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9:55 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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Washington Post:
Freedom Caucus chair faces primary peril
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Susan Haigh / Associated Press:
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats' VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
Washington Post:
Trump calls his globe-trotting ex-diplomat ‘my envoy.’ Neither is in office.  —  Richard Grenell is meeting with far-right foreign leaders, attacking President Biden and offering a glimpse at what U.S. foreign policy could be like in a second Trump term  —  After an anti-corruption crusader …
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 …
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The Hill:
Democrats see rescuing Speaker Johnson as best bet for Ukraine aid
Discussion: Associated Press
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Speaker Johnson's only path to legislative salvation: House Democrats
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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.”
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.
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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
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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Eastman, architect of Trump's 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Judge Forges Ahead With Pretrial Motions In Trump Georgia Election Interference Case  —  Lawyers for Trump argued that the charges in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize speech that is protected by the First Amendment.  —  LOADING  —  The charges against former …
Discussion: WXIA-TV and WAGA-TV
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act.  Here's why  —  A bipartisan group of legal experts is sounding an alarm about presidential power this election season.  —  They're pushing Congress to update a cluster of laws known as the Insurrection Act and limit …
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Launches Fresh Attack on Judge's Daughter After Gag Order  —  Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump got hit with a gag order in his hush-money trial, he launched a fresh attack on the judge and his family.  —  In posts on Truth Social Wednesday morning, Trump blasted Judge Juan Merchan and his family …
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 …
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 …
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 …
CBS News:
Stop Putin now or war will come your way, Ukraine's leader warns U.S.  —  Eastern Ukraine — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met our CBS News team at an undisclosed, bombed-out building in the far east of his country.  Bombed-out buildings aren't hard to come by here.
Axios:
Kellyanne Conway considers return to Trumpworld … - Senior Trump advisers tell Axios no offer is on the table, however.  — What is clear is that Conway has been inserting herself into several hot policy debates in what many Republicans — with mixed feelings — see as an effort …
Suzy Weiss / The Free Press:
Tale of a Tampon  —  Scenes from a sit-in at Vanderbilt.  —  Let me tell you about some Vanderbilt girl's tampon.  —  It all started yesterday morning, when a wave of undergrad students rushed Kirkland Hall, where Vanderbilt's chancellor's office is located.
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter After Gag Order in Hush-Money Case  —  Donald Trump said a photo of him behind bars on Loren Merchan's X account meant he could not get a fair trial, but a court official said someone had appropriated the account.  —  It was an explosive claim from Donald J. Trump …
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) …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats grow their GOP target list for 2024 … - Derek Tran: A veteran and personal injury attorney challenging Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) in the Orange County-based 45th district.  — Dave Min: A state senator running in Porter's Orange County-based 47th district.
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden expands window to try and keep millions more low-income Americans insured  —  The end of a Covid-era Medicaid protection has created an acute problem for the president in the leadup to November.  —  President Joe Biden is widening a critical window for low-income Americans to join Obamacare …
Discussion: Maryland Matters
Kevin Purdy / Ars Technica:
Oregon governor signs nation's first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing  —  Starting in 2025, devices can't block repair parts with software pairing checks.  —  Oregon Governor Tina Kotek today signed the state's Right to Repair Act, which will push manufacturers to provide …
 
 
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Tennessee Venue To Host ‘Trans Day Of Vengeance’ Event Days After Covenant Shooting Anniversary
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's RNC struggles in swing states as Biden's team grows
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Democrats
The White House:
Press Call by Vice President Harris On Artificial Intelligence
Jessica Washington / The Root:
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Called Beyoncé a ‘Skank,’ And It Gets Worse ... But Where Is the BeyHive?!
Discussion: Raw Story
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Larry David Rips into Donald Trump, Labeling Him a ‘Little Baby,’ ‘Sociopath,’ and ‘Sick Man’
NBC News:
White House ramps up defense of embattled Muslim American judicial nominee
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Trump's Social Media Company Opens New Avenue for Conflicts of Interest
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Hill and Twitchy
 Earlier Items: 
Igor Derysh / Salon:
“This is insane”: RNC reportedly makes Trump's false election claims a “litmus test” for new hires
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’
Torino Biennale Tecnologia / Pluralistic:
End of the line for corporate sovereignty (permalink)
Discussion: Jacobin
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kari Lake and the Trump movement's billion-dollar defamation problem
Emma Colton / Fox News:
DeSantis eliminates ‘squatters’ rights' in Florida, gives power to cops to remove offenders
Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney, Florida settle lawsuits over tourism district
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Disney said Disney+ Q4 ARPU in the US and Canada, down 1% QoQ to $7.70, was affected partly by new wholesale arrangements with some distributors

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google plans to stop showing political ads to users in the EU in 2025 due to uncertainties around new transparency rules coming into effect in October 2025

 
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