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Donald Trump prepares to pay a $175 million bond, Truth Social goes public and a date is set for the first ever criminal trial of a former president. Mike Johnson faces a motion to vacate his speakership while his House majority seems to be disappearing. Bibi Netanyahu beefs with Joe Biden over the UN ceasefire resolution and NBC faces an internal revolt over the network’s decision to hire former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel. And later, Senator Raphael Warnock stops by the studio to talk to Lovett about Georgia, the 2024 campaign, and more.

SHOW NOTES

TRUMP TRIAL UPDATES

• WSJ: Trump Can Post Smaller $175 Million Bond in Civil Fraud Case
• WaPo: Trump’s New York hush money trial to begin April 15
• CNN: Why this is a wild week for Trump even by his standards
• WaPo: What could happen as Trump faces deadline on half-billion-dollar bond
• CNN: Here’s what happens if Trump can’t get a $464 million bond
• NYT: In Fund-Raising Blitz, Trump Warns Democrats: Hands Off Trump Tower
• The Guardian: ‘No one’s ever seen a bond this size’: Eric Trump criticises $454m judgment against his father
• NYT: Big Republican Donor Jeff Yass Owned Shares in Trump Media Merger Partner
• BBC: Trump poised for billions as stock market deal passes
• Business Insider: Trump risks tanking Truth Social’s stock price if he cashes out

HOUSE CHAOS

• Axios: House passes $1.2 trillion bill to delay government shutdown
• Axios: Republicans livid as chaos threatens to cannibalize House majority
• Axios: Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson
• AP: What’s next now that Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Greene
• CBS: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy: “Do not be fearful of a motion to vacate”
• The Hill: Ken Buck becomes first Republican to sign Democrats’ discharge petition for Ukraine aid
• ABC: Rep. Mike Gallagher to leave Congress next month, shrinking GOP’s narrow majority
• CNN  George Santos says he’s leaving the Republican Party and will run for Congress as an independent
• Punchbowl: Everyone’s mad at each other

NETANYAHU

• NPR: The U.N. Security Council has approved a cease-fire resolution for Gaza 
• Reuters: Netanyahu cancels Israeli delegation to US over UN Gaza vote
• Haaretz:U.S. Officially Bars UNRWA Funding Through March 2025 After Biden Signs Gov’t Funding Bill Into Law
• TIME: ‘It’s Not Just Misguided—It’s Unconscionable:’ Congress’ Spending Bill Could Ban Funding to U.N. Gaza Aid 
• Reuters: US Congress spending plan backs Israel, extends anti-AIDS program

RONNA MCDANIEL ON MSNBC

• Variety: NBC News Faces Growing Pressure as Its Journalists Rebel Against Ronna McDaniel
• NYT: Chuck Todd and ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Object to NBC’s Hiring of Former R.N.C. Chair