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2:25 PM ET, March 30, 2024

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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.
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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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Could Biden's problems with Black voters help Trump win?
Discussion: Raw Story
Mary Jo Pitzl / USA Today:
Arizona Republican lawmakers want to scrap early voting, question could be on November ballot
Discussion: 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.
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.
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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.
Discussion: 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.
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Ultimate Newswire
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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
Federal judge warns of Trump's attacks in extraordinary rebuke  —  A sitting federal judge on Thursday harshly criticized Donald Trump's attacks on the judge overseeing the former president's criminal case tied to alleged hush money payments, telling CNN that such statements threaten the viability of the American legal system.
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
The Trump Docket: A forgotten legal battle is about to rear its ugly head
Discussion: Raw Story
Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Ex-Federal Judge Blasts Judiciary And Entire Nation For Not Calling Out Trump More
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and The Hill
Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Cesar Chavez's family tells RFK Jr. to stop using activist's name, image  —  The family of labor activist Cesar Chavez sent a letter to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday, warning him to stop referencing the late patriarch in election campaigns or face potential legal action.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Donald Trump, Blasphemous Bible Thumper  —  On this holy weekend, one man is taking the Resurrection personally.  —  Donald Trump is presenting himself as the Man on the Cross, tortured for our sins.  “I consider it a great badge of courage,” he tells crowds.  “I am being indicted for you.”
NPR:
California fast-food workers will get $20 minimum wage, starting Monday  —  California fast-food workers cooking Big Macs or whipping Frappuccinos will start making a minimum wage of $20 an hour on Monday.  For many, this means a 25% raise.  —  The new state minimum uniquely focuses …
Discussion: CBS News, Daily News and Reason
 
 
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Half of senior staffers in Congress are so fed up that they may quit
Discussion: Raw Story
Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Why there's no big wave of immigrants voting illegally
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Embrace IVF in Fight to Regain House in 2024
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Three gringos in Coral Gables launch Biden-Harris Latino campaign. (Sad trombone.)
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Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
Rudy Giuliani begs bankruptcy court to let him keep his Florida condo so he can keep podcasting to pay creditors
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
‘In office forever’: Trump's Project 2025 partner calls for ending presidential term limit
Lucy Dean Stockton / The Lever:
Hogan Pressed For Bigger Ships, Despite Safety Warnings
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NBC News:
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