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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 …
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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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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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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
My bone-chilling adventure trying to cover Kamala Harris in Iowa — BUCKINGHAM, Iowa—Janet and Mike Shock reclined in loungers while trying to write the first sentence of this story. — Janet offered a literal interpretation of my misfortune: “Stranded in Buckingham, Iowa,” she said.
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.
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William M Arkin / The Guardian:
Say what you will about Trump, but his tactics on North Korea are working
Say what you will about Trump, but his tactics on North Korea are working
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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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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.” — As the luncheon dishes were placed down, the master of ceremonies kicked off a boisterous round of Lindsey Graham trivia. “What is the senator's middle name? …
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Raw Story, The Week and Political Wire
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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MJ Lee / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren's new promise: No fundraisers, phone calls with wealthy donors
Elizabeth Warren's new promise: No fundraisers, phone calls with wealthy donors
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Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Wall Street Journal and The Week
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren to Forgo Receptions and Fund-Raisers With Big Donors
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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Just Security:
Exclusive: Full Text of Bipartisan Declaration of Former Senior U.S. Officials Refuting President's Claim of a National Emergency at Southern Border — A bipartisan group of 58 former U.S. government national security officials have submitted a Joint Declaration that directly challenges …
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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 …
Natalie Wolchover / Quanta Magazine:
A World Without Clouds — A state-of-the-art supercomputer simulation indicates that a feedback loop between global warming and cloud loss can push Earth's climate past a disastrous tipping point in as little as a century. — Michelle Yun/Quanta Magazine; source: cbglp2
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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 …
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.
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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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump Organization asks House committee to cease investigations, citing an alleged conflict of interest — A lawyer for the Trump Organization has asked the House Judiciary Committee to cease any investigations related to it, claiming that the panel's work has been tainted by its hiring …
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Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Trump Organization reports small bump in foreign government profits in 2018
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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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.
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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Alan McGuinness / Sky News:
Labour announce backing for a second Brexit referendum — Created with Sketch. — Labour have announced they will back a second referendum on Brexit. — Jeremy Corbyn will tell a meeting of Labour MPs that the party will support or put forward an amendment in favour of a public vote to …
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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 …
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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.
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Warren Buffett: I would support Mike Bloomberg for president if he were to run in 2020