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11:15 AM ET, February 29, 2024

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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump immunity arguments in April  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, calling into question whether his case could go to trial before the November election.
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MSNBC:
Luttig: There was no reason for SCOTUS to take Trump's case.  Today's decision is momentous.  —  Judge Michael Luttig and Andrew Weissmann join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the breaking news that the Supreme Court will hear Donald Trump's claim that he has Presidential Immunity on the week of April 22.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Gave Trump Exactly What He Wanted  —  The Supreme Court has all but guaranteed that Donald Trump will not face trial for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election before this November's presidential election.  On Wednesday, after more than two weeks' delay …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Trump's Immunity Claim, Setting Arguments for April
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to weigh Trump's immunity claim in D.C. 2020 election trial
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Romney on voting for Trump over Biden: ‘No, no, no, absolutely not’  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) he would “absolutely not” vote for former President Trump over President Biden in November, pointing to Trump's foreign policy views and his character.  —  “No. No, no, absolutely not,” …
Discussion: Townhall, HuffPost, Breitbart and Mediaite
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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Biden Is Too Old But Trump Is Dangerous, Swing-State Poll Shows  —  Trump leads Biden in seven key states, with perceptions of an improving national economy failing to translate into a significant increase in support for the incumbent.  —  Swing-state voters across every major demographic …
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:   “Nightmare in America”: How Biden's Ad Team Should Attack Trump
The Hill:
Biden ‘fit for duty,’ doctor writes after latest physical exam
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The Politics Behind Trump and Biden's Dueling Border Stops
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Here's who could replace Mitch McConnell as Senate's top Republican  —  Immediately after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that he will step down from his leadership position in November, all eyes turned to a handful of Republican senators who could seek to succeed McConnell …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Cornyn launches bid to succeed McConnell as GOP leader  —  Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Thursday officially announced a run to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as Republican leader, setting up what is expected to be a hotly contested race for the top spot in the conference.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
McConnell Had the Power to Stop Trump and He Refused  —  If there is one person who single-handedly held the power to banish Donald Trump from public life, and thus to save the republic from any threat he will return to power and use it as a weapon of vengeance, that person is Mitch McConnell.
Bloomberg:
Trump Taken Off Illinois Ballot by Judge Over Insurrection  — Illinois becomes third state to block Trump from ballot  — Trump called the move ‘unconstitutional’ and plans to appeal  —  An Illinois judge barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Republican presidential primary ballot …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Mitch McConnell Surrenders to Trump
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Ted Cruz hopes ‘Supreme Court puts a stop’ to Trump case
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Why Is Trump Trying to Make Ukraine Lose?  —  The former president isn't in office—but is still dictating U.S. policy.  —  Nearly half a year has passed since the White House asked Congress for another round of American aid for Ukraine.  Since that time, at least three different legislative efforts …
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
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Stephanie Lai / Bloomberg:
Trump Plans to Meet With Hungary's Orban at Mar-a-Lago Next Week
Discussion: MeidasTouch and New York Times
The Daily Beast:
Republicans Are Tired of Mike Johnson ‘Kicking the Can Down the Road’  —  For the third time, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is turning to a short-term spending extension to stall a government shutdown.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has once again found himself in a familiar position: in trouble.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's pick for chair of the Republican Party opposes “the destruction of human embryos”  —  Former president Trump has endorsed Michael Whatley, a corporate lobbyist and chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, as the next chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Discussion: Fox News
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Let's Thank the Alabama Supreme Court  —  I never thought I'd be grateful to the Alabama Supreme Court for anything, but now I am.  With its decision deeming frozen embryos to be children under state law, that all-Republican court has done the impossible.  It has awakened the American public …
Discussion: Raw Story and Slate
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Associated Press:
Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
Reuters:
Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats  —  Judges and prosecutors are facing repeated threats of violence as they handle cases related to Trump, interviews and documents reveal.  The wave of intimidation follows the ex-president's attacks on judges as corrupt and biased …
Aaron Sibarium / Washington Free Beacon:
Columbia University Hospital DEI Chief Is Serial Plagiarist, Complaint Alleges  —  The chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer of Columbia University's medical school, Alade McKen, plagiarized extensively in his doctoral dissertation, lifting entire pages of material, without attribution …
The White House:
Statement from President Biden on Addressing National Security Risks to the U.S. Auto Industry  —  American automakers and auto workers are the best in the world.  The iconic Big Three and American auto workers are leading the world in quality and innovation.  A dynamic auto industry is vital to the U.S. economy.
Associated Press:
Israel-Hamas war: Gaza Health Ministry says over 30,000 Palestinians killed  —  Israeli strikes over central Gaza late Wednesday killed at least 20 people, including five women and two children.  Dozens of men held prayers for the deceased, wrapped traditionally in white shrouds, outside al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Marc Levy / ABC News:
Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest  —  Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators are meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate against election threats with the presidential contest eight months away
 
 
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
White House calls for sanctuary cities to cooperate with ICE, amid furor over illegal immigrant crimes
ITEP:
Corporate Tax Avoidance in the First Five Years of the Trump Tax Law
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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Republican House candidate who disparaged Special Olympians says he's still running
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
US Rep. Lauren Boebert's son facing possible felony charges in string of vehicle break-ins
CBS News:
Judge declines to pause Trump's $454 million fraud penalty, but halts some sanctions
 

 
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