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Washington Post:
Trump calls his globe-trotting ex-diplomat ‘my envoy.’ Neither is in office.  —  Richard Grenell is meeting with far-right foreign leaders, attacking President Biden and offering a glimpse at what U.S. foreign policy could be like in a second Trump term  —  After an anti-corruption crusader …
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Washington Post:
Freedom Caucus chair faces primary peril
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michael H. Brown / Washington Post:
Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice presidential nominee, dies at 82
Popular Information:
These 50 companies have donated over $23 million to election deniers since January 6, 2021  —  Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.  —  Then, according to the report of the bipartisan January 6 Commission, Trump engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 Presidential election.”
Politico:
How Greene's bid to topple Johnson could blow up the House — or in her own face  —  One House Republican summed up the fear: Her move could “deliver aid to Ukraine” by giving Johnson no choice but to seek common cause with Democrats.  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene's bid to vote …
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Judge Forges Ahead With Pretrial Motions In Trump Georgia Election Interference Case  —  Lawyers for Trump argued that the charges in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize speech that is protected by the First Amendment.  —  LOADING  —  The charges against former …
Discussion: WXIA-TV and WAGA-TV
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CNN:
Judge to consider if Trump can throw out Georgia election subversion case on First Amendment grounds  —  For the first time since a judge ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can continue to oversee the Georgia 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump …
Suzy Weiss / The Free Press:
Tale of a Tampon  —  Scenes from a sit-in at Vanderbilt.  —  Let me tell you about some Vanderbilt girl's tampon.  —  It all started yesterday morning, when a wave of undergrad students rushed Kirkland Hall, where Vanderbilt's chancellor's office is located.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Matt Schlapp's Accuser Was Paid to Drop Sexual Assault Suit  —  EXONERATED?  —  The GOP operative who sued Matt Schlapp over allegations of sexual assault dropped his lawsuit, prompting Schlapp to take a victory lap.  It's more complicated, however.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign to bring in massive $25M haul at star-packed fundraiser  —  The money is more than the president's team raised in all of February.  —  President Joe Biden will shatter fundraising records with a star-studded event on Thursday, with his campaign saying that it will bring …
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Politico:   Playbook: Biden's NYC money bomb
Washington Post:
GOP scrambles to organize early and mail voting despite Trump's attacks  —  Republicans are playing catch-up to Democrats on voting before Election Day in battleground states, but Trump disparages those methods  —  In December, Donald Trump called for the end of mail-in voting in presidential elections.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Trump Bibles make a mockery of Christianity — and that's exactly why MAGA will eat them up  —  Faith without morality or theology, much less that “soyboy” Jesus?  Sign MAGA Republicans up!  —  Earlier this week, Donald Trump unveiled his newest grift to squeeze money out of his cult followers: Trump-branded Bibles.
The Hill:
Judge rules John Eastman should be disbarred over efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  A California judge on Wednesday recommended disbarring a lawyer at the center of former President Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.  —  State Bar Judge Yvette Roland found …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Eastman, architect of Trump's 2020 election plot, should be disbarred, judge rules
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Next U.S. census will have new boxes for ‘Middle Eastern or North African,’ ‘Latino’  —  On the next U.S. census and future federal government forms, the list of checkboxes for a person's race and ethnicity is officially getting longer.  —  The Biden administration has approved proposals …
Discussion: Associated Press
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Launches Fresh Attack on Judge's Daughter After Gag Order  —  Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump got hit with a gag order in his hush-money trial, he launched a fresh attack on the judge and his family.  —  In posts on Truth Social Wednesday morning, Trump blasted Judge Juan Merchan and his family …
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act.  Here's why  —  A bipartisan group of legal experts is sounding an alarm about presidential power this election season.  —  They're pushing Congress to update a cluster of laws known as the Insurrection Act and limit …
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
NBC offered Ronna McDaniel a better contract to appear on MSNBC  —  The cable channel was part of the broad push to clinch a contributor deal for McDaniel, whose hiring caused an uproar  —  MSNBC President Rashida Jones participated in recruiting former Republican National Committee chair …
Associated Press:
MyPillow, owned by election denier Mike Lindell, formally evicted from Minnesota warehouse  —  A court ordered the eviction Wednesday of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used, but company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said that it's …
Michael Lee / bellingcat:
Fugitive US Militant Ammon Bundy Geolocated to Utah  —  In February 2024, American anti-government agitator Ammon Bundy posted a video with a provocative title to his YouTube channel: ‘Want to know where Ammon Bundy is?’  —  Earlier in 2023, Bundy was ordered by an Idaho court to pay …
Axios:
Kellyanne Conway considers return to Trumpworld … - Senior Trump advisers tell Axios no offer is on the table, however.  — What is clear is that Conway has been inserting herself into several hot policy debates in what many Republicans — with mixed feelings — see as an effort …
New York Times:
Trump Attacks Judge's Daughter After Gag Order in Hush-Money Case  —  Donald Trump said a photo of him behind bars on Loren Merchan's X account meant he could not get a fair trial, but a court official said someone had appropriated the account.  —  It was an explosive claim from Donald J. Trump …
NBC News:
Trump claims crime rates are soaring.  The numbers indicate otherwise.  —  The presumptive Republican nominee frequently paints a picture of ever-increasing crime under Democrats.  But figures from police departments and the FBI indicate otherwise.  —  Surging crime levels, out-of-control Democratic cities and “migrant crime.”
Discussion: Illinois Policy
Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Here's What It Would Look Like to Remove Judge Cannon  —  Plus: The actions she could take if she were determined to kill off the classified documents case against Donald Trump.  —  THE JUDGE PRESIDING OVER Donald Trump's classified documents prosecution just gave Special Counsel Jack Smith …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Biden expands window to try and keep millions more low-income Americans insured  —  The end of a Covid-era Medicaid protection has created an acute problem for the president in the leadup to November.  —  President Joe Biden is widening a critical window for low-income Americans to join Obamacare …
Discussion: Maryland Matters
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Trump's RNC struggles in swing states as Biden's team grows … - About a third of those ousted staffers were state directors and regional political directors, jobs that are key to recruiting, training and mobilizing volunteers far ahead of Election Day.  — They've been in limbo for two weeks …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mary K. Jacob / New York Post:
Jon Stewart benefited by 829% ‘overvalue’ of his NYC home even as he labels Trump's civil case ‘not victimless’  —  Comedian Jon Stewart ranted this week that Donald Trump's civil real-estate case overvaluing his properties was “not victimless,” yet when it came to his own home, Stewart benefited from a similar inflation.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrats grow their GOP target list for 2024 … - Derek Tran: A veteran and personal injury attorney challenging Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) in the Orange County-based 45th district.  — Dave Min: A state senator running in Porter's Orange County-based 47th district.
 
 
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Luke Rosiak / The Daily Wire:
Tennessee Venue To Host ‘Trans Day Of Vengeance’ Event Days After Covenant Shooting Anniversary
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CBS News:
Stop Putin now or war will come your way, Ukraine's leader warns U.S.
The White House:
Press Call by Vice President Harris On Artificial Intelligence
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and The Hill
Jessica Washington / The Root:
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Called Beyoncé a ‘Skank,’ And It Gets Worse ... But Where Is the BeyHive?!
Discussion: Raw Story
Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Larry David Rips into Donald Trump, Labeling Him a ‘Little Baby,’ ‘Sociopath,’ and ‘Sick Man’
NBC News:
White House ramps up defense of embattled Muslim American judicial nominee
Discussion: The Daily Signal
 Earlier Items: 
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Trump's Social Media Company Opens New Avenue for Conflicts of Interest
Discussion: The Atlantic, The Hill and Twitchy
Igor Derysh / Salon:
“This is insane”: RNC reportedly makes Trump's false election claims a “litmus test” for new hires
Susan Haigh / Associated Press:
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats' VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
Jamie Ducharme / TIME:
COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned
Torino Biennale Tecnologia / Pluralistic:
End of the line for corporate sovereignty (permalink)
Discussion: Jacobin
Washington Post:
Chris Christie turns down No Labels presidential bid after discussions
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kari Lake and the Trump movement's billion-dollar defamation problem
Skyler Swisher / Orlando Sentinel:
Disney, Florida settle lawsuits over tourism district
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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