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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Michael Cohen on the Trump Trial: Prepare To Be Surprised  —  Trump's former attorney on the hush money trial, how he's preparing for life as the key witness and who he expects Trump will choose as a 2024 running mate.  —  Michael Cohen may be the only person standing between Donald Trump and jail.
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James Romoser / Politico:
How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System  —  The former president rails against a “two-tiered system of justice.”  But he's the one benefiting from it.  —  A firebrand politician named Donald is about to stand trial.  Just a few days before jury selection, he goes on TV to slam the charges as baseless and biased.
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump attorney who became a crucial witness against him has departed legal team  —  Evan Corcoran, an attorney for Donald Trump who became a critical witness in the classified documents case against the former president, no longer represents him, CNN has learned.
Politico:
Playbook: Harris takes the gloves off in Arizona  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BIG PRETRIAL READ — “How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System,” by James Romoser in POLITICO Magazine: “He denigrates prosecutors.
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Tight security planned for Trump hush money trial
Discussion: USA Today
CBS News:
U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread  —  Tel Aviv — Israel is bracing for a worst-case scenario that U.S. officials believe could materialize within just hours — the possibility of a direct attack on Israeli soil by Iran …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Attack Expected on Israel in Next Two Days  —  Israel is preparing for an imminent direct attack from Iran; Tehran yet to decide, says person briefed on the matter  —  TEL AVIV—Israel is preparing for a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as Friday or Saturday …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Marjorie Taylor Greene won't say what happened to her Trump Media stock … US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) speaks alongside former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024.  —  A media company with ties …
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story, Quartz and New Republic
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump Media shares drop below $30, company sheds more than half of market cap since trading debut … The price of Trump Media shares fell below $30 in early trading Friday morning, which is more than $40 lower than what its shares first sold for when the social media company began public trading on March 26.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Republicans remain terrible at picking Senate candidates  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism.  —  🐘 Subscribe to Public Notice 🐘
Discussion: Montana Free Press
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
House advances revised FISA bill after floor revolt, teeing up final vote  —  The House advanced a bill Friday to reauthorize the U.S.'s warrantless surveillance authority, opening the measure up for debate two days after a band of conservatives blocked a previous version of the legislation from moving forward.
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New York Times:
Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in House, Putting It Back on Track
Washington Post:
What Donald Trump wants in his next vice president — and who he's considering  —  Donald Trump's perfect vice president looks the part: attractive and telegenic.  They are ideally Black or a woman, though that's not required.  And they are most certainly not taller than Trump himself.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Biden administration cancels another $7.4 billion in student loans  —  The president is wiping away the loan balances of 277,000 Americans through a mix of existing forgiveness programs  —  Days after heralding its latest student debt forgiveness plan, the Biden administration …
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe … - In January 2023, special counsel Robert Hur began investigating Biden's handling of classified documents after papers from Biden's vice presidency were found at his office and home.  — From July 2023 to February 2024 …
Zac Anderson / USA Today:
‘Unprecedented’ and ‘stunning’ number of Trump administration alums oppose his reelection  —  A minimum of 16 Trump administration veterans have sharply criticized the ex-president, with terms such as “threat to democracy,” “erratic,” “delusional” and “narcissistic.”
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Biden campaign unveils ‘MAGA Mike’ video linking Johnson, Trump on abortion  —  President Biden's reelection campaign on Friday unveiled a video linking former President Trump with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in an attempt to highlight their views on reproductive rights issues.
Discussion: The Guardian
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
Leo rejects Senate subpoena from panel probing gifts to Supreme Court justices  —  The conservative judicial activist called the move ‘politically motivated,’ and the committee chair said Leo had left them ‘no other choice’ but to move forward with the compulsory process
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in 'level of corruption that we've just never seen' with foreign relations  —  Former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner engaged in a “level of corruption that we've just never seen” …
Discussion: HuffPost and Mediaite
Shawna Mizelle / CBS News:
Colorado group says it has enough signatures for abortion rights ballot measure this fall  —  A Colorado campaign that's trying to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot this November, CBS News has learned.
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News, Politico and ABC News
David Strom / HotAir:
OJ and CRT  —  Marc Lamont Hill is a prominent guy, although you probably haven't heard of him because you aren't a racist Leftist who is glad OJ Simpson got off despite being an obvious murderer.  —  Lots of people agree with him, though, because they are racist Leftists who think it's fine …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump Bond's Cayman Connection ‘Stinks to High Heaven’  —  ISLAND TIME  —  The company that saved Donald Trump with a $175 million bank fraud bond is playing an insurance game that has experts questioning whether New York will ever see the money. … When the questionably leveraged company …
Discussion: Raw Story
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Third South Dakota tribal nation bans Noem from reservation  —  The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has become the third tribal nation to ban South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) from its reservation land.  —  On Wednesday, the Standing Rock Tribal Council voted to ban Noem from its land for “racially charged” …
Berkeley Lovelace Jr / NBC News:
Covid vaccines not linked to fatal heart problems in young people, CDC finds  —  The new report debunks widespread misinformation that the mRNA shots were connected to sudden cardiac death in young athletes.  —  There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest …
Discussion: Quartz and Orlando Sentinel
 
 
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
Trump Team Calls For More Debates With Biden, ‘Much Earlier’ Than Currently Planned
J.T. Young / Washington Examiner:
Biden's poor polling may be as good as it gets for him
Discussion: Fox News and The Guardian
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New York Times:
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Lindsay Ryan / New York Times:
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President U-licious S Grant / The Big Picture:
Trump's Brain Is Not Okay
Discussion: Hackwhackers