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Trump's RNC officially kills the GOP's mail-in voter effort

In a victory for the extremist wing of the Republican Party, it looks like Donald Trump's hand-picked leadership team at the Republican National Committee has officially scrapped the GOP's plan to encourage early voting this election cycle. Instead, the party is taking steps to prioritize legal challenges to voting systems ahead of November. As part of the layoffs and budget cuts carried out this week by the newly installed leadership team, they are shuttering a program dedicated to mail-in vo ...

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Jim Jordan Gives Fani Willis an Ultimatum

By Katherine Fung House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is giving Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis an ultimatum: cooperate with his investigation into her office or potentially face contempt of Congress. Jordan wrote a letter to Willis on Thursday, first reported by Fox 5 Atlanta, warning her that if she does not produce all the documents the House committee has requested within two weeks, "the Committee will consider taking further action, such as the invocation of contempt of ...

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As Trump Seeks Trial Delay, N.Y. Prosecutors Offer 30-Day Postponement

March 14, 2024 Updated 5:21 p.m. ET Less than two weeks before Donald J. Trump is set to go on trial on criminal charges in Manhattan, the prosecutors who brought the case proposed a delay of up to 30 days, a startling development in the first prosecution of a former American president. The Manhattan district attorney's office, which accused Mr. Trump of covering up a sex scandal during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, said the delay would give Mr. Trump's lawyers time to review a ne ...

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Repair footage goes missing amid Boeing, Alaska Airlines blowout probe

Federal investigators say their investigation is being stymied after footage — that would have shown repair work being made on a door plug of the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that experienced a midair blowout in early January — is now missing. In a letter from the National Transportation Safety Board addressed to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, federal inspectors say they "still do not know who performed the work to open, reinstall, and close the door plug ...

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Appeals court denies Peter Navarro's bid to avoid reporting to prison next week

Updated 2:39 PM EDT, Thu March 14, 2024 CNN -- A federal appeals court on Thursday denied ex-Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro's bid to avoid reporting to a federal prison next week to begin serving a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction. The unanimous decision from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals means Navarro will have to report to a federal prison in Miami by March 19. In the terse, unsigned order from circuit Judges Patricia Millett, Cornelia Pillard and Robert ...

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Trump's GOP is already dying

(The Hill) Trump’s GOP is a paradox. The former president now enjoys an unprecedented level of control over the Republican national apparatus. He can freely raid the RNC’s dwindling campaign coffers for legal defense money and appoint family members to key positions while personally directing House Republicans’ disastrous investigations into Joe and Hunter Biden. Trump’s total dominance of the Republican Party is a remarkable thing to behold. But Republicans’ willingness to bow to Trump on nearly every issue is making their party staggeringly unpopular with voters — and not just the rank and file.

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Trump's MAGA movement is causing Republicans in Congress to hate each other

(Salon) It's wild what a few short months of actually getting to know a person can do to your opinion of them. That's what House Republicans seem to have learned since October, when they replaced the glad-handing Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., with smarmy fundamentalist Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., for the Speaker of the House role. Johnson's election was treated like a big win at the time. Republicans were unified in cheering and chanting "Mike! Mike!" like they were celebrating a championship-winning quarterback, instead of a guy who serves creepy youth pastor vibes. Johnson's popularity lasted as long as an embarrassing dance craze, however.

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Trump expected to attend Judge Cannon hearing to seek dismissal of classified documents case

(ABC News) Former President Donald Trump is expected to be in the courtroom Thursday when his attorneys argue for the dismissal of his federal classified documents case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon scheduled the hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, to consider two of Trump's motions to dismiss the case based on what Trump's attorneys claim is special counsel Jack Smith's unconstitutionally vague use of the Espionage Act and his application of the Presidential Records Act. In response, Smith argues that the former president's motions to dismiss the case are yet another example of Trump believing he is above the law.

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Kamala Harris to visit an abortion clinic, a first for a president or vice president

(NBC News) Vice President Kamala Harris plans to tour a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota that provides abortion services Thursday, according to three sources familiar with the planning. The sources said they believed this was the first time a president or vice president has ever visited a clinic that provides abortion services in U.S. history. Harris plans to tour the clinic and speak to healthcare providers, the sources said. The vice president may also talk to patients, though the sources stressed that Harris wants to make sure she doesn’t disrupt any services during her visit.

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Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more

3 hrs ago - Updated 6:21 PM CDT, March 14, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lyft and Uber said they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require that ride-hailing services increase driver wa ... (AP)

James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan

5 hrs ago - By ED WHITE Updated 7:16 PM CDT, March 14, 2024 PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing ... (AP)

Biden visits Michigan county emerging as the swing state's top bellwether

5 hrs ago - Updated 4:48 PM EDT, March 14, 2024 SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Hurley Coleman Jr.'s parents were drawn to Michigan from the South by the promise of middle-class jobs in the booming automotive industry, an origin story shared by many African American ... (AP)

Sports Illustrated's Employees Are Told Print Edition Will Close in May

5 hrs ago - ?quality=75&auto=webp By Benjamin Mullin March 14, 2024 Friction between Sports Illustrated’s owner and its operator has led to disarray at the venerable magazine in recent months. On Thursday, that dysfunction again came to the fore. Employ ... (New York Times (gift article/no paywall))

Judge declines to dismiss charges against Sen. Bob Menendez in bribery case

5 hrs ago - March 14, 2024, 5:00 PM A federal judge in New York declined to dismiss bribery charges against Sen. Bob Menendez, ruling his conduct is not protected by the nature of his job as a United States senator or as then-chairman of the Foreign Relations Co ... (ABC News)

FCC Probing US Phones That Use Signals From Foreign Satellites

8 hrs ago - March 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT The Federal Communications Commission is investigating whether mobile devices in the US that receive and process signals from satellites controlled by foreign adversaries are violating federal rules. It’s not clear ... (Bloomberg)

Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats

8 hrs ago - Mar 14, 2024 3:04 PM EDT The Biden administration will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change, the Department of the Interior announced Thursday. The funding is designed to help tribal natio ... (PBS News Hour)

Exclusive: Social Security chief vows to fix "cruel-hearted" overpayment clawbacks

8 hrs ago - March 14, 2024 / 3:01 PM EDT The Social Security Administration's new chief is promising to overhaul the agency's system of clawing back billions of dollars it claims was wrongly sent to beneficiaries, saying it "just doesn't seem right or fair." In ... (CBS News)

Repair footage goes missing amid Boeing, Alaska Airlines blowout probe

8 hrs ago - Federal investigators say their investigation is being stymied after footage — that would have shown repair work being made on a door plug of the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that experienced a midair blowout in early January — is now miss ... (Scripps News, via WRTV.com)

Judge denies one of Trump's motions to dismiss classified documents case

8 hrs ago - March 14, 2024, 7:00 AM EDT / Updated March 14, 2024, 5:31 PM EDT FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- The judge presiding over the federal criminal case involving former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents on Thursday denied one of his two mot ... (NBC News)

'Likely false': Fani Willis sued over alleged communications with special counsel Jack Smith and Jan. 6 committee

9 hrs ago - Mar 14th, 2024, 1:26 pm Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is violating Georgia open records law by refusing to turn over documents related to her communications with special counsel Jack Smith and the House select committee investigating t ... (Law & Crime)

Donald Trump Can't Hire Co-Defendant, Fani Willis Judge Rules

9 hrs ago - Published Mar 14, 2024 at 2:55 PM EDT Judge Scott McAfee, who is presiding over the sweeping election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies, is not allowing co-defendant Harrison Floyd to work for Trump's 2024 campai ... (Newsweek)

Jim Jordan Gives Fani Willis an Ultimatum

9 hrs ago - By Katherine Fung House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is giving Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis an ultimatum: cooperate with his investigation into her office or potentially face contempt of Congress. Jordan wrote a letter to Willis on Th ... (Newsweek)

Appeals court denies Peter Navarro's bid to avoid reporting to prison next week

9 hrs ago - Updated 2:39 PM EDT, Thu March 14, 2024 CNN -- A federal appeals court on Thursday denied ex-Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro's bid to avoid reporting to a federal prison next week to begin serving a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congres ... (CNN)

As Trump Seeks Trial Delay, N.Y. Prosecutors Offer 30-Day Postponement

10 hrs ago - March 14, 2024 Updated 5:21 p.m. ET Less than two weeks before Donald J. Trump is set to go on trial on criminal charges in Manhattan, the prosecutors who brought the case proposed a delay of up to 30 days, a startling development in the first prosec ... (New York Times)

Trump's RNC officially kills the GOP's mail-in voter effort

10 hrs ago - In a victory for the extremist wing of the Republican Party, it looks like Donald Trump's hand-picked leadership team at the Republican National Committee has officially scrapped the GOP's plan to encourage early voting this election cycle. Instead, ... (https://www.msnbc.com)

Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as prime minister in the face of calls for reform

10 hrs ago - Updated 2:45 PM EDT, March 14, 2024 RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part ... (AP)

Trump Makes Idiotic Confession Just Before Key Classified Docs Hearing

10 hrs ago - While Donald Trump’s legal team prepared to make arguments attempting to dismiss his classified documents criminal case, Trump was working on a new angle of his own. In a prerecorded interview that aired Wednesday, Trump effortlessly unraveled t ... (New Republic)

Bombshell doc 'reveals Putin has FIRED' his rarely-seen top war General Gerasimov after slew of battlefield disasters

10 hrs ago - The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces has been seen in public just twice this year amid Russia's slew of battlefield disasters. A draft document has now emerged on an official Kremlin government portal of “regulatory legal a ... (The Sun)

Judge says tossing out Espionage Act in Trump case would be 'extraordinary step'

10 hrs ago - THE TRUMP CASES Judge says tossing out Espionage Act in Trump case would be ‘extraordinary step’ Trump’s legal defense centers on claims that the Presidential Records Act allows him to make marked classified documents his personal prop ... (Washington Post)

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