Donald Trump and his MAGA friends use a toxic train crash in Ohio to pick a fight with the White House. Joe Biden surprises the world with a secret trip to Ukraine. The Republican primary is already a race to see who can out-Trump each other. And Leah Litman from Strict Scrutiny talks about the two big tech cases at the Supreme Court and Trump’s Fulton County investigation.

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Show Notes

EAST PALESTINE

• WaPoOpinion:  The right fans a repulsive campaign to racialize the Ohio train disaster

• AP: Trump: East Palestine train derailment response a ‘betrayal’

• Politico: Trump’s visit to Ohio derailment gives Biden’s team some breathing room

• CNN: EPA says it can fine Norfolk Southern $70,000 a day if it falls short of cleaning up and paying for the Ohio toxic train wreck

• Forbes: White House Demands GOP, Ex-Trump Officials Apologize To East Palestine For Toxic Rail Spill

UKRAINE

• AP: Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands’ in surprise visit to Ukraine

• Atlantic: Biden Went to Kyiv Because There’s No Going Back

• NYT: In Biden’s Unannounced Visit to Kyiv, a Preview of an Increasingly Direct Contest With Putin

• AP: Russia suspends only remaining major nuclear treaty with US

• NBC: Biden’s visit to Ukraine draws criticism from conservative House Republicans

• CNN: Top House Republicans call on Biden to increase military support for Ukraine

2024 GOP CULTURE WARS

• Playbook: Tim Scott makes ‘24 move, as Biden wobbles

• NPR: Poll: Biden’s standing improves, while Trump slumps with Republican voters

• WaPo: Tim Scott is a talented candidate finding his theme

• Fox: As he stops in Iowa, fueling more 2024 buzz, Tim Scott says it’s ‘about the mission,’ not the ‘timeline’

• Fivethirtyeight: Most Americans Think House Republicans Aren’t Investigating Real Problems

• AP: Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll

• MSNBC: For 2024 Republicans, the race to the bottom is already underway

• The Hill: Haley says DeSantis didn’t go ‘far enough’ with ‘Don’t Say Gay’

• NYT: Tim Scott Weighs 2024 Run, Selling Unity to a Party Eager for a Fight

• NYT: What Nikki Haley Can Teach Us About the Republican Party

SCOTUS

• NYT: Supreme Court Seems Wary of Limiting Protections for Social Media Platforms

• Politico: Google appears to dodge disaster as justices review tech law

• Slate: ​​A Supreme Court Case About ISIS and YouTube Could Change the Internet as We Know It

• CNN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Twitter case that could upend the internet