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4:40 PM ET, March 26, 2024

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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.
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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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.
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 …
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden Gains Ground Against Trump in Six Key States, Poll Shows
Politico:
MAGA candidates tanked the midterms. Biden thinks they could again.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Laura Davison / Bloomberg:   Tax the Rich is Actually a Popular Bipartisan Stance, Poll Shows
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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Politico:
Justices appear skeptical of call to restrict abortion pill
Washington Post:
Supreme Court skeptical of limiting access to abortion pill
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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
An all-American Bible — with a cut of the sales going to Trump  —  Donald Trump finds votes and profits at the intersection of politics and religion  —  Donald Trump is not a particularly religious person, if he is one at all.  Even Americans who view him favorably are a lot more likely to say he's …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Newsmax got funding from Qatari royal family during Trump administration: WaPo  —  Newsmax, the conservative cable news channel touted by former President Trump and his allies, received funding from a member of the Qatari royal family during Trump's years in the White House, according to a new report.
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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.
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
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.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Sexual assault lawsuit against Matt Schlapp is dropped  —  In a statement, the man who accused the ACU header said he regretted bringing the suit.  —  The Republican operative who accused the American Conservative Union head Matt Schlapp of sexual assault has dropped his lawsuits against him and his wife …
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.
Discussion: KDFX-TV, Mediaite and Raw Story
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Jeremy Duda / Axios:   What we know about Arizona's 2020 fake elector investigation
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 …
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.
Discussion: MeidasTouch and Raw Story
 
 
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell's attorneys bail on him as he fights $5M ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ challenge award
Discussion: Raw Story and Above the Law
The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Is Shaming Itself
Discussion: Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fights to save law license as disciplinary trial begins
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Politico:
Bowman reverses after calling reports of Oct. 7 sexual assaults in Israel ‘propaganda’
Discussion: HotAir and Washington Free Beacon
Associated Press:
Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say
Marisa Taylor / Reuters:
Exclusive: US lawmaker seeks answers on FDA inspection of Musk's Neuralink
Discussion: GB News
 Earlier Items: 
Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
Elon Musk has fully bought into the ‘great replacement’
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump loves to play the victim — NY appeals court bailout shows he's the most coddled person alive
Discussion: Fox News
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Feeble, Confused And Tired’: Donald Trump Torched After Bizarre Gaffe-Filled Appearance
Discussion: CNBC and BizPac Review
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP cautions Trump on 15-week national abortion ban
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Jeff Yass just bought Trump. Here's what he stands to gain.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
 

 
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