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9:40 AM ET, March 17, 2023

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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump-commissioned report undercut his claims of dead and double voters  —  A report buried by the former president's campaign and obtained by The Post did not back up his claims of fraud and did not provide evidence to overturn the 2020 election  —  When Donald Trump called Georgia Secretary …
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Florida 2024: Trump and DeSantis in Two-Way Race for GOP Nomination  —  Home Polls Florida 2024: Trump and DeSantis in Two-Way Race for GOP Nomination  —  Biden Competitive in Potential 2024 General Elections Match-ups, but Age Could Present an Issue  —  The first Florida Emerson College Polling survey …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
DeSantis, on Defense, Shows Signs of Slipping in Polls
NBC News:
Once a darling of defense hawks, Ron DeSantis retreats
Discussion: The Hill
Simon Rosenberg / Hopium Chronicles:
The Republicans Have A DeSantis Problem
David Brooks / New York Times:
Trump and DeSantis Could Both Lose
Discussion: Raw Story
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Ron DeSantis Eating Pudding With His Fingers Will End His 2024 Bid
Marc Thiessen / Washington Post:
Ron DeSantis's pandering on Ukraine is dangerously wrong
Discussion: NBC News and Washington Examiner
Katherine J. Wu / The Atlantic:
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic  —  A new analysis of genetic samples from China appears to link the pandemic's origin to raccoon dogs.  —  For three years now, the debate over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has ping-ponged between two big ideas …
Discussion: Forbes and Twitchy
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Benjamin Mueller / New York Times:
New Data Links Pandemic's Origins to Raccoon Dogs at Wuhan Market  —  Genetic samples from the market were recently uploaded to an international database and then removed after scientists asked China about them.  —  An international team of virus experts said on Thursday that they had found genetic data …
CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of Mar-a-Lago staff, from servers to aides, are subpoenaed in classified documents probe  —  At least two dozen people - from Mar-a-Lago resort staff to members of Donald Trump's inner circle at the Florida estate - have been subpoenaed to testify to a federal grand jury that's investigating …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
‘Donald Trump Hates America!’  Joe Scarborough Disgusted by Trump Calling the US ‘Greatest Threat to Western Civilization Today’  —  Joe Scarborough called out Donald Trump's apparent hatred for America and went off on the constant criticism from the former president and many Republican allies of the former president.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Wrap
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
Asked If Trump ‘Incited an Insurrection,’ Pence Says ‘There Were Many Causes’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Steve Bannon Is Neck-Deep in Guo Wengui's Allegedly Fraudulent Business Empire  —  In late November 2021, Steve Bannon appeared in a live broadcast on GTV, a media outlet that he'd helped his friend Guo Wengui launch a year earlier.  Bannon used the appearance to celebrate HCoin, a supposed cryptocurrency that Guo was selling.
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Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
What Secrets Does the “Donald Trump of Beijing” Know?  —  The case against Guo Wengui could expose more about America's politics than China's.  —  The American adventure of Guo Wengui started eight years ago at a penthouse on Fifth Avenue, and it has ended there—for now, at least.
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Jesse Eisinger / ProPublica:
Regulatory Failure 101: What the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Reveals  —  It's an all-too-familiar cycle: First comes the boom, then the breathtakingly speedy bust, and then the bailout.  Now we're in the moment where everyone wonders where the financial regulators were.  —  Co-published with The Atlantic
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CNN:
Poland becomes first to pledge fighter jets to Ukraine  —  Poland on Thursday pledged it would send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, the first NATO member to do so, in a significant move in Kyiv's battle to resist Russia's onslaught.  —  President Andrzej Duda said the planes …
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Jesse Pound / NBC News:
Wall Street rides to the rescue as 11 banks pledge $30 billion to First Republic Bank  —  A group of financial institutions has agreed to deposit $30 billion in First Republic Bank in what's meant to be a sign of confidence in the banking system, the banks announced Thursday afternoon.
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Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
Jack White pens poetic ode to Meg White after White Stripes drummer was maligned  —  Jack White dedicated a poem on Wednesday to his former wife and bandmate, Meg White, after a journalist posted a disparaging tweet about the White Stripes drummer that went viral.
Discussion: Pitchfork and Rolling Stone
Mary Kekatos / ABC News:
Utah governor signs bill banning abortion clinics across the state  —  The clinics have to close by the end of the year or when their license expires.  —  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill into law banning abortion clinics in the state, making it the latest to restrict the procedure since the
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Hallie Biden revealed as ‘new’ Biden family member who got China cash  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's daughter-in-law Hallie is the mysterious “new” Biden family member who got paid Chinese cash in 2017, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer revealed exclusively to The Post Thursday.
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Jason Garcia / Popular Information:
Ron DeSantis' crackdown on “woke” banks could help a big Ron DeSantis donor  —  Today's bonus newsletter is written by Jason Garcia, an amazing corporate-accountability reporter who focuses on Florida.  He also has his own newsletter, Seeking Rents.  For more of Jason's indispensable reporting, subscribe.
Discussion: Seeking Rents and Just The News
Jonathan Larsen / TYT Network:
Gosar Blames Jesus for Sneaking Kari Lake into ‘New’ National Prayer Breakfast  —  Lake rejected the prayer breakfast's calls for reconciliation, said God “enacts justice”  —  Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) at the Feb. 2, 2023, National Prayer Breakfast.
Marisa Sarnoff / Law & Crime:
Federal appeals court blocks enforcement of Florida ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’  —  Public university professors in Florida may continue to share their opinions about racism, sexism, and discrimination in the classroom — at least for now — after three federal judges upheld a ban on enforcement …
Washington Post:
Officials notify Trump allies whose Social Security numbers were posted online  —  Good morning and welcome to The Cybersecurity 202!  I'm filling in for Tim this morning.  If you're in Washington, make sure you go outside early today.  —  Reading this online?
Will Stewart / Daily Mail:
Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev 'has promised Wagner $15million if it assassinates Italy's defence minister'  — Il Foglio paper said Italy's intelligence service intercepted Medvedev's order  — Medvedev was president between 2008 and 2012 and a former prime minister
Discussion: Euractiv
Tim Lister / CNN:
Secret document reveals Russia's 10-year plan to destabilize Moldova  —  A secret plan drawn up by Russia's security service, the FSB, lays out detailed options to destabilize Moldova - including supporting pro-Russian groups, utilizing the Orthodox Church and threatening to cut off supplies of natural gas.
Discussion: Moldova Matters and Euractiv
Politico:
Here Dems are, stuck in the middle with Biden  —  President Joe Biden is taking a number of steps to negate potential Republican attacks and he's telling progressives they'll have to stomach some tough policy compromises.  But the White House insists you not call it triangulation.
 
 
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Sarah Rankin / Associated Press:
10 charged in Irvo Otieno's death at mental hospital
Anita Wadhwani / Tennessee Lookout:
A Black family fights to get their kids back from Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Discussion: Reason
Clara Hendrickson / Detroit Free Press:
Michigan Senate OKs proposals to expand gun safety measures in step forward for Democrats
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New York Times:
Madison Square Garden Owner Feuds With Part-Time Liquor Inspector
Discussion: New York Daily News
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
More than a quarter of Republicans approve of Capitol attack, poll shows
Rolling Stone:
A Pro-Trump Social Network Wants to Corner the Anti-Vax ‘Jizz Market’
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