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New York Times:
Trump Media Shares Slump as Early Fervor Fades  —  A rapid fall in price erased billions of dollars in the market value of the parent company of Truth Social, eating into some of the gains made in the volatile stock's public debut.  —  Shares of former President Donald J. Trump's social media company slumped …
Reuters:
Trump Media shares plummet 21% days after debut  —  Shares of Donald Trump's social media company plunged 21% on Monday, wiping out the gains from its debut last week, after disclosing millions in losses and saying it would struggle to meet its financial liabilities going forward.
Matt Egan / CNN:
Trump's net worth plunges $1 billion as his media stock tumbles
Associated Press:
Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty  —  Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets …
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ABC News:
Trump secures $175 million bond in New York civil fraud case  —  An appeals court last week reduced the amount of bond he was required to post.  —  Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Rome, GA, March 9, 2024.  —  Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and RedState
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Trump posts $175M bond to keep N.Y. authorities from seizing property  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday to prevent New York authorities from seizing his assets, including properties such as Trump Tower, pending appeal of a civil fraud judgment against him of nearly a half-billion dollars.
New York Times:
Gag Order Against Trump Is Expanded to Bar Attacks on Judge's Family  —  Donald Trump had in recent days targeted the daughter of Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing his criminal trial in Manhattan, in blistering social media posts.  —  The New York judge overseeing Donald J. Trump's upcoming …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Supporting Trump Means Supporting a Culture of Violence  —  The former president is encouraging threats against his enemies—again.  —  Over the weekend, Donald Trump sent out a video with an image of Joe Biden bound like a hostage, and linked to an article with a photo of the daughter of the judge in his hush-money trial in New York.
Washington Post:
Trump ramps up attacks on judges, sparking concerns as criminal trial nears  —  The judge overseeing the criminal trial that will start April 15 issued an expanded gag order late Monday in response to some of the former president's rhetoric  —  Former president Donald Trump is ramping …
Associated Press:
Florida Supreme Court upholds state's 15-week ban on most abortions, paving way for 6-week ban  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state's ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which means a subsequently passed six-week ban can soon take effect.
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Washington Post:
Florida Supreme Court allows one of nation's strictest abortion bans to take effect
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Florida Supreme Court hands down two key abortion decisions
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Lays Out Argument That Biden's a Bigger Threat to Democracy Than Trump  —  DEVIL'S ADVOCATE  —  On CNN, Kennedy—who some believe could help Trump win in November—was also confronted with his old criticisms of “spoiler” candidate Ralph Nader before the 2000 election.
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
RFK Jr. rebuked for calling Biden bigger threat to democracy than Trump  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly advanced an argument Monday that President Biden poses a greater threat to democracy than Donald Trump, a comment that drew swift rebukes from several historians and experts.
Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press:
Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102  —  Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died.  He was 102.  —  Conter passed away on Monday at his home in Grass Valley …
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Allies Plan Anti-Racism Overhaul to Protect White People: Report  —  NEW PRIORITY  —  Donald Trump's close allies want to overhaul anti-racism protections to focus on protecting white people rather than people of color if he wins another term in November, according to a report.
Jonathan Swan / New York Times:
Trump's Call for Israel to ‘Finish Up’ War Alarms Some on the Right  —  Recent private remarks he made urging an end to the Gaza conflict, with no insistence on freeing Israeli hostages first, were another departure from conservatives' support for Benjamin Netanyahu.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Sullivan to meet MBS to push Saudi side of Israel mega-deal … - U.S. officials hope to reach a bilateral agreement with the Saudis and then possibly present it to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose side of the deal would include committing to a path toward a two-state solution.
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Reuters
Stepheny Price / Fox News:
DeSantis blasts Biden for denying trans visibility declaration on Easter: 'Who's running the presidency?'  —  Biden said he 'didn't do that' when asked about the official White House proclamation declaring March 31 ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed President Biden …
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Conservative US judge says AI could strengthen ‘originalist’ movement  —  A conservative federal appeals court judge on Monday said future developments in artificial intelligence could revolutionize how judges like himself tie their rulings to the past by interpreting the U.S. Constitution based on the nation's history and tradition.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
The Easter Madness Of Donald J. Trump
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Washington Post:
Democrats spar over registration as worries over young and minority voters grow
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Melania Trump Is Back — But Maybe Not for Long
Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Migrants in Iowa wonder whether to leave over a bill that could see some arrested and deported
Discussion: Associated Press
Sarah Ewall-Wice / Daily Mail:
More than half of voters support slapping 10 percent tariffs on all imports, in boost for Trump's populist, protectionists policy
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Patrick Whittle / Associated Press:
Maine's trail system makes the state an outdoor destination. $30M in improvements could come soon
Discussion: Associated Press
Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press:
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing
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Politico:
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