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12:55 PM ET, March 6, 2024

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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 …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump, Seeking Cash Infusion, Meets With Elon Musk  —  It's not clear whether Mr. Musk will spend any of his billions on the former president's behalf.  If he does, he could erase Mr. Trump's financial disadvantage in the 2024 race.  —  Donald Trump, who is urgently seeking …
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
In remarkable turnaround, Mitch McConnell endorses Trump  —  Mitch McConnell says he'll step down as Senate Republican leader in November.  The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Senate leader in history.  (Feb. 28)  —  Videos … Mitch McConnell's legacy as the longest-serving leader of Senate Republicans
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Elon Musk says he's not donating money to Trump or Biden campaigns … - Musk's statement came after he allegedly met with Trump in Florida over the weekend, the New York Times reported.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Semafor, Reuters and Forbes
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he's not donating money to Trump or Biden  — Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he will not donate to the campaigns of either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump.  — “Just to be super clear, I am not donating money to either candidate for US President,” Musk said in a on his social media site X.
Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
A strong Super Tuesday for Biden
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon:
There is something wrong at the New York Times
Discussion: CNN
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Nikki Haley to Exit Republican Presidential Race  —  Former South Carolina governor expected to urge Trump to try to earn the support of those who backed her  —  Nikki Haley plans to suspend her Republican presidential primary bid in a speech Wednesday morning, people familiar with her plans told The Wall Street Journal.
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NBC News:
Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, ceding GOP nomination to Trump  —  The former South Carolina governor is dropping out after losing every state but one — Vermont — in Super Tuesday's primary contests.  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will drop out of the 2024 presidential race Wednesday …
Associated Press:
Nikki Haley campaign pushed to brink after Super Tuesday trouncing
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Biden: There is a place for Haley supporters in my campaign
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Nikki Haley suspending presidential campaign
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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New York Times:
Kyrsten Sinema Bows Out of Arizona Senate Race
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Resigning in the Most Sinema Fashion Ever (Delusional)
Discussion: PinkNews
Mark P. Jones / The Hill:
Abbott, insurgent Republicans win big in Texas  —  In most presidential election years, the marquee battles are at the very top of the ticket.  But in this year's Texas primary, the main attractions were down ballot in Texas House races, U.S. House primaries and other contests.
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Isabelle Khurshudyan / Washington Post:
Russian missile strike hits near Zelensky motorcade in Odessa  —  KYIV — A Russian missile strike appeared to target Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, landing near his motorcade in the Black Sea port city of Odessa, where the president was meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Laura J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat  —  Election 2024,California Politics  —  Concluding California's most competitive U.S. Senate primary in a generation, Rep. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank and retired Dodgers All-Star Steve Garvey will square off …
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Daniel Nichanian / Bolts:
“Playbook of Fear” Fails to Sway Voters in Austin and Houston DA Races  —  A despondent teddy bear sits below a grainy picture of Travis County District Attorney José Garza, flanked with a warning that says “Garza is filling Austin's streets with pedophiles and killers.”
Molly Olmstead / Slate:
The Next Governor of North Carolina Could Be a Holocaust Denier Who Hates Pretty Much Everybody  —  Mark Robinson, who easily won North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, has the misfortune of having spent years on Facebook without thinking about his future political career.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
MTG Rages at U.K. Journo's Jewish Space Laser Question: ‘F*ck Off’  —  The MAGA congresswoman had just finished saying that Trump supporters like “the truth.”  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out at a British reporter on Tuesday night who asked her about Jewish space lasers, telling the broadcaster to “fuck off.”
San Francisco Chronicle:
Voters make it clear: San Francisco can no longer be called a progressive city  —  For now, at least, San Francisco can no longer be called a progressive city.  —  Not after voters approved ballot measures Tuesday to loosen restrictions on the police and screen welfare recipients for drugs …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Did Biden commit treason?  Dissecting Elon Musk's public meltdown  —  On Tuesday, billionaire Elon Musk told his 175 million followers on X that President Biden had committed “treason” by “secretly” flying “320,000 illegal immigrants” from Latin America to US airports.  —  It is quite a dramatic claim.
Discussion: PJ Media and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Why U.S. companies are watching and fearing a climate disclosure rule  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to force companies to disclose their role in warming the planet  —  Corporations will have to share key details about their role in driving climate change and the threat …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House GOP tries to shut down State of the Union heckling … - Johnson told members, “we should be professional, we should maintain a high standard of decorum,” said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.).  — “He's reminding us to be respectful of the institution ... and to the president …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kennedy24:
Kennedy Collects Needed Signatures to Gain Ballot Access in Swing State Nevada, Wins Lawsuit in Idaho  —  Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today announced the campaign has collected the necessary signatures to put “Bobby on the Ballot” in Nevada.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
RFK Jr. says campaign has qualified for Nevada general election ballot
Discussion: BizPac Review and Washington Times
 
 
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Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas GOP leaders begin purge of Republicans who defied them
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
John Hudson / Washington Post:
U.S. floods arms into Israel despite mounting alarm over war's conduct
Discussion: Axios
Kyle Kaminski / The Gander:
Michigan Republicans ask Supreme Court to restrict medication abortion access
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Russia dismisses ICC warrants as meaningless provocation
Parker Molloy / Dame Magazine:
Trump's Extremism Isn't a Footnote—It's the Story
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Montana 2024 Poll: U.S. Senate Tester 44%, Sheehy 42%
Discussion: The Hill
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: McConnell deputy John Thune endorsing MAGA darling Kari Lake
Associated Press:
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