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1:30 PM ET, February 28, 2019

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Peter Wehner / New York Times:
Republicans Sink Further Into Trump's Cesspool  —  What they left out of their questioning of Michael Cohen says more about the degradation of my former party than anything they said.  —  Michael Cohen's testimony before Congress on Wednesday revealed as much about the Republican Party …
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Caroline Fredrickson / New York Times:
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won the Cohen Hearing  —  Too many representatives chose to bloviate instead of interrogate — except for one.  —  Ms. Fredrickson is the president of the American Constitution Society.  —  On Wednesday, Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's one-time personal lawyer and …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
After Cohen's hearing, the BuzzFeed bombshell that Mueller disputed looks better — and worse  —  In mid-January, a BuzzFeed News report hit the news cycle like a mile-wide asteroid landing on Earth.  —  Its assertion was stunning: that President Trump had directed his fixer, Michael Cohen …
Discussion: Vox, ThinkProgress and Roll Call
Ken White / The Atlantic:
Republicans Committed the Classic Cross-Examination Blunder
Discussion: USA Today, Raw Story and Hullabaloo
Marcy Wheeler / New York Times:
Did Cohen Give a Peek at the Mueller Report?
Joyce White Vance / Washington Post:
Yes, Michael Cohen's a liar and a criminal. So how come you believed him?
Discussion: Althouse, NPR and Politico
John Bresnahan / Politico:   ‘This is not a day at the beach’: Pelosi tells moderate Dems to stop voting with GOP
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Why the answers Michael Cohen gave to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's questions mattered
Discussion: The Daily Beast and HuffPost
Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:
The Legal Case Against Trump Has Never Been Stronger After Cohen Testimony
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Gambino mob heir predicts Michael Cohen will get WHACKED in prison because ‘inmates love Trump and hate rats’
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
Michael J. Stern / USA Today:
Michael Cohen testimony was a WWE body slam against Trump. Here's why it's credible.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Atlantic
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump's Talks With Kim Jong-un Collapse Over North Korean Sanctions  — “Sometimes you have to walk,” President Trump said after he and North Korea's leader abruptly ended their meeting.  — “They were willing to denuke a large portion of the areas that we want, but we couldn't give …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
‘Sometimes you have to walk’: Why Trump bailed on North Korea  —  HANOI - In the end, President Trump did the unexpected: He walked away.  —  A visibly deflated Trump began the press conference wrapping up his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by talking about anything else.
Washington Post:
North Korea's foreign minister says country seeks only partial sanctions relief, contradicting Trump
CBS News:   Trump after no deal with Kim Jong Un: “Sometimes you have to walk”
Raoul Wootliff / The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu to stand trial for bribery and breach of trust, pending hearing  —  AG's decision is legal bombshell ahead of April 9 elections, marks first time in Israel's history that serving PM is told he faces criminal charges; premier to speak at 8 p.m.  —  In a move that drastically shakes …
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NBC News:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on bribe and fraud charges  —  The indictment marks the first time in Israeli history that a sitting prime minister has been charged with a crime.  —  Israel's attorney general announced Thursday that his office had indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
New York Times:
Prosecutor Moves to Indict Netanyahu on Corruption Charges
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Haaretz:
Netanyahu to Be Charged With Bribery Pending Hearing
Discussion: Vox, Townhall and Politico
Ian Austen / New York Times:
Trudeau's Ex-Attorney General: ‘Veiled Threats’ Were Made to Drop Case
Discussion: Globe and Mail
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Videos of Mark Meadows saying ‘send Obama home to Kenya’ resurface hours after he's accused of racist stunt  —  The most emotionally fraught moment during the Michael Cohen hearing had nothing directly to do with President Trump's former lawyer but was a tense exchange after one lawmaker accused another …
Discussion: Contemptor and Boing Boing
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
GOP nightmare as Alabama's Roy Moore signals he might run again  —  Roy Moore, a conservative lightening rod who cost the Republican party a Senate seat in deep-red Alabama, is signaling fresh interest in mounting another campaign in 2020, sparking alarm on the right that Democratic Sen. Doug Jones …
Discussion: IJR
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: A new conservative media company  —  Jonah Goldberg is leaving National Review in the coming months to start a new conservative media company with Steve Hayes, who was editor-in-chief of The Weekly Standard when its owner shut it down in December.  —  Details: Goldberg and Hayes tell …
Kyle Kondik / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The 2020 Electoral College: Our First Look  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Our initial Electoral College ratings reflect a 2020 presidential election that starts as a Toss-up.  — We start with 248 electoral votes at least leaning Republican, 244 at least leaning Democratic, and 46 votes in the Toss-up category.
Discussion: The Week
Rebecca Buck / CNN:
Cory Booker to re-introduce marijuana legalization bill, highlighting issue's importance for 2020 Democrats  —  (CNN)Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey will re-introduce legislation Thursday to legalize marijuana at the federal level, continuing to highlight an issue that has already garnered …
Discussion: Shakesville
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Carmin Chappell / CNBC:
Cory Booker introduces bill to legalize marijuana nationwide, with support from fellow 2020 candidates
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
LePage: Eliminating Electoral College Would Make Whites ‘A Forgotten People’  —  Former Gov. Paul LePage (R) tore apart a bill currently in the Maine state legislature that proposes essentially eliminating the Electoral College in favor of the popular vote because it would only “be minorities that elect” the President.
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Ronn Blitzer / Law & Crime:
Former GOP Governor: We Need Electoral College or Else ‘White People Will Not Have Anything to Say’
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News and Raw Story
Molly Ball / TIME:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Knew She Was Good.  She Fought to Make Sure the World Did Too  —  Ask Julia Louis-Dreyfus how much of her is in Selina Meyer, the politician she plays on HBO's Veep, and she grins.  “Tons!” she says.  Really?  Selina is profane, narcissistic, needy and disagreeable …
Discussion: Breitbart
Alex Daugherty / miamiherald:
Dems want Acosta out over Epstein.  GOP wants to know more... Then there's Matt Gaetz  —  Democrats are calling for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's resignation.  Republicans support an internal investigation into Acosta's role in a controversial plea deal for multimillionaire sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein in 2008.
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and The Week
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump and GOP promised economic growth much better than Obama's.  That's not what happened  — Throughout the 2016 campaign and since, the president and his party have vowed to kick-start tepid Obama-era economic growth.  — New government data show that Trump, too …
Axios:
GOP Rep. Paul Gosar says climate change isn't real because of photosynthesis  —  At a Capitol Hill press conference Wednesday opposing the Green New Deal, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) was asked by a young person what he is doing to address climate change.  He responded:
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Washington Post:
Andrew Wheeler, former energy lobbyist, confirmed as nation's top environmental official
Discussion: Boing Boing
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Neomi Rao clears judiciary committee
CNN:
Group running robocalls impersonating Trump's campaign has already raised more than $100,000
Ruth Brown / New York Post:
CNN didn't disclose Democratic Party ties of questioners in Sanders town hall
Discussion: Fox News
Heather Long / Washington Post:
U.S. economy grew at a strong 2.9 percent rate in 2018, but missed Trump's goal
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, CNBC, IJR and Fortune
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
‘Damaging precedent’: Conservative federal judge installed without consent of home-state senators
Discussion: Mother Jones and Nevada Current
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Anti-vaxx ‘mobs’: doctors face harassment campaigns on Facebook
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
Martha Stewart's new role as cannabis adviser
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Charlie Cooper / Politico:
UK farming and fisheries minister quits over Brexit delay
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
California's Rendezvous With Reality
Discussion: Instapundit
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Tim Carney: The holy war over Trump
Discussion: National Review
Wall Street Journal:
Cohen in the Colosseum  —  The legal fixer unloads on his former boss …
Washington Post:
Virginia first lady under fire for handing cotton to African American students on mansion tour
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Sources: Beto O'Rourke won't challenge John Cornyn for Senate, paving way for presidential bid
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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