memeorandum: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio makes his case for unapologetic progressivism in Iowa (Alexander Nazaryan/Yahoo News)

11:00 AM ET, February 25, 2019

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Former campaign staffer alleges in lawsuit that Trump kissed her without her consent. The White House denies the charge. — A staffer on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign says he kissed her without her consent at a small gathering of supporters before a Florida rally …

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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:

A Lawsuit by a Campaign Worker Is the Latest Challenge to Trump's Nondisclosure Agreements — A staff member of Donald Trump's 2016 Presidential campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court in Florida on Monday, alleging that she experienced “racial and gender discrimination” while working for the campaign …

Maggie Severns / Politico:

GOP donors: Trump campaign lacks a strategy to win in 2020 — Late last month, more than 100 major Republican donors gathered at the Trump International Hotel for a presentation from the president's campaign manager Brad Parscale and other top political hands on their plans to keep the White House …

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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:

The best president money can't buy — When I first ran for the Senate, we had a contest to name our first t-shirt. By a big margin, the winning t-shirt said, “The Best Senator Money Can't Buy.” I've tried to live by that every single day. — I understand that campaigns cost money …

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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times: Elizabeth Warren to Forgo Receptions and Fund-Raisers With Big Donors

Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Warren shuts down donor dinners, insider access

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New York Times:
Rust Belt, Sun Belt or Both? Democrats Seek the Best Route to the White House

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MJ Lee / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren's new promise: No fundraisers, phone calls with wealthy donors

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Wall Street Journal: Elizabeth Warren Passes on Big-Ticket Fundraisers in Primary Campaign

Casey Newton / The Verge:

The Trauma Floor — The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America — She spent the past three and a half weeks in training, trying to harden herself against the daily onslaught of disturbing posts: the hate speech, the violent attacks, the graphic pornography.

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Daniel Lippman / Politico:

Ex-Clinton staffers slam Sanders over private jet flights — In his campaign launch video last week, Bernie Sanders singled out the fossil fuel industry for criticism, listing it among the special interests he planned to take on. But in the final months of the 2016 campaign …

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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau: ‘A totally different world’: As the party lurches left, can Sanders still stand out?

NBC News:
Love connection: Why intel officials are worried about the Trump-Kim summit

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Concerns rise over Neomi Rao, Trump's D.C. Circuit nominee — A new obstacle has emerged in the path to Neomi Rao replacing Brett Kavanaugh on the powerful D.C. Circuit Court. — The state of play: A source close to the White House confirmation process told me that Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has …

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Mark Leibovich / New York Times: How Lindsey Graham Went From Trump Skeptic to Trump Sidekick

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:

Former senior national security officials to issue declaration on national emergency — A bipartisan group of 58 former senior national security officials will issue a statement Monday saying that “there is no factual basis” for President Trump's proclamation of a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:

New Report: Trump Appears to Have Committed Multiple Crimes — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — New Report: Trump Appears to have Committed Multiple Campaign Finance-Related Crimes — Washington — There is compelling evidence that President Trump may have personally committed …

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The Daily Beast:

Trump Tells His Lawyers: Stay for the Coming Legal Hellscape — The president has made private admissions that federal investigations bedeviling his first term in office will be haunting him for possibly years to come. — Late last year, over the course of three separate conversations …

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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio makes his case for unapologetic progressivism in Iowa — DES MOINES, Iowa — Bill de Blasio isn't running for president yet. But there he was in Iowa's capital on Sunday afternoon, after a snowy Saturday visit to Sioux City. He was one of

Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News: Kamala Harris attracts crowds in Iowa, but leaves questions about what she believes

Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Mayor de Blasio trash talks Clinton, praises Trump in Iowa

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Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:

China has put 1 million Muslims in concentration camps. MBS had nothing to say. — China is a leading oppressor of Muslims, so it should come as no surprise that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia — the kingdom that views itself as defender of the Islamic faith — would visit Beijing to deliver a stern rebuke.

Washington Post:
The Washington Post announces the launch of the Jamal Khashoggi Fellowship

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Dana Bash / CNN:

Harry Reid wishes for George W. Bush again ‘every day’ — Programming note: For more on George W. Bush and the political family that produced two Presidents, watch CNN's Original Series “The Bush Years” debuting Sunday, March 3 at 9pm ET on CNN. — (CNN)Former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid …

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Pat Eaton-Robb / Washington Times:

Transgender sprinters finish 1st, 2nd at Connecticut girls indoor track championships — NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Andraya Yearwood hears the comments, usually from adults and usually not to her face. — She shouldn't be running, they say, not against girls. — Yearwood, a 17-year-old junior …

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David Leonhardt / New York Times:

How the Upper Middle Class Is Really Doing — Since 1980, the incomes of the very rich have grown — faster than the economy. The upper middle class — has kept pace with the economy, while the middle class and poor have fallen behind. — CHANGE IN — INCOME: — Top 0.01%

NBC News:

Ahead of North Korea summit, concern about Trump's gamble — Senior U.S. officials and North Korea experts are expressing mounting concerns that Trump will give away more than he gets in return. — HANOI — In the eight months since President Trump declared North Korea “no longer a nuclear threat …

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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The stakes could not be higher for Trump in extraordinary split screen week

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John Wagner / Washington Post:

After Spike Lee urges people to vote in 2020, Trump accuses him of delivering a ‘racist hit’ — President Trump struck back Monday at film director Spike Lee, accusing him of delivering a “racist hit” during an Oscar acceptance speech in which Lee referred to the history of U.S. slavery and urged people to vote in the 2020 elections.

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Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:

House Democrats target Trump's personal finances — House Democrats are planning to cross one of President Donald Trump's red lines: investigating his personal finances. — With special counsel Robert Mueller expected to wind up his work soon, Democrats are launching an investigation …

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Justin Chang / Los Angeles Times:

Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book’ is the worst best picture winner since ‘Crash’ … “Green Book” is the worst best picture Oscar winner since “Crash,” and I don't make the comparison lightly. — Like that 2005 movie, Peter Farrelly's interracial buddy dramedy is insultingly glib and hucksterish …