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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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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 …
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Nikki Haley suspending presidential campaign … - She's expected to announce the news in remarks on Wednesday morning, the Wall Street Journal first reported. — The source confirmed Haley won't endorse Trump. … - Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, also saw a crushing double-digit loss to Trump in her home state.
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump asks judge to cut the $83.3 million penalty in E. Jean Carroll case or grant him a new trial — New York CNN — In a longshot bid, former President Donald Trump is asking the judge overseeing E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him to significantly reduce the $83.3 million jury award or grant a new trial.
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NBC News:
Super Tuesday live updates: Trump notches wins in several states, but Nikki Haley keeps Vermont competitive … Jason Miller, a senior adviser for the Trump presidential campaign, said the list of potential picks for vice president has been “growing and getting longer.”
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Salt Lake Tribune:
Super Tuesday: Utah Republicans favor Trump in chaotic presidential caucus overshadowed by voting system issues — Utah Democrats to nominate President Joe Biden in Super Tuesday presidential primary victory. — Utah is poised to join the growing list of states where President Joe Biden …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Fox News pundit: Trump the only person less popular than Biden
Fox News pundit: Trump the only person less popular than Biden
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
Trump Backs Israel Bombarding Gaza: ‘Gotta Finish the Problem’
Trump Backs Israel Bombarding Gaza: ‘Gotta Finish the Problem’
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump tells Fox News: ‘Get rid of Karl Rove’
Trump tells Fox News: ‘Get rid of Karl Rove’
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
One of Super Tuesday's biggest winners wasn't even on the ballot — Sinema dropping out is great news for Dems in general and Ruben Gallego in particular. … Perhaps the biggest Super Tuesday story this year didn't have anything to do with an election that happened yesterday.
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she won't seek reelection, avoiding a 3-way race — Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she won't run for a second term after her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to reelection.
Washington Post:
How different groups voted on Super Tuesday primary, according to exit polls
How different groups voted on Super Tuesday primary, according to exit polls
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NBC News:
Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not run for re-election in Arizona
Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not run for re-election in Arizona
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Sinema won't run for reelection in Arizona
Sinema won't run for reelection in Arizona
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Biden loses American Samoa Democratic caucuses — President Biden was projected to lose the Democratic caucuses in American Samoa to an obscure candidate in a surprising result that comes amid a string of Super Tuesday wins. — The race was called Tuesday night by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) …
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Chris Megerian / Associated Press:
Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa's Democratic caucus — President Joe Biden was sweeping every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday — except for American Samoa. He fell short there to a previously unknown candidate named Jason Palmer.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Biden wins Democratic primary in Utah
Biden wins Democratic primary in Utah
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Biden wins Democratic primary in Vermont
Biden wins Democratic primary in Vermont
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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 …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Delivered a Rare Self-Own for John Roberts — The Supreme Court's unsigned majority opinion in Trump v. Anderson, ending Colorado's attempt to disqualify Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot as an insurrectionist, is a remarkable self-own.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A conspicuous line on Trump from the Supreme Court's left flank
A conspicuous line on Trump from the Supreme Court's left flank
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Maeve Reston / Washington Post:
Protesters shut down Schiff's victory speech and call for cease-fire in Gaza — Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza interrupted a speech by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Tuesday night — loudly shouting him down and forcing him to truncate his remarks, as he was attempting …
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Laura J. Nelson / Los Angeles Times:
Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat
Schiff and Garvey are headed to November showdown for coveted California Senate seat
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Republican Mark Robinson and Democrat Josh Stein will face off in North Carolina's governor race — NBC News projects the two statewide officials will advance to the general election in the race to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. — Democrat Josh Stein and Republican Mark Robinson …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Josh Stein wins Democratic nomination for North Carolina governor
Josh Stein wins Democratic nomination for North Carolina governor
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Meet North Carolina's GOP Governor Candidate: A Hitler-Quoting Extremist
Meet North Carolina's GOP Governor Candidate: A Hitler-Quoting Extremist
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ABC News:
Biden administration finalizes rule cutting credit card late fees — The move is expected to drop the typical credit card late fee to $8 from $32. — President Joe Biden meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Washington.
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Colin Allred Wins Democratic Primary For U.S. Senate In Texas, Will Face Ted Cruz — The congressman from Dallas ran as a moderate, defeating a more progressive opponent. — LOADING — Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) will try to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in a pivotal Senate contest this November.
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: McConnell deputy John Thune endorsing MAGA darling Kari Lake … - Thune has a strained past with the Trump wing of the party, not endorsing the former president until late last month. … - Trump endorsed Thune's GOP primary challenger in 2022. — Lake, who aggressively pushed theories …
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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.
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Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon:
There is something wrong at the New York Times — From presidential polls to refusing to report on Trump's stumbles, things aren't adding up at the Gray Lady — Two things — check that, three things — appear to have gone off the rails at the paper we used to call the Gray Lady.
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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.”