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1:50 PM ET, February 3, 2019

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CBS News:
Transcript: President Trump on “Face the Nation,” February 3, 2019  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with President Trump airing Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: Would you shut down the government again?  —  PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump refuses to comment on whether Mueller report should be made public  —  President Trump declined to say Sunday whether he wants the findings of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation made public, instead promising to defer to the Justice Department.  —  “Totally up to the attorney general,” Trump said.
David Beavers / Politico:
Trump determined to ‘bring our folks back home’ from Syria, Afghanistan
Discussion: Breitbart
Tom Nichols / Washington Post:
Sorry, Republicans.  You can't call out Northam for racism and give Trump a pass.  —  That's hypocrisy, full stop.  —  Finally, the GOP is calling out a chief executive for his appalling insensitivity on an issue of race: Saturday, via Twitter, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Ralph Northam is about to moonwalk out of the governor's mansion
Washington Post:
Fairfax was preparing to be Va. governor. Then Northam said he was staying put.
Washington Post:
‘A watershed moment’: Trump faces crossroads amid mounting threats on all sides  —  When President Trump delivers his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, a Democrat will be seated at the rostrum over his shoulder for the first time.  —  The presence of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump's State of Union comes amid political peril  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing clear political peril, President Donald Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address at a moment when his bully pulpit is uncertain and his negotiating skills in question after a monthlong government shutdown …
Discussion: Political Wire
Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Trump appoints Ronny Jackson chief medical adviser
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Plan to evacuate queen if Brexit goes bad  —  If Britain crashes out of the EU, and things go bad in London, Queen Elizabeth II will be ready to make her own exit — to an undisclosed location.  —  The U.K. government has repurposed Cold War emergency evacuation planning to prepare …
Jess Bidgood / BostonGlobe.com:
Democratic primary watchers look to the West  —  LAS VEGAS — The rapidly growing 2020 presidential field is shaping up to be a Wild West of Democratic primaries — with the actual West emerging as a decisive battleground.  —  The delegate-rich state of California has vaulted itself near …
Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Kamala Harris learns the perils of presidential front-running  —  Sen. Kamala Harris' Rolls-Royce rollout of her presidential run quickly shot her to the front of the Democratic pack, and with it all the troubles that come with being seen as a front-runner.  —  The first misstep came during her televised town meeting in Iowa.
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
It's Both Difficult and Incredibly Important to Make the Case for Third-Trimester Abortions  —  Conservative politicians and right-wing activists have targeted a Virginia state legislator this week and in the process reignited a nationwide debate about third-trimester abortions.
Maria Kolesnikova / Bloomberg:
Art on the Superyachts: Beware of Wine Corks and Unruly Children  —  Expensive yachts that double as floating art galleries can lead to unexpected and costly mishaps.  —  Priceless paintings and sculptures kept on the vessels face damage not only from storms and storing conditions …
Discussion: The Guardian
Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Tells Joe Rogan: Trump Is No Worse Than Obama  —  ‘Everyone has a right’ to social media, says the head of the website that notoriously tolerates racists, death threats, and trolls.  —  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who has been under fire for failing to police hate speech …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Raw Story
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump could ‘be forced’ to declare national emergency, GOP border negotiator says  —  A Republican member of the bipartisan group of lawmakers charged with striking a deal on immigration measures said Sunday that President Donald Trump “would be forced” to declare a national emergency …
Discussion: Breitbart
Nick Pinto / The Intercept:
“'Vicious' And ‘Brutal’” — Life Inside a Freezing Federal Prison With No Heat  —  On Saturday morning, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City to demand answers.  —  Hundreds of people incarcerated at the federal detention facility …
Discussion: CBS New York and RT
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Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
The Real Legacy of the 1970s  —  Forget leisure suits and disco balls.  The decade's economic tumult changed who Americans were as a people.  —  Mr. Tomasky is a contributing writer and the author of “If We Can Keep It: How the Republic Collapsed and How It Might Be Saved,” from which this essay is adapted.
Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Anti-BDS Bill Isn't About Boycotting Israel, It's About Splitting the Democratic Party  —  The Republican Senate is set to pass legislation that is both practically impotent and politically brilliant.  —  Jay Michaelson  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  The Senate has passed a package of aid to Israel …
Cincinnati.com:
Sandmann lawyer: Letters sent to New York Times, Today Show, 50 others may precede suits  —  The lawyers representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his family said Friday they have sent letters to media outlets, individual journalists, celebrities and Catholic organizations …
 
 
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Matthew Gertz / The Daily Beast:
How Fox News Pushes Trump to Make Every Bad Decision
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Being president ‘a leap for anybody,’ says 37-year-old 2020 hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Medicare for All Emerges as Early Policy Test for 2020 Democrats
AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal:
Over 60, and Crushed by Student Loan Debt
Richard Gonzales / NPR:
Judge Orders Pentagon To Stop Discriminating Against Naturalized Citizen Soldiers
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Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
She made history as a Navy pilot. An all-female squadron just flew over her funeral.
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Washington Post:
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump just played a round of golf with Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Is the collusion theory dead?
Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:
‘I am who I am’: Kamala Harris, daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, defines herself simply as ‘American’
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