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11:25 PM ET, March 6, 2024

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
It's not money that Elon Musk is contributing to Donald Trump  —  News that Elon Musk met with Donald Trump over the weekend prompted not gasps of surprise but, instead, the sort of “oh, sure, of course” response that comes from figuring out a mystery story written for children.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
McConnell endorses Trump after years of acrimony between the two men  —  The Senate minority leader is the highest-ranking Republican to back Trump, and the move could help the former president with major donors  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) endorsed Donald Trump …
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court sets Trump immunity claim in D.C. trial for April 25  —  The Supreme Court has scheduled argument for April 25 to review Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Awkward Moment Vivek Ramaswamy Suggests His Pocketbook Is Closed to Trump Campaign
Mike Allen / Axios:   Scoop: Biden campaign's plan of attack
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
In remarkable turnaround, Mitch McConnell endorses Trump
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
In An Alternate Universe, Trump Is Disgraced And Gone Forever - But Not In Ours
Discussion: Raw Story and Reuters
Associated Press:
Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate
David Weigel / Semafor:
Pro-Haley super PAC relaunches as ‘Haley Voters for Biden’  —  The News  —  A super PAC that urged non-Republicans to cast primary votes for Nikki Haley is pivoting to November, urging Haley's voters to support President Joe Biden.  Starting today, Primary Pivot will become Haley Voters for Biden …
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Axios:
Dean Phillips suspends 2024 presidential campaign … - “I am going to suspend my campaign, and I will be right now endorsing President Biden,” Phillips said in an interview with WCCO Radio on Wednesday. … - “Congratulations to Joe Biden, Uncommitted, Marianne Williamson …
NBC News:
Trump says he will debate Biden anytime
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mark Robinson's Bizarre Ramble: 'I Absolutely Want To Go Back To The America Where Women Couldn't Vote'  —  In a newly unearthed video, North Carolina's GOP nominee for governor says America was better then because Republicans “fought for real social change.”  —  LOADING
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
House passes $460 billion package of spending bills.  Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline  —  The House passed a $460 billion package of spending bills Wednesday that would keep money flowing to key federal agencies through the remainder of the budget year.
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KSNV:
Ex-Congressional candidate Daniel Rodimer wanted for murder in Las Vegas  —  LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Former professional wrestler and congressional candidate Daniel Rodimer is wanted for murder in connection with a homicide on the Las Vegas Strip last year, authorities have confirmed.
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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Ex-GOP Candidate and Former WWE Wrestler Is Wanted for Vegas Murder  —  Daniel Rodimer, a former wrestler who ran for Congress in 2020, is accused of killing someone at a resort on the Las Vegas Strip.  —  Daniel Rodimer, the disgraced GOP congressional candidate who was endorsed …
New York Times:
National Guard and State Police Will Patrol the Subways and Check Bags  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul, amid a series of violent crimes on the subway, said she would deploy 1,000 members of the State Police and National Guard to the transit system.  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Wednesday …
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US Department of Justice:
Chinese National Residing in California Arrested for Theft of Artificial Intelligence-Related Trade Secrets from Google  —  For Immediate Release  —  Defendant Allegedly Pilfered Technology from Google While Secretly Working for Two PRC-Based Technology Companies  —  View the indictment here.
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson urges GOP lawmakers to maintain decorum at State of the Union  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is urging GOP lawmakers to maintain decorum when President Biden delivers his State of the Union address Thursday night, after Republicans had a number of outbursts during last year's speech.
Discussion: UPROXX and Washington Times
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House GOP tries to shut down State of the Union heckling
Discussion: Washington Examiner
NBC News:
A federal agency has told rural counties and small towns how to safeguard their elections, but not all can afford the fixes  —  Local officials said that amid baseless claims of stolen and rigged elections, they worry about the physical safety of election workers and the sites where votes are counted.
Lynda Lin Grigsby / NBC News:
Black couple rented to a Chinese American family when nobody would.  Now, they're donating $5M to Black community.  —  The Dongs are selling the home their family rented and eventually bought from Gus Thompson, a former slave, and his wife, Emma.  The Dongs will donate the proceeds to Black students.
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Crew members killed for first time in Houthi attack on commercial ship near Yemen, US officials say  —  A Houthi ballistic missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden resulted in at least two fatalities among the crew members, two US officials told CNN, marking …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Florida Senate passes bill banning local heat protections for workers  —  The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from implementing heat protections for workers.  —  The GOP-controlled Senate voted 28-11 to pass the bill, which would ban cities …
Discussion: NBC News, Florida Phoenix and KCLO-TV
NBC News:
Trump co-defendant's lawyer presents argument for disqualifying Fani Willis to Georgia state senators  —  The state Senate committee does not have any power to disqualify Willis from prosecuting the election interference case against Trump and his co-defendants.
Talia Richman / Dallas Morning News:
Keller high school backtracks, students will perform ‘The Laramie Project’  —  Keller high school students will perform The Laramie Project, a play that explores the aftermath of the 1998 murder of a gay student in Wyoming.The Timber Creek High School production is expected to go on in May."Now we can tell …
US Securities and Exchange Commission:
SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings.  The final rules reflect the Commission's efforts …
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Bryan Metzger / Business Insider:
John Fetterman's office yanked support for $1 million in funding for an LGBTQ+ community center — but he says he wasn't a part of it and was ‘horrified’ when he found out
The Hill:
Americans benefitting from Biden's policies have no idea he's involved
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Sanders Tells Colbert He Won't Miss Kyrsten Sinema ‘At All’
Discussion: The Nation and Fox News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell pans ‘totally inappropriate’ idea of term limits for Senate GOP leaders
Axios:
Scoop: Democrats say Rafah invasion “likely” violates U.S. military aid rules
Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill
Teri Kanefield:
The Outrage Machine Strikes Again (14th Amendment, Section 3)
Jake Bittle / Grist:
States and tribes scramble to reach Colorado River deals before election
Discussion: KLAS and KUER
 Earlier Items: 
Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News:
Doritos severs ties with transgender influencer in Spain following online boycott threat
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Federal judge orders minority-business agency opened to all races
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
What fake images of Trump with Black voters tell us about AI disinformation
Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill and Wired
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas GOP leaders begin purge of Republicans who defied them
 

 
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Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal:
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