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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 Examiner
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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.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner and Associated Press
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, KDFX-TV, Daily Caller News Foundation and Bloomberg
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, Alternet.org, Raw Story, NBC News, Politico, Fox News, The American Conservative and The Hill
NPR:
March fundraising numbers show Biden significantly outpacing Trump
March fundraising numbers show Biden significantly outpacing Trump
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Fox News, Rolling Stone, USA Today, New York Post, HuffPost, Axios, New York Times and CBS News
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, PoliticusUSA, 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
ABC News:
Biden could face challenges getting on Ohio general ballot — The state's Dems were alerted Joe Biden could be non-compliant with state law. — President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a campaign event with Vice President Kamala Harris in Raleigh, N.C., March 26, 2024.
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Mediaite
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NBC News:
Biden may have trouble getting on Ohio's general election ballot, state's top elections official warns — In a letter to Ohio's Democratic Party chair, Secretary of State Frank LaRose warns that the Democratic National Convention will take place after a state deadline to declare a candidate.
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
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.
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
Associated Press:
Anonymous users are dominating right-wing discussions online. They also spread false information — NEW YORK (AP) — The reposts and expressions of shock from public figures followed quickly after a user on the social platform X who uses a pseudonym claimed that a government website had revealed …
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Montana GOP Senate candidate says he lied to ranger about gunshot wound in 2015 — Tim Sheehy was cited for illegally discharging a weapon in a national park but says he made up the gunshot to cover up a bullet wound he received as a Navy SEAL in Afghanistan that he never reported to superiors
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 5, 2024 — Today offered yet more evidence that Biden's rejection of the Republicans' supply-side economics in favor of investing in ordinary Americans is paying off with high growth, low unemployment, and strong wages. — Today's jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor …
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BizPac Review, Axios, New York Times, Fox News, Semafor, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Forbes and KDFX-TV
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Is Accidentally Exposing Aileen Cannon's Shady Pro-MAGA Game — When Judge Aileen Cannon handed down her latest ruling in the prosecution of Donald Trump for stealing classified documents, many legal observers immediately understood the shady gamesmanship lurking behind it.
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Raw Story, Alternet.org, Digby's Hullabaloo, Washington Examiner, NBC News and Politico
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
No Labels wanted a centrist ticket. Polarization, Trump stood in the way. — For decades now, various politicians have sought to tap into and energize what they see as a moderate middle of the electorate into a viable political movement. For decades, those efforts have come to naught.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway and The Dispatch
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
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 …
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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Офі … and Interfax-Ukraine
Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:
Trump's Second-Term Blueprint Would Take A Wrecking Ball To Public Lands — William Perry Pendley, an anti-federal land zealot, wrote the playbook for a Republican-controlled Interior Department, with an assist from an oil buddy. — LOADING — When it was time to outline their vision …
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.
Discussion:
Raw Story
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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The Guardian