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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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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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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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Ray Brescia / The Daily Beast:
These Under-the-Radar Rulings in the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case Are Really Bad for Trump — The brief delay in the New York trial is just a small victory for Trump. The really consequential stuff hasn't gone his way lately. … Revelations that the Department of Justice recently disclosed …
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
NY Gears Up to Seize Trump Westchester Assets If Fraud Fine Is Unpaid — State registered $454 million judgment in Westchester County — Area is home to a Trump golf course and Seven Springs estate — New York state's $454 million judgment against Donald Trump in a civil fraud lawsuit …
NBC News:
Trump eyes Sen. Marco Rubio as a potential VP pick
Trump eyes Sen. Marco Rubio as a potential VP pick
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Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Schumer Says He Criticized Netanyahu to Save Israel — Democrat's criticism of Israeli leader gets pushback from GOP, divides American Jews — WASHINGTON—To save Israel, Chuck Schumer decided, he had to denounce its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Axios:
Mike Johnson says he will invite Netanyahu to address Congress … - Johnson said he has also been invited to address the Israeli Knesset and “we're just trying to work out schedules on all this.” … - Asked about Schumer, Johnson said, “Well, I guess we'll find out.
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NBC News:
Chuck Schumer rejects Netanyahu's request to talk to Democrats as Israeli leader addresses GOP
Chuck Schumer rejects Netanyahu's request to talk to Democrats as Israeli leader addresses GOP
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Simon Rosenberg / Hopium Chronicles:
Biden Leads in 6 New Polls, The Booming American Economy, The Republican Party Is Broke and Broken — Big Day Today - With Dems at 1pm ET, Ruben Gallego at 8pm - Join Us! — Happy Thursday all. Got a few things for you today: — 2 Events Today - Register, Join Us!
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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.
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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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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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CNN, Forbes and Political Wire
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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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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Bloomberg:
US Backs $50 Billion Ukraine Bond Using Frozen Russia Assets — US wants G-7 to support a proposal to sell bonds for Ukraine — The debt would be backed by profits from frozen Russian assets — The US proposed to its Group of Seven allies that they create a special purpose vehicle …
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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.
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
Republicans Call for Retirement Age Hike in Clash With Biden
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Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Kyle Rittenhouse Flees Stage After Face Off With Booing Protesters — He refused to answer a question about hate speech and was booed by the crowd. — Kyle Rittenhouse, who became a darling of the right after shooting three protesters in 2020, hightailed it off a stage at the University …
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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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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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Could Republicans blow it with bad candidates — again?
Could Republicans blow it with bad candidates — again?
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PCPSR:
Public Opinion Poll No (91) — Nonetheless, wide popular support for October the 7th offensive remains unchanged and the standing of the Palestinian Authority and its leadership remains extremely weak — This poll has been conducted in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Ramallah
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Politico:
House Democrats are lending the GOP speaker a hand — and they don't mind — They see Mike Johnson's dependence on them to pass major legislation as a point of leverage that they can use to their advantage. — Speaker Mike Johnson got Democratic help to pass a $78 billion tax bill.
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Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Launch of Russian Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft cancelled at last minute — The launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which was meant to carry Russian and Belarusian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS), was cancelled at the last minute on Thursday.
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