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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump lands his first congressional endorsements — Donald Trump finally has official supporters in Congress. — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) told POLITICO on Wednesday that he will support Trump for the Republican nomination, making him one of the first members of Congress …
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Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Chris Collins becomes first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump — WASHINGTON - Rep. Chris Collins, a mainstream Republican from Clarence, on Wednesday became the first sitting member of Congress to endorse bombastic billionaire Donald Trump for president.
Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
There's a very good reason for Rubio and Cruz not to destroy Trump — It has long been tempting to look at the rise of Donald Trump as a textbook case of what economists call a “collective action problem.” It's what happens when a group of people fail to work together, for selfish individual reasons …
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American Power and National Review
Michelle Hackman / Vox:
The broad support behind Trump's Nevada win should terrify the Republican establishment — Donald Trump won yet another smashing victory in Nevada last night, crushing Marco Rubio by 22 points with voters across the ideological spectrum, and even with Hispanics.
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Mother Jones, ABC News, Talking Points Memo, The Week, The Daily Caller and National Review
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump scores big win in Nevada — Las Vegas (CNN)Donald Trump notched a resounding win in the Nevada caucuses Tuesday, channeling the roiling anger of Republican voters against the establishment and sweeping almost every category of the electorate to build his dominance in the delegate count.
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Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
Let's Not Get Carried Away With That “Trump Won Latinos” Entrance Poll
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Latino USA and Patterico's Pontifications
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Mika Rips Rubio: ‘Sucking Up’ to Trump to be His VP Pick
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The Daily Caller
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump crashes Glenn Beck's caucus speech
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump rides momentum into winner-take-all states
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Politico, Washington Post and The Week
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump taunts rivals and predicts quick end to GOP race
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Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Common Dreams, Hot Air, Guardian and Refinery29
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump's romp in Nevada shows why conventional wisdom about his ceiling may be wrong
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The Atlantic, Washington Examiner and Hit & Run
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump wins Nevada caucuses
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President Barack Obama / SCOTUSblog:
A Responsibility I Take Seriously — The Constitution vests in the President the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. It's a duty that I take seriously, and one that I will fulfill in the weeks ahead. — It's also one of the most important decisions that a President will make.
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Washington Post:
Republican governor of Nevada Brian Sandoval being considered for Supreme Court — Brian Sandoval, the centrist Republican governor of Nevada, is being vetted by the White House for a possible nomination to the Supreme Court, according to two people familiar with the process.
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Grassley hasn't heeded White House invite on SCOTUS vacancy — A White House invitation for U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to discuss the current U.S. Supreme Current vacancy with President Barack Obama has so far gone unanswered. — Turning down the meeting would represent a break in protocol …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Hans Von Spakovsky: ‘Obligation’ To Count Scalia's Vote In Pending Cases — Hans von Spakovsky, a Heritage Foundation fellow, last week argued that the Supreme Court should count the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's votes in cases in which the justices have already cast preliminary votes.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Reid: Grassley an inept chairman
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Yahoo Politics and Daily Kos
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Ayotte, Portman won't meet with an Obama SCOTUS nominee
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Talking Points Memo
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama Outlines What He's Looking for in a Supreme Court Nominee
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Politico and Associated Press
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Only Strategy For Hillary Clinton Is To Scorch The Earth — If Hillary Clinton manages to beat Bernie Sanders, the early primaries have already revealed that there's only one strategy for the general election against a Republican, be it Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, or Ted Cruz: Scorch the earth.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Harry Reid endorses Hillary Clinton — Washington (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Wednesday in an exclusive interview with CNN that he is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, a sign that Democratic leaders are eager to put the party's contentious primary fight behind them.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio: 'You Don't Win The Nomination By How Many States You Win' (VIDEO) — Following another second-place finish in the Nevada GOP caucus, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued Wednesday that candidates don't win presidential primaries simply by winning individual states.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump shatters the Republican Party
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The Hill, Washington Post, Raw Story, Common Dreams, Taylor Marsh, The Week and New York Magazine
Aaron Williams / Alternet:
Noam Chomsky: We Owe the Rise of Trump to Fear and the ‘Breakdown of Society’ — Leading GOP candidate is taking advantage of America's fears. — Noam Chomsky. — Noam Chomsky, 87, is without a doubt the most significant academic figure to cast a highly critical eye on U.S. foreign policies.
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Jay Newton-Small / TIME:
Q&A: David Brock on Attacking Bernie Sanders — An interview with Hillary Clinton's chief defender — Correction appended, Feb. 24, 2016 — If Robby Mook manages Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, former journalist David Brock rules the external Clinton machine.
Associated Press:
Texas Court Clears Ex-Gov. Rick Perry of 2nd Felony Charge — Texas' highest criminal court tossed the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid.
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American Spectator, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, RedState, The Federalist and Washington Free Beacon
Bloomberg Business:
Abortion Clinics Are Closing at a Record Pace — At least 162 providers have closed since 2011. — Esmé E Deprez — Abortion access in the U.S. has been vanishing at the fastest annual pace on record, propelled by Republican state lawmakers' push to legislate the industry out of existence.
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Eleanor Ainge Roy / Guardian:
The $400,000-a-year New Zealand job with three months' holiday that no one wants — GP surgery in Tokoroa has been looking for a junior doctor for two years, with no takers so far despite generous package — A rural GP in New Zealand is offering a $400,000 (£190,000) …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Attorney general promises ‘independent’ review of Clinton email case — Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday promised that any Justice Department review of possible criminal charges connected to Hillary Clinton — 's handling of classified information would be “independent,” without regard to politics or outside influence.
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