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Johnson's margin drops to one vote as Gallagher heads for early exit — Allies of the Wisconsin Republican say he was long jaded by the antics of the House following the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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NBC News:
Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher will resign early, leaving House majority hanging by a thread — House Republicans lost another member in Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Friday. Gallagher's early departure could leave Republicans with just one vote to spare on legislation.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson … - Johnson's predecessor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), became the first House speaker to be ousted after hardline Republicans triggered a motion to vacate against him last year. — Greene's move came after she voiced …
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
House Passes Spending Bill to Avert Shutdown, Prompting G.O.P. Mutiny — The bipartisan vote split Republicans and prompted a threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. It was not clear whether Senate Republicans would allow the spending measure to pass in time to avoid a shutdown.
The Daily Beast:
MTG Officially Launches Revolt Against Speaker Mike Johnson — On Friday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a motion to force a vote on Mike Johnson's removal from the speakership. — It's anarchy again in the House GOP. — On Friday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats say they would likely rescue Mike Johnson from ouster
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Ken Buck's parting gift to GOP: Signing Democrats' Ukraine discharge petition
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Matt Egan / CNN:
Trump is about to get $3 billion richer after deal is approved to take his company public. But it won't solve his cash crunch — Investors have approved a deal on Friday to make Truth Social owner Trump Media a publicly traded company. — The green light from shareholders clears …
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Marianne LeVine / Washington Post:
Trump claims he has $500 million in cash, undercutting his lawyers — Former president Donald Trump said he has ‘almost $500 million’ in cash, days after his lawyers stated that it would be nearly impossible to post the judgment of nearly half a billion dollars in his New York civil fraud case
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
The Publicly-Traded Presidential Candidate — We've all been focused lately on a question appropriate for Schadenfriday: How is Donald Trump going to post a $450+ million bond to cover his appeal in the New York civil fraud case? The clock is ticking, and Trump claims he doesn't have the ability to post it.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump vows to fight New York AG case ‘all the way up to the US Supreme Court,’ as deadline to post $454M looms — James has threatened to begin seizing assets if bond isn't posted, urges court to reject Trump appeal — EXCLUSIVE: Former President Trump said he will fight the ruling …
Politico:
Why Trump's big Wall Street payday won't bail him out of financial trouble
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NBC News:
Trump claims he has $500 million in cash, undercutting lawyers' claims on bond money
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Claims He's Scraped Together Almost $500M ‘IN CASH’ as Fraud Bond Deadline Looms
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's lawsuit against ABC is not the flex he thinks it is
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Truth Social merger approved, giving Trump potential source of cash
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Ronna McDaniel, Former R.N.C. Chair, Joins NBC News — Her new role as a commentator on NBC and MSNBC programs comes shortly after she stepped down as the leader of the Republican National Committee. — Ronna McDaniel, who stepped down as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee this month …
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John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
NBC News hires Ronna McDaniel, who played a key role in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to NBC News — Even participating in an attempted coup can't disrupt the politics-to-pundit pipeline — NBC News has hired former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
NBC hires former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, who has demonized the press and refused to acknowledge Biden was fairly elected — NBC News on Friday announced that it had hired Ronna McDaniel, the former Republican National Committee chair who has repeatedly attacked the network and its journalists …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News Hires Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel
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Meduza.io:
Terrorist attack at concert hall outside Moscow Latest updates … a few seconds ago — Putin recently dismissed U.S. warning of potential terrorist attacks in Moscow — On March 19, Vladimir Putin dismissed warnings from U.S. diplomats that there was an imminent risk of a terrorist attack at a crowded venue in Moscow.
CNN:
CNN Polls: Majority of voters in Michigan and Pennsylvania are dissatisfied with their presidential choices — Voters in Michigan and Pennsylvania - two states that flipped from red to blue in the 2020 presidential election - begin this year's general election campaign more dissatisfied …
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New York Times:
Inside Garland's Effort to Prosecute Trump — In trying to avoid even the smallest mistakes, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland might have made one big one: ending up in a race against the clock. — After being sworn in as attorney general in March 2021, Merrick B. Garland gathered …
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