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2:55 PM ET, April 3, 2024

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Ken Kolker / WOOD-TV:
Family of woman found dead on highway angered by Trump's speech  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The sister of murder victim Ruby Garcia said she and her family were home watching live, in disbelief, as former President Donald Trump told an audience in Grand Rapids that he had spoken with “some of her family.”
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Reuters:
Trump calls migrants ‘animals,’ intensifying focus on illegal immigration
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation  —  Trump's social media company went public relying partly on loans from trust managed by person of interest to prosecutors  —  Donald Trump's social media company Trump Media managed to go public last week …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Frustrated Prosecutors Ask Trump Documents Judge to Act on Key Claim  —  The push for a quick decision on one of the former president's most far-fetched claims is an unusual and risky move in a case Judge Aileen Cannon has allowed to become bogged down.  —  In an open display of frustration …
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Robert Legare / CBS News:
Special counsel pushes back at Judge Cannon in classified documents case, claims “not a single” Trump White House official backed up former president's claims of privatizing records
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
How Trump's Trial Will Complicate His Campaign—but Not Kill It
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Leads Biden in Six of Seven Swing States, WSJ Poll Finds  —  Incumbent trails in most battlegrounds that decided 2016 and 2020 elections
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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Trump Leads Biden in Battleground US States, WSJ Poll Finds  —  SaveComment  —  Republican Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in six battleground states in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, according to a Wall Street Journal poll released on Wednesday that cited concerns about the economy and Biden's performance.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Biden Bests Trump on Likability; Trump Seen as Better Leader
Discussion: The Hill and Semafor
Alexander Ward / Politico:
‘Angry’ Biden not changing Israel policy after deadly strike on aid workers  —  The Biden administration has no plans to change its policy toward Israel after the ally's forces killed seven humanitarian aid workers.  —  President Joe Biden was privately enraged by the deadly strike …
Discussion: Reason, Politico and HuffPost
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Tesnim Zekeria / Popular Information:
A humanitarian catastrophe  —  A U.N.-backed report published in mid-March found residents …
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on the Death of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza
José Andrés / New York Times:
Let People Eat  —  In the worst conditions you can imagine — after hurricanes, earthquakes, bombs and gunfire — the best of humanity shows up.  Not once or twice but always.  —  The seven people killed on a World Central Kitchen mission in Gaza on Monday were the best of humanity.
Lauren Boebert for Congress:
Statement from Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's campaign:  —  Yesterday afternoon, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert was admitted to UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland after experiencing severe swelling in her upper left leg.  After undergoing a CT Scan, doctors found an acute blood clot …
Lachlan Cartwright / New York Times:
What I Saw Working at The National Enquirer During Donald Trump's Rise … I was outside Manhattan criminal court.  It was a sunny spring day, and the Secret Service and the Police Department had blocked off the streets with barricades.  The sidewalks were clogged with news crews from around the world.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Anti-Trump lawyer George Conway gives $900,000 to Biden … The minimum gift for the event is $500.  — The lead hosts are Melissa Moss, a strategic consultant who's very visible around Washington, and her husband, Jonathan Silver.
Associated Press:
Yes, we're divided.  But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the country's deep political polarization, most Americans share many core beliefs about what it means to be an American, according to a new poll.
Discussion: AP-NORC and HotAir
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Laura Santhanam / PBS NewsHour:
1 in 5 Americans think violence may solve U.S. divisions, poll finds
Discussion: NPR, Breitbart, The Hill and Political Wire
Jamie Frevele / Mediaite:
‘They Cut My Quote’: RFK, Jr. Claims He Didn't Say Biden Is a Worse Threat Than Trump — But Here's What He Said  —  Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a lot of flak in the media after a sharp criticism of President Joe Biden on CNN.  —  Kennedy's Monday interview …
Yuval Abraham / +972 Magazine:
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spree in Gaza  —  The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.
Discussion: The Guardian and inews.co.uk
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Project 2025 reveals its goal: Trump as president for life  —  This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please click the button below to support our independent journalism.  —  🚨 Subscribe to Public Notice 🚨
David Weigel / Semafor:
Trump and Nebraska governor push to deny Biden a crucial electoral vote  —  The News  —  Donald Trump and Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen endorsed legislation that would take Omaha's potentially decisive electoral vote out of play for Democrats, hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk's Tuesday X post suggesting it.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump and RNC raised nearly $66 million in March  —  Former President Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) raised $65.6 million in March, leaders for the two operations announced Wednesday, a sizable haul after fundraising lagged in the first two months of the year.
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
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Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
In Tightening Presidential Battleground, Nevada Senate Moves To Toss Up  —  Democrats face an incredibly challenging 2024 Senate map that has them almost entirely on defense.  While our three Toss Up races have remained constant and fairly obvious for some months now — Ohio, Montana and Arizona …
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
House GOP looks beyond impeachment for new Biden targets  —  All told, House Republican Committee chairs sent nearly 50 oversight requests from several different committees.  —  Their impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden is fizzling.  And now, House Republicans are setting their sights …
 
 
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign beefs up its polling operation
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
‘Sovereign citizen’ Jan. 6 rioter gets seven years for leading mob assault on officers
Discussion: CNN and Associated Press
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
GOP megadonor funds super PAC targeting Summer Lee
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
UCLA Med School Requires Students To Attend Lecture Where Speaker Demands Prayer for ‘Mama Earth,’ Leads Chants of ‘Free Palestine.’
Discussion: HotAir and National Review
Washington Post:
As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice
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U.S. states are cutting off Chinese citizens and companies from land ownership
NBC News:
Oklahoma official with white nationalist ties is ousted in recall vote
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Freedom Caucus chair backs Capitol rioter's bid for Congress
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
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REI Fired A Popular Manager For Not Immediately Reporting Union Chatter
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