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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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Washington Post:
Trump in ‘full sprint’ to close Biden's money lead as legal bills mount — Donald Trump is in a “full sprint” to narrow President Biden's substantial fundraising advantage, and talked to or met with big-money donors almost every day this week ahead of a planned blowout gala in Palm Beach on Saturday night …
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MeidasTouch, New York Post, Raw Story, Politico, NBC News, The Hill, Fox News and The American Conservative
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 …
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Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, KDFX-TV and Daily Caller News Foundation
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.
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Washington Examiner and Associated Press
NPR:
March fundraising numbers show Biden significantly outpacing Trump
March fundraising numbers show Biden significantly outpacing Trump
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Fox News, USA Today, HuffPost, Axios, NBC News, New York Post, CBS News and New York Times
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign hits Trump over guests at upcoming Palm Beach high-dollar fundraiser
Biden campaign hits Trump over guests at upcoming Palm Beach high-dollar fundraiser
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Associated Press, Forbes, Washington Times and Bloomberg
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 …
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Digby's Hullabaloo and Raw Story
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.
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Fox News and PoliticusUSA
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.
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Reuters, Business Insider, Washington Examiner and Alternet.org
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” …
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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 …
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Interfax-Ukraine
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 …
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.
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Washington Examiner, Colorado Newsline and The Hill
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.
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Raw Story
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Leading the Charge to Oust Mike Johnson. Will Anyone Follow? — 'Drama's inconvenient,' lightning-rod Georgia Republican says. ‘But the people are fed up.’
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Raw Story, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Magazine, USA Today and Politico
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
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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The Gateway Pundit, Denver Post, Mediaite, The Colorado Sun, Media Matters for America and The Federalist
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Trump embraces woman convicted of Jan. 6 crimes, helps raise money for legal costs
Trump embraces woman convicted of Jan. 6 crimes, helps raise money for legal costs
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NBC News
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Robert F Kennedy Jr vows to investigate January 6 prosecutions for political bias
Robert F Kennedy Jr vows to investigate January 6 prosecutions for political bias
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CNN, Associated Press, Balloon Juice, ABC News, MeidasTouch, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Vanity Fair, New York Times, Raw Story, Althouse, Rolling Stone, Axios and NBC News