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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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump is degenerating before our eyes — MAGA voters don't notice or don't care  —  GOP base is now so consumed by incoherent QAnon babble that Trump's obvious deterioration doesn't even register  —  Despite the best efforts of the Beltway press to present him as a spry young man next …
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.
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
McConnell endorses Trump for president, despite years of criticism  —  Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has openly criticized former President Donald Trump for years, endorsed him for president on Wednesday, one day after Trump's slew of victories on Super Tuesday brought him closer to the GOP nomination.
Discussion: The Hill, ABC News and Raw Story
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
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
McConnell endorses Trump
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Elon Musk says he's not donating money to Trump or Biden campaigns
Discussion: Bloomberg, Reuters and Forbes
Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
A strong Super Tuesday for Biden
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Fox News pundit: Trump the only person less popular than Biden
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump asks judge to cut the $83.3 million penalty in E. Jean Carroll case or grant him a new trial
Discussion: HuffPost and New Republic
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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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump calls Haley ‘crazy’ and ‘a very angry person’  —  Former President Trump lashed out at fellow GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Super Tuesday, calling her “crazy” and a “very angry person.”  —  During an interview on the “Mark Levin Show,” Trump took aim at Haley for daring …
Associated Press:
Nikki Haley suspends election 2024 campaign  —  Nikki Haley supporters consider voting alternatives after she ends her presidential campaign  —  Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday …
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 …
New York Times:
5 Takeaways From Super Tuesday: Trump Wins and Haley Is Set to Exit
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Nikki Haley suspending presidential campaign
New York Times:
Kyrsten Sinema Bows Out of Arizona Senate Race
Washington Post:
How different groups voted on Super Tuesday primary, according to exit polls
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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Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Republican Texas House Speaker Headed To Runoff As AG Ken Paxton Takes Revenge
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and NBC News
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Colin Allred Wins Democratic Primary For U.S. Senate In Texas, Will Face Ted Cruz
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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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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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Meet North Carolina's GOP Governor Candidate: A Hitler-Quoting Extremist
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.”
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.”
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
Associated Press:
Who is Jason Palmer?  A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa's Democratic caucus  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — 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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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 …
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.
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
 
 
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Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Who Is Mark Robinson, the Republican Nominee for North Carolina Governor?
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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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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
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