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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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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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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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Media Matters for America, HuffPost and Agence France-Presse
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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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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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
NBC reverses decision to hire Ronna McDaniel after on-air backlash — The network's biggest stars had lambasted the hiring across MSNBC's lineup on Monday, with more critiques expected this week — Amid a chorus of on-air protest from some of the network's biggest stars …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News Ousts Contributor Ronna McDaniel After Anchors Revolt — The NBC News career of Ronna McDaniel, the former head of the Republican National Committee, has been ended before it had ever truly begun. — NBC News said Tuesday that it would cut ties with McDaniel after a phalanx …
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ABC News, Business Insider, Mediaite, CBS News and acecomments.mu.nu
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Mick Mulvaney defends Ronna McDaniel amid NBC turmoil
Mick Mulvaney defends Ronna McDaniel amid NBC turmoil
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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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HuffPost, Mediaite, CNN, KDFX-TV, Heartland Signal and New York Daily News
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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HuffPost and Above the Law
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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Associated Press and The Gateway Pundit
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump ally Clark attempted ‘coup’ at US Justice Dept, ethics counsel says
Trump ally Clark attempted ‘coup’ at US Justice Dept, ethics counsel says
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Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Raw Story and Breitbart
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
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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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Raw Story, Business Insider, Washington Times, The Hill and NBC Bay Area
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:
Supreme Court skeptical of limiting access to abortion pill
Supreme Court skeptical of limiting access to abortion pill
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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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Kali Holloway / The Daily Beast:
The Utter Ridiculousness of ‘Trump Bibles’
The Utter Ridiculousness of ‘Trump Bibles’
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The Hill, Fox News, The Bulwark, New York Times and MeidasTouch
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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Raw Story, New York Magazine, Business Insider, Twitchy, Metro.co.uk, HuffPost and USA Today
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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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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Raw Story
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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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Washington Examiner
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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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 …
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The Hill and Washington Times
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
G.O.P. Aide Drops Groping Lawsuit Against Matt Schlapp, a Powerful Conservative
G.O.P. Aide Drops Groping Lawsuit Against Matt Schlapp, a Powerful Conservative
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The Daily Beast
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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Daily Mail, The Hill and Bloomberg
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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Daily Press