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NBC News:
Trump is having trouble getting cash for his bond. And he's growing frustrated. — The former president is in the unprecedented position of attempting to raise cash for both his campaign and his legal battles. — The prospect that Donald Trump may fail to post a bond by Monday's deadline …
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Rolling Stone, Raw Story, CNN and Associated Press
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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.
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The Hill, Financial Times, Bloomberg and Political Wire
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 …
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Raw Story, RedState, New York Times and Political Wire
Politico:
Trump has an early lead on Biden. But problems are piling up around him. — Missteps and unresolved policy problems are mounting for the former president. — Donald Trump is walking back recent comments about cutting Social Security. He's searching for an elusive abortion message …
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Tampa Bay Times, New York Times, Raw Story, HuffPost, New York Post, The Guardian, The Western Journal, NBC News, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, Axios and Democrats
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump is broke. That's bad news for the GOP. — President Biden, meanwhile, is loaded. … Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump owes the state of New York $454 million for being a fraudulent businessman who lied about the value of his assets for years.
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Mediaite, Financial Times, New York Magazine, WFLA-TV and NPR
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 …
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HuffPost, Balloon Juice, Raw Story, NBC News, The Hill, The Daily Beast and New Republic
The Daily Beast:
Trump's PAC Burned $230,000 a Day on Legal Bills in February
Trump's PAC Burned $230,000 a Day on Legal Bills in February
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Forbes and Political Wire
Ray Brescia / The Daily Beast:
These Under-the-Radar Rulings in the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case Are Really Bad for Trump
These Under-the-Radar Rulings in the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case Are Really Bad for Trump
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump lags behind Biden in campaign cash reserves while legal bills mount
Trump lags behind Biden in campaign cash reserves while legal bills mount
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The Hill, Political Wire, Politico and Reuters
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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Fox News, Raw Story, Newsbusters, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Twitchy, HuffPost, The Hill, USA Today, Mediaite, Axios, New Republic, Talking Points Memo, The Federalist, NewsNation and BizPac Review
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Impeachment inquiry appears on ice as House GOP tries to wrangle support — ‘Ultimately the American people will be voting ... to decide whether or not this president is suitable for office,’ one Republican said — Lacking support and evidence, the GOP-led impeachment inquiry …
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RedState, The US Sun, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Political Wire, Washington Examiner and Breitbart
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Parnas calls out GOP rep at hearing for ‘doing the bidding’ of Russia
Parnas calls out GOP rep at hearing for ‘doing the bidding’ of Russia
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Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Wonkette, MeidasTouch, The Western Journal, UPI, The Daily Beast, HuffPost and Daily Kos
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez demands GOP specify actual crimes in Biden impeachment inquiry
Ocasio-Cortez demands GOP specify actual crimes in Biden impeachment inquiry
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HuffPost, Gizmodo, Plain Dealer, New Republic, Fox News, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, CBS News, NBC News, Washington Times, MeidasTouch, Washington Examiner and Political Wire
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Parnas calls for probe into Bill Barr over 2019 arrest
Parnas calls for probe into Bill Barr over 2019 arrest
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Raw Story, Mediaite and emptywheel
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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Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Rolling Stone, Fox News, Breitbart and USA Today
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Jack Fitzpatrick / Bloomberg Government:
Republicans Call for Retirement Age Hike in Clash With Biden
Republicans Call for Retirement Age Hike in Clash With Biden
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The White House, Axios, The Hill, Bloomberg, Democrats, Rolling Stone and Political Wire
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden's stutter surges into the presidential campaign — Trump mocks and exaggerates the speech impediment. Biden embraces it as reflecting compassion. — President Biden recently sent out a video of a meeting with a 9-year-old with a stutter, telling the young boy, “Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do anything.”
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Associated Press:
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black men — Two former Mississippi deputies wept in court Wednesday as a federal judge sentenced them to years in prison and condemned their cruelty for breaking into a home with four other white officers and torturing two Black men.
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WJTV, Associated Press and RedState
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Nikki Haley's campaign had cash left over as her primary run ended — The former U.N. ambassador reported more than $11 million on hand at the end of February. — Nikki Haley's presidential campaign had $11.5 million in the bank at the end of February, just days before the former U.N. ambassador dropped …
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Morning Call, Political Wire, UPI and CNBC
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Do ‘Zombie Votes’ for Nikki Haley Expose Trump's Weakness?
Do ‘Zombie Votes’ for Nikki Haley Expose Trump's Weakness?
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Vox, The Hill, New Republic, Tampa Bay Times, Newsweek, Tallahassee Democrat, HuffPost, The Liberal Patriot, ABC News, The Daily Beast, IJR and The Guardian
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats
Democrats Prepare Aggressive Counter to Third-Party Threats
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The Hill, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Republicans Are Counting on Millionaires to Flip the Senate — With Democrats at a fund-raising advantage, the G.O.P. has backed candidates who can self-fund. But their wealth is likely to factor in the fight for Senate control. — Since his rise to the presidency …
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The Hill
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could Republicans blow it with bad candidates — again?
Could Republicans blow it with bad candidates — again?
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Wonkette, The Spectator World, Fox News, ABC News, The Bulwark, Roll Call, Breitbart, New York Magazine, Political Wire, Raw Story, Semafor and Blaze Media
Antony J. Blinken / United States Department of State:
Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Christiane Baissary of Al Hadath — RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA — QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you for joining us. — SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you for having me. — QUESTION: This is your sixth tour in the region since the war started in October.
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Nearly $6 Billion in Student Debt Cancellation for 78,000 Public Service Workers — Today, my Administration is cancelling student loans for an additional 78,000 public service workers - teachers, nurses, firefighters, and more - through Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
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 …
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 …
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Raw Story, Civil Discourse …, The Guardian, Default, The Bulwark, Los Angeles Times, Political Wire and The Gateway Pundit
Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
Georgia's Medicaid system is a disaster. Other states want to copy it. — In 2018, the Trump administration issued a rule allowing states to tie Medicaid eligibility to employment, a first in the program's 50-year history. The policy shift was the result of decades of work by Republicans who believe …
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Truthout and Atlanta Journal-Constitution