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12:45 PM ET, March 20, 2023

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New York Times:
N.Y. Authorities Prepare for Unprecedented Arrest of an Ex-President  —  Ahead of a likely indictment, law enforcement officials are making security plans as some of Donald J. Trump's supporters signal that they intend to protest.  —  He would be fingerprinted.  He would be photographed.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's brute-force strategy to make his indictment threat universal  —  One of Donald Trump's less-appreciated political skills is getting his supporters to view attacks on him as attacks on them.  His supporters have often seen him that way, viewing criticism of Trump's presidency …
Discussion: Mediaite
CNN:
Georgia prosecutors considering racketeering and conspiracy charges in probe of effort to overturn Trump's 2020 loss, source says  —  Atlanta-area prosecutors are considering bringing racketeering and conspiracy charges in connection with Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia …
Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:
The Worst is Yet to Come  —  Plus: Remembering what the Iraq War was like, 20 years later.  —  After an especially deranged weekend news cycle, let's take inventory:  —  What we don't know:  — Whether Trump will actually be indicted.  — What he will be charged with.
Discussion: Raw Story
Kimberly Wehle / The Bulwark:
The Trump Investigation You Probably Haven't Heard About  —  Plus: A handy list to sort out the ones you have heard of, including the case expected to result in his arrest this week.  —  THIS PHOTO ILLUSTRATION SHOWS AN IMAGE OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NEXT TO A PHONE SCREEN …
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Out of Power, Trump Still Exerts It  —  An early-morning social media post amounted to a starter's gun for Republican officials: Many raced to the former president's side, denouncing a Democratic prosecutor investigating him.  —  Since he left office, Democrats and a smaller number …
Associated Press:
Trump's call for protests get muted reaction from supporters
Politico:
McCarthy pushes back against Trump's calls for protests: ‘We want calmness out there’
New York Times:
Trump Allies Pressure DeSantis to Weigh In on Expected Indictment
Brad Plumer / New York Times:
Earth to Hit Critical Warming Threshold by Early 2030s, Climate Panel Says  —  A new U.N. report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes.  —  Earth is likely to cross …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
World is on brink of catastrophic warming, U.N. climate change report says  —  A dangerous climate threshold is near, but ‘it does not mean we are doomed’ if swift action is taken, scientists say  —  Human activities have transformed the planet at a pace and scale unmatched in recorded history …
Fiona Harvey / The Guardian:
Scientists deliver ‘final warning’ on climate crisis: act now or it's too late  —  IPCC report says only swift and drastic action can avert irrevocable damage to world  —  Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world …
Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
As Xi visits Russia, Putin sees his anti-U.S. world order taking shape  —  RIGA, Latvia — For Vladimir Putin, the state visit to Russia by Chinese President Xi Jinping, which begins on Monday, provides a giant morale boost and a chance to showcase the much-vaunted new world order …
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Brian Spegele / Wall Street Journal:
At the China-Russia Border, the Xi-Putin Partnership Shows Signs of Fraying  —  The meeting between the two leaders this week is expected to showcase unity, but a view of cities along the border reveals divisions that challenge the relationship  —  HEIHE, China—Years of investment …
John Walcott / Foreign Affairs:
Why the Press Failed on Iraq … Twenty years ago, the George W. Bush administration invaded Iraq to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and eliminate the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) officials said he had.  Getting the American public to support a war against a country that had not attacked …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
The Iraq Invasion 20 Years Later: It Was Indeed a Big Lie that Launched the Catastrophic War
Zach Despart / The Texas Tribune:
“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman's AR-15  —  In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter's military-style rifle.  This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him …
Discussion: New Republic
Miami Herald:
Undercover agents saw nothing ‘lewd’ at Orlando drag show.  Florida is going after venue anyway  —  When the historic Plaza Live theater in Orlando hosted an event last December called “A Drag Queen Christmas,” the show drew a full house, noisy street demonstrators — and a small squad …
Scott Lincicome / The Atlantic:
The Obscure Maritime Law That Ruins Your Commute  —  “Ship American” might sound nice in theory.  This is what it looks like in practice: not shipping much of anything in America at all.  —  What with everything going on in the world, stewing over an obscure, century-old maritime law might seem odd.
Victoria Guida / Politico:
‘The Fed has mishandled this about seven different ways’: SVB rescue sparks backlash  —  When Congress rewrote the rules for Wall Street following the 2008 financial crisis, it put the Federal Reserve at the center of oversight for the nation's wounded banks.
Discussion: CBS News
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Before Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed Spotted Big Problems
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate absences multiply headaches for both parties  —  The last time all 100 senators were on the floor voting together was more than seven months ago.  And it's starting to take a toll on both parties.  —  This Congress features one of history's oldest Senates, a fact that's fueled ongoing debate about gerontocracy in government.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Julia Angwin / New York Times:
How to Fix the TikTok Problem  —  Banning TikTok won't keep us safe.  —  As you may have heard, the United States government is in the midst of a full-on panic about TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app best known for its ability to inspire teens to try out new dance moves.
Discussion: Noahpinion and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Fear, burnout and insubordination: Insiders spill details about life at the highest levels of FBI  —  A gender discrimination trial in Washington, D.C., shined a harsh spotlight on one of the most important legal offices in the U.S. government, portraying it as a hotbed of dysfunction, turf wars, mismanagement and paranoia.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tom Joscelyn / Just Security:
Profiles of the January 6th Inmates in the D.C. Jail  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and James Comer (R-Ky.), Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, recently announced their intent to arrange for a congressional delegation to visit January 6th inmates held in the Washington, D.C. jail.
The Guardian:
Florida considers ban on discussion of menstruation before sixth grade  —  Planned Parenthood advocates say the ‘absurd’ draft legislation regarding periods would present a ‘reductive and binary view of sex’  —  Florida lawmakers are considering a draft law to strengthen state control …
Anna Nemtsova / The Daily Beast:
Ben & Jerry's Founder Is ‘Top Donor’ of Group Campaigning Against U.S. Military Support for Ukraine  —  Ben Cohen has donated more than $1 million to a group campaigning to turn the U.S. public against President Biden's military support for Ukraine. … A group funded by Ben & Jerry's founder Ben Cohen …
Discussion: HotAir
Susan Delacourt / Toronto Star:
Why do so many men dislike Justin Trudeau?  —  Never mind the prime minister's policies — a new poll suggest many male voters simply “don't like him as a person,” Susan Delacourt writes.  —  Justin Trudeau has now said it twice — there are Canadians, he admits, who won't believe him, no matter what he says.
 
 
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Moral Injuries  —  Remembering what the Iraq War was like, 20 years later.  —  “Shock and awe.”
Discussion: Jacobin
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