wanders off stage after spotting baby in crowd at Arizona campaign event: 'Couldn't resist'
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden touts ‘landmark agreement’ with Intel during visit to Arizona
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Airman Accused of Sharing Classified Info With Boogaloo Buddies  —  USAF intel analyst and alleged extremist Jason Travis Gray ran a high-profile anti-government Facebook group, according to the feds. … A U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst advocated publicly for a second Civil War …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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Los Angeles Times:
Shohei Ohtani's attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Mitch McConnell urges GOP against term limits
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
House Republican divisions over governing spill onto campaign trail
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could Republicans blow it with bad candidates — again?
The Nation:
A Statement From Jewish Americans Opposing AIPAC
Discussion: ScheerPost.com
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Fox News:
DC attorney general drops charges against Steve Nikoui for disruption of Congress during SOTU speech
David Gilbert / Wired:
Elon Musk's X Is Suspending Accounts That Reveal a Neo-Nazi Cartoonist's Alleged Identity
NBC News:
Kennedy family set to step up its efforts to help Biden's campaign
Discussion: Fox News
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Biden Administration Announces Rule Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump, others can appeal Fani Willis removal ruling, judge allows
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