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8:55 AM ET, March 19, 2024

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Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Is Donald Trump About to Go Bankrupt?  —  Debt is becoming a major campaign issue in 2024.  I don't mean the national debt, which today stands at 99 percent of gross domestic product and which, the Congressional Budget Office projects, will total 116 percent of GDP 10 years from now.
Discussion: Progress Pond and Business Insider
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Bloomberg:
Trump Rules Out Vivek Ramaswamy as Running Mate as He Eyes New Team  — Former president eyeing loyalty, ideological agreement in pick  — Trump team aiming for smooth transition should he win election  —  Donald Trump has ruled out Vivek Ramaswamy as his running mate and is instead eyeing …
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Says Jews Who Support Democrats ‘Hate Israel’ and ‘Their Religion’  —  The comments, on a conservative radio program, echo an antisemitic trope and escalate claims he made as president that were widely criticized.  —  Former president Donald J. Trump accused Jewish voters of hating …
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Context collapse  —  On Saturday, Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Ohio.  Before he began, an announcer instructed the crowd to rise in tribute to the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6, and Trump himself stood and saluted the national anthem as recorded by the “J6 Prison Choir.”
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Cannon tells lawyers to weigh if Trump conduct can't be reviewed by courts  —  In classified documents case, legal arguments over jury instructions seem to take precedence over numerous other pretrial issues  —  The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified-documents case issued …
Discussion: Raw Story and Civil Discourse …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Behind Trump's campaign cash crunch: Small-dollar donor fatigue, major donor hesitation  — Former President Donald Trump is facing two major fundraising problems: A shortage of big money interest and a drop in small-dollar donor support.  — The drop in Trump's small-dollar contributors …
Discussion: Raw Story, RedState, The Hill and Truthout
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump can't find anyone to spot him $464 million. Would you?
Molly Sprayregen / LGBTQ Nation:
Donald Trump officially “out of his mind” after unhinged speech praising Capitol rioters
Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Trump loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at hush money trial
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Golf Club Settlement Hangs Alina Habba Out to Dry
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Mike Pence Should Be the Biggest Story of the 2024 Campaign
Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
Trump seeks appeal of Georgia prosecutor disqualification ruling
Discussion: Breitbart, HuffPost, Raw Story and WAGA-TV
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘Bloodbath’ aside, Trump's violent rhetoric is unambiguous
Ben Protess / New York Times:
Trump Spurned by 30 Companies as He Seeks Bond in $454 Million Judgment
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Pence's refusal to back Trump points to a larger problem
Discussion: Wonkette and HuffPost
Charles Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Trump's ‘Bloodbath’ Rant Is Disgusting in Any Context
Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden campaign cuts a digital ad using Trump's ‘bloodbath’ remarks
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Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Supreme Court says Trump White House official Peter Navarro must begin prison sentence  —  Navarro, who refused to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee, wanted to remain free while he appealed his contempt of Congress conviction.  —  WASHINGTON − Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro …
The Detroit News:
Pro-Trump lawyer arrested on bench warrant in Washington, D.C.  —  Stefanie Lambert, a Michigan lawyer who has championed dubious claims of election fraud, was arrested in Washington, D.C., Monday afternoon because of a bench warrant, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service.
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
US Supreme Court justices, judges face new rules for disclosing free trips  —  U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges can no longer avoid disclosing the value of travel-related gifts they receive by classifying such free trips as “reimbursements” on their financial disclosure forms under new regulations now in effect.
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Tuberville says GOP leadership should have vetted claims in Katie Britt's speech  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said GOP leadership should have more carefully reviewed the claims in Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.)'s response to President Biden's State of the Union address as she faces criticism …
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Business Tax Breaks Face ‘Now or Never’ Moment in Senate  —  Republicans not budging amid warnings of dire consequences for small companies  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. businesses, big and small, have united behind a bipartisan bill to revive expired tax breaks for research and equipment spending …
Discussion: National Review
Bloomberg:
Hong Kong Passes Local Security Bill Cementing China's Control  — Article 23 was fastest bill passed in the city since 1997  — Critics say new law could diminish open economic discussion  —  Hong Kong has fast-tracked into law domestic security legislation that critics …
Discussion: New York Times and Semafor
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Ohio 2024 GOP Poll: Moreno 38%, Dolan 29%, LaRose 12%  —  Home Polls Ohio 2024 GOP Poll: Moreno 38%, Dolan 29%, LaRose 12%  —  The final Emerson College Polling Ohio Republican Primary poll, fielded Sunday-Monday before the Tuesday election, finds 38% of likely voters support Bernie Moreno, 29% Matt Dolan, and 12% Frank LaRose.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Moreno leads Ohio GOP Senate primary by 9 points ahead of election: Survey
Discussion: Power Line and USA Today
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Congress' stock trading addiction  —  On March 12, Bloomberg reported that the Department of Defense was canceling a $2.5 billion grant to chip-maker Intel.  The money was supposed to make Intel “a dedicated supplier of chips for military and intelligence needs, designating a so-called Secure Enclave within the company's factory.”
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Congressional leaders strike deal on Homeland Security funding ahead of shutdown deadline  —  Congressional leaders have struck a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the remainder of fiscal year 2024, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill …
Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hints Again at Deporting Harry Over Drug Use: 'We'll Have to See'  —  Prince Harry's admission of drug use in his memoir could make him vulnerable to politically motivated action if Trump wins in November.  —  Donald Trump has once again hinted that, under a second Trump administration …
Discussion: Daily Mail, GB News and Politico
 
 
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Jan. 6 defendant got 2 congressional internships after she allegedly breached the building
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Arizona Lawmaker Shares On State Senate Floor Why She Plans To Get An Abortion
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Jordan Boyd / The Federalist:
Justice Jackson Complains First Amendment Is ‘Hamstringing’ Feds' Censorship Efforts
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