Nikki Haley has officially ended her 2024 presidential bid and had a lot to say about the state of the economy as she bowed out. We’ll get into that and look at where the dominoes are falling in the presidential contest post-Super Tuesday. Plus, the money moves political candidates sometimes make to cruise to victory. And, how “rumor clinics” helped combat mis- and disinformation during World War II.
Here’s everything we talked about today:




Statement about Nikki Haley’s exit from the presidential campaign







“McConnell endorses Trump for president as Haley suspends campaign” from The Hill







“RNC resolution to prohibit paying Trump’s legal bills is ‘dead’” from Politico







“New York Community Bancorp to Get More Than $1 Billion Investment” from The Wall Street Journal







“Steve Garvey’s Improbable Rise, Decades After His Baseball Heyday” from The New York Times







“Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he’s not donating money to Trump or Biden” from CNBC







“World War II ‘Rumor Clinics’ Helped America Battle Wild Gossip” from Smithsonian Magazine





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