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12:30 PM ET, March 7, 2024

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Axios:
Exclusive: Biden plans feisty economic reset … - Biden needs a cure for what some advisers call “Trump amnesia” — the notion that the chaos and unpopularity of Trump's presidency has receded from some voters' memories nearly four years on. … - Voters largely understand the contrasts between Trump …
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Eric Garcia / The Independent:
Trump and his Republican base are actively scaring away undecided voters -spelling potential disaster in the election  —  Trump seems to show little interest in reaching out to Nikki Haley's voters — and that could hurt him, Eric Garcia writes  —  Upon the news that Nikki Haley would suspend her campaign …
Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
Trump to Seize Control of GOP Machine After Clinching Nomination  — Party staffers are bracing for layoffs under new leadership  — Some in GOP fear Trump may tap party funds to pay legal bills  —  Donald Trump will tighten his grip on the GOP on Friday when his allies are poised …
Axios:
Democrats pin 2024 hopes and fears on Biden's State of the Union
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Exclusive: Larry Hogan says he won't vote for Trump
Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:   Supporting Joe Biden is hard. Doing the right thing always is.
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
How Trump's Crushing Primary Triumph Masked Quiet Weaknesses
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
President Biden faces pivotal 2024 State of the Union, chance to reset race against Trump
Timothy Bresnahan / Data For Progress:
Ahead of the State of the Union, Voters Support Biden's Agenda and Accomplishments Despite Low Awareness
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Thomas Zimmer / Democracy Americana:
The Much Vaunted Guardrails Are Failing  —  Unless America's leading institutions start acting accordingly, how can we expect enough people to believe the danger to democracy and fundamental rights is really all that severe?  —  Most of you who are reading this probably remember where you were on January 6 …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mark Robinson's Bizarre Ramble: 'I Absolutely Want To Go Back To The America Where Women Couldn't Vote'
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon's Refusal to Pay His Bills Is Costing Him Big  —  Bannon has refused to pay his legal bills for two years.  Now he and his current lawyer are facing fines over Bannon's refusal to make good on his debts. … For two years, Steve Bannon has refused to pay the half-million dollars he owes his former lawyer.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Navy demoted Ronny Jackson after probe into White House behavior  —  Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician turned GOP congressman, regularly touts his military bona fides.  —  “As a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with nearly three decades of military service I understand the commitment …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Raw Story
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Ex-Congressional Candidate Endorsed by Trump Wanted for Murder  —  A former Nevada Republican congressional candidate who was endorsed by President Donald Trump is wanted by police in relation to the murder of a man in a Las Vegas hotel.  —  An arrest warrant was issued for 45-year-old politician …
Discussion: KLAS, RADAR, CBS News, HuffPost and The Hill
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Speaker Mike Johnson on IVF after Alabama decision: “It's something that every state has to wrestle with”  —  Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that in vitro fertilization and the handling of embryos remains an issue that “policymakers have to determine how to handle.”
Discussion: MeidasTouch and National Review
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Alabama Passes Law to Protect I.V.F. Treatments
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Byron Donalds wouldn't commit to certifying election results if he was VP … - Donalds also did not clarify if he would have certified the 2020 election results, during an interview with Axios' Sophia Cai.  — Trump, the GOP presidential frontrunner, has continued to push the false theory …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Missouri's total war on Planned Parenthood  —  Republicans aren't stopping at abortion bans.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Given the sinkhole of conspiracies that is Elon Musk's X, it shouldn't be surprising that Andrew Bailey, Missouri's hard-right attorney general, used the platform to announce …
Kate Gibson / CBS News:
FDA says to throw away these 6 cinnamon products because they contain high levels of lead  —  Consumers should not purchase half a dozen ground cinnamon products sold by retailers including Family Dollar and Dollar Tree because they contain elevated levels of lead, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration …
Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Profound Damage Found in Maine Gunman's Brain, Possibly From Blasts  —  A laboratory found a pattern of cell damage that has been seen in veterans exposed to weapons blasts, and said it probably played a role in symptoms the gunman displayed before the shooting.
Reuters:
Sweden set to become NATO's 32nd member as PM visits Washington  —  Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for the alliance was the Scandinavian nation's best guarantee of safety.
David Boling / The Hill:
In Shinzo's shadow, Japan fears ‘if Trump’  —  Moshi Tora.  That's the compact phrase now spreading like wildfire in Japan.  It means “If Trump,” and is often said with a sense of foreboding.  —  This haiku-like, four-syllable phrase is short for the longer sentence: “What if Trump wins the presidency again?”
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
The hard-right wing of House GOP poised to grow even larger next year  —  Super Tuesday primaries produced several embarrassing defeats for the mainstream wing of House Republicans  —  Super Tuesday dealt another blow to the already shrinking bloc of House Republicans who prefer governance …
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Mike Johnson Tells Republicans To Behave During State Of The Union Address: Report  —  The House speaker made the reported request for GOP “decorum” in a closed-door meeting.  —  LOADING  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) privately told Republicans to behave at President Joe Biden's State …
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
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The White House:
The White House Announces Guest List for the First Lady's Box for the 2024 State of the Union Address  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - First Lady Jill Biden will welcome guests to join her in the viewing box for President Biden's State of the Union Address on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
 
 
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Discussion: Washington Examiner and NPR
Associated Press:
Third-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say
Discussion: Axios
 Earlier Items: 
Lisa Hagen / NPR:
PragerU is a conservative video giant. Here's why it's trying to get into schools
Alex Kasprak / Snopes:
Did Biden's VA Ban Iconic ‘V-J Day in Times Square’ Photo?
Discussion: HotAir and Althouse
Talia Richman / Dallas Morning News:
Keller high school backtracks, students will perform ‘The Laramie Project’
NBC News:
A federal agency has told rural counties and small towns how to safeguard their elections, but not all can afford the fixes
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline
NBC News:
Gov. Kathy Hochul sending National Guard members to New York City subways to combat ongoing crime
 

 
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