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2:45 PM ET, March 31, 2024

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Kelly Garrity / Politico:
GOP congressman tempers ‘Nagasaki and Hiroshima’ comments on Gaza: ‘I used a metaphor’  —  Rep. Tim Walberg said he really wasn't advocating using nuclear weapons.  —  Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) on Sunday said that his recent comment that the war in Gaza should “be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” was not meant to be taken literally.
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Melissa Nann Burke / The Detroit News:
Michigan Republican congressman suggests nuking Gaza, ending humanitarian aid  —  Michigan U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg suggested that nuclear weapons should be dropped on Gaza, which his office said was a metaphor to “support Israel's swift elimination of Hamas.”  —  “It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Politico:
Hill GOP to Trump: Tamp down the talk of grudges and Jan. 6  —  Donald Trump's bid to oust a Florida Republican who backed Ron DeSantis over him is reviving a long-running GOP anxiety: that he can't be dissuaded from the grudges and inflammatory rhetoric that plagued his party's lawmakers during his first term.
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
The “martyrdom” of Donald J. Trump  —  “It's all slapstick comedy: Posing as a Christ-like figure is so outlandish and absurd”  —  Donald Trump has repeatedly shown that he can reasonably be described as evil.  Yet, white “Christian” evangelicals are among his most loyal, stalwart, and enthusiastic supporters.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Jim Wallis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Bible Just Might Earn Him Eternal Damnation
Discussion: Raw Story, PoliticusUSA and Mediaite
Emmanuel Felton / Washington Post:
Baltimore mayor weathers racist attacks after bridge collapse  —  It was just after 1:30 Tuesday morning when Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) says he received the call from the city's fire chief.  —  “He said, 'Sir, the Key Bridge collapsed,” said Scott, who was awake with a 3-month-old child when the call came in.
Politico:
Trump's VP search is starting to get serious  —  The former president is considering around a dozen contenders, though the list is in flux.  —  Donald Trump's aides are vetting potential vice presidential candidates at Mar-a-Lago as the former president floats an expansive list of names in private conversations.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
AT&T resets account passcodes after millions of customer records leak online  —  US telco giant takes action after 2019 data spill  —  Phone giant AT&T has reset millions of customer account passcodes after a huge cache of data containing AT&T customer records was dumped online earlier this month, TechCrunch has exclusively learned.
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Former RNC chair dissects Ronna McDaniel's NBC ouster  —  Reince Priebus says the debacle was a failure of vetting.  —  On Sunday, former Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus — now an ABC contributor — addressed the controversy over Ronna McDaniel's rapid hiring and firing as a contributor at NBC News.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
House Intel chair says Ukraine aid will have ‘overwhelming support’ in Congress after recess  —  House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on Sunday predicted additional funding for Ukraine will have “overwhelming support” in Congress, as sharp divisions amid lawmakers have left aid for the nation in limbo.
Discussion: CBS News, Mediaite and Washington Times
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Don Bacon: 'It's possible' Mike Johnson could lose speakership over Ukraine  —  Speaking to NBC News' “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Bacon said he has a “commitment from the speaker and the chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee” that a Ukraine aid bill will get a floor vote.
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
The Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden's recognition of ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’  —  President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump's campaign and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”
Associated Press:
Crews carefully start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge  —  Crews start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed Baltimore bridge  —  Teams of engineers worked Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section …
CBS News:
Transcript: Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott on “Face the Nation,” March 31, 2024  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott that aired on March 31, 2024.  —  ED O'KEEFE: We turn now to the Mayor of Baltimore Brandon Scott.  Mr. Mayor, thank you for spending part of Easter with us.
Associated Press:
Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin's new legislative map  —  Wisconsin's presidential primary Tuesday clears the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history.
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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Ronna McDaniel and the twilight of fictitious Republicans
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