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4:50 PM ET, February 28, 2019

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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
House Intel Will Call Trump Org Moneyman Allen Weisselberg To Testify  —  The intelligence committee has indicated for months it intends to follow Trump's money.  Allen Weisselberg keeps the Trump Organization's receipts.  —  The House intelligence community intends to call …
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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 …
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: Axios, Breitbart, Contemptor and Boing Boing
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Cummings: House Oversight will seek interviews with Trump Jr., Ivanka
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Politico
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
2016 video shows Michael Cohen lied to Congress about not wanting a Trump administration job
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
House Democrats see new probes in Cohen's testimony
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Team Warren
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
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
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The winners and losers of Michael Cohen's House hearing
Discussion: Raw Story and CNBC
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump's Talks With Kim Jong-un Collapse, and Both Sides Point Fingers  —  HANOI, Vietnam — President Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader, abruptly ended their second summit meeting on Thursday after talks collapsed with the two leaders failing to agree on any steps toward nuclear disarmament …
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Washington Post:
North Korea's foreign minister says country seeks only partial sanctions relief, contradicting Trump  —  HANOI — President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly cut short their two-day summit Thursday amid contradictory accounts over why they were unable to reach an agreement to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear weapons.
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
‘Sometimes you have to walk’: Why Trump bailed on North Korea
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
No, the North Korea summit was not a loss for Trump
Discussion: The Nation, Politico and Breitbart
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In Hanoi, Kim Jong Un, a thumbs up and a question asked and answered
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and ABC News
Samantha Vinograd / The Daily Beast:
Hanoi Summit Failed Because Trump Refuses to Prep
John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘This is not a day at the beach’: Pelosi tells moderate Dems to stop voting with GOP  —  House Democrats held an emotional debate behind closed doors Thursday over how to stop losing embarrassing procedural battles with Republicans — a clash that exposed the divide between moderates and progressives.
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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 …
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Why the answers Michael Cohen gave to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's questions mattered  —  AOC got Cohen to name names — and help build a case for getting Trump's tax returns.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) questioning of Michael Cohen during his congressional testimony …
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Key GOP senator offers ultimatum to Trump on border emergency
Discussion: Axios
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New York Times:
Prosecutor Moves to Indict Netanyahu on Corruption Charges
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Unrepentant Ilhan Omar suggests Jews who criticize her anti-Semitic statements are doing so because she's Muslim, revives dual-loyalty smear  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar, D.-Minn., who earlier this month was forced into a hostage tape style fake apology for anti-Semitic tweets, is unrepentant.
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Laura Kelly / Jewish Insider:
Reps. Omar and Tlaib: Anti-Semitism charges shut down criticism of Israel
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
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: Joe.My.God., Hot Air and IJR
Marcy Wheeler / New York Times:
Did Cohen Give a Peek at the Mueller Report?  —  The special counsel is still hiding events that lie at the core of his investigation — events that involve the president directly.  —  Ms. Wheeler writes about national security at the website Emptywheel.  —  Even before Michael Cohen appeared …
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 …
Billy House / Bloomberg:
House Democrats to Probe Trump Attacks on FBI, Courts, Media  — Judiciary panel to examine alleged abuses of executive power  — Effort will include public hearings, but witness list unclear  —  House Democrats are opening an investigation into what they say are abuses of power …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Politico:
Rep. Maxine Waters wants to investigate Trump Foundation
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Amber A'Lee Frost / Columbia Journalism Review:
Why the Left Can't Stand The New York Times
Cameron Cawthorne / Washington Free Beacon:
Omar Compares Trump to Maduro: ‘None of Us Are Happy With the Kind of President We Have’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
RNC chair: The Internet came from capitalism, not the government
Discussion: Political Wire
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Hawley, under pressure from right, overcomes qualms about Trump judicial nominee
New York Times:
Under Peace Plan, U.S. Military Would Exit Afghanistan Within Five Years
Discussion: Political Wire and Task & Purpose
The Economist:
The politicisation of white evangelical Christianity is hurting it
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Washington Post:
Andrew Wheeler, former energy lobbyist, confirmed as nation's top environmental official
Ruth Brown / New York Post:
CNN didn't disclose Democratic Party ties of questioners in Sanders town hall
Discussion: twitchy.com
Alex Daugherty / miamiherald:
Dems want Acosta out over Epstein. GOP wants to know more... Then there's Matt Gaetz
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and The Week
Molly Ball / TIME:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Knew She Was Good. She Fought to Make Sure the World Did Too
Discussion: Breitbart
Reuters:
Martha Stewart's new role as cannabis adviser
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Axios:
GOP Rep. Paul Gosar says climate change isn't real because of photosynthesis
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

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

New York Times:
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