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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.
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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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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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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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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:
Cargo ship hits Baltimore's Key Bridge, bringing it down. Rescuers are looking for people in water — Watch live views from Baltimore where a major bridge snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below.
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Emily DeLetter / USA Today:
Watch livestream: President Joe Biden gives remarks on collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge
Watch livestream: President Joe Biden gives remarks on collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge
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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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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden Gains Ground Against Trump in Six Key States, Poll Shows — The move in the president's direction comes after five months of mostly consistent Trump leads. — President Joe Biden has gained ground against Republican Donald Trump in six of seven key swing states, and significantly so in at least two of them.
Politico:
MAGA candidates tanked the midterms. Biden thinks they could again.
MAGA candidates tanked the midterms. Biden thinks they could again.
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NBC News:
Biden aims to make North Carolina a top battleground — but Trump isn't worried yet
Biden aims to make North Carolina a top battleground — but Trump isn't worried yet
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: GOP group privately warns against all-in Biden attacks
Scoop: GOP group privately warns against all-in Biden attacks
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Reaches Deal to Avoid Criminal Trial — Nearly a decade after his indictment for securities fraud, Mr. Paxton will pay restitution, take legal ethics classes and do community service as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
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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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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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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Alina Habba mocks New York AG after appeals court reduces Trump bond — Alina Habba, attorney to former President Donald Trump, mocked New York Attorney General Letitia James, after an appeals court significantly reduced the cost of a bond he must pay while he appeals his multimillion-dollar civil fraud penalty.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
No One Is Above the Law, Except, Apparently, Donald Trump
No One Is Above the Law, Except, Apparently, Donald Trump
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ABC News:
Trump co-defendant Michael Roman subpoenaed, Kenneth Chesebro interviewed in Arizona 2020 election probe: Sources — The subpoena is part of the Arizona AG's probe into the “fake elector” plot. — Michael Roman is seen in a mugshot provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Georgia, Aug. 25, 2023.
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John Sexton / HotAir:
California Pizza Chains Plan Layoffs in Advance of New $20 Minimum Wage — Who could possibly have seen this coming? California's minimum wage for fast food workers is going up next week and some chains are already planning layoffs in response. Newsom signed the bill raising the minimum wage last September.
Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Truth Social Stock Price Surges on First Day of Trading, Increasing Trump's Fortune — Board members including Donald Trump's son and former cabinet members will decide when he can cash in — Shares of Donald Trump's social-media company surged about 30% on their first day of trading, boosting the presidential candidate's fortune.
The Daily Beast:
The RNC's Fundraising Hole Is Even Deeper Than It Looks — MONEY PIT — The Republican National Committee is already way behind in the money wars for the 2024 election. But it's even worse than almost anyone knows. — It's no secret that the Republican National Committee is in dire financial straits.
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Feeble, Confused And Tired’: Donald Trump Torched After Bizarre Gaffe-Filled Appearance — The former president delivered a rambling performance as his legal battles heat up. — LOADING — President Joe Biden's campaign on Monday released an unusually blunt statement tearing into Donald Trump as …
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Politico:
Bowman reverses after calling reports of Oct. 7 sexual assaults in Israel ‘propaganda’ — In a statement Thursday, the New York Democrat said: “The UN confirmed that Hamas committed rape and sexual violence, a reprehensible fact that I condemn entirely.”
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NBC News:
RFK Jr. intends to name attorney Nicole Shanahan as his VP pick — The attorney and entrepreneur, like Kennedy himself, has never run for elected office, but she has contributed to his campaign and allied super PAC. — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fights to save law license as disciplinary trial begins — Clark faces potential disbarment for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election. — Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who worked closely with former President Donald Trump …
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Social Media Accounts Spew Conspiracy Theories About Key Bridge Collapse — Right-wing influencers on X used the tragedy in Baltimore to boost their brands. — Social media accounts were serving up conspiracy theories within hours of a container ship knocking down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday.
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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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