News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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After skipping GOP primary debates, former President Trump says he will debate President Biden "anytime, anywhere, anyplace" as the two turn their attention toward a general election rematch. https://t.co/otPnhwhwZV
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 6, 2024
BREAKING: Nikki Haley has formally suspended her presidential campaign, making former Pres. Donald Trump the presumptive Republican nominee for president. https://t.co/Mi86S0fw4P
— ABC News (@ABC) March 6, 2024
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that a “policy contest” between former President Trump and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley is the best way for Trump to attract undecided voters https://t.co/Z4nyv06OST pic.twitter.com/VyhV98GdON
— The Hill (@thehill) March 6, 2024
Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota has dropped his long-shot Democratic primary bid against President Biden. https://t.co/M8G2LRcSJV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 6, 2024
NEW: At least two sailors were killed and six others were injured in a Houthi attack on a Barbados-flagged ship, officials say, marking the first fatal attack by the group since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. https://t.co/fHr0STAr4V
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 6, 2024
A Russian missile exploded near Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the two leaders were visiting the Black Sea port city of Odesa.
— Axios (@axios) March 6, 2024
Zelensky says victims were killed and wounded from the strike.https://t.co/IDZEyUziog
Navalny's widow calls for Russia election day gatherings on March 17 to show dismay with Putin https://t.co/ly6usYWX2b
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 6, 2024
The Supreme Court has scheduled argument for April 25 to review Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. https://t.co/s4ciSp6hqn
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 6, 2024
Mitch McConnell is endorsing Donald Trump for president, a move that the Senate GOP leader waited on making until after Trump's only main rival dropped out of the GOP primary.https://t.co/sLcupBuG5F
— POLITICO (@politico) March 6, 2024
The House is set to vote on a major funding package, facing an end-of-week deadline to avert a partial shutdown as lawmakers look to bring an end to a spending saga that has stretched on for months. https://t.co/7QOqW1Qh2g
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 6, 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is caught in a partisan battle over Interest rate cuts as Lawmakers are falling into partisan camps in arguing for or against rate cuts as the election looms. https://t.co/gC13eCIhtM pic.twitter.com/5HYH7bRPcv
— The Hill (@thehill) March 6, 2024
Haiti is in the midst of a crisis that has seen an explosion of gang violence in the last week — and it could be just the beginning of what an increasing number of Haiti experts are referring to as a rebellion against the country's sitting government. https://t.co/P4tt9h0ksA
— ABC News (@ABC) March 6, 2024
SCOOP: Sen. John Thune, who has a strained past with the Trump wing of the party and is looking to be the next Senate GOP leader, is endorsing MAGA darling Kari Lake in her Arizona Senate bid. https://t.co/84GwRNFtIz
— Axios (@axios) March 6, 2024
