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Politico:
Playbook: Ronna strikes back  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ROLL TIDE — More evidence came in overnight that reproductive rights remains a potent issue for Democrats, at least in low-turnout contests: The party flipped an Alabama state House seat …
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Chris Cuomo rips NBC's reversal on Ronna McDaniel hiring  —  NewsNation host Chris Cuomo criticized NBC's News's decision to oust former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor.  —  “How is this not a '[former President Trump] and his people tried to rig the election …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
McDaniel eyes big payout after NBC drama  —  The former RNC chair is in talks with a prominent media talent lawyer about potential legal claims.  —  Will it be the $600,000 interview?  —  The ramifications of NBC's decision yesterday to part ways with former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel …
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Geraldo Rivera Saves Nastiest Barb For Rachel Maddow In Blasting NBC's McDaniel Firing  —  The longtime TV journalist said the network sabotaged a “great idea.”  —  LOADING  —  NewsNation correspondent Geraldo Rivera blasted NBC's “cabal of aging” hosts for instigating the network's firing …
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:   When an Operative Becomes a Journalist — and Why Ronna McDaniel Flopped
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Democrat wins Alabama special election in early test for IVF as a campaign issue  —  Marilyn Lands, who defeated Republican Teddy Powell, highlighted IVF and abortion rights in her campaign for a state House seat that had been held by the GOP.  —  Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands …
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Democrat wins Alabama special election after focusing on IVF, abortion  —  Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands is projected to win the special election in Alabama state House District 10, according to Decision Desk HQ.  —  Lands, a licensed professional counselor, beat Republican Teddy Powell …
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Abortion proves winning strategy for Alabama Democrat  —  Marilyn Lands won a state House special election in a rare battleground race  —  An Alabama Democrat who campaigned aggressively on abortion access won a special election in the state Legislature on Tuesday, sending a message …
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House
Discussion: The Guardian
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:   Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear ‘skeleton’ campaign
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans
Discussion: Raw Story and Digby's Hullabaloo
AP-NORC:
Few excited, many angry and fearful about Biden/Trump reelection
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
Associated Press:
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allies and Disney  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit over who controls Walt Disney World's governing district.
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Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
DeSantis tourism board and Disney reach settlement to end legal feud
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Florida Politics
New York Times:
How Trump Moved Money to Pay $100 Million in Legal Bills  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has spent more than $100 million since leaving office, on lawyers and other costs related to fending off various investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials, according to a New York Times review of federal records.
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Even the US supreme court was baffled by conservatives' attack on abortion pills  —  The anti-choice case relies on outlandish legal leaps.  And if they can't win there, they'll redouble efforts to win the White House  —  It is a testament to how weak the plaintiffs' case is that the justices seemed so skeptical.
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Justices likely to keep medication abortion available on current terms
Slate:
The Current Attack on Abortion Pills Will Fail. The Next One Will Be So Much Worse.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
In MAGA world, there are no accidents  —  The Baltimore bridge disaster reminded us that these folks should be nowhere near power. … Donald Trump has been talking disconcertingly often on the campaign trail about a looming terror attack.  All indications are that Tuesday's bridge collapse …
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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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills  —  Former President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles as he runs to return to the White House.  Trump, who became the presumptive Republican nominee earlier this month, released a video on his Truth Social platform …
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Greene says she won't take blame if Jeffries becomes Speaker  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Tuesday that it is not her fault if House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is promoted to the House's top role after she filed a motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from the position last week.
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
The House GOP thought it was moving past internal drama. Then more showed up.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza  —  Approval has dropped from 50% to 36% since November  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After narrowly backing Israel's military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin.
Jason DeRose / NPR:
People say they're leaving religion due to anti-LGBTQ teachings and sexual abuse  —  People in the U.S. are leaving and switching faith traditions in large numbers.  The idea of “religious churning” is very common in America, according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal  —  In 2016, Facebook launched a secret project designed to intercept and decrypt the network traffic between people using Snapchat's app and its servers.  The goal was to understand users' behavior …
Discussion: Breitbart and Quartz
 
 
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CBS News:
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Likely Couldn't Get A Security Clearance. As President, He'd Get Access To Everything.
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
A Georgia man created a tool to challenge voter registrations. Trump's allies may use it.
Axios:
Biden, Democrats (mostly) ditch “Bidenomics”
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Trump Goes on Bizarre Rant About ‘CROOKED JOE BUDEN’ Who 'DISINFORMATES AND ‘MISINFORMATES’ About Obamacare
Discussion: HuffPost, NBC News and Raw Story
Matt Egan / CNN:
Trump's Truth Social is now a public company. Experts warn its multibillion-dollar valuation defies logic