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8:10 AM ET, February 24, 2024

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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
IVF helps women become mothers — so why does the Christian right hate it so much?  —  Former Gov. Nikki Haley, R-S.C., gets a lot of glowing coverage simply because she occasionally criticizes Donald Trump in her fruitless presidential primary run against him.
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New York Times:
Alabama Lawmakers Move to Protect I.V.F. Treatments
Associated Press:
Trump says he ‘strongly supports’ IVF and calls on Alabama lawmakers to protect access
Politico:
Senate GOP urges its candidates to support IVF after Alabama ruling
Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch:
Confused Tuberville Isn't Sure If He Supports IVF Or Opposes it, Or What It Is, In Rambling Response To Reporters
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Jim Jordan Offers Startling Confession on Indicted Biden Informant  —  After trying and failing to salvage Republicans' crumbling impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Ohio Representative Jim Jordan at last, finally, conceded on Friday that Alexander Smirnov's story might not be totally accurate.
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New York Times:
Ignoring Warnings, G.O.P. Trumpeted Now-Discredited Allegation Against Biden  —  Republicans in Congress built their impeachment case against President Biden around a bribery accusation that the F.B.I. had warned them was uncorroborated.  —  In May 2023, Senator Charles E. Grassley …
Discussion: Raw Story, Axios, The Hill and New Republic
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive — Dark Trump at CPAC: “Biden's fast track to hell” … Senior campaign officials tell us Trump will lay out his general-election case against Biden in the 1 p.m. speech — flipping the “four more years” argument to a series of dire warnings about Biden's re-election.
David Corn / Mother Jones:   The Smirnov Affair: MAGA Republicans Are Useful Idiots for Russian Intelligence
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NPR:
Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption case  —  A Manhattan jury found three top executives of the National Rifle Association liable Friday in a lengthy civil trial that focused on alleged corruption and the misspending of millions of dollars.
Mike Spies / New Yorker:
Even Before His Trial, the N.R.A.'s Wayne LaPierre Was a Fraud  —  The pro-gun group's former leader used the organization's funds to enrich himself and those close to him.  But the deception went much deeper.  —  In early January, Wayne LaPierre, the longtime head of the National Rifle Association …
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Judge formally says Trump owes $454 million in civil fraud case, countdown starts for him to put up the money for appeal  —  A New York judge on Friday formally ordered Donald Trump to pay $454 million, including interest, a move that will give the former president one month to post nearly half …
Discussion: Deadline and Above the Law
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
Imagine a President Trump Who Owes Saudi Arabia $540 Million
Discussion: NBC News and CLAYTOONZ
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
How Democrats Could Disqualify Trump If the Supreme Court Doesn't  —  Without clear guidance from the Court, House Democrats suggest that they might not certify a Trump win on January 6.  —  Near the end of the Supreme Court's oral arguments about whether Colorado could exclude former President Donald Trump …
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Gabe Roth / Fix the Court:
Dozens of Previously Unreported SCOTUS Trips in New Marshals Documents — But Justice Thomas and the Chief Justice Are Nowhere to be Found  —  Ditching deputy marshals at the gates of Bohemian Grove.  An extravagant birthday party at Lincoln Center.  Religious services at a Brooklyn theater.
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Molly Redden / HuffPost:   New Records Show Supreme Court's Sonia Sotomayor Took Unusual Step Of Traveling With A Medic
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Nex Benedict's mom raises doubts about police statements: It's a “big cover”  —  The mother of Nex Benedict — the non-binary Oklahoma teen who was assaulted in a school bathroom and died the following day — is raising doubts about statements released by the local police.
Discussion: Advocate
Susie Blann / Associated Press:
Russia-Ukraine war anniversary: von der Leyen in Kyiv as Russian drone hits Odesa  —  Western leaders descended on Kyiv Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen traveled overnight to Kyiv by train along …
NBC News:
Speaker Mike Johnson unveils plan to avert shutdown next week  —  The House will vote on four funding bills next week to stave off a partial government shutdown, the speaker told House Republicans on a conference call Friday night.  —  WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday night unveiled …
 
 
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Joe Schoffstall / Fox News:
Pelosi's husband made over $1.25 million on Nvidia stock bet in just three months
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Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Hit Trump on Theocracy, Not Hypocrisy
Discussion: CNN, Right Wing Watch and NBC News
Mattathias Schwartz / Business Insider:
Exclusive: Russia-linked smear campaign against Hunter Biden began earlier than previously thought
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Two dead after military helicopter crashes during training flight in Mississippi
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
‘You must act fast:’ Katie Porter is selling her fundraising list — at a discount
Discussion: Political Wire
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Ex-ambassador to Russia on new sanctions: Why did it take an assassination?
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CBS News:
Military says high-altitude balloon detected over Western U.S. doesn't pose a threat
 Earlier Items: 
Elaina Plott Calabro / The Atlantic:
The Return of the John Birch Society
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
Biden, 81, says the key to his marriage is ‘good sex’: How Joe infuriates Jill, his wife of 47 years, with VERY risqué joke to staff about their private life …
WisPolitics:
Ethics Commission alleges Trump joint fundraising committee, Brandtjen involved in campaign finance scheme to benefit Vos challenger
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Cellphone data raises questions about start of Willis-Wade relationship
 

 
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Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
Scarlett Johansson says she declined an offer to voice ChatGPT and was “shocked, angered” that Sam Altman would pursue Sky, a voice “so eerily similar” to hers

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Many outlets have increased reliance on Apple News+; The Daily Beast is set to make $3M-$4M from it in 2024, and Time says it delivers a 7-figure annual revenue

Sky News:
UK High Court rules that Julian Assange can appeal against his extradition to the US because judges deemed US assurances insufficient
 
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