“He used to walk around the cloakroom showing people porno of him and his latest girlfriend,” one former Republican lawmaker told me. “He’d show me a video, and I’d say, ‘That’s great, Matt.’ Like, what kind of a reaction do you want?”

theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Lara Trump two weeks ago to Garrett Haake on the lies about the 2020 election results:

'I think we’re past that. I think that’s in the past.'

nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Heads-up: USA TODAY posting in the AM the first excerpt from my new biography, 'The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters' >>>

Again, for the third time in just three days, a New York appeals court judge has denied the latest effort by Donald Trump's legal team to delay his hush money trial. It starts Monday.

Some ~*~ personal news ~*~: Excited to say that I'm now a deputy national editor at POLITICO. I'm going to help oversee our Florida coverage, and work on our national political coverage heading into November. An incredibly busy time for both, can't wait to dive in!

The saga continues ...

Trump: 'KILL FISA'

Graham: 'it is clear that shutting down FISA would be the biggest national security mistake in the history of America'

Coming up on #AMR :
Yamiche Alcindor
Kris Mayes
Aviva Seigel
Senator Chris Van Hollen
Howard Buffett
Rep. Jason Crow
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Paul Charlton
Eugene Daniels
Brendan Buck
…and more! Tune in at 12pm ET on MSNBC

Inflation was 3.5% in the past year --> highest since September.

Here are key items really driving inflation now
Car insurance +22% in past year
Car repair +12%
Baby formula +10%
Veterinarian +10%
Rent +5.9%
Electricity +5%
Restaurants +4.2%
(Gas up 1.3% in past year)

'Couldn’t be me ...'

Tomorrow on Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire:

Arizona and abortion. Trump’s trial approaches. Biden hosts the Japanese prime minister for a state dinner. Congress is back.

With me:

Eugene Daniels
Danny Cevallos
Shelby Talcott
Julie Tsirkin
SilviaAmaro

See you at 5 am EDT on MSNBC

NEW: How Republican megadonor Jeff Yass and his pals quietly funneled millions of dollars to groups that have been actively pushing policies, legal defenses and education related items that could benefit Yass, his firm and those close to him.

cnbc.com/2024/04/09/jef…

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Tucson, Arizona on Friday just days after the state’s Supreme Court upheld one of the nation’s most far-reaching abortion bans. politico.com/news/2024/04/0…

I spent much of the winter in Arizona, reporting on the Senate campaigns and the border. For the latest issue of New York Magazine, I wrote about the two oppositional realities that emerged: nymag.com/intelligencer/…

BREAKING: Arizona Supreme Court rules to uphold the state’s 1864 near total abortion ban, which will wipe out nearly all access in the state (currently up to 15 weeks). Voters will likely have the chance to override this ban in November via ballot initiative.

If you’re Israel, this was a tough day politico.com/news/2024/04/0…