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5:40 PM ET, March 27, 2024

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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump Attacks R.F.K. Jr., a Third-Party Wild Card  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, has asserted that he intends to be a “spoiler” for both Donald Trump and President Biden.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump attacked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
The Biden Campaign Is Quietly Preparing a Trump Ambush  —  LOW MALARKEY  —  The ingredients for a Biden comeback are falling into place at a moment in the 2024 campaign when Trump is mired in legal and financial problems.  —  Just a few months ago, it was hard to see the ingredients …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Will RFK Jr. and Other Third-Party Candidates Help Doom Democracy?
Discussion: Sacramento Bee and NewsNation
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear ‘skeleton’ campaign
Discussion: Raw Story
AP-NORC:
Few excited, many angry and fearful about Biden/Trump reelection
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
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 …
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
When an Operative Becomes a Journalist — and Why Ronna McDaniel Flopped  —  I made the move from political operative to media analyst.  Here's how it can actually work.  —  In the years before I took the vow of journalistic purity, I was a political operative — or aide — or hack.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Geraldo Rivera Saves Nastiest Barb For Rachel Maddow In Blasting NBC's McDaniel Firing
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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Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
In Alabama, Abortion and IVF Helped Flip a Red Seat in a Special Election  —  Democrats say Marilyn Lands' win offers a road map for using abortion rights to win elections.  —  On Tuesday, Alabama provided even more evidence of what we already know to be true: Abortion rights win elections.
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Abortion proves winning strategy for Alabama Democrat
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Alabama Democrat Marilyn Lands, running on IVF ruling, flips Republican House seat
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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Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney, Florida settle lawsuits over tourism district  —  DeSantis-appointed board ‘eager to work with Disney’; company sees ‘new chapter of constructive engagement’  —  A Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed board and Disney settled lawsuits Wednesday over who controls the governing district of Disney World's theme parks and resorts.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Disney Surrenders in Reedy Creek War
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
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.
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 …
Washington Post:
Caps, Wizards would stay in D.C. under deal announced by Bowser, Leonsis  —  D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and Ted Leonsis, owner of the Wizards and Capitals, said Wednesday they were finalizing a deal that — if approved by the D.C. Council — would keep the teams in downtown D.C. until 2050, ending the owner's planned move to Virginia.
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 …
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Climate change is altering Earth's rotation enough to mess with our clocks  —  Climate change is messing with time itself.  —  The melting of polar ice due to global warming is affecting Earth's rotation and could have an impact on precision timekeeping, according to a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
 
 
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
State Department human rights staffer resigns over Biden's Gaza policy
Washington Post:
Florida donors with state business fueled last months of DeSantis 2024 run
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Fox News:
Should Biden pay the Mexican president's $20 billion demand or get tougher on immigration? Americans weigh in
Discussion: RedState
Politico:
He's just Ken: Ex-Rep. Buck talks Boebert and his Freedom Caucus firing
New York Times:
Israeli Hostage Says She Was Sexually Assaulted and Tortured in Gaza
CBS News:
Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
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Kwan Wei Kevin Tan / Business Insider:
Mike Lindell's MyPillow is getting evicted from its Minnesota warehouse after the company failed to cough up over $200,000 in unpaid rent
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Is Not the Victim of ‘Lawfare.’ He's a Crook.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jason DeRose / NPR:
People say they're leaving religion due to anti-LGBTQ teachings and sexual abuse
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal
Discussion: Ars Technica, Breitbart and Quartz
 

 
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