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1:05 PM ET, February 25, 2019

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Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
Washington Post:
‘We fell in love’: Trump and Kim shower praise, stroke egos on path to nuclear negotiations  —  HANOI — His intelligence chiefs warn that North Korea is unlikely to surrender its nuclear weapons.  His advisers fret that a breakthrough could prove elusive and that he might make an impulsive concession to score headlines.
Discussion: The Week
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William M Arkin / The Guardian:
Say what you will about Trump, but his tactics on North Korea are working
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
The stakes could not be higher for Trump in extraordinary split screen week
NBC News:
Love connection: Why intel officials are worried about the Trump-Kim summit
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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New York Times:
Rust Belt, Sun Belt or Both? Democrats Seek the Best Route to the White House
Discussion: Washington Post and Althouse
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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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:   My bone-chilling adventure trying to cover Kamala Harris in Iowa
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   ‘A totally different world’: As the party lurches left, can Sanders still stand out?
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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CREW:   A CAMPAIGN TO DEFRAUD  —  PRESIDENT TRUMP'S APPARENT CAMPAIGN …
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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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Just Security:   Exclusive: Full Text of Bipartisan Declaration of Former Senior U.S. Officials Refuting President's …
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 …
Discussion: Washington Times and Splinter
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Warren shuts down donor dinners, insider access
Discussion: Axios
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 …
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 …
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.
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Washington Post:
The Washington Post announces the launch of the Jamal Khashoggi Fellowship
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Warren Buffett: ‘It would be a real mistake’ if former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz ran for president as an independent  — Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett on Monday said “it would be a mistake” if former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz ran for president as an independent against Donald Trump.
Discussion: IJR
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:   Warren Buffett: I would support Mike Bloomberg for president if he were to run in 2020
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
How Lindsey Graham Went From Trump Skeptic to Trump Sidekick  —  “What happened to me?” the senator asks.  “Not a damn thing.”
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Political Wire
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 …
Win McNamee / Marketplace:
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen: Far from retired, nowhere near done  —  Janet Yellen made history as the first woman to chair the Federal Reserve Board — a position that has been called “the second most powerful person in government” and the peak of a nearly 17-year career at the institution.
Discussion: CNBC
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Daughter Of Putin's Spokesman Working In European Parliament  —  BRUSSELS — The daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman works as an intern in the European Parliament in Brussels, and has unhindered access to various EU documents, RFE/RL has learned.
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%
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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Texas gave anti-abortion group millions for women's health, despite warnings
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
House Democrats press the U.S. military about how it is screening for white nationalism and other extremism in the ranks
The Times of Israel:
Britain to blacklist Hezbollah in its entirety as a terror group
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