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1:10 PM ET, March 20, 2024

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Jennifer Gould / New York Post:
Donald Trump may not pay bond — and instead let Letitia James seize Trump Tower: insiders  —  As Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to post a $454 million bond in the civil fraud case against him in New York, insiders said he may be weighing a little-discussed option: Do nothing.
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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: RedState and Raw Story
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Panic mode sets in for Trump as he faces deadline for massive bond  —  Former President Donald Trump is in panic mode as the deadline approaches to secure a half-billion-dollar bond to appeal his civil fraud case in New York, according to multiple sources familiar with his thinking.
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Is Trump Cracking Under the Pressure of the Election?  —  Trump has repeatedly stumbled during the first couple of weeks of the general election  —  Donald Trump made it through the Republican primary largely unscathed.  He never had to get on a debate stage or adopt a position to outflank a rival.
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Magazine
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Donald Trump Isn't Running A Presidential Campaign  —  It's a campaign for immunity from the law, and Democrats aren't doing nearly enough to counter it.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Every now and again it's fun to hold the unfiltered public comments of normal politicians up against the Donald Trump's ravings on social media.
Discussion: HuffPost and Raw Story
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 …
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.
Allan Smith / NBC News:
This state senator eviscerated Trump's voter fraud claims. Now, he's back on the Trump train.
Discussion: The Bulwark and BizPac Review
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump has indefinitely delayed his Jan. 6 criminal trial. Hundreds of his supporters haven't been so lucky.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Trump saluted the J6 Prison Choir. It likely included defendants who attacked cops
Discussion: Just Security, The Root and Semafor
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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Stephen Gruber-Miller / Des Moines Register:
Iowa law enforcement could arrest undocumented immigrants under bill headed to Reynolds' desk
The Texas Tribune:
Texas' new immigration law is blocked again
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, IJR and The Hill
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Associated Press:
Biden to tout government investing $8.5B in Intel's computer chip plants in four states
The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Up To $8.5 Billion Preliminary Agreement with Intel under the CHIPS & Science Act
ABC News:
Half of Haley voters in Ohio say they'd back Biden
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
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 takeaways from primaries in Illinois, Ohio and elsewhere
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Trump, others can appeal Fani Willis removal ruling, judge allows  —  Judge Scott McAfee says he'll continue work on other aspects of case  —  Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday granted permission for former President Donald Trump and seven others to appeal …
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 …
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Johnson may invite Netanyahu to address Congress after Schumer comments  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that he is considering inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress amid rising tensions between Democrats and the Israeli government leader — a sign of the partisanship edging into the Gaza war.
Discussion: USA Today, Bloomberg and New York Times
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Max Burns / The Hill:
No Labels can't get a ‘yes’ on a candidate for 2024 — and there's a good reason why  —  It's tough to understand what's going on at No Labels, the centrist political group that is trying — and repeatedly failing — to find a candidate for its presidential ticket this year.
US EPA:
Biden-Harris Administration finalizes strongest-ever pollution standards for cars that position U.S. companies and workers to lead the clean vehicle future, protect public health, address the climate crisis, save drivers money  —  WASHINGTON - Today, March 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection …
David Milliken / Reuters:
Gloomy youth pull US and western Europe down global happiness ranking  —  Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots.
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 …
USA Today:
Biden wins endorsement from US steelworkers' union a week after opposing sale of company  —  Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy Joey GarrisonUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON — Less than a week after President Joe Biden came out in opposition of the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese-based Nippon Steel Corporation …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
 
 
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Jessica Moore / CBS News:
Women in New York can now buy birth control without a prescription, Hochul announces
Discussion: New York Magazine, HotAir and Slate
The Hill:
Judge declines to sanction Michael Cohen, lawyer over AI-generated fake case citations
Discussion: CNN
Tiana Lowe Doescher / Washington Examiner:
Half a decade later, Christine Blasey Ford still has no corroborating witness
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Planned Parenthood Action Fund backs Gallego in Arizona Senate race
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David Weiss Does Not Contest He Reneged on Hunter Biden's Plea Agreement to Chase Russian Lies
Discussion: New York Post
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Manchin warns Ukraine could be ‘worst atrocity in history’
Discussion: HuffPost, Political Wire and Axios
Associated Press:
Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
McCaul apologizes after telling GOP colleague to ‘go f—’ himself at hearing
 

 
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