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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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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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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.
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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
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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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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump allies on Republican National Committee want to help pay his legal bills — A growing number of Republican National Committee members believe its campaign arm should help pay mounting legal bills for former President Donald Trump. — Such a move could strain the party's ability …
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NBC News:
The battle is on for Nikki Haley's supporters — Biden is making his pitch for them to join him against Trump. Trump is urging them to rejoin the MAGA fold. Their decision could tip the general election. — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nikki Haley's campaign is over, but the fight to win over her supporters has just begun.
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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.
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Maddow says MSNBC ‘irresponsible’ to broadcast Trump victory speech
Maddow says MSNBC ‘irresponsible’ to broadcast Trump victory speech
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Axios:
Dean Phillips suspends 2024 presidential campaign
Dean Phillips suspends 2024 presidential campaign
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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Elon Musk says he's not donating money to Trump or Biden campaigns
Elon Musk says he's not donating money to Trump or Biden campaigns
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
In An Alternate Universe, Trump Is Disgraced And Gone Forever - But Not In Ours
In An Alternate Universe, Trump Is Disgraced And Gone Forever - But Not In Ours
Associated Press:
Nikki Haley suspends election 2024 campaign
Nikki Haley suspends election 2024 campaign
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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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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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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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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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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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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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Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Sanders Tells Colbert He Won't Miss Kyrsten Sinema ‘At All’
Bernie Sanders Tells Colbert He Won't Miss Kyrsten Sinema ‘At All’
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Good Riddance, Kyrsten Sinema, Plutocratic Shill
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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Washington Examiner and The Texas Tribune
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Republicans' Dilemma on Mayorkas Impeachment: When to Take the Loss
Republicans' Dilemma on Mayorkas Impeachment: When to Take the Loss
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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The Hill:
Americans benefitting from Biden's policies have no idea he's involved — Manufacturing construction is booming, and unionized construction jobs are likely to increase — but what does that mean for President Biden? — To get a sense of how the Biden administration's economic policies impact …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell pans ‘totally inappropriate’ idea of term limits for Senate GOP leaders — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has dismissed as “totally inappropriate” an idea being floated by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and other GOP colleagues to place a term limit on his successor.
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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.
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Jake Bittle / Grist:
States and tribes scramble to reach Colorado River deals before election — There are three main forces driving the conflict on the Colorado River. The first is an outdated legal system that guarantees more water to seven Western states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico …
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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.
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