“You can be the most worthless Republican in America. But if you kiss the ring, he’ll say you’re wonderful.' -- DeSantis on Trump in January.

Trump today, after their meeting:
'Also discussed was the future of Florida, which is FANTASTIC! I greatly appreciate Ron’s support'

Reynold Nesiba, the Democratic leader in the South Dakota Senate, “said the story has circulated for years among lawmakers that Noem killed a dog in a ‘fit of anger’ and that there were witnesses.” apnews.com/article/5710b3…

3 law officers serving warrant are killed, 5 wounded in shootout at North Carolina home, police say (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/42d3e2…

Sigh.

Older Americans are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy. Benefiting from outsize gains in the stock and housing markets over the past several years, they are accounting for a larger share of consumer spending than ever before: apnews.com/article/929021…

Small towns in Oklahoma began a long cleanup Monday after tornadoes flattened homes and buildings and killed four people, including an infant, widening a destructive outbreak of severe weather across the middle of the U.S.: apnews.com/article/5fa3a6…

Israeli officials concerned about possible ICC arrest warrants as pressure mounts over war in Gaza (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/d9b215…

Today I learned that The Associated Press hired a 21-year-old to cover Lincoln’s Gettysburg address and he almost blew it because he became so mesmerized that he stopped taking notes: apimagesblog.com/historical/202…

Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny, US official says apnews.com/article/navaln…

Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately Sunday morning in Miami, breaking a years-long chill between the presumptive Republican nominee and his onetime chief primary rival. wapo.st/3waUu6U

Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter apnews.com/article/trump-…

Even by Donald Trump’s standards, this was a dizzying week.

My recap of the collision of more than half a dozen legal cases involving the former president this week in four states and the nation’s capital: apnews.com/article/72a13a…

NEWS: Trump camp has invited outside groups to a “entirely off-the-record, private,” and “invite-only” meeting in Palm Beach next week, per letter

Purpose is to talk about planning/collaboration. Heritage/Turning Point among invited groups

politico.com/news/2024/04/2…

As some universities negotiate with pro-Palestinian protesters, others quickly call the police (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/e8a2e6…

“I’m a Reagan guy and I think today — at least on this episode — we turned the tables on the isolationists,' McConnell said in an interview with The Associated Press.
apnews.com/article/ukrain…

Biden says he'll debate Trump in Howard Stern interview. Trump adviser Chris LaCivita instantly proposes logistics get done. Trump team said in public memo yesterday that the CPD hadn't answered their request to hold earlier debates. Biden team not huge CPD fans either.

Some news from the interview: When Stern asks Biden whether he'll debate Trump, he responds: 'I am, somewhere. I am happy to debate him.'

‘There was talk of drone strikes and presidential bribes, of a potential ruling “for the ages” and of the Founding Fathers, too. The presidential race went unmentioned but was not far from mind.’
A look at key moments by Eric Tucker & Alanna Durkin Richer
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Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/b19a1a…

Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/621909…