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3:20 PM ET, March 5, 2019

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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Adam Schiff Hires a Former Prosecutor to Lead the Trump Investigation  —  Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, has hired a veteran prosecutor with experience fighting Russian organized crime to lead his investigation of the Trump Administration.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump friend and inaugural chair Tom Barrack plans to cooperate with House Judiciary Committee requests
Discussion: New York Times
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Intel hires former Russian mob prosecutor to lead Trump probes
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Ilhan Omar Has a Point  —  In early 2015, as the Obama administration was deep into negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, Republican House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who stridently opposed the deal, to address a joint session of Congress.
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Patreon:
What Ilhan Omar actually said  —  Thanks to the Institute for Policy Studies for transcribing what Ilhan Omar actually said at an event last Wednesday at Busboys and Poets.  It would have been great if Jonathan Chait had the decency to not misrepresent Omar.  But Chait's gonna Chait.
Discussion: The Nation and Balloon Juice
Beth Kieffer Leonard / Jewish Democratic Council …:
Does Ilhan Omar Understand the Impact of her Words? Minnesotans Want to Know.
Discussion: IJR and New York Post
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Can Anti-Semitism Split Democrats Like It Split Labour?
ABC News:
Ex-Trump White House lawyer calls Mueller ‘hero,’ says probe is no witch hunt  —  On Congressional investigations into the White House, Ty Cobb said, “It's never gonna be over.”
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Tim Mak / NPR:
Elderly Trump Critics Await Mueller's Report — Sometimes Until Their Last Breath  —  Expectations among Democrats are sky-high as reports have emerged about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation coming to an end.  —  In fact, expectations are so intense among some elderly …
bronx.news12.com:
'I'm not running': Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 bid for first time on camera in exclusive interview with News 12  —  NEW YORK -  —  Hillary Clinton ruled out a 2020 presidential run for the first time on camera in an exclusive interview with News 12, pledging instead to take an active role …
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Tim Wu / New York Times:
The Oppression of the Supermajority  —  The defining political fact of our time is not polarization.  It's the thwarting of a largely unified public.  —  Mr. Wu is a law professor.  —  We are told that America is divided and polarized as never before.  Yet when it comes to many important areas of policy, that simply isn't true.
Discussion: Common Dreams and Hullabaloo
CNBC:
Two of Roger Stone's websites deleted as Robert Mueller flags judge to possible gag-order violation by Trump friend  — One of those deletions apparently occurred after CNBC reported on Sunday that Stone might have violated the terms of his judicial gag order by posting an image …
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Border at ‘Breaking Point’ as More than 76,000 Migrants Cross in a Month  —  For the fourth time in five months, the number of migrant families crossing the southwest border has broken records, border enforcement authorities said Tuesday, warning that government facilities are full and agents are overwhelmed.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Illegal Border Crossings Have Doubled Under Donald Trump
Discussion: New York Times
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Rand Paul: Sure, Vaccines Are OK, But We Shouldn't Trade ‘Liberty’ for ‘False Sense of Security’  —  His own Republican colleague, Sen. Bill Cassidy, was openly appalled by what he said.  —  During a Senate Health Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized the idea …
Sam Baker / Axios:
Sen. Collins opposes Trump judicial nominee, citing ACA case  —  Sen. Susan Collins is opposing one of President Trump's judicial nominees because of his role in a lawsuit over the Affordable Care Act.  Chad Readler, a nominee to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, is a Justice Department attorney …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump's Judicial Nominees Aren't Just Ideologues. They're Really Young.
Discussion: Shakesville
New York Times:
Trump Organization's Insurance Policies Under Scrutiny in New York  —  New York State regulators have issued an expansive subpoena to the Trump Organization's longtime insurance broker, the first step in an investigation of insurance policies and claims involving President Trump's family business …
Zach Carter / HuffPost:
Joe Biden's Biggest 2020 Problem Is Joe Biden  —  Despite cultivating a populist image, the former vice president has spent his career championing policies favored by Republicans and the corporate elite.  —  As Democratic voters begin to consider who to make their standard-bearer in the 2020 election …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN focus group rejects Biden
Discussion: Breitbart, The Root, Shakesville and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Lawyer for Cohen Approached Trump Attorneys About Pardon  —  An attorney for Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, raised the possibility of a pardon with attorneys for the president after federal agents raided Mr. Cohen's properties in April, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Here's what Amazon has to do to get $23 million from Arlington County  —  Amazon will receive staggered payouts for occupying an increasing amount of office space near National Airport, and get at least two days' notice when someone requests information it provides to Arlington County …
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
Otto Warmbier will haunt Trump forever  —  President Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un in Hanoi last week was an epic failure on multiple fronts, but only one part of it seems to bother him.  —  “We get along, we've developed a good relationship, very good, and made great, historic progress …
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Stephen M. Walt / Foreign Policy:
The Tragedy of Trump's Foreign Policy
Ben Hubbard / New York Times:
American Woman, Divorced From Saudi Husband, Is Trapped in Saudi Arabia  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — At first, Saudi Arabia was an adventure for Bethany Vierra.  —  An American from Washington State, she taught at a women's university, started a company, married a Saudi businessman and gave birth to a curly-haired daughter, Zaina.
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Hackers Target Universities in Pursuit of Maritime Military Secrets  —  Chinese hackers have targeted more than two dozen universities in the U.S. and around the globe as part of an elaborate scheme to steal research about maritime technology being developed for military use.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Brooks / New York Times:
‘Medicare for All’: The Impossible Dream  —  There's no plausible route from here to there.  —  The Brits and Canadians I know certainly love their single-payer health care systems.  If one of their politicians suggested they should switch to the American health care model, they'd throw him out the window.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
The federal deficit ballooned at start of new fiscal year, up 77 percent from a year before  —  The federal budget deficit ballooned rapidly in the first four months of the fiscal year amid falling tax revenue and higher spending, the Treasury Department said Tuesday, posing a new challenge …
BBC:
Explosive packages found at Heathrow, Waterloo and London City Airport  —  Counter-terror police are investigating three packages containing explosives found at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and Waterloo station.  —  The “small improvised explosive devices” were found in A4 postal bags, the Metropolitan Police said.
Discussion: Politico, Mynewsdesk, Townhall and NPR
Caitlin Flanagan / The Atlantic:
The Anger of Amy Klobuchar  —  Amy Klobuchar has a problem.  Apparently it's been an open secret in Washington and Minnesota, but because she didn't have much of a national reputation, the press lacked occasion to expose it.  But when she made a name for herself during the Kavanaugh hearings …
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
John Bolton May Save Us All  —  on the afternoon I met John Bolton, in October, he had just arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia, and wanted to spend a few minutes at leisure.  Bolton has traveled widely, but this trip to Tbilisi was his first, so I volunteered to show him the city.
Discussion: The Week, IJR and Washington Post
Washington Post:
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who raised national alarms about teenage vaping, is resigning  —  The 46-year-old physician, former venture capitalist and drug consultant will leave in about a month, an administration official said.  —  The Food and Drug Administration chief has pushed …
Kate Smith / CBS News:
12 detained babies have been released from ICE custody in Dilley, Texas  —  ICE officers have released 12 of the infants that were being held at a rural Texas detention center, where immigrant advocates claim they dealt with dirty water, limited baby food and a lack of medical care.
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Trump says he agrees ‘100%’ with keeping U.S. troops in Syria  —  Two months after saying all U.S. troops are leaving Syria, the president wrote members of Congress that he agrees with keeping a U.S. presence in Syria.  —  WASHINGTON — Two months after declaring all U.S. troops are leaving Syria …
Discussion: IJR, The Week, Raw Story and Mediaite
Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson to resign amid federal charges of misappropriating campaign funds  —  Democratic Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson is expected to resign from the Legislature on Tuesday after pleading guilty to federal charges of misappropriation of hundreds …
Sarah Singleterry / WAAY-TV:
Attorney: Madison County first court in U.S. to recognize aborted fetus as person with rights  —  A Madison County father is suing the Huntsville abortion clinic where his girlfriend terminated her pregnancy  —  The Madison County probate court recognized an aborted fetus as a person with legal rights.
Discussion: IJR
Washington Post:
T-Mobile acknowledges its patronage of Trump's Washington hotel increased sharply after announcement of merger with Sprint  —  T-Mobile's patronage of President Trump's Washington hotel increased sharply after the announcement of its merger with its Sprint last April, with executives spending …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: House election reform bill won't get Senate vote  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that he will not bring a House election reform bill up for a vote in the Senate.  —  “This sprawling 622-page doorstop is never going to become law.
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Inside the Gaetz-Scott Florida feud  —  MIAMI — A feud between Rep. Matt Gaetz and Sen. Rick Scott has broken into the open, putting two of Donald Trump's closest Florida allies at war with each other in a state that's pivotal to the president's reelection campaign.
 
 
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
White House rebuffs House Democrats' request regarding security clearances
Discussion: Axios
Los Angeles Times:
Post-Hurricane Harvey, NASA tried to fly a pollution-spotting plane over Houston. The EPA said no
Discussion: Raw Story
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
What's Left of the Center-Left?
David Byler / Washington Post:
Trump's support among Hispanics and Latinos is real. Don't assume it will fade.
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Trump executive order seeks to prevent veteran suicide
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and Breitbart
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Don't Mistake Sherrod Brown for Being a Moderate
Discussion: Daily Wire, Dissent and RedState
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ABC News:
Democrats brace for Trump tax return legal fight that could reach Supreme Court
Discussion: Raw Story
ABC News Public Relations:
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Fox News spins desperately to shield lawless president from accountability
Discussion: Raw Story
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