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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Michael Cohen on the Trump Trial: Prepare To Be Surprised — Trump's former attorney on the hush money trial, how he's preparing for life as the key witness and who he expects Trump will choose as a 2024 running mate. — Michael Cohen may be the only person standing between Donald Trump and jail.
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MeidasTouch, The Hill, Forbes, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Associated Press and PolitiFact
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump attorney who became a crucial witness against him has departed legal team — Evan Corcoran, an attorney for Donald Trump who became a critical witness in the classified documents case against the former president, no longer represents him, CNN has learned.
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Law & Crime, Raw Story and Mediaite
James Romoser / Politico:
How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System — The former president rails against a “two-tiered system of justice.” But he's the one benefiting from it. — A firebrand politician named Donald is about to stand trial. Just a few days before jury selection, he goes on TV to slam the charges as baseless and biased.
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Robert Reich, The Guardian, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and New York Times
Politico:
Playbook: Harris takes the gloves off in Arizona — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — BIG PRETRIAL READ — “How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System,” by James Romoser in POLITICO Magazine: “He denigrates prosecutors.
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Fox News, New York Times, ABC News and NBC News
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans remain terrible at picking Senate candidates — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism. — 🐘 Subscribe to Public Notice 🐘
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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
States warn Biden could miss ballot. Dems say exceptions have been made for GOP.
States warn Biden could miss ballot. Dems say exceptions have been made for GOP.
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Plain Dealer and al.com
New York Times:
Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track — Speaker Mike Johnson scaled back the measure to two years from five, winning over hard-right Republicans who believe Donald J. Trump will be president by the time it would expire. — The House took a critical …
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The Hill, ABC News, Washington Examiner, The Daily Signal, Semafor, American Prospect, Rolling Stone, Associated Press, Roll Call, Raw Story and Reason
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill
Senate Republicans furious over Trump trying to derail FISA bill
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USA Today, Truthout, BizPac Review, Raw Story, The Federalist, The Daily Signal, Washington Examiner and CBS News
CBS News:
U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread — Tel Aviv — Israel is bracing for a worst-case scenario that U.S. officials believe could materialize within just hours — the possibility of a direct attack on Israeli soil by Iran …
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Reuters, Fox News, Al Jazeera, The Daily Caller and The Guardian
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Marjorie Taylor Greene won't say what happened to her Trump Media stock … US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) speaks alongside former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. — A media company with ties …
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NBC News, Raw Story, Quartz and New Republic
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump Media shares drop below $30, company sheds more than half of market cap since trading debut … The price of Trump Media shares fell below $30 in early trading Friday morning, which is more than $40 lower than what its shares first sold for when the social media company began public trading on March 26.
Washington Post:
What Donald Trump wants in his next vice president — and who he's considering — Donald Trump's perfect vice president looks the part: attractive and telegenic. They are ideally Black or a woman, though that's not required. And they are most certainly not taller than Trump himself.
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Washington Examiner
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
J.D. Vance Says ‘It Would Be A Great Honor’ To Be Trump's VP Pick
J.D. Vance Says ‘It Would Be A Great Honor’ To Be Trump's VP Pick
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, The Daily Caller, The Hill and New Republic
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign unveils ‘MAGA Mike’ video linking Johnson, Trump on abortion — President Biden's reelection campaign on Friday unveiled a video linking former President Trump with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an attempt to highlight their views on reproductive rights issues.
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The Guardian
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Meeting With Johnson Is Meant to Quell House GOP Disarray — Speaker's job is on the line amid revolt by conservatives. 'We don't need any more reason to be polarized.' — WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson, with no shortage of problems at the Capitol, is taking a quick spring break to Florida.
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The Hill, CNN, USA Today and NewsNation
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Lara Trump's RNC robocall falsely claims ‘massive fraud’ in 2020 election
Lara Trump's RNC robocall falsely claims ‘massive fraud’ in 2020 election
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Civil Discourse …, Washington Post, USA Today, Strangely Blogged, Crooks and Liars, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
‘Unprecedented’ and ‘stunning’ number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection — A minimum of 16 Trump administration veterans have sharply criticized the ex-president, with terms such as “threat to democracy,” “erratic,” “delusional” and “narcissistic.”
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Rolling Stone, New York Times and Resolute Square
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices — The conservative judicial activist called the move ‘politically motivated,’ and the committee chair said Leo had left them ‘no other choice’ but to move forward with the compulsory process
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The Guardian, CBS News, Washington Times, Reuters, CNN, Breitbart, The Hill, BizPac Review, Rolling Stone, Fox News and Washington Examiner
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe … - In January 2023, special counsel Robert Hur began investigating Biden's handling of classified documents after papers from Biden's vice presidency were found at his office and home. — From July 2023 to February 2024 …
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Washington Examiner, The Guardian, New York Times, New Jersey Online, The Post Millennial, NewsNation and IJR
Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Trump Team Calls For More Debates With Biden, ‘Much Earlier’ Than Currently Planned — Ironically, though, the former president did not join any of the Republican presidential primary debates. — LOADING — Former President Donald Trump wants to face off with President Joe Biden on the debate stage …
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in 'level of corruption that we've just never seen' with foreign relations — Former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner engaged in a “level of corruption that we've just never seen” …
Shawna Mizelle / CBS News:
Colorado group says it has enough signatures for abortion rights ballot measure this fall — A Colorado campaign that's trying to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot this November, CBS News has learned.
David Strom / HotAir:
OJ and CRT — Marc Lamont Hill is a prominent guy, although you probably haven't heard of him because you aren't a racist Leftist who is glad OJ Simpson got off despite being an obvious murderer. — Lots of people agree with him, though, because they are racist Leftists who think it's fine …
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The Daily Caller and The Post Millennial
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Third South Dakota tribal nation bans Noem from reservation — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has become the third tribal nation to ban South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) from its reservation land. — On Wednesday, the Standing Rock Tribal Council voted to ban Noem from its land for “racially charged” …
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CNN, Standing Rock, Vanity Fair, HuffPost and New Republic
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Covid vaccines not linked to fatal heart problems in young people, CDC finds — The new report debunks widespread misinformation that the mRNA shots were connected to sudden cardiac death in young athletes. — There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest …
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Quartz and Orlando Sentinel
NBC News:
Man on terror watchlist was released by Border Patrol — With border security funding blocked in Congress, the case illustrates the challenges U.S. officials face in identifying migrants who may pose national security threats. — SAN ANTONIO — An Afghan migrant on the terrorist watchlist spent nearly …
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Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, Exposing the role …, New York Post, RedState, NBC 7 San Diego, Twitchy and Breitbart