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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 …
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.
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) …
Washington Post:
Rep. Mike Gallagher announces he'll resign in April, further narrowing House GOP majority
Spencer Brown / Townhall:
Here We Go Again? MTG Files Motion to Remove Speaker Johnson.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats say they would likely rescue Mike Johnson from ouster
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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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.
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
Discussion: CNBC and Forbes
NBC News:
Trump claims he has $500 million in cash, undercutting lawyers' claims on bond money
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Claims He's Scraped Together Almost $500M ‘IN CASH’ as Fraud Bond Deadline Looms
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Trump Media Merger Approved, Allowing Truth Social to Go Public
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:   Trump Would Break the Budget
Dan Primack / Axios:
Trump's Truth Social is going public after winning DWAC merger vote
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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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 …
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
Discussion: MeidasTouch, Mother Jones and The Wrap
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News Hires Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel
Discussion: New York Post and Twitchy
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Ronna McDaniel joins NBC News as contributor
Discussion: Deadline
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.
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NBC News:
Moscow concert attack live updates: Dozens reported dead after shooting  —  What we know about the Moscow concert attack … Public events across Russia called off after attack  —  Several regional leaders across Russia, including in the annexed Kherson region of Ukraine …
MSNBC:
Fox News' demands to impeach Biden blew up in the GOP's face  —  The network deserves a big share of the blame for leading Republicans into this debacle.  —  It's time to call it: The House GOP's shambolic inquiry into the impeachment of President Joe Biden expired on Wednesday night …
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Nina Golgowski / HuffPost:
House GOP Member Admits Biden Impeachment Vote Is ‘Not Gonna Happen’
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and Axios
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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Politico:
Playbook: Inside the new Democratic politics of Israel
The Cause:
They don't want want this miracle™ to exist  —  It was four years ago today.  After about 34 hours inside Ann Arbor's St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and a lifetime of heroic pushing by my wife, my daughter was born.  She, like every newborn, was a miracle™.  That's the cliche™.
Politico:
House Dems could have Johnson's back on ouster threat — if Ukraine aid gets a vote  —  All Democrats had previously voted to oust McCarthy along with a group of Republicans last fall.
 
 
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