NEW: As Trump clings to his states rights position on abortion, governors in heartbeat states like Noem, Sanders and Burgum, are scratched from his VP shortlist. Read more to see who's rising puck.news/trump-choice-f…

It is a public record that this man, statistically, had a 5% chance of becoming President.

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Donald Trump is scheduled to be the keynote speaker in Palm Beach next month as part of a Trump bundler retreat on May 3 and 4.

Bundlers who raise $100k+ since May 2023 are invited.

Here's the invite.

Trump now going after Nicole Shanahan by name —>

S.B.F adds a new lawyer for this appeal, too — Alexandra Shapiro of Shapiro Arato Bach.

New —

Sam Bankman-Fried has officially appealed his conviction and sentencing to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Part 2 of the remarkable tale of Leon Black and his longtime mistress and how she tried — and succeeded — at shaking him down for millions! Hold on to your hat people!

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Interesting!

Surveying Larry Ellison’s involvement in the Trump veepstakes, John Paulson’s billionaire donor bash, and the anti-Biden progressive group trying to get serious.

From Teddy Schleifer puck.news/tim-scott-v-p-…

NEW pod! Teddy Schleifer and I discuss how the dark arts of politics are being applied to Robert F. Kennedy Jr plus the latest oppo hunt on his running mate Nicole Shanahan open.spotify.com/episode/6xEyUm…

Shanahan does her first interview since she was named to the ticket —>

this beat reporter, at least, appreciates the question

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Uncommitted, the anti-Biden Democratic primary effort, is seeking the support of some major donors.

They had a call with possible givers last Thursday, I'm told.

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New — Trump schedules a fundraiser for next Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina, per invite.

For months, I've heard frustrations from Dem fundraisers trying to unlock Rory Gates, the politics-obsessed son of Bill Gates & Melinda French Gates.

Teddy Schleifer storified the dynamic, proving the value of a journalistic adage: report behind-the-scenes buzz. puck.news/rory-gates-son…

The Ro Khanna 'letter' to Nicole Shanahan was faciliated by MoveOn.

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but he didn't