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12:50 PM ET, April 6, 2024

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Axios:
Trump's team shows growing pains in pivot to general election … - It's the latest in a series of reversals by Trump's team at the RNC, now led by chair Michael Whatley and Lara Trump, his daughter-in-law.  — Those who've been rehired include most of the RNC's staff in key states …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign announces pulling in $90M in March  —  The president's war chest swamps that of former President Donald Trump — even if Biden is still struggling in the polls.  —  President Joe Biden's campaign said it raised $90 million in March, a sum that's likely to grow …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden campaign raises $90M in March, enters second quarter with $192M on hand  —  The Biden campaign on Saturday announced a staggering haul of $90 million in the month of March, buoyed by a major New York City fundraiser and another strong month of grassroots donations.
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign hits Trump over guests at upcoming Palm Beach high-dollar fundraiser
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
When a top Republican says Russian propaganda has infected the GOP  —  House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is the latest to point out such a problem in his party  —  During the first impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump in 2019, former Trump national security aide Fiona Hill made an extraordinary plea.
Discussion: Fox News and PoliticusUSA
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Trump's bizarre, vindictive incoherence has to be heard in full to be believed  —  Excerpts from his speeches do not do justice to Trump's smorgasbord of vendettas, non sequiturs and comparisons to famous people  —  Donald Trump's speeches on the 2024 campaign trail so far have been focused …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
ProPublica:
Trump's Lawyers Told the Court That No One Would Give Him a Bond.  Then He Got a Lifeline, but They Didn't Tell the Judges.  —  An appeals court reduced Trump's bond by more than 60% after his attorneys claimed it was a “practical impossibility” to pay the full amount.
Brandi Buchman / Law & Crime:
The Trump Docket: A window into Trump's ‘private’ acts on Jan. 6 may soon be opened by a federal judge  —  Very soon, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., is expected to issue a ruling that could expose key pieces of discovery that some lawyers say prove Donald Trump acted in his “private” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Douglas MacKinnon / The Hill:
Do our leaders, ‘experts’ and pundits want World War III?  —  At least within the circles I run, people who encounter purposely-created insanity and danger openly acknowledge the insanity and danger and, for reasons of self-protection and survival, want it stopped as fast as possible.
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
NATO chief's final battle: Protecting Ukraine from Trump, US  —  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is putting his legacy behind a final push to shore up international support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia.  —  The secretary-general, who will step down later this year …
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump relies on a doctor who is a member of his golf club to vouch for his health  —  Former president has declined to release details about his own condition beyond a short letter from his physician, contrasting with Biden's detailed report  —  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — As former president Donald Trump escalated …
Discussion: Raw Story
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Major mail delivery delays raise concerns about voting in the 2024 elections  —  Residents and businesses nationwide have been reporting slowdowns in mail and package delivery by the U.S. Postal Service, raising concerns that mail-in ballots could be affected in the upcoming election.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sandra Fish / The Colorado Sun:
Lauren Boebert secures top spot on Republican primary ballot in Colorado's 4th Congressional District  —  PUEBLO — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's name will be first on the June 25 Republican primary ballot in Colorado's 4th Congressional District after she won the district's GOP nominating assembly Friday.
Bloomberg:
China Providing Geospatial Intelligence to Russia, US Warns  — Blinken briefed European allies on scope of Chinese support  — China said to have stepped up help for Russian war on Ukraine  —  The US is warning allies that China has stepped up its support for Russia …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Debbie Kelley / Gazette:
Verdict: Colorado Springs-area resident found guilty on all charges in Capitol breach trial in D.C.  —  After a lengthy deliberation that's been rare for Capitol breach cases, Falcon resident Rebecca Lavrenz, known on social media as the “J6 Praying Grandma,” was convicted …
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Trump embraces woman convicted of Jan. 6 crimes, helps raise money for legal costs
Discussion: NBC News
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Robert F Kennedy Jr vows to investigate January 6 prosecutions for political bias
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
Voter ID and absentee-ballot limits: the South tightens key voting laws ahead of election  —  When Michael McClanahan was growing up, his grandmother would tell him stories about what it was like to vote during the pre-Civil Rights era in their small town in northwest Louisiana.
Discussion: Wisconsin Watch
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Will Try Again to Wipe Out Student Loan Debt for Millions of Borrowers  —  The Supreme Court blocked President Biden's first attempt at large-scale student debt relief last summer.  —  President Biden will announce a new effort on Monday to reduce or eliminate student loan debt …
NBC News:
Trump again asks hush money judge to recuse himself less than two weeks before trial starts  —  His lawyers cited Judge Juan Merchan's daughter's job at a company that does work for Democratic candidates as the main reason he should step aside.  —  Lawyers for Donald Trump have again asked …
Discussion: Raw Story
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The Hill:
Trump mounts new push to recuse judge in hush money case
 
 
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ABC News:
Biden could face challenges getting on Ohio general ballot
Discussion: NBC News and Mediaite
Isabelle Khurshudyan / Washington Post:
With no way out of a worsening war, Zelensky's options look bad or worse
Associated Press:
Sen. Bernie Sanders's Office In Vermont Caught Fire. Arson Is Suspected, But The Motive Is Unclear.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Wants to Jail His Opponents and Nobody Seems to Care
 Earlier Items: 
MJ Lee / CNN:
US preparing for significant Iran attack on US or Israeli assets in the region as soon as next week
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Joe Biden Is Not a “Genocidal Maniac”
KFF:
Women's Views of Abortion Access and Policies in the Dobbs Era: Insights From the KFF Health Tracking Poll
Discussion: Business Insider, The 19th and The Hill
The Guardian:
Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse
New York Times:
F.B.I. Examining Free Airfare Upgrades Received by Adams
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Democrats introduce bill to name Miami prison after Trump