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11:30 AM ET, March 18, 2024

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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump is eyeing Paul Manafort for 2024 campaign role  —  The former campaign manager was pardoned by Trump for bank and tax fraud convictions and accusations he hid millions he made consulting for pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians  —  Former president Donald Trump is expected to enlist Paul Manafort …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How to Make Trump Pay for Embracing Jan 6th  —  At a rally in Ohio on Saturday night, Trump once again demonstrated the unequivocal danger of his candidacy for the White House.  At one point, Trump said: … The man who tried to violently overturn the election promising a “bloodbath” …
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Trump calls for Liz Cheney to be jailed for investigating him over Capitol attack  —  Former president's posts on Truth Social about Republican critic stoke fears of persecution of opponents if he wins 2024 election  —  Donald Trump has renewed calls for Liz Cheney - his most prominent Republican critic …
Austin Sarat / The Hill:
The courts will not save us from Donald Trump  —  The last couple of weeks have brought a steady stream of bad news for people hoping that Donald Trump could be defeated in and through the legal process.  Courts, it turns out, will not spare the American people from the task of deciding whether …
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Trump doubles down on call for Liz Cheney to be prosecuted  —  Former President Trump on Sunday doubled down on his push for former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to be prosecuted over allegations she and the other Jan. 6 committee members purposely withheld testimony and details from their investigation …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Pelosi: Democrats ‘have to win this election’ following Trump's ‘bloodbath’ remarks
Josh Barro / The Atlantic:
Sonia Sotomayor Should Retire Now  —  On Election Day in 2006, Justice Antonin Scalia was 70 years old and had been serving on the Supreme Court for 20 years.  That year would have been an opportune time for him to retire—Republicans held the White House and the Senate …
Washington Post:
Biden-Trump rematch dread verges on denial for some voters  —  Public opinion research finds some Americans don't think Trump and Biden will be the parties' nominees  —  President Biden and former president Donald Trump have been running for 11 and 16 months, respectively.
Discussion: New Jersey Online and The Hill
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Who Will Win the Biden-Trump Double-Haters?
Discussion: Washington Post
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Adult MAGA rage is making schools more dangerous for students  —  Despite the Ethan Crumbley and Nex Benedict cases, a GOP nominee to run schools wants a “firing squad” for liberals  —  Last week saw national headlines regarding two tragic stories that illustrate how MAGA radicalization of adults endangers kids in school.
The Daily Beast:
MAGA Reps Suddenly Face an Existential Threat: Themselves  —  The 2024 primaries are just getting started, but there's good reason to believe this year could be a lot more brutal for Republicans than recent ones.  —  It would be hard to argue that Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL) …
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NBC News:
Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say  —  In a filing to an appeals court, Trump's attorneys said getting the bond needed to halt proceedings while they appeal is a “practical impossibility.”  —  Former President Donald Trump has not been able to get a bond …
Washington Post:
Pro-Trump disruptions in Arizona county elevate fears for the 2024 vote  —  A meeting in the state's largest county, Maricopa, ended chaotically last month, raising concern that the former president's supporters could try to undercut the election  —  PHOENIX — As the board of supervisors …
Discussion: Raw Story
Suzy Khimm / NBC News:
Children unintentionally shot and killed at least 157 people last year, Everytown says  —  In many cases, the children shot themselves, while others killed siblings or friends, according to the gun control advocacy group.  —  At least 157 people were killed and 270 were injured last year …
Discussion: NBC 7 San Diego
Kirsten Grieshaber / Associated Press:
Germans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past.  They were wrong  —  When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped.
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Fulton prosecutors limp out of ugly disqualification fight  —  Fani Willis eked out a win ... sort of. … On Friday morning, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office squeezed out a win of sorts in the Trump RICO case.  —  Judge Scott McAfee ruled that District Attorney Fani Willis's …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
New Studies Find No Evidence of Brain Injury in Havana Syndrome Cases  —  The findings from the National Institutes of Health are at odds with previous research that looked into the mysterious health incidents experienced by U.S. diplomats and spies.  —  New studies by the National Institutes …
Discussion: Reuters, Fox News and Metro.co.uk
 
 
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