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ABC News:
Sources: Special counsel claims Trump deliberately misled his attorneys about classified documents, judge wrote  —  The judge said there could be indications of criminal violations, per sources.  —  Prosecutors in the special counsel's office have presented compelling preliminary evidence that former President
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Politico:
Trump denounces ‘crime-fraud’ ruling forcing attorney to testify in documents probe  —  Former President Donald Trump is fighting a federal judge's determination that his communications with attorney Evan Corcoran — amid a grand jury probe of Trump's handling of classified documents — likely contain evidence of a crime.
CNN:
Justice Department convinces federal judge Trump used his attorney in furtherance of a crime in classified docs probe  —  The Justice Department has convinced a federal judge that former President Donald Trump used one of his defense attorneys in furtherance of a crime or fraud related …
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump Claims He's Ready for Perp Walk if Indicted  —  Those who have spent time with Donald Trump in recent days say he has often appeared significantly disconnected from the severity of his potential legal woes.  —  Donald J. Trump claims he is ready for his perp walk.
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Washington Post:
Trump campaign prepares for ‘new normal’: Running under indictment  —  The former president's team is pressuring other Republicans to show support, basking in favorable coverage from right-wing media and collecting checks.  But advisers privately acknowledge many potential risks.
Politico:
Trump waits, DeSantis jabs, Scott preps  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Yesterday came and went without the arrest of DONALD TRUMP.  —  Meanwhile, the contours of the 2024 Republican presidential race continue to evolve — even as the political …
Discussion: The Hill and Miami Herald
New York Times:
The Legal Intricacies That Could Make or Break the Case Against Trump
Discussion: Persuasion, Breitbart and The Dispatch
NewsNation:
Trump indictment: Grand jury vote expected Wednesday
Politico:
Dems play it cool on Trump's legal jeopardy
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Americans see Trump investigation as political, but also believable -Reuters/Ipsos
Discussion: The Hill
Wesley Parnell / Politico:
MAGA protesters in Manhattan crowded out by anti-Trump rivals
Piers Morgan / New York Post:
Ron DeSantis rips Trump's character, chaotic leadership style  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally taken the gloves off and launched a blistering attack on his former mentor President Donald Trump.  —  In an exclusive wide-ranging interview with me airing on Fox Nation's …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
DeSantis, Doubling Down, Presses Questions About Trump's Character
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Tracking the 2024 Republican Primary: DeSantis' Support Dips, Tying Record Low  —  Former President Donald Trump began his presidential campaign with the bulk of the Republican electorate behind him, but his grip is being put to the test ahead of the 2024 nominating contests.
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:   The Unsettling Truth About Trump's First Great Victory
CNN:
Exclusive: Communications between Stormy Daniels and Trump attorney turned over to Manhattan DA  —  Communications between adult-film star Stormy Daniels and an attorney who is now representing former President Donald Trump have been turned over to the Manhattan district attorney's office, Daniels' lawyer told CNN.
Sydney Morning Herald:
Murdoch succeeded where Putin failed.  Time for a Fox hunt  —  Rupert Murdoch - Australia's biggest media mogul - succeeded where Vladimir Putin failed.  He turned Americans against each other, promoting anger, hatred and lies.  Murdoch knew Donald Trump's claim that the election was stolen …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Our New Promethean Moment  —  I had a most remarkable but unsettling experience last week.  Craig Mundie, the former chief of research and strategy officer for Microsoft, was giving me a demonstration of GPT-4, the most advanced version of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI and launched in November.
Discussion: Reuters
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
TikTok CEO to tell Congress app ban would hurt U.S. economy  —  TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will tell lawmakers Thursday that banning the app in the U.S. would hurt American businesses and the country's economy, according to newly released remarks prepared for his testimony before Congress.
David Badash / Raw Story:
Florida GOP lawmaker who wrote 'Don't Say Gay' bill facing up to 35 years after pleading guilty in COVID fraud case  —  Joe Harding, the now-former Florida Republican lawmaker who authored the extremist “Don't Say Gay” bill could face up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday afternoon …
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Readying for takeoff: Tim Scott takes next steps in leadup to presidential announcement  —  The South Carolina Republican is dipping his toes back into those 2024 waters, with a donor confab and some conspicuous early state visits.  —  Sen. Tim Scott's preparations for a presidential run are well underway …
Miami Herald:
After DeSantis tussle, Disney World will host a major summit on gay rights  —  The Walt Disney Company will host a major conference promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the workplace in Central Florida this September, gathering executives and professionals …
Discussion: Fox News
BBC:
Boris Johnson and Liz Truss to vote against Sunak's NI Brexit deal  —  Two former prime ministers, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, are to vote against Rishi Sunak's new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland in a debate later.  —  Mr Johnson said the deal would either mean Northern Ireland remained tied to the EU …
Mark Hemingway / The Federalist:
For Five Straight Years, The Pulitzer Prizes Have Rewarded Misinformation  —  This many high-profile failures in such a short time makes winning a Pulitzer look definitively like a mark of ignominy.  —  The way the Pulitzer Prizes work seems simple enough - an Ivy league university hands …
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Troubled U.S. organ transplant system targeted for overhaul  —  Federal health official announces plans to break up monopoly power of group that has run it for nearly four decades  —  The government will announce plans Wednesday to overhaul the troubled U.S. organ transplant system …
Discussion: STAT and Kyodo News+
Human Rights Watch:
Ukraine: Izium Apartment Victims Need Justice  —  Digital Reconstruction Highlights Russian Forces' Deadly Attack … Russian forces used a large air-delivered munition on an apartment building on March 9, 2022, in Izium, eastern Ukraine, in an attack that killed at least 44 civilians …
Discussion: hrw.org
Washington Post:
McConnell phones Senate Republicans, who say he's ‘eager’ to be back  —  'I told him not to be in a big hurry, because we're not doing anything here,' one of his colleagues said  —  Nearly two weeks after a fall that left him with a concussion and a broken rib, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
Discussion: NBC News, Bloomberg and Raw Story
Ben Goggin / NBC News:
Anti-porn bills in 8 states could force device makers to censor sexual material  —  Eight states are weighing anti-pornography bills that would force phone and tablet manufacturers like Apple and Samsung to automatically enable filters that censor nude and sexually explicit content.
Valerie Hopkins / New York Times:
Russian Faced Prison Time for Instagram Post About War in Ukraine  —  The case of Olesya Krivtsova, a Russian student who ended up on the Kremlin's official terrorist list, has underscored the perils of using social media to criticize the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.  —  Reporting from Arkhangelsk, in northern Russia
Theodore Schleifer / Puck:
S.B.F. Informants & a Strange DeSantis Bedfellow  —  New details on the subpoenas and next cards to flip in the FTX campaign-finance case.  Plus, why Reid Hoffman might be offering some unlikely assistance to DeSantis. … Last month, with Singh's cooperation, federal prosecutors unveiled …
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Progressives have a new minimum wage goal: $20 and up  —  After inflation rocketed upward last year, those pushing for higher minimum wages see a new opening to gain ground on raising worker pay.  —  A decade after the so-called Fight for $15 campaign took root, liberal lawmakers …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Elias Biryabarema / Reuters:
Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ  —  Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
House Judiciary report: ‘No legitimate basis’ for Biden admin to target parents at school board meetings … EXCLUSIVE: Subpoenaed documents showed there was “no legitimate basis” for the Biden administration to use federal law enforcement and counterterrorism resources on school board-related threats …
 
 
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Air Force IDs 2 new GOP candidates whose military records were improperly released
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Russia arrests leading member of Nobel Prize-winning rights group
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National Republicans are looking for Senate candidates who are filthy rich
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The Supreme Court has been paying Michael Chertoff's firm for 5 years
Discussion: CoinDesk, The Hill and CNN
NBC News:
In heated Wisconsin Supreme Court debate, candidates tangle over ‘fake elector’ scheme
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court hands victory to public school students with disabilities
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
Inside the rural Texas resistance to the GOP's private school choice plan
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Julius Krein / American Affairs Journal:
How to Understand the Well-Being Gap between Liberals and Conservatives
Discussion: The Intersection and HotAir
Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Fox News drops lawsuit seeking to gag Tucker Carlson producer suing them for discrimination
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Pick One: Conservatism or Trump
Discussion: HuffPost