Exciting news! My first podcast, an Audible Original, is out today: audible.com/holdfast

I teamed up with Sam Eifling and Trevor Aaronson to tell a story about sex, money, media, power, and one of the most important free speech cases of our time.

It’s a real wild ride…

I forgot to include scattered earthquakes in today’s weather rating. My bad.

THREAD

Donald Trump keeps calling Jan. 6 defendants 'hostages.' He did so again last night.

But an NBC News review of J6 cases identified just 15 current pretrial detainees ordered held by a judge.

Among them are defendants who (allegedly):

- set off an explosive device
-…

“His Story Should Be Here”

Today’s front page of The Wall Street Journal.

One year stolen. We will not rest until Evan Gershkovich is free.

#IStandWithEvan

Exclusive: We found some bogus news articles about crimes that directed readers to GoFundMe pages for victims who don't exist. When we started asking questions, the news stories and fundraisers were taken down >> nbcnews.com/news/crime-sto…

Welcome Jess!! So glad to get to work with you.

New: Donald Trump has been all over the map on Social Security and Medicare

An examination of what Trump has said and done over the last quarter century, from backing major changes to his 2016 campaign, his White House budgets and the present 👇 nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Giffords joins Dem-aligned groups in aggressively calling out third party candidates. Big change in tone from how Dems handled third party candidates in the past like Jill Stein, which was mostly to ignore them. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

.Chuck Schumer calls for new election in Israel: “I believe a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel, at a time when so many Israelis have lost their confidence in the vision & direction of their government.”

Scoop here: Jets QB Aaron Rodgers and former MN Gov. Jesse Ventura top RFK Jr's list for running mate. Both have welcomed the overtures. nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/…

What an incredible honor - congratulations Jon Schuppe Mike Hixenbaugh Rich Schapiro!

Conservative justices who wrote the Dobbs decision sit and watch in the audience as Biden torches their ruling and notes that they wrote: 'Women are not without electoral or political power.' He says they can show that in 2024. Chief Justice Roberts watches solemnly.

'Ukraine can stop Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to defend itself,' President Biden says.

Breaking News: Nikki Haley will end her presidential campaign, people familiar with her plans said, effectively handing Donald Trump the Republican nomination. nyti.ms/432pthx

NEWS: Trump, seeking donors as he faces financial imbalance with Biden, meets with Musk Jonathan Swan Ryan Mac me nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/…

NEW: A national NYT poll on eve of Super Tuesday and the State of the Union:

Trump: 48 percent
Biden: 43 percent

Biden is leading among nonwhite voters who didn’t attend college by only a 47-41 margin, a sign of weakness inside usual Dem coalition.

nytimes.com/2024/03/02/us/…

Mitch McConnell announces he will step down as GOP leader at the end of the year.

'This will be my last term as Republican leader.'

'It's time for the next generation of leadership.'

It ends the longest-serving tenure ever as Senate leader.

NEW: We found the guys behind the deepfake Biden robocall and it’s even wilder than you could ever possibly imagine. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Two can advance.

Schiff is well-positioned to. Porter & Garvey duking it out for 2nd. Schiff is boosting Garvey to box out Porter. Porter responding in kind.

Progressives fear Porter and Lee split the left, lock each other out and kick an epic own goal.

nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Exclusive from me: Amy Brown, wife of Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sam Brown, talks to us about her abortion – the first time she's shared her story with the media.

Sam Brown also talks about his views and how her experience shaped them.

nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…