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10:20 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 …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Appeals Court Orders Trump Lawyer to Hand Over Records in Documents Inquiry  —  The ruling compelling the lawyer, M. Evan Corcoran, to turn over documents came after a lightning round of appeals court filings overnight.  —  A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that a lawyer representing …
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
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.
Discussion: Insider, Fox News and The Atlantic
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New York Times:
DeSantis Calls Putin a ‘War Criminal,’ Clarifying Earlier Comment on Ukraine  —  The Florida governor and presumed G.O.P. presidential candidate previously described the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a “territorial dispute” and did not mention the Russian president.
Discussion: Just The News
Alex Roarty / Miami Herald:
In new interview, DeSantis changes message on Ukraine, calls Putin a ‘war criminal’
Discussion: Fox News and The Federalist
New York Times:   The DeSantis Foreign Policy: Hard Power, but With a High Bar
CNN:
Trump attorney to testify Friday in Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation after losing appeal  —  Former President Donald Trump's defense attorney Evan Corcoran is scheduled to testify Friday before the grand jury investigating classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago after a new order …
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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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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
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.
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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NBC News:
Jake Paul and Lindsay Lohan among new batch of celebrities charged by SEC over crypto promotions
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
SEC charges Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul with crypto violations
Discussion: CoinDesk
NBC News:
TikTok ban would be ‘a slap in the face’ to young Democratic voters, activists warn  —  WASHINGTON — In the nation's capital, the debate over banning TikTok has largely focused on whether the app's Chinese parent company poses a security threat to Americans.
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Axios:
TikTok defenders emerge in Congress
Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
Beethoven's DNA decoded from locks of hair saved by his fans  —  In 1802, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a heart-wrenching letter to his brothers, describing the deafness that forced him to “live like an exile” and yearn for death.  Beethoven kept going for another 25 years …
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Insider
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.
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 …
Nora Gámez Torres / Miami Herald:
Once cherished in Miami, Elián González is set to become a legislator in Cuba  —  Elián González, the Cuban boy found clinging to an inner tube near Florida shores who became the center of an international child custody dispute as well as a political battle between …
Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
Expanding child labor is exactly what America's kids don't need  —  “A self-supporting and self-respecting democracy can plead no justification for the existence of child labor,” wrote Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937, as he sent the legislation known as the Fair Labor Standards Act to Congress.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Timothy Noah / New Republic:   GOP's Idea of Youth: Little League? Proms? Try Working in a Slaughterhouse and Marrying at 10.
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+
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.
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Arlington ends single-family-only zoning  —  The Northern Virginia county's ‘missing middle’ plan will allow buildings with four — and in some cases six — units in any neighborhood  —  Arlington lawmakers voted Wednesday to allow multiunit residential buildings across the county …
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
Hannah Grossman / Fox News:
Pentagon doctors claim 7-year-olds can make decisions to be injected with hormones, puberty suppressants … FIRST ON FOX - Health providers at U.S. military bases, some of whom are involved in treating military-connected minors, blasted the idea of waiting before injecting kids diagnosed …
 
 
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Michigan GOP faces bipartisan backlash after comparing gun bills to the Holocaust
Mike Hixenbaugh / NBC News:
GOP lawmakers aim to reshape education with Texas Parental Bill of Rights
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Ann Coulter / Unsafe:
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Washington Post:
White House disbanding its covid-19 team in May
Discussion: Fox News
NBC News:
Bank failures deepen debt ceiling stalemate on Capitol Hill as the clock ticks
Discussion: CNN and Washington Times
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
‘Blue wall’ governors urge the White House to give Chicago the 2024 DNC convention
Discussion: The Hill
Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Ex-Florida lawmaker behind the 'Don't Say Gay' law pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud
Reuters:
German officer shot during raids targeting Reichsbürger movement
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Victoria Prodeline / Monmouth University …:
Trump Gains on DeSantis
Andrea Bernstein / ProPublica:
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan Issues Sweeping Information Requests to Universities Researching Disinformation
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