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Playbook: Inside NBC's McDaniel meltdown — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — SUDDENLY HE'S EVERYWHERE — “Big Republican Donor Jeff Yass Owned Shares in Trump Media Merger Partner,” by NYT's Matthew Goldstein: “JEFF YASS …
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
NBC's McDaniel mess threatens to explode — Network insiders are watching to see if more hosts and contributors speak out about the ex-RNC chair's hiring. — The uproar inside NBC over Ronna McDaniel's hiring spilled into Monday morning as more of the network's top personalities denounced …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
‘Morning Joe’ Joins the NBC Open Revolt Against Ronna McDaniel Hiring — ‘RECONSIDER’ — NBC journos have been publicly blasting their own network for hiring the former RNC chair most infamous for her election denialism and Trump sycophancy. — The stars of MSNBC's Morning Joe kicked off Monday …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Ronna McDaniel quickly demonstrates that her view isn't worth the cost — There's not a lot of value for journalists in interviewing an echo. Instead of standing inside a canyon trying to ask follow-up questions of the words bouncing off the walls around you, better to just go to the source.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why Chuck Todd's Scorcher Against NBC Matters — The revolving door between political operatives and the mainstream media has been spinning for decades. — As if responding to an alarm setting on a cosmic, biological clock, the press and its minders set to ringing and clanging bloody murder …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
‘Morning Joe’ hosts say Ronna McDaniel won't be guest after NBC hiring
‘Morning Joe’ hosts say Ronna McDaniel won't be guest after NBC hiring
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Savannah Kuchar / USA Today:
‘Our bosses owe you an apology’: NBC anchor bashes network on air for hiring former RNC chair
‘Our bosses owe you an apology’: NBC anchor bashes network on air for hiring former RNC chair
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NBC News:
Meet the Press - March 24, 2024
Meet the Press - March 24, 2024
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Edith M. Lederer / Associated Press:
Netanyahu cancels trip to Washington to protest United Nations call for cease-fire in Gaza — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled a planned visit to Washington by a high-level delegation to protest Monday's U.N. Security Council decision calling for an immediate cease-fire.
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Raffi Berg / BBC:
UN Security Council resolution calls for Gaza ceasefire — The UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, after the US refrained from vetoing the measure in a change from its previous position. — The text also demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
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New York Times:
Trump Can Post Smaller Bond in Civil Fraud Case, Court Rules — The former president must post a bond of $175 million within 10 days as he appeals the $454 million judgment against him. — With Donald J. Trump on the clock to secure a nearly half-billion-dollar bond in his civil fraud case …
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
'No one's ever seen a bond this size': Eric Trump criticises $454m judgment against his father
'No one's ever seen a bond this size': Eric Trump criticises $454m judgment against his father
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Abortion pill challenge gives Supreme Court chance to move toward national abortion ban — In the first major abortion case since overturning Roe v. Wade, the high court is considering restrictions on a drug used for medication abortions. — WASHINGTON − Two years after the Supreme Court erased …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Anti-abortion rights reach the Supreme Court
Anti-abortion rights reach the Supreme Court
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Democrats are counting on abortion rights to win this battleground state
Democrats are counting on abortion rights to win this battleground state
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Melissa Segura / The Guardian:
The next Clarence Thomas? Abortion pill case spotlights rightwing judge and his wife's shadowy connections
The next Clarence Thomas? Abortion pill case spotlights rightwing judge and his wife's shadowy connections
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The secret to changing Trump's mind — On August 6, 2020, then-President Donald Trump issued an executive order “addressing the threat posed by TikTok,” the popular social network run by ByteDance, a Chinese company. According to Trump's executive order, TikTok “automatically captures vast swaths …
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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Big Republican Donor Jeff Yass Owned Shares in Trump Media Merger Partner
Big Republican Donor Jeff Yass Owned Shares in Trump Media Merger Partner
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Newly released transcripts reveal a MAGA betrayal: Donald Trump never cared about Ashli Babbitt — Trump now hypes her as a January 6 martyr, but when he was told of Babbitt's death, there was “no, like, reaction” — Nine people died as a result of the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that Republicans pretend was a “normal tourist visit.”
Washington Post:
Live updates Hearing on new evidence in Trump N.Y. hush money case — New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan began a hearing this morning about a late release of more than 100,000 pages of potential evidence in former president Donald Trump's trial over 2016 hush money payments.
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Forensic psychiatrist on physical signs of Trump's mental decline: “Changes in movement and gait” — “His walk appears wide-based,” Dr. Elizabeth Zoffman notes of Trump. “He has developed a swing of his right leg.” — Donald Trump's obvious public challenges with speech, language, and thinking are continuing to get worse.
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Jim Jordan Gets Flustered As Simple Question Turns Awkward On ‘60 Minutes’ — The Ohio lawmaker was asked about Donald Trump's debunked claims about the 2020 election. — LOADING — Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) seemed to have an uncomfortable moment on “60 Minutes” during Sunday night's segment on social media disinformation.
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Michael Grothaus / Fast Company:
Measles outbreak 2024: CDC map and tracker shows cases have already surpassed all of 2023 — It's not even the end of March yet, but measles cases in the United States have already surpassed the total number of measles cases in the country during all of 2023, according to new data released …
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Disgraced Clerk Accused of Tampering With Murdaugh Jury Resigns — OUT — During a January hearing, one juror testified that Becky Hill's comments “made it seem like [Alex Murdaugh] was already guilty.” — A South Carolina court clerk once accused of tampering with the jury that convicted Alex Murdaugh of murder has resigned.
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