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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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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Ronna McDaniel Was a MAGA Toadie Who Betrayed the GOP — SHAMELESS OPPORTUNIST — Now that she's an NBC News contributor, the ex-RNC chair says she was just being a team player when she did Trump's bidding. That's completely bogus. … In case you missed it, former Republican National …
Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
NBC stands for Now Boosting the Coup — Network gives aid to democracy's enemies by hiring Ronna McDaniel — No major television news operation is doing enough to confront right-wing extremism. At a crisis point for our democracy, they are failing us. — But some are really failing us.
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 …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Liz Cheney: controversial NBC hire Ronna McDaniel enabled Trump ‘depravity’
Liz Cheney: controversial NBC hire Ronna McDaniel enabled Trump ‘depravity’
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Tom Maloney / Bloomberg:
Trump's Net Worth Hits $6.5 Billion, Making Him One of World's 500 Richest People — Former president joins Bloomberg's list of 500 richest people — Trump Media merger adds billions of dollars to paper fortune — Trump Bond Cut to $175 Million Amid Appeal of NY Fine
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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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NBC News:
N.Y. appeals court reduces Trump's bond in his civil fraud case to $175 million, a victory for the former president
N.Y. appeals court reduces Trump's bond in his civil fraud case to $175 million, a victory for the former president
ABC News:
In win for Trump, appeals court lowers his bond to $175M in civil fraud case
In win for Trump, appeals court lowers his bond to $175M in civil fraud case
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Team Biden Roasts ‘Feeble, Confused, Tired’ Trump After Unhinged Presser
Team Biden Roasts ‘Feeble, Confused, Tired’ Trump After Unhinged Presser
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Deadline, Talking Points Memo, Vanity Fair and CNN
Amanda Yen / The Daily Beast:
Wife of Judge on Mifepristone Case Was Paid by Anti-Abortion Group — FRIENDS OF THE COURT — The fate of the abortion pill mifepristone is now before the Supreme Court, after a fifth-circuit appeals panel of three judges ruled against its distribution last summer.
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Washington Post:
What's at stake in the Supreme Court abortion pill case
What's at stake in the Supreme Court abortion pill case
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Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs's homes raided by Homeland Security — The Los Angeles and Miami homes of renowned musician and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs were raided by authorities as part of a federal investigation, officials said. — The action is related to a sex trafficking probe in New York …
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Kabc / ABC7:
Homeland Security raids Holmby Hills home associated with Diddy film company — Homeland Security agents on Monday raided a Holmby Hills home associated with rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and his production company. — HOLMBY HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Homeland Security agents on Monday raided …
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Wall Street Journal:
Florida Passes Law Banning Social Media for Minors Under 14 — The legislation prohibits social-media accounts for some teens regardless of parental consent — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that prohibits people under 14 years old from having social-media accounts …
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US Department of Justice:
Man Sentenced for Sending Death Threats to Arizona State Election Official — For Immediate Release — An Ohio man was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison for sending death threats to an election official in the Arizona Secretary of State's Office during Arizona's primary and general elections.
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Jacques Billeaud / Associated Press:
Ohio man gets 2.5 years in prison for death threats made in 2022 to Arizona's top election official
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers
The DOJ is investigating dozens of threats against election workers
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Politico, USA Today, The Guardian, KDFX-TV, NBC 7 San Diego and Plain Dealer
The Hill:
Judge sets Trump's hush money trial for April 15, rejecting further delay — NEW YORK — A New York judge scheduled former President Trump's hush money trial to begin April 15, enabling his first criminal trial to still take place this spring after a last-minute delay.
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Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance — Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring. — Ten years ago, the internet platform X …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The other failure of the Republican investigation into Biden — Donald Trump needs money. Maybe he doesn't need as much as it seemed like he was going to need a week ago; a judge on Monday substantially reduced the size of the bond Trump needs to post while he appeals the judgment from his civil fraud trial in New York.
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Ohad Merlin / Jerusalem Post:
Hamas, Al Jazeera admit: Story of IDF rapes in Gaza hospital fabricated — Although the Qatari mouthpiece has yet to officially refer to the retraction, all content related to the allegation has been deleted. — After more than 24 hours of letting the story run freely …
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Records confirm Trump's mother-in-law came to U.S. through process he derided — Melania Trump sponsored her mother to immigrate to the United States through a family-based process that former president Donald Trump aggressively sought to end, according to federal immigration records released Monday.
MediaRoom:
CEO Message to Employees — Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun shared the following message with all employees today: — Team, — As you all know, the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 accident was a watershed moment for Boeing. We must continue to respond to this accident with humility and complete transparency.
israelhayom.com:
Trump to Israel Hayom: Only a fool would have not acted like Israel on Oct. 7 — In an exclusive interview, the 45th president blames Joe Biden for the war in Israel. “He can't talk. He's a very dumb person. He's a dumb person. His foreign policy throughout 50 years has been horrible.
Enough Already:
This Show Can't Go On ... I reckon the end of my newspaper career as I'd known it ended on an ice-cold January day in 1995. — Back then, I was the sports editor of the Lewiston Sun-Journal in Central Maine. It was the best job I ever had, even if there was absolutely no money in it.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Netanyahu provoking crisis with White House for domestic politics: U.S. officials … - Netanyahu today canceled a visit by his senior advisers to the White House later this week after the U.S. abstained from the UN vote calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas.
Kenny Stancil / Slate:
Why Biden Should Pardon the IRS Whistleblower Who Leaked Trump's Taxes — There's a strong moral case for President Joe Biden to pardon Charles Littlejohn, the former IRS contractor who was recently sentenced to five years in prison for leaking the tax records of Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and other billionaire tax cheats.