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Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Baltimore bridge collapse caused by DEI efforts, Utah Rep. Phil Lyman says — Lyman, who is also running for Utah governor, blamed diversity efforts for the disaster. — Phil Lyman, a Utah Republican lawmaker and candidate for governor, quickly used Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse …
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Baltimore Sun:
Key Bridge collapses into Patapsco River in Baltimore after vessel hits support column; state of emergency declared — Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday after a container ship struck a support column, sending at least seven cars into the Patapsco River …
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Lea Skene / Associated Press:
Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 people are missing — A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to snap and plunge into the river below. Several vehicles fell into the chilly waters, and rescuers are searching for survivors.
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Axios:
Misinformation runs rampant after Baltimore bridge collapse … - The crew of the Singapore-flagged Dali issued a mayday call before striking the bridge and notified authorities that it was experiencing a power issue, according to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. — Paul Wiedefeld …
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The Daily Beast, Agence France-Presse and The Atlantic
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Biden says Baltimore bridge rebuild should be paid for by the federal government after collapse
Biden says Baltimore bridge rebuild should be paid for by the federal government after collapse
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Ariel Zilber / New York Post:
NBC News to drop ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel after Rachel Maddow, ‘Morning Joe’ revolt — NBC News plans to drop former Republican National Committee boss Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor after network stars including MSNBC prime time headliner Rachel Maddow and the co-hosts of “Morning Joe” …
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Mick Mulvaney defends Ronna McDaniel amid NBC turmoil — Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is dismissing criticism NBC News is facing from some of the network's biggest stars over its decision to hire former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News Executives Expected to Decide Ronna McDaniel's Fate in Meeting
NBC News Executives Expected to Decide Ronna McDaniel's Fate in Meeting
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Dan Rather / Steady:
What Were They Thinking? — Journalism Lesson #1 for 2024: — The mainstream media …
What Were They Thinking? — Journalism Lesson #1 for 2024: — The mainstream media …
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The Detroit News, Above the Law and New York Daily News
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Lawrence O'Donnell Invites Ronna McDaniel On His Show To Answer A Few Blunt Questions
Lawrence O'Donnell Invites Ronna McDaniel On His Show To Answer A Few Blunt Questions
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PoliticusUSA, One America News Network and Breitbart
Matt Egan / CNN:
Trump's Truth Social is now a public company. Experts warn its multibillion-dollar valuation defies logic — New York CNN — For the first time in almost 30 years, part of Donald Trump's business empire has gone public. Trading started with a bang, but the frenzy eased considerably …
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New York Times:
Trump's Media Company Worth Nearly $8 Billion on First Trading Day — Trump Media & Technology Group, fresh from a merger with a cash-rich shell company, started trading on the Nasdaq, adding billions of dollars to the former president's wealth. — Former President Donald J. Trump's social …
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press and Fox Business
New York Times:
Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial — The order limiting the former president's speech came the day after Justice Juan M. Merchan set an April 15 trial date for the hush-money case. — The New York judge presiding over one of Donald J. Trump's criminal trials imposed …
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case
Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump accuses hush money judge of bias, points to daughter's political work as trial nears
Trump accuses hush money judge of bias, points to daughter's political work as trial nears
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Business Insider, Raw Story, Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit, NBC 7 San Diego and The Hill
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘Biden bump is real’: president gains on Trump in six battleground states — Biden now leads Trump in Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, and is tied in Pennsylvania, new poll shows — Joe Biden had some good news on Tuesday as polling showed him gaining on Donald Trump …
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The Hill, NBC News and Associated Press
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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden Gains Ground Against Trump in Six Key States, Poll Shows
Biden Gains Ground Against Trump in Six Key States, Poll Shows
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Politico, Axios, Business Insider, Daily Press, Hopium Chronicles, Mediaite, New York Post, New Jersey Online, Washington Examiner and Reason, more at Mediagazer »
Jasper Scherer / The Texas Tribune:
Ken Paxton agrees to community service, paying restitution to avoid trial in securities fraud case — Paxton, who will not have to enter a plea under the terms of the agreement, faced the prospect of decades in prison if he had been convicted of fraud. — HOUSTON — Prosecutors on Tuesday agreed …
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Associated Press:
Texas AG Ken Paxton is closer than ever to trial over securities fraud charges
Texas AG Ken Paxton is closer than ever to trial over securities fraud charges
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Dallas Morning News, Daily Kos, The Texas Tribune and Associated Press
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Reaches Deal to Avoid Criminal Trial
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Reaches Deal to Avoid Criminal Trial
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NBC News, KDFX-TV, Fox News, Associated Press, MeidasTouch, CBS News and Law & Crime
New York Times:
Erin Hawley: The Woman Arguing Against the Abortion Pill — Erin Hawley is best known as the wife of Senator Josh Hawley, but now the spotlight is on her in a Supreme Court case. — It was 2014, and Erin Morrow Hawley was fighting against the egg-laying hens of Missouri.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump is selling $60 Bibles with ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ singer Lee Greenwood … Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Rochester, New Hampshire on January 21, 2024 . — Donald Trump on Tuesday started promoting a line of pricey Bibles …
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Washington Post:
Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax — Before and after the investment, senior newsroom leaders urged Newsmax staff to soften coverage of Qatar, current and former employees said — A member of the Qatari royal family invested roughly $50 million in Newsmax …
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Bloomberg, New Republic and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Newsmax got funding from Qatari royal family during Trump administration: WaPo
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
G.O.P. Aide Drops Groping Lawsuit Against Matt Schlapp, a Powerful Conservative — The aide, Carlton Huffman, said the allegations were a misunderstanding and that he has not been paid by Mr. Schlapp or his group, the American Conservative Union. — A lawsuit has been dropped against Matt Schlapp …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Sexual assault lawsuit against Matt Schlapp is dropped
Sexual assault lawsuit against Matt Schlapp is dropped
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The Hill and Washington Examiner
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell's attorneys bail on him as he fights $5M ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ challenge award — As two of his attorneys withdraw from his case, 2020 election denier and pillow magnate Mike Lindell has been greenlit to appeal a federal judge's ruling last month affirming …
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Raw Story and Above the Law
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
James Comer makes his final anti-Biden push ... to prospective donors — Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) assumed leadership of the House Oversight Committee last year with a particularly ambitious goal: proving that President Biden had committed an act necessitating his removal from office.
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HuffPost, New Republic and Vanity Fair
The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Is Shaming Itself — Donald Trump is determined to avoid accountability before the general election, and, so far, the U.S. Supreme Court is helping him. — Trump has no legal ground whatsoever to delay a ruling in his plea for presidential immunity.
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Raw Story