RNC already helping raise money for Trump’s legal bills, despite campaign's claims
Despite previous claims that the Republican National Committee would not be paying the serially indicted fraudster's various legal bills, an invitation to a Palm Beach, Florida fundraiser next month shows that the committee will, in fact, do just that. The fundraiser for a joint committee called "Trump 47" is slated for April 6, with a "chairman" level donation set at the very modest and reasonable amount of $814,600 per person, and a "host" level at a measly $250,000. Fun fact: Trump last year spent $54.2 million in political contributions — most of it from his army of small dollar donors, many of them retirees — to pay his many, many lawyers. But sure, not a cult. Got it.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: NY attorney general begins process of seizing Trump properties ahead of Monday deadline
With only days left until Trump's massive fraud payment deadline on Monday, New York Attorney General Letitia James is making it abundantly clear that she isn't willing to humor the disgraced ex-president's efforts to delay or wiggle out of paying what he owes. Play incredibly stupid games, win incredibly stupid prizes.

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The road to Biden’s reelection goes through Wisconsin
WisDems: President Biden won this key battleground state by just 0.7% of the vote in 2020, and the stakes are even higher this time around. Our democracy as we know it is on the line, not to mention abortion rights, gay rights, workers’ rights, everything we hold so dear and fight so hard to protect. Can you chip in to make sure Wisconsin Democrats have the resources they need to build a get-out-the-vote engine that will propel President Biden back to the White House?

The UN will vote on a US resolution declaring that an immediate ceasefire in Gaza is imperative
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a United States-sponsored resolution declaring that "an immediate and sustained cease-fire" in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is "imperative" to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than two million hungry Palestinians. The draft being put to a vote "determines" — which is a council order — "the imperative of an immediate and sustained cease-fire," with no direct link to the release of hostages taken during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel, which was in the previous draft. But it would unequivocally support diplomatic efforts "to secure such a cease-fire in connection with the release of all remaining hostages." The United States, Israel’s closest ally, has vetoed three previous resolutions demanding a ceasefire, the most recent an Arab-backed measure supported by 13 council members with one abstention — the United Kingdom — on Feb. 20.

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Radical, right-wing Freedom Caucus rips GOP Speaker Mike Johnson for government funding bill
The government is about to barely avoid a shutdown (again), and — as expected — the House Freedom Caucus is livid about it. Among their many grievances, Freedom Caucus members are beside themselves because the bill, which Johnson supports, funds both the World Health Organization and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the Department of Defense and provides critical military aid for Ukraine. GOP House goons somehow even further to the right of Johnson also complained the bill is "loaded with radioactive 'woke' earmarks," whatever the hell that means. Could this bill prove fatal for Johnson's nascent speakership? Time will tell. Far-right Republicans have been mulling the Louisiana Republican's ouster since January, accusing him of making too many compromises with those dastardly Democrats.

Ron DeSantis signs bill banning unhoused people from sleeping in public spaces in Florida
Ahhh, there he is... Failed presidential candidate and man settling back into his old role as Florida governor got back to doing what he does best — kicking marginalized people while they're down. DeSantis celebrated the signing of a new law targeting homelessness that he claims will improve public safety, but it doesn't include housing solutions experts say are critical to addressing the underlying issue. While the bill ostensibly provides funding for temporary, government-run camps if nearby shelters reach capacity, criminalizing homelessness is not a viable solution. Florida International University associate sociology professor Matthew Marr, who researches homelessness in Miami and beyond, says housing — not shelters — is the only thing that can end homelessness. Did you hear that, Ron?

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Marjorie Taylor Greene declares, "our Republican majority is a complete failure" while putting Speaker Johnson on blast
We can't believe we're about to say this, but we agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Republican House majority is, without question, a "complete failure." Someone please check our pulse.

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Quoting Dr. Seuss, federal judge dismisses Rod Blagojevich's political comeback suit
Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often dusted off ancient and sometimes puzzling quotations to emphasize his positions, found himself at the other end Thursday when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit attempting to return to public life by quoting Dr. Seuss: "Just go." The Chicago Democrat, impeached and removed from office by the General Assembly in 2009, then sentenced to federal prison for political crimes, filed suit in federal court to reverse a ban accompanying his impeachment that prohibits his return to public office. In a colorful, 10-page smackdown dismissing the action from Chicago, US District Court Judge Steven Seeger debunked the disgraced ex-governor’s claims issue by issue and hammered home his point with a passage from Dr. Seuss’ 1972 book, "Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!" Well played, Your Honor.

"Embarrassing, baffling, unhinged": Former Trump White House lawyer throws the thesaurus at Trump-appointed judge in stolen docs case
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb fired a barrage of unflattering adjectives at Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon, who is presiding over the disgraced ex-president's federal criminal trial in Florida. Cannon has made several rulings in the case that have been widely regarded as dubious, including one that earned her a sharp rebuke from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Quite clearly in over her head, Cannon has yet to announce a trial date and even earned rare, public pushback from the National Archives for entertaining Trump’s bullshit interpretation of the Presidential Records Act, which he claims gave him the authority to declare government material his personal property. "This is a remarkable misunderstanding of the applicable law," Cobb said. "It’s embarrassing. She’s been struggling so dramatically in this case ever since the start... This is a totally baffling position."

Chris Christie refuses to rule out presidential run on third-party ticket
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who mounted a failed, explicitly anti-Trump challenge for the Republican presidential nomination that never mustered any traction, refused to rule out running on a third-party No Labels ticket, an incredibly bone-headed and politically destructive move that would almost certainly help the serially indicted ex-president in his bid to return to power. Christie said, "I will do whatever I can to try to make sure that the country doesn’t go through what I think will be the misery of a second Trump term. There’s a lot between actually running yourself and nothing. But I wouldn’t preclude anything at this point. I would just say that there are a number of hurdles to get over before I would actually consider running as a third-party." Let's hope Christie recognizes just how high those hurdles actually are — and how damaging such a spoiler run would be to American democracy — and opts to sit this one out.

Lawmakers face "uptick" of alarming threats amid TikTok bill drama
Lawmakers are receiving so many threats related to a potential TikTok ban in the United States that Capitol Police are now investigating. The exact number of calls was not disclosed, however one Senate aide said their office has received at least a dozen threatening messages since TikTok pleaded with users to contact their local lawmakers about the legislation. Last week the House passed a bill that would see the social media platform "prohibited" in the United States if its parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell its US-based subsidiary to a stateside company within six months. The bill now goes to the Senate, and if passed, onto the desk of President Biden, who has indicated he would sign the legislation into law.

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