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5:25 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 …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Oversight seeks interviews with Ivanka Trump, Don Jr.  —  The House Oversight Committee will pursue interviews with some of President Donald Trump's children and closest allies who were implicated in Michael Cohen's bombshell testimony before the panel, Chairman Elijah Cummings said Thursday.
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
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
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
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
Samantha Vinograd / The Daily Beast:
Hanoi Summit Failed Because Trump Refuses to Prep
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In Hanoi, Kim Jong Un, a thumbs up and a question asked and answered
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Breitbart
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
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
2016 video shows Michael Cohen lied to Congress about not wanting a Trump administration job
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 …
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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 …
New York Times:
Prosecutor Moves to Indict Netanyahu on Corruption Charges
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
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
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
Washington Post:
Justice Thomas working behind the scenes to boost Trump's court nominee  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is working behind the scenes to boost the prospects of his former law clerk, Neomi Rao, to serve on a powerful federal appeals court in Washington — speaking privately with at least …
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:   Hawley, under pressure from right, overcomes qualms about Trump judicial nominee
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 …
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Cuomo Speaks With Bezos, Furiously Trying to Win Back Amazon  —  [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who was staggered by Amazon's decision to pull out of its plans to come to New York City, is furiously working behind …
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 …
USA Today:
Andrew Wheeler, who's been leading Trump deregulatory charge, confirmed by Senate as EPA chief  —  WASHINGTON - Andrew Wheeler is no longer the acting director of the EPA following the Senate's vote Thursday to make him the official head of the environmental regulatory agency.
Discussion: IJR
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Washington Post:
Andrew Wheeler, former energy lobbyist, confirmed as nation's top environmental official
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans pressure Trump to back down on border emergency  —  Senate Republicans are offering a choice to President Donald Trump: Withdraw your national emergency declaration at the border or face a potential rebellion from the GOP.  —  The message was delivered clearly on Thursday by Sen. Lamar Alexander …
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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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
Billy House / Bloomberg:
House Democrats to Probe Trump Attacks on FBI, Courts, Media
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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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