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2:20 PM ET, March 16, 2024

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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘Democracy is teetering’: at ground zero for Trump's big lie in Arizona  —  The state Republican party is undaunted by electoral defeats for those claiming voting is rigged - and election officials are bearing the brunt of their fury  —  On a glorious spring day in Phoenix …
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New York Times:
How Trump Is Scrambling to Raise Cash  —  The former president is facing converging financial crunches as he and the Republican Party confront a shortfall against President Biden and the Democrats.  —  As many as three nights a week, Donald J. Trump has been hosting private dinners at Mar-a-Lago …
Discussion: Raw Story, UPROXX and Jacobin
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump and Biden's key campaign stances in sequel election … Abortion and reproductive rights  —  Trump has repeatedly boasted about appointing the conservative Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, making abortion a state-level policy.  — But since the Dobbs decision …
Discussion: HuffPost
New York Times:
Republican Senate Slugfest in Ohio Fuels Jitters About Trump's Candidate  —  The former president will appear alongside Bernie Moreno on Saturday, one potential sign that Mr. Moreno could use an 11th-hour assist.  —  The former president will appear alongside Bernie Moreno on Saturday …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Pence says he ‘cannot in good conscience’ endorse Trump
Discussion: UPI, DNyuz, NBC News and Outside the Beltway
Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Mike Pence Says He Won't Endorse Donald Trump For President
Michael Luciano / Mediaite:
‘A Very Good Day for Donald Trump’: Toobin Says Fani Willis' Case ‘Is Going Nowhere’  —  Jeffrey Toobin offered a bleak assessment for those hoping to see former President Donald Trump face trial in Georgia sooner rather than later.  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Trump …
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Laura Ingraham Apologizes for Graphic of Wrong Black Lawyer
Discussion: Raw Story and DNyuz
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
We Have to Beat Donald Trump. Clearly, the Broken Legal System Won't.
WSB-TV:
Nathan Wade resigns from Trump Georgia case following judge's ruling
Reuters:
Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say  —  SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening …
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Creditors demand Rudy Giuliani sell his $3.5 million Florida condo to pay debts  — Creditors want to force Rudy Giuliani to sell his $3.5 million Florida condo to help pay off his nearly $152 million in debt.  — Giuliani has argued that he does not have the funds to pay his debts …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
The Great Resignation hits Congress: Lawmakers are quitting, too  —  The 118th Congress has been so unpopular among members of the House themselves that it's leading to an unprecedented number of resignations  —  Despite all the congressional gridlock these days, lawmakers have succeeded …
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
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Associated Press:
New Welsh leader ‘honored’ to be Europe's first Black national leader  —  Vaughan Gething, son of a Welsh father and Zambian mother, said he is honored to be “the first black leader in any European country.”  —  Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday …
Discussion: BBC and Politico
Reuters:
Ukraine attacks Russian city and refinery on second day of presidential election  —  A Ukrainian missile attack killed two people in western Russia and a separate drone strike set an oil refinery ablaze on Saturday, the second day of an election that President Vladimir Putin has accused Kyiv of trying to disrupt.
NBC News:
Residents in suburban Philadelphia township told to shelter in place after ‘confirmed shootings’  —  The suspected shooter, Andre Gordon, knew the three people killed, police said.  —  Three people were killed in multiple shootings Saturday morning outside of Philadelphia, police said, and a search for the suspect continues.
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
For the country's sake, Vice President Harris should step aside  —  The Democratic Party's indulgence of identity politics has proved successful in building a diverse organization, but its strategy of courting (and pandering to) minority voters is the road to ruin.
USA Today:
‘Engage on this issue’: House GOP leadership tells members to take on abortion; IVF  —  WASHINGTON — Republican leaders are encouraging Congressional candidates not to shy away from discussing abortion and in vitro fertilization during the election this fall.
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
SBF Considered ‘Coming Out as a Republican’ Amid FTX Collapse  — Prosecutors disclose Bankman-Fried plans in sentencing memo  — SBF considered going on Tucker Carlson, opposing woke ‘agenda’  —  Sam Bankman-Fried came up with a lot of ideas to rehabilitate his image and launch …
New York Times:
Iran and U.S. Held Secret Talks on Proxy Attacks and Cease-Fire  —  Diplomats gathered in Oman in January, with the U.S. side seeking to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping and American bases, and Iran looking for a Gaza cease-fire.  —  Iran and the United States held secret …
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump hush money trial postponed until mid-April, judge rules  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had said he would support the trial being delayed 30 days, while Trump's legal team requested that it be postponed for 90 days.  —  The trial in the New York hush money case …
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Associated Press:
Judge delays Trump's hush-money criminal trial 30 days, citing last-minute evidence dump
 
 
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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Trump aide Peter Navarro asks Supreme Court to keep him out of prison
Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch:
Leaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they've misbehaved
Craig Simpson / Telegraph:
British countryside can evoke ‘dark nationalist’ feelings in paintings, warns museum
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Security footage of Boeing repair before door-plug blowout was overwritten
Discussion: Gizmodo and DNyuz
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
A Watershed Moment for the Politics of Israel, Courtesy of Chuck Schumer
Thomas Catenacci / Fox News:
Biden admin funnels $1 billion for climate programs at borders amid ongoing migrant crisis
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