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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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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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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) …
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Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
The Biden Campaign Is Quietly Preparing a Trump Ambush
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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 …
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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 …
Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
When an Operative Becomes a Journalist — and Why Ronna McDaniel Flopped
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Geraldo Rivera Saves Nastiest Barb For Rachel Maddow In Blasting NBC's McDaniel Firing
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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.
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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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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
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What the IVF fight means for the battle for control of Congress
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Liz Crampton / Politico:
Abortion proves winning strategy for Alabama Democrat
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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 …
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.
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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.
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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.
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 …
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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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.
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Torino Biennale Tecnologia / Pluralistic:
End of the line for corporate sovereignty (permalink) — Back in the 1950s, a new, democratically elected Iranian government nationalized foreign oil interests. The UK and the US then backed a coup, deposing the progressive government with one more hospitable to foreign corporations:
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CNN:
Obama jumps in to help Biden defeat Trump again — Barack Obama spent several hours last Friday in the family dining room of the White House, visiting his former vice president, Joe Biden. The mood was cheerful as the pair exchanged jokes, and the meeting served as a small reunion of sorts …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
D.C. bar investigators rest case against Jeffrey Clark — The former Trump DOJ official said on the witness stand that “a veritable phalanx of privileges” allowed him to avoid answering questions. — Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who aided Donald Trump's …
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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 …
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US Department of Justice:
East Bay Man Sentenced To Eleven Months In Prison For Making Threats To Public Officials — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California — David Carrier Threatened United States Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
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