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10:30 AM ET, March 20, 2024

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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Shadowing Trump's attacks on mental fitness — his own father's dementia  —  Trump avoids mention of his father's Alzheimer's disease as he lashes Biden for being ‘cognitively impaired’  —  Donald Trump invited his extended family to Mar-a-Lago in the mid-1990s.
Discussion: Raw Story
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney still plans to make a difference in the election  —  Liz Cheney doesn't mince words about Donald Trump.  She calls the former president a “liar,” a “con man” and a potential “tyrant” who, if elected again, would “torch the Constitution” and its guarantees of free speech and rule of law.
Axios:
Trump's “crazies” are back in his mix … - They're returning as Trump more aggressively touts Jan. 6 rioters as “patriots,” ramps up his racist, incendiary rhetoric — and embraces some of his most provocative loyalists. … - Trump's team is in talks to hire 2016 campaign advisers Paul Manafort …
Politico:
Playbook: Sherrod Brown's dilemma  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ABOUT LAST NIGHT — The biggest story from yesterday's elections was in Ohio, where former car dealer BERNIE MORENO …
Discussion: Political Wire
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 takeaways from primaries in Illinois, Ohio and elsewhere  —  With the general-election matchup between President Biden and former president Donald Trump solidified as of last week, Tuesday began the process of filling out the ballot in some key House and Senate races.
Marist Poll:
Three Points Separate Trump and Biden in Presidential Re-Match in North Carolina...Stein and Robinson Competitive in North Carolina Governor's Race  —  In North Carolina, former President Donald Trump edges President Joe Biden by three percentage points among, both, the statewide electorate …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Hill and IJR
Marist Poll:
Trump Edges Biden by 4 Percentage Points in Georgia  —  In Georgia, where President Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump by about two-tenths of a percentage point in 2020, Trump now edges Biden by four points among Georgia registered voters in this year's presidential re-match.
Allan Smith / NBC News:
This state senator eviscerated Trump's voter fraud claims.  Now, he's back on the Trump train.  —  Ed McBroom, a GOP state senator in Michigan who batted down voter fraud claims as part of a lengthy 2021 probe, explained his endorsement in an interview with NBC News.
Discussion: The Bulwark and BizPac Review
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Trump-backed Bernie Moreno wins Ohio GOP Senate primary
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Trump-backed Moreno wins Ohio Senate primary
Bloomberg:
Doug Emhoff Decries ‘Antisemitic’ Trump Comments on Jewish Democrats
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Divided Supreme Court lifts stay on a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants  —  A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over the measure plays out.
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Sanders sending Arkansas National Guard troops to US border with Mexico  —  Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) announced Tuesday that she would deploy state National Guard troops to aid Texas in its mission to combat the surge of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Texas Tribune:
Texas' new immigration law is blocked again
Ray Brescia / The Daily Beast:
Judge Aileen Cannon Could Get Herself Booted From Trump's Classified Documents Case  —  The Trump-friendly judge is so obviously putting her thumb on the scales of justice in favor of the ex-president that she might not end up adjudicating the trial at all.
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Judge in Trump classified documents case proposes ‘insane’ jury instructions, experts say
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Asks Supreme Court for Absolute Immunity on Election Charges
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump has indefinitely delayed his Jan. 6 criminal trial.  Hundreds of his supporters haven't been so lucky.  —  It's unclear when — or if — former President Donald Trump will go to trial on Jan. 6 charges, but many of his supporters are facing the consequences of actions they say he directed.
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Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Trump saluted the J6 Prison Choir. It likely included defendants who attacked cops
Discussion: Just Security, The Root and Semafor
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Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent  —  Anonymous review site Glassdoor now consults public sources to identify users.  —  Glassdoor, where employees go to leave anonymous reviews of employers, has recently begun adding real names to user profiles without users' consent …
David L. Stern / Washington Post:
Ukraine races to build weapons at home  —  KYIV — Ukraine manufactured practically no weapons before Russia invaded in February 2022, but the local arms industry is now booming.  —  Factories spit out shells, mortar rounds, military vehicles, missiles and other items crucial to the war effort.
Associated Press:
Biden to tout government investing $8.5B in Intel's computer chip plants in four states  —  Biden plans to talk up the investment on Wednesday as he visits Intel's campus in Chandler, Arizona, which could be a decisive swing state in November's election.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration …
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Banning abortion was the first step, not the last  —  They also won't stop with ending privacy rights. … When the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion smugly declared that …
Tiana Lowe Doescher / Washington Examiner:
Half a decade later, Christine Blasey Ford still has no corroborating witness  —  More than half a decade after Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh became the second of three Supreme Court justices appointed by former President Donald Trump, Christine Blasey Ford has reemerged from the wilderness of #Resistance-era one-hit wonders.
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
McCaul apologizes after telling GOP colleague to ‘go f—’ himself at hearing  —  Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) apologized for hurling an expletive at a GOP colleague after growing frustrated during a House committee hearing Tuesday.  —  McCaul told Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to “go f …
Associated Press:
Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws  —  Democratic Sen. Eva Burch of Mesa told fellow lawmakers in a floor speech she was going to get an abortion because her pregnancy is no longer viable.  —  PHOENIX — A pregnant Arizona lawmaker …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Planned Parenthood Action Fund backs Gallego in Arizona Senate race  —  Abortion rights group Planned Parenthood Action Fund is endorsing Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in the Arizona Senate race against Republican Kari Lake.  —  “Abortion rights are front and center this year …
 
 
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Rep. Katie Porter regrets saying the California Senate primary she lost was rigged
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