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9:35 PM ET, March 26, 2024

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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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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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.
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 …
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.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Biden says Baltimore bridge rebuild should be paid for by the federal government after collapse
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Former Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fights to save law license as disciplinary trial begins
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 …
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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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 …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
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Washington Post:
Supreme Court skeptical of limiting access to abortion pill
Politico:
Justices appear skeptical of call to restrict abortion pill
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
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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Breyer says Supreme Court risks creating ‘Constitution that no one wants’
Discussion: 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 …
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.
Discussion: New Republic, Raw Story and Vanity Fair
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Rep. Jamie Raskin Calls For Hearing On ‘Influence Peddling’ By Jared Kushner
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Sexual assault lawsuit against Matt Schlapp is dropped
Discussion: Washington Times 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 …
Discussion: Daily Mail, The Hill and Bloomberg
 
 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Missouri AG sues Media Matters over its X research, demands donor names
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Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:
US sees surge in measles cases as health experts plead for more vaccinations
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Pentagon releases data on controversial abortion travel policy for service members
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Obama, Fearing Biden Loss to Trump, Is on the Phone to Strategize
Discussion: Daily Press
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
West Virginia governor vetoes bill expanding renewable energy to protect coal
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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
The Daily Beast:
The RNC's Fundraising Hole Is Even Deeper Than It Looks
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NBC News:
RFK Jr. intends to name attorney Nicole Shanahan as his VP pick
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