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Phillip M. Bailey / USA Today:
Donald Trump faces backlash after sharing video featuring a hogtied Joe Biden — Former President Donald Trump is facing intense criticism for what Democrats say is a new low this weekend after sharing a video on his social media website that has an image of President Joe Biden hogtied.
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
We Need to Talk About This — Today's widely discussed Trump post on Truth Social isn't just another instance of bad behavior. It's not just a shrug of the shoulders and a resigned sigh of, “What are you going to do?” Far too often, people resignedly accept Trump's behavior because they believe there's no alternative.
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Donald Trump shares image of Joe Biden with hands and feet tied — Former president Donald Trump disseminated on social media on Friday an image of President Biden with his hands and feet tied, the latest example of the Republican candidate's use of increasingly violent rhetoric and imagery this campaign season.
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump shares video with image depicting Biden tied up in the back of a pickup truck
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UPI, RedState, Politico, The Guardian, TMZ.com and Business Insider
Politico:
Trump's weaknesses with GOP voters go beyond the suburbs — Primary results from more than 1,000 counties show clear warning signs for Trump with Republican voters in exurbs and small towns. — The battle for Trump-skeptical Republican voters isn't just about the suburbs.
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Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Associated Press, PoliticusUSA, NBC News, The Texas Tribune and The Daily Beast
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Could Biden's problems with Black voters help Trump win?
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Raw Story
Mary Jo Pitzl / USA Today:
Arizona Republican lawmakers want to scrap early voting, question could be on November ballot
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Associated Press and Spotlight PA
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
MAGA's Ugly, Hateful Response to Bridge Horror Is About to Get Worse — One of the ugliest features of MAGA politics is the eagerness to seize on large scale accidents, disasters, and pandemics to spread conspiracy theories, invent new culture-war obsessions, and pit one region of the country against another.
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Media Matters for America, Raw Story, MinnPost, Fox Business and Fox News
Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
Publisher's slip-up reveals James Comer is hawking book about Biden impeachment inquiry — A publisher's slip-up revealed that House Oversight Committee chair James Comer (R-KY) is hawking a book about his effort to impeach President Joe Biden, according to a new report.
Peter Cordi / Washington Examiner:
Biden proclaims Easter Sunday as Transgender Day of Visibility, sparking outrage online — President Joe Biden sparked outrage online when he proclaimed March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility on Friday. This year, Easter Sunday falls on that day. — A number of prominent political figures …
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Fox News, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Gateway Pundit, Florida's Voice and Associated Press
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Revisiting Florida 2000 and the Butterfly Effect — The evidence is strong that Al Gore would have won had it not been for an infamous ballot design in Palm Beach County. — We're still in a post-primary lull before the campaign starts to heat up — and before Donald J. Trump goes on trial.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Associated Press:
Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine — KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight.
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
The Unhinged Arguments the Supreme Court Is Fielding on Trump Immunity — BUNKER MENTALITY — “Friend of the court” arguments are coming from across the political spectrum—and are showing the potential consequences of siding with Trump on immunity. — Retired American generals vehemently …
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Washington Post:
Mnuchin's plan to buy TikTok has some insiders bewildered — His proposal to buy the app without its algorithm from its Chinese owner has drawn skeptical reactions, including from those he's pitched — Former treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin is telling rich investors he has a plan to take over TikTok …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Will the media learn the right lesson from the Ronna McDaniel debacle? — You're reading Jennifer Rubin's subscriber-only newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. — This week, I look at the Ronna McDaniel debacle, pick the distinguished person of the week and share a magnificent theatrical experience.
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George Monbiot / The Guardian:
From the playground to politics, it's the bullies who rule. But it doesn't have to be this way — At every stage of our lives we are forced into destructive competition. It's not natural, and it holds the best people back — A large and impressive study of children's progress …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Bolton claims Trump 'doesn't have the brains' to be a dictator — Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview that his former boss, former President Trump “doesn't have the brains” to be a dictator, as questions arise about what a second Trump term would look like.
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Republican-appointed judges raise alarm over Trump attacks on law — Federal D.C. Judge Reggie B. Walton warned Trump's attacks on hush-money trial judge and others could lead to violence. Reagan, Bush-appointed judges decry Jan. 6 revisionism, threats. — A Republican-appointed judge …
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CNN:
Federal judge warns of Trump's attacks in extraordinary rebuke
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
The Trump Docket: A forgotten legal battle is about to rear its ugly head
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