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7:10 AM ET, March 21, 2024

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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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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 …
Washington Post:
Trump lags behind Biden in campaign cash reserves while legal bills mount  —  President Biden's campaign continues to boast a significant cash advantage over Donald Trump's, as the former president juggles the burdens of fundraising for his bid to return to office and paying …
Discussion: Politico, Reuters, The Hill and New Republic
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 …
Adam Kinzinger:
Trump Stumps With Fascist Cosplay
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Trump's PAC Burned $230,000 a Day on Legal Bills in February
Discussion: Political Wire
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
What Trump Supporters Think When He Mocks People With Disabilities
Discussion: Raw Story, The Dispatch and The Root
The Hill:   Nostalgic for the Trump years? That's because his draconian budget cuts never passed.
Jennifer Gould / New York Post:
Donald Trump may not pay bond — and instead let Letitia James seize Trump Tower: insiders
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
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: WJTV and RedState
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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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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Nikki Haley's campaign had cash left over as her primary run ended
Discussion: Political Wire, UPI and CNBC
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 …
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 …
Axios:
Biden's campaign tries to avoid a trap in Nevada … And economic trends look bleak for Biden:  — Nevada has the nation's highest unemployment rate — 5.3%  — The state's average gas prices are the nation's third highest — $4.23 a gallon (behind only California and Washington State).
Politico:
Manchin won't vote for Biden judge picks that lack GOP support  —  The retiring West Virginia Democrat called it his “own little filibuster.”
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Mitch McConnell urges GOP against term limits … - McConnell was one of several senators who spoke during an hour-and-a-half conference meeting, which was called by conservative Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.).  — McConnell spoke against imposing term limits for the top GOP position …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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:
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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?
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Biden met with billionaire Bucks owner in Milwaukee
Discussion: Political Wire
Kelly O'Donnell / NBC News:
Leo Varadkar steps down as Irish prime minister in shock move
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Discussion: ScheerPost.com
Fox News:
DC attorney general drops charges against Steve Nikoui for disruption of Congress during SOTU speech
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Biden Administration Announces Rule Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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