DNC is paying Biden’s legal bills. axios.com/newsletters/ax…

NEW: NBC News reporting an Afghan on the FBI terror watchlist has spent almost a year in the U.S. after he was caught & released by Border Patrol at the California border in March 2023. NBC reports the watchlist shows he is a member of Hezb-e-Islami, a U.S. designated terrorist…

NEWS — Evan Corcoran, the Trump attorney who became a critical witness in the classified documents case against the former president, has quietly left his legal team. Full story at 9:00 right now.

Asked if Trump’s appearance with Mike Johnson tomorrow will influence her push for the speaker’s ouster, MTG told me: “I think the motion to vacate is also being supported by quite a few members in our conference. That’s an internal House issue with our elected Speaker of the…

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Donald Trump is scheduled to be the keynote speaker in Palm Beach next month as part of a Trump bundler retreat on May 3 and 4.

Bundlers who raise $100k+ since May 2023 are invited.

Here's the invite.

Trump tightens grip over Hill GOP -- and he's not even nom yet
- Spiked FISA
- Blocked border deal
- Ukraine in limbo
- same abortion position
“Most of our members will want to do what he tells them to do. I mean, that’s just the reality,' says Romney

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Kari Lake echoes Trump on abortion in a new video and says she will 'oppose federal funding for abortion and a federal ban of abortion'

Honorary starter and six time Masters Champion Jack Nicklaus reacts after hitting his tee shot on the 1st tee at Augusta National Golf Club.

OJ died

New Quinnipiac poll of NC: Biden and Trump “are locked in a tight race with 48 percent of voters supporting Trump and 46 percent supporting Biden.

In the race for governor, Democrat Josh Stein leads Republican Mark Robinson 52 – 44 percent in a head-to-head matchup.”

Politico: “Larry Hogan hauled in $3.1 million for his Maryland Senate bid in barely half of the first quarter of the year, after he announced his campaign Feb. 9. His campaign said the total set a record for any federal candidate’s quarterly fundraising in Maryland history”

Saw this one coming years ago...

Trump was just asked: “Do you think a doctor should be punished who perform abortions?”

“I’d let that be to the states, you know, everything we’re doing now is states and states’ rights,' Trump said.

Trump tells reporters on tarmac in Atlanta he would NOT sign a federal abortion ban if reelected in Nov.
“Would you sign a national abortion ban if Congress sent it to your desk?”
“No,” Trump said, shaking his head
“You wouldn’t sign it?”
“No,” Trump said again.

NEWS w/ Kristen Holmes: Speaker Mike Johnson is making plans to deliver a joint press conference with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, focused on 'election integrity,' per sources.

Plans still fluid, but comes as Johnson is facing a threat to his speakership from MTG.

Trump, 2 days after saying abortion policy should be left to the states, tells reporters he thinks the Arizona Supreme Court went too far in their abortion ruling:

“Yeah, they did, and that’ll be straightened out and as you know it’s all about states’ rights'

SCOOP -- Ron DeSantis privately told donors and allies that he's going to help raise money for Trump's campaign.

Trump campaign adviser said they were not aware of this.

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JUST IN: House Speaker Mike Johnson tells me he understands why President Trump isn’t endorsing a federal abortion ban: 'We recognize right now that the votes don't exist in Congress to have a federal ban at any level. And there's a lot of work that needs to be done. We have to…

“I think the president is out there too much talking about bridges,” Klain said, according to audio exclusively obtained by POLITICO. “He does two or three events a week where he’s cutting a ribbon on a bridge. And here’s a bridge.” politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

A GOP outreach center in the metro Atlanta suburbs is now home to a sex toys shop. It is one of at least three GOP offices in Atlanta that have now shuttered after opening to much fanfare and promises of reaching voters of color. #gapol
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