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8:55 AM ET, March 12, 2024

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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Trump's renewed attacks against E. Jean Carroll open the door for new lawsuit, lawyer says  —  An attorney for a longtime advice columnist who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggested Monday that a new defamation lawsuit was possible against the ex-president …
Discussion: HuffPost, MeidasTouch and Mediaite
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Dan Rather / Steady:
Calling Out a Would-Be Bully In Chief  —  To ignore bad behavior is to normalize it.  Here at Steady we will continue to publicize Donald Trump's outrageous conduct as long as he exhibits it.  —  Insecurity Parading as Strength  —  At a Saturday campaign rally in Georgia, Trump mocked President Biden's stutter.
Deepak Puri / The Democracy Labs:
Who posted the $91 million bond for Trump?  Follow the Russian connections.  —  Trump Posts $92 Million Bond to Support Jury Award to E. Jean Carroll in Defamation Suit - Time  —  Where did the money for the bond come from?  Read Seth Abaramson's article.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
New York Times:
For Trump, a Blizzard of Court Action Is Just Another Monday
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Meta's stock drops after Trump calls Facebook ‘an enemy of the people’
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
E. Jean Carroll lawyer suggests third Trump defamation lawsuit possible after new comments
Theo Leggett / BBC:
Boeing whistleblower found dead in US  —  Prior to his death, whistleblower John Barnett was testifying against Boeing over concerns about standards.
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Robert Hur will testify as private citizen with help from Trumpworld figures  —  EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Special Counsel arranged to leave Justice Department the day before his appearance with the House Judiciary Committee  —  Special Counsel Robert Hur to testify on Biden's handling of classified documents
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Special Counsel Who Investigated Biden to Defend Report by Saying He Needed to ‘Show My Work’  —  Republicans are likely to pepper Robert K. Hur about his justifications for not charging the president.  Democrats will almost certainly slam him for making broad assertions about Mr. Biden's memory.
Reuters:
Enthusiasm wanes among Black voters who powered Biden's 2020 Georgia win
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Youth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
RNC fires dozens of employees after Trump-backed leadership takes over  —  About 60 people were told they were no longer employed, according to a person with direct knowledge  —  The new leadership team at the Republican National Committee — handpicked by former president Donald Trump …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
‘Absolute bloodbath’ at RNC as new leadership loyal to Trump purges staff  —  Chair Michael Whatley and co-chair Lara Trump move to reorganize the party, with an expected cull of 60 members  —  Donald Trump's new leadership team at the Republican National Committee started the process …
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Trump's Biden Mockery Upsets People Who Stutter: 'We've Heard This Before'  —  The former president mimicked his rival while at a rally over the weekend.  For those who stutter, his remark “hits that familiar humiliation feeling.”  —  Róisín McManus has stuttered her whole life.
Discussion: Fox News, Mediaite and HuffPost
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Republican Voters Against Trump Plans $50 Million Ad Campaign
Discussion: Republican Voters …
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:   The MAGA Aesthetic Is Beginning to Rot
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans say Britt being treated like Sarah Palin 2.0  —  Alabama Sen. Katie Britt's (R) debut on the national political stage is prompting comparisons to another fiery conservative mom: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R).  —  The comparisons took a new life late Saturday …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Britt backlash stokes GOP fears about losing women voters
Discussion: Washington Times
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Katie Britt's big fail shows why the GOP can't connect with women
CNN:
Exclusive: ‘Trump Employee 5,’ who unknowingly helped move classified documents, speaks out  —  Watch the full interview with Kaitlan Collins at 9 p.m. ET Monday on “The Source.”  —  CNN —  A longtime Mar-a-Lago employee who is a central witness in the investigation …
NPR:
Biden unveils a budget that would cut costs for families and hike taxes for the rich  —  The White House unveiled a new $7.3 trillion federal budget proposal on Monday, a plan that would hike taxes on billionaires and large corporations to pay for programs that would cut costs for families.
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Biden unveils massive $7.3T budget with $5.5T in tax hikes, plans for ‘highest burden’ in US history
David Koenig / Associated Press:   Biden proposes tax increase on fuel for private jets, casting it as making wealthy pay their share
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro ordered to report to jail on March 19
NBC News:
House Republicans release report seeking to undermine Jan. 6 Committee and star witness
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under 'Don't Say Gay' bill settlement  —  Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it's not part of instruction, under a settlement reached Monday between Florida education officials …
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Bill Press / The Hill:
Does telling the truth matter anymore?  —  To say that this nation is hopelessly politically divided is the understatement of the year.  It shouts out at you in every political poll.  We no longer have two competing political parties but two armed enemy camps.
Discussion: HuffPost and The Guardian
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
New data explodes myth of crime wave fueled by migrants  —  Republican politicians and sympathetic media outlets are claiming that America is in the midst of a violent “crime wave,” driven in part by undocumented immigrants.  New data, however, demonstrates that there was not a spike in violent crime in 2023.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Biden effigy beaten, kicked at Kansas county GOP event, drawing outrage  —  A Republican fundraiser in the Kansas City suburbs on Friday night at which attendees beat and kicked an effigy of President Biden has sparked bipartisan outrage and calls for the GOP leaders responsible for the event to resign.
CNN:
US intelligence report states Netanyahu's viability to lead Israel is in jeopardy  —  The US intelligence community assesses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's “viability as a leader” to be “in jeopardy,” according to its annual report on the national security threats facing …
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
 
 
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
On the Tripwire of a ‘Red Line,’ It's Often Presidents Who Trip
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senators Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel, Citing Violation of U.S. Aid Law
Reese Gorman / The Daily Beast:
GOP Challenger Ridicules Barron Trump During YouTube Show
Discussion: Raw Story
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Texas judge blocks AG's subpoena of nonprofit that assists migrants
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Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Virginia Governor Vetoes Bill to Rejoin Voter Data Organization ERIC
Discussion: The Federalist
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
US, Canada announce deal on cross-border watershed pollution
Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
Some journalists seem bored by the biggest story of our lifetimes
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