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8:00 AM ET, March 5, 2023

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New York Times:
Trump Says He Would Stay in 2024 Race if Indicted  —  Donald Trump says he “wouldn't even think about” dropping out of the race for the White House if he's indicted.  The former president has increasingly used his campaign as a cudgel against investigators.
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Laura Jedeed / New Republic:
The Sad, Desolate Scenes of CPAC 2023  —  “It's so great to see everyone here, and it's so great to see a packed house, too!”  —  It is approximately 11:15 AM in Washington DC, and investigative reporter Sara Carter is lying.  The house is never crowded this early on the first day of CPAC …
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘I am your retribution’: Trump rules supreme at CPAC as he relaunches bid for White House  —  Former president claims Biden is leading America into ‘oblivion’ and that he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine  —  Donald Trump turned back the clock to the darkest elements of his presidency …
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
At CPAC, A Call For Trans People To Be ‘Eradicated’ Gets Big Cheers  —  The conservative movement's annual confab was creepily obsessed with trans kids and showcased the GOP's alarming and intensifying anti-trans rhetoric.  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Thousands of conservatives …
New York Times:
Eyeing DeSantis, Trump Readies for a Long Primary Battle  —  Donald Trump will be basking in affection from activists at CPAC on Saturday.  But his campaign is preparing for an ugly, protracted primary fight for the nomination.  —  OXON HILL, Md. — Inside the MAGA-clad corridors …
Associated Press:
Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump easily wins CPAC straw poll
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Inside the Panic at Fox News After the 2020 Election  —  “If we hadn't called Arizona,” said Suzanne Scott, the network's chief executive, according to a recording reviewed by The New York Times, “our ratings would have been bigger.”  —  WASHINGTON — A little more than a week …
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WDTN-TV:
Residents told to shelter in place after Norfolk Southern train derails in Springfield  —  Editor's Note: The intersection of the road closed has been corrected.  We apologize for the error.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Clark County on Saturday …
Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Monroe-Moreno elected NV Dems chair, ousts democratic socialist incumbent  —  Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Monroe (D-Las Vegas) was elected chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party Saturday, ousting incumbent chair Judith Whitmer in a vote of 314-99 — a rebuke of Whitmer's leadership ahead …
Discussion: The Hill
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Democratic socialists swept out of power in Nevada
NBC News:
Two Ukrainian pilots are in the U.S. for training assessment on attack aircraft, including F-16s  —  Two Ukrainian pilots are currently in the United States undergoing an assessment to determine how long it could take to train them to fly attack aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets …
Discussion: The Guardian
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
CPAC Speaker Calls for Transgenderism to Be ‘Eradicated’  —  “For the good of society... transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely,” far-right conservative Michael Knowles said, drawing raucous applause … During his speech on Saturday, Knowles told the crowd …
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Katie Hawkinson / The Daily Beast:
Michael Knowles Says Transgenderism Must Be ‘Eradicated’ at CPAC
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact-Checking Trump's Speech at CPAC  —  The former president made inaccurate claims about the murder rate in New York, the withdrawal from Afghanistan and windmills at a conservative conference.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump revived familiar falsehoods and returned …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Asks Judge to Block Pence's Testimony to Grand Jury  —  The former president's lawyers cited executive privilege, a tactic they have used with other ex-Trump aides.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has filed a motion asking a federal judge to prevent his former vice president …
Discussion: CNN, Mediaite and L.A.'s Newsletter
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Pete Buttigieg starts to rethink how he does his job in wake of Ohio train disaster  —  Pete Buttigieg admits he got it wrong on the Ohio train derailment response.  —  But while the criticism is fair, he says, the critics are mostly not.  —  “It's really rich to see some of these folks …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid  —  House Democrats are vowing a fierce fight over Medicaid as Republicans eye plans to curb spending for the low-income health care program in the name of deficit reduction.  —  Joining President Biden, the Democrats are warning that Medicaid cuts …
Discussion: Political Wire
Judy Heumann:
The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist  —  Judith “Judy” Heumann (1947-2023)  —  Judith “Judy” Heumann—widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement—passed away in Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of March 4, 2023.
Discussion: WTOP News, The Hill and NPR
Bar Peleg / Haaretz:
‘Good Evening, Anarchists and Terrorists’ |  Record Number of Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu's Judicial Coup  —  Despite the force used by police against protesters on Wednesday, up to 150,000 people arrived to the central Tel Aviv demonstration ■ Police use water cannons against Tel Aviv protesters who blocked highway
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Josh Breiner / Haaretz:
Israeli Pro-democracy Protests Enter Ninth Week as Police Ramp Up Forces in Tel Aviv
Discussion: WTOP News and The Times of Israel
Steven Beschloss / America, America:
How Has Fox News Infected Your World?  —  You have a chat with a friend, a family member, a neighbor, a co-worker, maybe a guy sitting next to you at a bar.  You hear their love for Donald Trump and their hatred for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.  You learn they think Biden should be impeached …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
 
 
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Katelyn Burns / Xtra Magazine:
The obsession cis people have with trans people's genitals is out of control
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Nicky Robertson / CNN:
Texas GOP censures Republican congressman for ‘lack of fidelity’ to party principles and priorities
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Former Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway and George Conway Are Planning to Divorce
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Insider:
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NBC News:
Marianne Williamson announces another longshot presidential bid
Hayden Vernon / The Guardian:
Russian minister's claim Ukraine war ‘launched against us’ met with laughter
Discussion: NPR and Washington Examiner
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
U.S. court says French, Swiss groups cannot restrict ‘gruyere’ cheese label
Discussion: Raw Story, Politico and Reuters
Susannah George / Washington Post:
Divorced and remarried, these Afghan women are outlaws under Taliban rule