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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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The Baltimore Banner:
6 missing construction workers likely died in Francis Scott Key bridge collapse — As six construction workers remained unaccounted for after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday morning an executive with the company where they worked and Maryland's Coast Guard said it is presumed they had died.
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Lea Skene / Associated Press:
Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 people are missing
Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 people are missing
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Baltimore Sun:
Key Bridge collapses into Patapsco River in Baltimore after vessel hits support column; state of emergency declared
Key Bridge collapses into Patapsco River in Baltimore after vessel hits support column; state of emergency declared
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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Assured failure’: Ex-White House lawyer provides new details of final days of Trump's 2020 election gambit — Pat Philbin gave his first public testimony about the chaotic final days of the Trump presidency. — Donald Trump's deputy White House counsel, Pat Philbin, was nervous.
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump ally Clark attempted ‘coup’ at US Justice Dept, ethics counsel says — Jeffrey Clark, a former senior official in the U.S. Justice Department, made false claims as he attempted to enlist the agency in former President Donald Trump's efforts to undo his 2020 election loss, a Washington ethics lawyer said on Tuesday.
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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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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash
NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News Ousts Contributor Ronna McDaniel After Anchors Revolt
NBC News Ousts Contributor Ronna McDaniel After Anchors Revolt
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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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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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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 — A New York judge issued a gag order Tuesday barring Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial.
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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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Kali Holloway / The Daily Beast:
The Utter Ridiculousness of ‘Trump Bibles’ — LONG CON DON — The criminally indicted, twice-divorced, sexual-assaulting ex-president doesn't have many people left to con—so he's going back to evangelicals as his marks. … Is there any better way to celebrate the glory of the Resurrection …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump is selling $60 Bibles with ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ singer Lee Greenwood
Trump is selling $60 Bibles with ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ singer Lee Greenwood
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
An all-American Bible — with a cut of the sales going to Trump
An all-American Bible — with a cut of the sales going to Trump
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Jamison Foser / Finding Gravity:
Banning abortion is increasing government regulation, no matter what the New York Times tells you — The New York Times has another one of those gauzy profiles of conservatives it loves so much, this one focused on Erin Hawley 1 and her attempts to ban medical care for women …
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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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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Newsmax got funding from Qatari royal family during Trump administration: WaPo
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Missouri AG sues Media Matters over its X research, demands donor names — Media watchdog slams “meritless, expensive, and harassing investigations.” — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey yesterday sued Media Matters in an attempt to protect Elon Musk and X from the nonprofit watchdog …
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
A Supreme Court Justice Sounds a Warning — Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says in a new book and interview that conservative justices' approach can't serve the country and is doomed to fail. — When Justice Stephen Breyer stepped down from the Supreme Court in 2022 …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Breyer says Supreme Court risks creating ‘Constitution that no one wants’
Breyer says Supreme Court risks creating ‘Constitution that no one wants’
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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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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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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant About ‘CROOKED JOE BUDEN’ Who 'DISINFORMATES AND ‘MISINFORMATES’ About Obamacare — Former President Donald Trump appeared to announce he supports Obamacare — or at least is not running to end the ACA -but that's the least newsworthy part of his latest ALL CAPS rant …
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Rep. Jamie Raskin Calls For Hearing On ‘Influence Peddling’ By Jared Kushner — Donald Trump's son-in-law has been a poster boy for cashing in on government service in basically the same way that Republicans claim the Bidens have done. — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
James Comer makes his final anti-Biden push ... to prospective donors
James Comer makes his final anti-Biden push ... to prospective donors
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Washington Post:
Kari Lake won't defend her statements about Arizona election official — PHOENIX — Kari Lake, a Republican Senate candidate in Arizona who has amplified former president Donald Trump's false claims about rigged elections, has decided not to defend statements she made about a top election official …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Obama, Fearing Biden Loss to Trump, Is on the Phone to Strategize — The former president and the current one are now on the same page about Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s political future. It was not always that way. — As the election approaches, President Biden is making regular calls …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Was the 2020 election stolen? Job interviews at RNC take an unusual turn. — Prospective hires say agreeing with Trump's false election claim appears to be a new litmus test for being hired by the party — Those seeking employment at the Republican National Committee after a Trump-backed purge …
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