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12:10 AM ET, March 14, 2023

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New York Times:
Ron DeSantis Says Protecting Ukraine Is Not a Key U.S. Interest  —  The Florida governor, on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show, broke with Republicans to attack President Biden's foreign policy and align more closely with Donald Trump as he weighs a presidential bid.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump lashes out at DeSantis, says he regrets his endorsement of him  —  Former President Donald Trump is intensifying his attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling him disloyal and saying that his political career would have been over had he not endorsed his ultimately successful 2018 campaign.
David Siders / Politico:
When Ron and the Don went to Iowa
Discussion: Raw Story and Chicago Sun-Times
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Blames Mike Pence For Jan. 6 Violence For Not Going Along With His Coup Attempt  —  Trump was responding to his former vice president's remarks, who said Saturday that Trump's words and actions had endangered the lives of his family.  —  WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Gavel to Pass to New Chief Judge Overseeing Grand Jury in Trump Inquiry
Edward Ongweso Jr / Slate:
The Incredible Tantrum Venture Capitalists Threw Over Silicon Valley Bank  —  If the technological innovation coming out of Silicon Valley is as important as venture capitalists insist, the past few days suggest they haven't been very responsible stewards of it.
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Washington Post:
Biden agreed to plan for bank depositors after initial concerns
Felix Salmon / Axios:
Let the bailout debate begin
Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
We Can Prevent More Bank Failures  —  No one should be mistaken about what unfolded over the past few days in the U.S. banking system: These recent bank failures are the direct result of leaders in Washington weakening the financial rules.  —  In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis …
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Julie Bykowicz / Wall Street Journal:
Barney Frank Pushed to Ease Financial Regulations After Joining Signature Bank Board  —  Former congressman and co-sponsor of the Dodd-Frank bill says there is no evidence the change abetted bank's failure  —  WASHINGTON—Former Rep. Barney Frank co-sponsored the law that tightened banking regulations …
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Silicon Valley Learns to Love Socialism for the Rich
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David Gilbert / VICE:
An Ivermectin Influencer Died.  Now His Followers Are Worried About Their Own ‘Severe’ Symptoms.  —  Danny Lemoi took a daily dose of veterinary-grade ivermectin and told his thousands of followers to give the drug to children.  He died of a common side effect of the medication.
Platformer:
Microsoft just laid off one of its responsible AI teams  —  As the company accelerates its push into AI products, the ethics and society team is gone  —  Microsoft laid off its entire ethics and society team within the artificial intelligence organization as part of recent layoffs …
Washington Post:
Ukraine short of skilled troops and munitions as losses, pessimism grow  —  DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine — The quality of Ukraine's military force, once considered a substantial advantage over Russia, has been degraded by a year of casualties that have taken many of the most experienced fighters off …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Tucker Carlson's Capitol videos are giving Jan. 6 defendants false hope  —  WASHINGTON — It took a jury only a few hours to convict Jan. 6 defendant Yvonne St Cyr of six criminal counts Friday.  That wasn't terribly surprising: She admitted she was on the Capitol grounds, on the inauguration stage, in the tunnel.
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson's disingenuous effort to exonerate the ‘QAnon Shaman’
Discussion: The Hill
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Prosecutors say Tucker Carlson omitted key Jan. 6 footage of ‘QAnon Shaman’
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Grand Jury Moves Into Final Phase as Key Witness Testifies  —  A Manhattan District Attorney investigation into Donald Trump looks to be in its final stage as a major witness testifies before the grand jury.  And Trump may testify too.  —  The Manhattan grand jury that will decide whether …
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ABC News:
Trump has ‘no plans’ to participate in Manhattan grand jury probe, attorney says
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions  —  It's not just a lone extremist: The bill has 21 co-sponsors in the state's House of Representatives … The “South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act of 2023” would amend the state's code of laws …
Associated Press:
Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, pioneer for women's rights, dies  —  Former U.S. Rep. Pat Schroeder, a pioneer for women's and family rights in Congress, died Monday night.  She was 82.  —  Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Supreme Court Conservatives' Favorite New Weapon for Kneecapping the Administrative State  —  Over the last two years, the Supreme Court's six conservative justices have wielded tremendous power over federal decision-making by striking down a wide range of consequential policies …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
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Kimberly Wehle / The Atlantic:
The Supreme Court Just Keeps Deciding It Should Be Even More Powerful
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Monthly
Mike Emanuel / Fox News:
Virginia's largest school district pulls AP Government test question amid outrage … Fairfax County is Virginia's largest school district, and one of the biggest in the country.  government course asked students a multiple-choice question to choose an “accurate comparison of liberals versus conservatives.”
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
California Court Mostly Upholds Prop. 22 in Win for Uber and Other Gig Companies  —  The decision lessens the chances that gig drivers will be considered employees in the state, but it is expected to be appealed to the state Supreme Court.  —  Kellen Browning writes about the gig economy and its workers.
Judi Hasson / Washington Post:
Patricia Schroeder, congresswoman who wielded barbed wit, dies at 82  —  Former congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, a megaphone for the women's movement, the first woman to serve on the House Armed Services Committee and a liberal Democrat known for her barbed wit, notably coining the term …
Vimal Patel / New York Times:
UPenn Accuses a Law Professor of Racist Statements.  Should She Be Fired?  —  Amy Wax and free speech groups say the university is trampling on her academic freedom.  Students ask whether her speech deserves to be protected.  —  Amy Wax, a law professor, has said publicly that “on average …
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Retreat in Rodanthe  —  Along three blocks in a North Carolina beach town, severe erosion is upending life, forcing hard choices and offering a glimpse of the dilemmas other coastal communities will face  —  RODANTHE, N.C. — Early last year, a house crumbled into the sea …
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
‘Alt-Right’ Disinformation King Faces Trial  —  Jury selection started today in the trial of 33-year-old Douglass Mackey, a man who prolifically spread hate and politically charged disinformation under the pseudonym “Ricky Vaughn” during Donald Trump's political rise.
Discussion: Myth Pilot, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Associated Press:
McConnell released from hospital, headed to inpatient rehab  —  Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell was released from the hospital Monday after treatment for a concussion and will continue to recover in an inpatient rehabilitation facility, a spokesman said.
 
 
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No Republican President, No Politics at the Oscars
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Fox News fears competitors will steal its ‘journalistic processes’
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White House condemns Pence's homophobic, misogynistic comments
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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