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9:40 AM ET, March 17, 2024

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Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Trump says some undocumented immigrants are ‘not people’  —  The former president also warned of “a bloodbath” if he does not defeat Joe Biden in November  —  VANDALIA, Ohio — Former president Donald Trump ratcheted up his dehumanizing rhetoric against immigrants Saturday by saying …
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New York Times:
How Trump's Allies Are Winning the War Over Disinformation  —  Their claims of censorship have successfully stymied the effort to filter election lies online.  —  In the wake of the riot on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021, a groundswell built in Washington to rein in the onslaught of lies …
Liz Skalka / HuffPost:
This Is The First Big Test Of Donald Trump's Endorsement Power In 2024  —  Trump's in Ohio just days ahead of a key U.S. Senate primary after his endorsement of businessman Bernie Moreno failed to clear the field.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Donald Trump was in the Buckeye State on Saturday …
Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone:
Trump Says There Will Be a ‘Bloodbath’ and Elections Will End if He Isn't Reelected  —  Former president appeared at Ohio rally for Bernie Moreno, who is competing in a split GOP Senate race  —  Donald Trump appeared at a rally hosted by super PAC Buckeye Values in Dayton, Ohio …
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Johnson: Second Trump term would be like first ‘on turbo’
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Biden Campaign Raises Over $53 Million In February  —  As Donald Trump struggles to raise cash, the sitting president has now amassed $155 million to spend.  —  Even as President Joe Biden has tried to fend off growing questions about his age and electability, he continued to inspire donations …
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CNN:
Why does Biden keep mentioning January 6?  Because Trump won't stop talking about it  —  The rallies start with a recording of January 6 prisoners singing the national anthem.  Campaign staff hand out pre-made “Too Big to Rig” signs to supporters.  When the candidate takes the stage …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
The GOP's Claim That We Were Better Off in 2020 Is So Weird  —  The answer will obviously vary, but it's a good bet the year 2020 will rank pretty high in any list of wretched years.  After all, it's when COVID-19 arrived.  The pandemic eventually took over a million lives just in America.
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
U.S. courts clarify policy limiting ‘judge shopping’  —  On Tuesday, officials said a new policy would mean assigning certain cases randomly.  Now they say it is just guidance.  —  Federal judiciary leaders on Friday released the text of a revised policy directing district courts …
KFTC-TV:
Andre Gordon: Suspect in 3 Falls Township murders captured after Trenton barricade  —  FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A man accused of killing three people during a violent rampage in Falls Township, Pennsylvania Saturday morning before barricading himself inside a Trenton home has finally been captured, officials say.
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Associated Press:
Man suspected of killing 3 people in Philadelphia area arrested in New Jersey, police say
Washington Post:
Trump granted clemency to Medicare fraudsters before vowing to cut entitlement program abuse  —  In an attempt to clean up comments he made this week about “cutting” entitlement programs, former president Donald Trump has vowed in recent days that he would reduce spending on Social Security …
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court to decide if White House went too far fighting social media misinformation  —  The case grew out of concern from conservatives that their views were being suppressed about 2020 election fraud, COVID-19 origins and treatments and other issues.  —  WASHINGTON − …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Pro-Ukraine PAC launched with eye on congressional races  —  A pro-Ukraine political campaign committee has launched to boost lawmakers who are supportive of the country as it attempts to fend off Russia's invasion.  —  The new group, dubbed American Ukraine PAC, is headed by Jed Sunden …
Discussion: Kyiv Post
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Share of Democratic Registrations Is Declining, but What Does It Mean?  —  Virtually every group of voters under 70 has become less likely to register as Democrats compared with Republicans since 2019.  —  Newly registered voters, who are disproportionately young and nonwhite, have tended to lean Democratic.
Discussion: RedState and Power Line
Kate Plummer / Newsweek:
GOP Base Has Shriveled Compared to Last Presidential Election  —  The number of people who describe themselves as Republican has slightly declined since the last presidential election.  —  The polling firm Gallup, which tracks party affiliation monthly, says that those identifying as Republicans …
 
 
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Niger revokes military accord with US, junta spokesperson says
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Jon Levine / New York Post:
President Biden promoted top staffers involved in classified docs bungling within 24 hours of special counsel's damning report
Discussion: RedState and Twitchy
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Karen Dolan / The Hill:
Biden's populist budget marks the overdue end of trickle-down economics
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