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8:50 PM ET, March 22, 2023

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Laura Italiano / Insider:
Trump indictment grand jury not ‘likely’ to meet Thursday either after Manhattan DA paused Stormy Daniels case Wednesday  — A Manhattan grand jury meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in the Trump ‘hush-money’ case.  — Wednesday's grand jury session was canceled, Insider first reported.
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New York Times:
Grand Jury Hearing Trump Evidence Will Not Meet Wednesday  —  While prosecutors have signaled that an indictment of the former president is likely, its specific timing remains unclear, and grand juries conduct their work in secret.  —  The Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump wants to be handcuffed for court appearance in Stormy Daniels case, sources say  —  People close to former president said to be unsure whether he is serious about wanting to do a perp walk  —  Donald Trump has told advisers that he wants to be handcuffed when he makes an appearance in court …
New York Times:
The Legal Intricacies That Could Make or Break the Case Against Trump  —  To try to convict the former president of a felony, prosecutors might attempt to connect state election law to a federal election.  —  It is the kind of case that emboldens prosecutors and mesmerizes juries …
Washington Post:
Trump campaign prepares for ‘new normal’: Running under indictment
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NBC News:
Judge approves ‘crime fraud exception’ in special counsel probe of Trump classified documents
Anthony Izaguirre / Associated Press:
DeSantis to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law to high schools  —  The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the controversial law critics call “Don't Say Gay” as the Republican governor continues …
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Miami Herald:
After DeSantis tussle, Disney World will host a major summit on gay rights  —  The Walt Disney Company will host a major conference promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the workplace in Central Florida this September, gathering executives and professionals …
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Denver Post:
2 faculty members shot at Denver's East High School, police search for student suspect  —  A student at Denver's East High School shot two administrators Wednesday morning — leaving one critically injured — while the teen was being searched for weapons, police officials said.
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
Fox Reporter Reunites With Son During Live Broadcast at Scene of School Shooting  —  Alicia Acuna was reporting from East High School, where a 17-year-old gunman allegedly shot two administrators, when she saw her son exiting the building.  —  A Denver-based journalist for Fox News …
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Mediaite
Maya Yang / The Guardian:
SEC sues celebrities including Lindsay Lohan for endorsing cryptocurrencies  —  SEC charged eight celebrities for ‘illegally touting TRX and/or BTT’, along with Tron founder Justin Sun  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission have filed charges against a handful of celebrities including Lindsay Lohan …
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Julia Mueller / The Hill:
SEC charges Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul with crypto violations
Chris Stokel-Walker / BuzzFeed News:
A Journalist Believes He Was Banned From Midjourney After His AI Images Of Donald Trump Getting Arrested Went Viral  —  “I suspect it was pushing my luck when I did the [Twitter] thread,” Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins said.  —  Prosecutors in New York are thought to be on the brink …
Axios:
TikTok defenders emerge in Congress … A group of progressive members of Congress plans to mount a public defense of the social media app TikTok against the backdrop of bipartisan efforts to facilitate a ban of the app in the U.S. … - Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
DeSantis-aligned PAC staffs up, brings on Ted Cruz's campaign manager  —  The move is the latest indication of a run to come, and a bruising one at that.  —  A super PAC closely aligned with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is making a major expansion, bringing on a top Republican strategist and establishing its headquarters in Atlanta, Ga.
Discussion: Mediaite, The Hill and NBC News
Piers Morgan / New York Post:
DeSantis brands Putin ‘a war criminal’ who should be ‘held accountable’ for Ukraine invasion  —  MORE FROM:  —  Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis has branded Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” and demanded he be “held accountable” for his barbaric invasion of Ukraine.
Jonathan V. Last / The Triad:
The Paradox of Republican Pain  —  Three charts explain why Republicans will defend Trump even while secretly hoping he gets indicted and then convicted.  —  Tomorrow night is likely to be a very lively TNB livestream.  Mark it on your calendar now.  I'll be joined by Amanda Carpenter …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Bulwark+
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
GOP's Idea of Youth: Little League?  Proms?  Try Working in a Slaughterhouse and Marrying at 10.  —  The Republicans pride themselves on being the party that protects children.  In the Republican Party platform of 2016, the most recent we have because the GOP didn't produce one in 2020 …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Rand Paul stunned by Moderna CEO: Less risk of myocarditis for people who take vaccine  —  Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel surprised Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) by explaining that the risk of myocarditis decreased in boys who took the company's Covid-19 vaccine.
Brooke Leigh Howard / The Daily Beast:
Cops Investigate White Man's Viral N-Word Rant in Supermarket Parking Lot  —  During his hateful tirade, the man, who was shopping at a New York Aldi, told customers in the parking lot that all Black and Latino people should be killed.  —  An upstate New York community is reeling …
Discussion: Buffalo News and Raw Story
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Armed Russian jets have flown over a U.S. base in Syria nearly every day in March, U.S. commander says  —  Armed Russian jets have flown over a U.S. military garrison in Syria nearly every day in March, violating a four-year-old agreement between the U.S. and Russia and risking escalation …
Reuters:
German officer shot during raids targeting Reichsbürger movement  —  One person held on suspicion of several counts of attempted murder after search of properties in far-right investigation  —  A German police officer has been shot and wounded during raids on properties across the country …
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Mary Kekatos / ABC News:
Death toll linked to contaminated eye drops rising as more report vision loss  —  Four people have reportedly had to have their eyeballs surgically removed.  —  This scanning electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows rod-shaped Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria.
New York Times:
Conservatives Aim to Build a Chatbot of Their Own  —  After criticizing A.I. companies for liberal bias, programmers started envisioning right-wing alternatives, making chatbots a new front in the culture wars.  —  When ChatGPT exploded in popularity as a tool using artificial intelligence …
Andrea Bernstein / ProPublica:
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan Issues Sweeping Information Requests to Universities Researching Disinformation  —  In the letters, Jordan asserted that the schools may have contributed to the Biden administration's “censorship regime by advising on so-called misinformation.”
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
The Lever:
🎧 LEVER TIME: She Was Blocked for Being Right on Banks  —  In the new episode of our weekly podcast Lever Time, we reached out to two people who know what's really going on in the banking system, and asked them what can be done to prevent these kinds of emergencies from happening …
Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Ex-Florida lawmaker behind the 'Don't Say Gay' law pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud  —  A former Florida lawmaker who sponsored a bill dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” law by critics has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds.  —  Joseph Harding entered a guilty plea …
 
 
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Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
Expanding child labor is exactly what America's kids don't need
Discussion: Breitbart
NBC News:
Bank failures deepen debt ceiling stalemate on Capitol Hill as the clock ticks
Discussion: CNN and Washington Times
Stephen Kruiser / PJ Media:
The Morning Briefing: America's Looming National Divorce Is Beyond Couples Counseling
Discussion: HotAir
Jimmy Quinn / National Review:
‘This Might Be the End’: TikTok Showdown Reaches Fever Pitch with CEO's Congressional Testimony
Discussion: Associated Press and CBS News
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
Michigan GOP attempts to tie gun reforms to Holocaust, faces backlash
Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
Beethoven's DNA decoded from locks of hair saved by his fans
 Earlier Items: 
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
‘Blue wall’ governors urge the White House to give Chicago the 2024 DNC convention
Discussion: The Hill
Colorado Public Radio:
Gov. Polis' housing proposal would allow duplexes, townhomes, ADUs across many cities in Colorado
Discussion: Denver Post
Daniel McCarthy / The American Conservative:
Why the Paleos Were Right About Iraq
Discussion: middleeastmonitor.com
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Trump Gains on DeSantis
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Former aide says Trump has ‘learned nothing’ from Jan. 6
Discussion: WFLA-TV, HuffPost and Mediaite
Brandi Buchman / emptywheel:
With Friends Like These: A rough start to testimony from defense witnesses at Proud Boys sedition trial
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
‘Poop-themed dog toys’ shaped like whiskey bottles face Supreme Court trademark showdown
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Our New Promethean Moment  —  I had a most remarkable but unsettling experience last week.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Reuters
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Guardian and Scott Trust leaders faced staff fury over the Observer sale; the Scott Trust plans to invest £5M in the new Tortoise/Observer business

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Omnicom is in advanced talks to buy Interpublic; the deal could be announced this week and value Interpublic between $13B and $14B, excluding debt

Gene Maddaus / Variety:
CBS files to dismiss or at least transfer Trump's $10B lawsuit over 60 Minutes' editing of its Kamala Harris interview to the SDNY, citing 1A protections

 
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