NEW: Trump judge in his Manhattan criminal trial again finds the former president in contempt for violating his gag order: “Court will have to consider a jail sanction” if Trump continues violating gag order, Merchan says.

NEW - Trump's senior advisers said the campaign plans to expand its presence in Minnesota and Virginia as internal polling shows he has a chance to win those states, according to donors who heard the presentation this morning at a RNC retreat. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Oracle of Omaha was once a Trump critic and reliable Democratic donor. But Warren Buffett has pulled back to shield his companies from backlash.

Now the US election is coming for his backyard, with Omaha a potentially decisive battleground.

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NEW: Trump VP list is winnowing down to Gov Burgum, Sens Rubio, Vance + Scott. They will appear w/donors at RNC retreat in Palm Beach this weekend. No formal meetings with Trump yet to talk about the job (tho he speaks to all of them regularly): bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Hot off the presses from Nancy Cook & Stephanie Lai: Donald Trump is auditioning his top VP picks at an upcoming donor event in Palm Beach. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Billionaires Lutnick, Paulson to Host Fundraiser for Trump in NY - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

In an interview with FOX6 News, Trump says he would not sign a national abortion ban if re-elected.

He also singles out Sen. Marco Rubio when asked about his short list for VP. That decision though, he said, won’t come until closer to the convention.
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Student journalists at WKCR-FM NY reporting that NYPD threatened arrest of student journalists and Columbia Journalism School Dean jelani cobb for leaving the Pulitzer Hall journalism department building for a better view of activity on the campus lawn

I was in NY for the week covering Trump’s historic first criminal trial over allegations he falsified business records to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. Read our recap of the week here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Follow along live as the Supreme Court takes up arguments on Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal charges related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election results:

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If you want to support the student journalists at Columbia University who are working nonstop to cover a story that has now become international news, you can make a tax-deductible donation to Columbia Daily Spectator here: specpublishing.com/checkout/donat…

in the breaking print edition of the Columbia Daily Spectator set to be released on April 20th, 2024, Isabella Ramírez compiled a series of incredibly important stories that were unable to fit in full into print.

here’s what 48 hours on campus has looked like ⬇️

NEW - Economic advisers to Donald Trump are advocating to maintain or reduce state and local tax deductions, implement a flat tax rate of 17% and more w/ Amanda Gordon + Enda Curran 柯恩达 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Trump arrived in Manhattanville at a bodega to discuss crime after leaving the court house. His visit to the neighborhood of primarily Black and Latino voters was met with cheers.

Asked about the motion to vacate Speaker Johnson he said: “We’ll see what happens.”

Trump later today expected to visit bodega in Hamilton Heights (Harlem) where a clerk in 2022 stabbed a man who attacked him. Alvin Bragg charged clerk with murder but dropped it amid an uproar. Mayor Eric Adams called the clerk, Jose Alba, a “hard-working, honest New Yorker.”

Outside a NYC courthouse on the 1st day of Trump’s criminal trial, Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy Giuliani and a former special assistant to Trump, said he’s hoping for an unbiased jury.

'I do worry about that in a place like Manhattan,' Giuliani said. via bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Japanese executive sat in silence, for minutes, as union leaders read his olive-branch offer. It wasn't enough. But their blessing holds the key.

With Joe Deaux on how the US Steel saga erupted and now hangs over the Japanese PM's DC visit this week.
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Trump is forced to turn to rich elite as his rallies fail to whip up enough small-dollar donations to fund his cash-strapped campaign. Bill Allison Stephanie Lai via Bloomberg Politics bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Tomorrow on Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire:

Trump’s financial woes. Ukraine funding. Biden vs Bibi. 2024 & the economy. Huge NYC POTUS fundraiser.

Plus: Opening Day!

With me:

Lara Seligman
Mychael Schnell
Saleha Mohsin
Stephanie Lai
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