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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 …
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RedState, New York Times, Political Wire and Semafor
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 …
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Politico, Reuters, The Hill and New Republic
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 Daily Beast, New Republic and WUSA
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
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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Political Wire
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
What Trump Supporters Think When He Mocks People With Disabilities
What Trump Supporters Think When He Mocks People With Disabilities
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Raw Story, The Dispatch and The Root
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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Associated Press, The Hill, HuffPost, Newsbusters, Raw Story, Twitchy, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Axios, New Republic, Mediaite, 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
Impeachment inquiry appears on ice as House GOP tries to wrangle support
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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, MeidasTouch, 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, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, MeidasTouch and Political Wire
Bonchie / RedState:
MUST-SEE: AOC Has a Mental Breakdown After Bobulinski Runs Circles Around Her
MUST-SEE: AOC Has a Mental Breakdown After Bobulinski Runs Circles Around Her
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Townhall, Fox News, New York Post, The Western Journal, New Republic, Louder With Crowder, acecomments.mu.nu, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, PoliticusUSA, CNN, Twitchy and IJR
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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Digby's Hullabaloo, Rolling Stone, Breitbart and USA Today
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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.
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Axios, The Hill, Democrats, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone and Political Wire
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 …
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CNN:
A fourth former Mississippi officer is sentenced to 40 years in racially charged torture cases — A fourth former Mississippi law enforcement officer who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday, as accounts of the horrifying brutality of a self-styled …
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CBS News, Magnolia Tribune, New York Times, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, UPI, Associated Press, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
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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Vox, The Hill, New Republic, Tampa Bay Times, Newsweek, Tallahassee Democrat, HuffPost, The Liberal Patriot, ABC News, The Daily Beast, IJR and The Guardian
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
Nikki Haley's campaign had cash left over as her primary run ended
Nikki Haley's campaign had cash left over as her primary run ended
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Political Wire, UPI and CNBC
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 Daily Caller and Political Wire
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, The Guardian, Civil Discourse …, Default, The Bulwark, Los Angeles Times, Political Wire and The Gateway Pundit
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).
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Political Wire, CBS News, One America News Network, Los Angeles Times, Emerson Polling, New York Post, NBC News, New York Times, The Guardian, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, El País, Fox News, Reuters, The Hill, ABC News, Twitchy, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, RedState and PBS NewsHour
Politico:
Manchin won't vote for Biden judge picks that lack GOP support — The retiring West Virginia Democrat called it his “own little filibuster.”
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National Review, Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
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 …
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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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Associated Press, Food & Water Watch, Washington Examiner and Fox News
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