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12:05 PM ET, March 23, 2024

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CNN:
Truth Social made Trump richer and gave him a new megaphone.  But it's struggling as a social media site  —  When he's not raising horses or working at a construction site, 28-year-old Nick Mirtschink says he spends “a lot” of time on Truth Social, the social media platform started by Donald Trump.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
The last time a Trump company went public it didn't go well for investors  —  Trump made millions in the 1990s when his casino company went public.  Investors lost a fortune.  —  Donald Trump's social media company could go public as soon as next week, paving the way for a potentially huge windfall …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign tests Trump's name-calling strategy with ‘Broke Don’  —  President Biden's reelection campaign has dubbed former President Trump “Broke Don,” taking a strategy out of Trump's playbook that his political rivals know all too well.  —  Trump has used nicknames — from “Little Marco” …
Discussion: The Independent
Stephanie Lai / Bloomberg:
Trump Hits UFC Fights, Sneaker Show in Quest for New Voters  — Former president targets young, male minority voters  — Some major swing constituencies put off by Trump rhetoric  —  Cell phones out to capture the moment, the crowd roared as Donald Trump made his entrance, bumping fists with supporters.
Discussion: RedState
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:   Trump's dark ‘retribution’ pledge at center of 2024 bid, but can he make it reality?
New York Times:   Kari Lake, a Trump Acolyte, Struggles to Find Her Path
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump Media merger wins investor approval, netting Trump a potential windfall
Washington Post:
What could happen as Trump faces deadline on half-billion-dollar bond  —  One option is that New York Attorney General Letitia James could begin seizing Trump's properties next week  —  Donald Trump, who lost a civil fraud case in New York last month, must put up a bond of nearly half …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Kevin O'Leary slams New York AG's attempts to seize Trump's assets: ‘This is not America’  —  “Shark Tank” host and investor Kevin O'Leary slammed New York Attorney General Letitia James' (D) attempts to seize assets from former President Trump in relation to his recent civil fraud trial Friday.
Talking Points Memo:
We Have Met the Enemy and He Owns the Valet Booth at Trump Tower  —  As we can see, the New York State civil judgment against Donald Trump, totaling roughly $450 million, and Trump's seeming inability to post a bond for the amount in order to appeal the judgment, is the real deal.
Discussion: Business Insider and The Mahablog
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
Axios:
Republicans livid as chaos threatens to cannibalize House majority … - The Republican-led House passed the spending bill just before noon Friday and sent it to the Senate — with more than half the House GOP conference, including many furious hardliners, voting against it.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House Republicans had a bad day
Julia Johnson / Fox News:
Government partially shuts down as Senate fails to take up $1.2T spending package in time
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
House approves $1.2 trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats say they would likely rescue Mike Johnson from ouster
New York Times:
Gunmen Kill at Least 60 at Moscow Concert Hall, Russian Officials Say  —  U.S. officials said the Islamic State was responsible for the attack, one of the deadliest in Russia's capital region in more than a decade.  —  Here is the latest on the attack in Russia.
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CNN:
ISIS claims responsibility for attack at Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 60 dead
NBC News:
Moscow concert attack live updates: Dozens reported dead after shooting
Meduza.io:
Terrorist attack at concert hall outside Moscow Latest updates
ABC News:
13-year-old rape victim has baby amid confusion over state's abortion ban  —  Law enforcement used DNA from the baby to apprehend the suspect.  —  At just 13-years-old Ashley became a mother to a little baby boy nicknamed “Peanut.”  —  Regina, a mother of three daughters …
Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
Republicans Who Do Not Regularly Watch Fox Are Less Likely to Back Trump  —  Survey data shows more of them believe he acted criminally.  —  Republicans who get their news from nonconservative mainstream media outlets are less likely to support Donald J. Trump than those who follow conservative outlets.
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
The Online Degradation of Women and Girls That We Meet With a Shrug  —  Alarms are blaring about artificial intelligence deepfakes that manipulate voters, like the robocall sounding like President Biden that went to New Hampshire households, or the fake video of Taylor Swift endorsing Donald Trump.
Discussion: Althouse
Heidi Przybyla / Politico:
What happens when an AG dares to investigate Leonard Leo's network  —  Brian Schwalb's probe followed a complaint that nonprofit groups associated with the judicial activist violated their tax status.  —  Allies of Leonard Leo have mounted a monthslong offensive against the man investigating …
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
What a Coup!  NBC News Just Hired Ronna McDaniel.  —  On Friday, NBC News announced the newest hire to its politics team—former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, who stepped down from her old post earlier this month so that former President Donald Trump could install …
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NBC News:
This Gen Z Democrat quit his job protecting elections to run against a fake elector  —  24-year-old Ashwin Ramaswami is running for the Georgia state Senate, taking on a Republican who was indicted alongside Donald Trump.  —  Ashwin Ramaswami spent the last three years working …
 
 
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Discussion: New Republic and Above the Law
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Harris to announce gun control measures on visit to Parkland, Fla.
Discussion: The White House and NPR
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge permits Gaetz, Greene to sue California cities that canceled their events
Discussion: Raw Story
Russell Contreras / Axios:
National monument honoring enslaved Black people set to open
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Mark Walker / New York Times:
F.B.I. Tells Passengers on Alaska Flight They May Have Been Crime Victims
Discussion: Gizmodo and The Hill
Politico:
Johnson's margin drops to one vote as Gallagher heads for early exit
 

 
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Fake AI albums targeting real artists are flooding Spotify to profit from royalty fraud, abusing a distribution process effectively based on the honor system
 
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