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8:05 AM ET, March 28, 2024

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Michael H. Brown / Washington Post:
Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice presidential nominee, dies at 82  —  Joseph I. Lieberman, the doggedly independent four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in New York City.
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Susan Haigh / Associated Press:
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats' VP pick in 2000, dead at 82  —  Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut has died, according to his family.  He was 82 and died of complications from a fall.  —  Photos  —  Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency …
Politico:
Playbook: Biden's NYC money bomb  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG KITTY — President JOE BIDEN heads to the Big Apple tonight for a star-studded fundraising event with former Presidents BARACK OBAMA and BILL CLINTON and “Late Show” host STEPHEN COLBERT.
The Hill:
Judge rules John Eastman should be disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  A California judge on Wednesday recommended disbarring a lawyer at the center of former President Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.  —  State Bar Judge Yvette Roland found …
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Popular Information:
These 50 companies have donated over $23 million to election deniers since January 6, 2021  —  Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.  —  Then, according to the report of the bipartisan January 6 Commission, Trump engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 Presidential election.”
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Eastman, architect of Trump's 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules  —  Judge Yvette Roland made the recommendation.  —  A California judge on Wednesday recommended the disbarment of John Eastman, calling to revoke the law license of one of Donald Trump's top allies …
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Matt Schlapp's Accuser Was Paid to Drop Sexual Assault Suit  —  EXONERATED?  —  The GOP operative who sued Matt Schlapp over allegations of sexual assault dropped his lawsuit, prompting Schlapp to take a victory lap.  It's more complicated, however.
Discussion: Rolling Stone and HuffPost
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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Conservative bigwig Matt Schlapp agreed to hefty settlement to end sexual assault lawsuit  —  The Republican operative who accused American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault last year received a significant financial settlement in exchange for dropping …
Politico:
How Greene's bid to topple Johnson could blow up the House — or in her own face  —  One House Republican summed up the fear: Her move could “deliver aid to Ukraine” by giving Johnson no choice but to seek common cause with Democrats.  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene's bid to vote …
Discussion: USA Today and Washington Post
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Speaker Johnson's only path to legislative salvation: House Democrats
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jamie Ducharme / TIME:
COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned  —  For all of 2020, Alex, a 28-year-old living in New York, followed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) COVID-19 guidance “religiously.”  Then, in 2021, something began to shift.  That spring, the CDC said it was okay …
Washington Post:
Chris Christie turns down No Labels presidential bid after discussions  —  The decision removes one of the top remaining prospects for the centrist group hoping to upset the two-party system this year with a “unity ticket”  —  Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie (R) …
Michael Lee / bellingcat:
Fugitive US Militant Ammon Bundy Geolocated to Utah  —  In February 2024, American anti-government agitator Ammon Bundy posted a video with a provocative title to his YouTube channel: ‘Want to know where Ammon Bundy is?’  —  Earlier in 2023, Bundy was ordered by an Idaho court to pay …
Washington Post:
NBC offered Ronna McDaniel a better contract to appear on MSNBC  —  The cable channel was part of the broad push to clinch a contributor deal for McDaniel, whose hiring caused an uproar  —  MSNBC President Rashida Jones participated in recruiting former Republican National Committee chair …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
McDaniel eyes big payout after NBC drama
Associated Press:
MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse  —  A court ordered the eviction Wednesday of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used, but company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said that it's …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign to bring in massive $25M haul at star-packed fundraiser  —  The money is more than the president's team raised in all of February.  —  President Joe Biden will shatter fundraising records with a star-studded event on Thursday, with his campaign saying that it will bring …
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.
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
BREAKING: Disney Surrenders in Reedy Creek War
Associated Press:
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis allies and Disney
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. …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kari Lake and the Trump movement's billion-dollar defamation problem  —  For the second time in eight months, a top Donald Trump ally has, extraordinarily, declined to try to prove that they didn't defame an election worker.  Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) has joined former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in that distinction.
NBC News:
White House ramps up defense of embattled Muslim American judicial nominee  —  First to NBC: Biden's top aides are pushing the Senate to confirm Adeel Mangi to be a U.S. appeals court judge as Sen. Jacky Rosen becomes the third Democrat to oppose him.  —  WASHINGTON — Facing …
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Trump's Social Media Company Opens New Avenue for Conflicts of Interest  —  Ethics experts say Trump Media, now a publicly traded company, would present a new way for foreign actors or others to influence Donald J. Trump, if he is elected president.  —  When former President Donald J. Trump's …
Discussion: The Hill and Twitchy
The White House:
Press Call by Vice President Harris On Artificial Intelligence  —  THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Director Young.  And I — I want to thank you for your longstanding leadership to our country.  From your days on Capitol Hill to your leadership here at the White House …
Mary K. Jacob / New York Post:
Jon Stewart benefited by 829% ‘overvalue’ of his NYC home even as he labels Trump's civil case ‘not victimless’  —  Comedian Jon Stewart ranted this week that Donald Trump's civil real-estate case overvaluing his properties was “not victimless,” yet when it came to his own home, Stewart benefited from a similar inflation.
Julianne McShane / Mother Jones:
In Alabama, Abortion and IVF Helped Flip a Red Seat in a Special Election  —  On Tuesday, Alabama provided even more evidence of what we already know to be true: Abortion rights win elections.  —  Democrat Marilyn Lands won a special election for an Alabama state House seat …
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Democrat wins Alabama special election in early test for IVF as a campaign issue
 
 
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Jessica Washington / The Root:
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Called Beyoncé a ‘Skank,’ And It Gets Worse ... But Where Is the BeyHive?!
Discussion: Raw Story
Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica:
Oregon governor signs nation's first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Launches Fresh Attack on Judge's Daughter After Gag Order
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Larry David Rips into Donald Trump, Labeling Him a ‘Little Baby,’ ‘Sociopath,’ and ‘Sick Man’
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Mediaite
Igor Derysh / Salon:
“This is insane”: RNC reportedly makes Trump's false election claims a “litmus test” for new hires
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Torino Biennale Tecnologia / Pluralistic:
End of the line for corporate sovereignty (permalink)
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
DeSantis eliminates ‘squatters’ rights' in Florida, gives power to cops to remove offenders
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Climate change is altering Earth's rotation enough to mess with our clocks
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Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
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