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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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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 …
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 …
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New Republic, New York Times, New York Daily News and National Review
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
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
One of Super Tuesday's biggest winners wasn't even on the ballot — This free edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, hit the button and sign up to support our independent journalism. — 🗳️ Subscribe to Public Notice 🗳️
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The Atlantic, The Hill, NBC News, New York Times, Sacramento Bee and al.com
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Maddow says MSNBC ‘irresponsible’ to broadcast Trump victory speech — MSNBC pundit Rachel Maddow said it is “irresponsible” of news organizations to carry former President Trump's remarks when they know he is going to make false statements. — As the network cut away …
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The Daily Beast, IJR, The Wrap, Mediaite, acecomments.mu.nu and BizPac Review
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.
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Semafor, New Jersey Online, Bloomberg and Reuters
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Resigning in the Most Sinema Fashion Ever (Delusional)
Kyrsten Sinema Is Resigning in the Most Sinema Fashion Ever (Delusional)
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Phoenix New Times, Breitbart, Arizona Republic, Washington Examiner and PinkNews
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump allies on Republican National Committee want to help pay his legal bills
Trump allies on Republican National Committee want to help pay his legal bills
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Breitbart and New Republic
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court sets Trump immunity claim in D.C. trial for April 25
Supreme Court sets Trump immunity claim in D.C. trial for April 25
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, CNBC, HuffPost and Law & Crime
New York Times:
Haley's Failed Campaign Highlights G.O.P. Rifts and Trump's Dominance
Haley's Failed Campaign Highlights G.O.P. Rifts and Trump's Dominance
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New York Magazine, USA Today, ABC News, The Bulwark, Fox News, The Nation, Townhall, Associated Press, CNN, Breitbart, Washington Post, New York Post, HuffPost, Mother Jones, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Daily Caller News Foundation, Trending Politics Conservative, HotAir, Business Insider, The Hill, Florida Politics and The Spectator World
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Biden campaign aims to seize March for campaign push
Biden campaign aims to seize March for campaign push
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Atlantic and NBC News
NBC News:
Live updates: Trump and Biden advance to the general election as Nikki Haley drops out
Live updates: Trump and Biden advance to the general election as Nikki Haley drops out
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CBS News, WTTG-TV, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, MeidasTouch, USA Today and TMZ.com
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump calls Haley ‘crazy’ and ‘a very angry person’
Trump calls Haley ‘crazy’ and ‘a very angry person’
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The Atlantic, Mediaite, NBC News and Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Good Riddance, Kyrsten Sinema, Plutocratic Shill
Good Riddance, Kyrsten Sinema, Plutocratic Shill
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The Nation
Associated Press:
Nikki Haley campaign pushed to brink after Super Tuesday trouncing
Nikki Haley campaign pushed to brink after Super Tuesday trouncing
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HuffPost, Reuters, Washington Times, New Republic, Associated Press, New York Daily News, Variety, Al Jazeera and New York Magazine
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he's not donating money to Trump or Biden
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he's not donating money to Trump or Biden
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CBS News, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite and Fox Business
Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
McConnell endorses Trump
McConnell endorses Trump
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ABC News, The Guardian, CNBC, The Hill, Fox News, Kentucky Lantern and Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, ceding GOP nomination to Trump
Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, ceding GOP nomination to Trump
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HuffPost, CNN, Washington Post, The Hill, New York Magazine, Media Matters for America, Fortune, UPI, USA Today, LGBTQ Nation, Heartland Signal, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Forbes, CNBC, Reason, RedState, Boston Herald, NewsNation, Rolling Stone, Reuters, WTTG-TV, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Raw Story, Semafor, News/Talk 94.9 WSJM, The Daily Beast, Political News Items, Mediaite and PJ Media
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
McConnell endorses Trump for president, despite years of criticism
McConnell endorses Trump for president, despite years of criticism
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Wall Street Journal, ABC News, Roll Call, Washington Examiner, Chicago Tribune and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa's Democratic caucus
Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa's Democratic caucus
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NPR, ABC News, Axios, Talanei, PJ Media, American Military News, Utah News Dispatch, American Greatness, Sabato's Crystal Ball, WTTG-TV, NBC News and Forbes
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
RNC resolution to ban paying Trump's legal bills is ‘dead’
RNC resolution to ban paying Trump's legal bills is ‘dead’
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New York Post
Saul Elbein / The Hill:
Texas GOP leaders begin purge of Republicans who defied them — An attempt by Texas's top Republican officials to purge the party of the incumbents who defied them made significant ground in Tuesday's primary. — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton …
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The Texas Tribune
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Mark P. Jones / The Hill:
Abbott, insurgent Republicans win big in Texas
Abbott, insurgent Republicans win big in Texas
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Alabama Reflector
Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Republican Texas House Speaker Headed To Runoff As AG Ken Paxton Takes Revenge
Republican Texas House Speaker Headed To Runoff As AG Ken Paxton Takes Revenge
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The Texas Tribune and KXAN-TV
Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News:
Doritos severs ties with transgender influencer in Spain following online boycott threat — Right-wing accounts on X called for a #BoycottDoritos movement, citing influencer Samantha Hudson's alleged past comments on social media. — Doritos said Tuesday that it has ended a social media campaign …
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The Daily Caller and Blaze Media
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Germania Rodriguez Poleo / Daily Mail:
Doritos FIRES trans activist TWO DAYS after bringing her in as a brand ambassador after being alerted to sick tweets about doing ‘depraved things’ to a 12-year-old
Doritos FIRES trans activist TWO DAYS after bringing her in as a brand ambassador after being alerted to sick tweets about doing ‘depraved things’ to a 12-year-old
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The Daily Sceptic, Louder With Crowder, RedState, TMZ.com, Twitchy, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Rolling Stone, Townhall and BizPac Review
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.”
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Financial Times and KXAN-TV, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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Raw Story
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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LGBTQ Nation, Mediaite, Right Wing Watch, Zeteo, National Review and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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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Advocate, The Federalist, MSNBC and The Guardian
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 …
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Washington Free Beacon, Instapundit, New York Post, Washington Examiner, Breitbart and The San Francisco Standard
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Man charged with trying to scam former Rep. George Santos and celebrities — A Texas man falsely told an actor, a musician, a professional athlete and a congressman he could help them get charges against them or their families dropped, the FBI said. — Federal prosecutors have charged …
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The Hill and New York Daily News
Eduardo Medina / New York Times:
Who Is Mark Robinson, the Republican Nominee for North Carolina Governor? — Mr. Robinson formally entered politics in 2019, when he began his run for lieutenant governor. He has since earned a reputation as a fiery outsider eager to dive into the culture war.
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.”
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
What fake images of Trump with Black voters tell us about AI disinformation — Happy Wednesday! Who's ready for stomping-on-lantern-flies season? Send squashed bugs and news tips to: will.oremus@washpost.com. — Below: The Treasury Department takes aim at commercial spyware. First:
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Al Jazeera
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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Teri Kanefield:
The Outrage Machine Strikes Again (14th Amendment, Section 3) — In Part III of the Misinformation-Outrage Cycle, I analyzed the DOJ investigation and history of the attacks on Merrick Garland. If you missed it, please start there. I concluded with this: — People without intellectual humility rarely admit they were wrong.
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New Republic