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4:35 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.
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Why there's no big wave of immigrants voting illegally
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Could Biden's problems with Black voters help Trump win?
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
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.  —  A number of prominent political figures …
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Joseph R. Biden Jr / The White House:
A Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility, 2024
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.
Discussion: Axios
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.
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.
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 …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: National Archives gives new tranche of Biden emails to House GOP … - Republicans have increasingly acknowledged that the investigation has still failed to uncover evidence that could propel a vote to impeach Biden. … - “As we have explained to your staff, we are conducting …
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 …
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
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.
Chris Quinn / Plain Dealer:
Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren't two sides to facts: Letter from the Editor  —  A more-than-occasional arrival in the email these days is a question expressed two ways, one with dripping condescension and the other with courtesy:  —  Why don't our opinion platforms …
 
 
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Associated Press:
As cranes arrive at Baltimore bridge collapse site, governor describes daunting task of cleaning up
Valerie Gonzalez / Associated Press:
Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion
Discussion: Raw Story and KXAN-TV
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Embrace IVF in Fight to Regain House in 2024
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Fabiola Santiago / Miami Herald:
Three gringos in Coral Gables launch Biden-Harris Latino campaign. (Sad trombone.)
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
The Unhinged Arguments the Supreme Court Is Fielding on Trump Immunity
Discussion: Raw Story and Ultimate Newswire
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
Paula Froelich / NewsNation:
Lizzo accusers' attorney: DNC ‘shameful’ for hiring Lizzo for fundraiser
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Best Buy offers to screen LGBTQ nonprofit donations after conservative pressure, filing shows
 

 
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute

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Angrej Singh / Axios:
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas
 
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