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8:25 PM ET, March 6, 2019

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Source: Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database  —  The documents detail an intelligence-gathering effort by the United States and Mexican authorities, targeting more than 50 people including journalists, an attorney, and immigration advocates
Discussion: Axios and Mother Jones
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
U.S. officials made list of reporters, lawyers, activists to question at border  —  Several people on the list told NBC News they were questioned at the border as part of what U.S. border agents called a “national security investigation.”  —  WASHINGTON — Customs and Border Protection …
Discussion: Townhall
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Kirstjen Nielsen Says 'We Don't Use Cages for Children'—After U.S. Put Migrant Kids in Cages
Discussion: ABC News and Breitbart
Washington Post:
House Democrats splinter over response to Rep. Omar's alleged anti-Semitism  —  House Democrats argued acrimoniously Wednesday over whether to rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar for alleged anti-Semitic remarks, forcing party leaders to confront a growing rift over race and religion that threatened to hamstring the newfound majority.
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The Daily Beast:
Democrats Plan to Condemn ‘All Hate’ After Backlash Over Planned Ilhan Omar Rebuke  —  Democrats originally moved to formally admonish the freshman lawmaker for her perceived anti-Semitic comments, but many lawmakers now want all forms of hate to be included.
New York Times:
Democrats Put Off Anti-Semitism Resolution After Fierce Backlash  —  WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders have put off a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry after a backlash from rank-and-file lawmakers who said Representative Ilhan Omar, whose comments gave rise to the measure, was being unfairly singled out.
Yascha Mounk / Slate:
Ilhan Omar Shouldn't Get a Pass
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill:
House Foreign Affairs chairman says he won't remove Omar from committee
Discussion: Townhall
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Democratic National Committee rejects Fox News for debates, citing New Yorker article  —  The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing …
Washington Post:
‘Not my fault’: Trump struggles to defend his record amid setbacks on immigration, trade, North Korea  —  President Trump proclaimed in a freewheeling speech to a conference of conservatives last weekend that “America is winning again.”  But his administration has been on a pronounced losing streak over the past week.
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump promised to shrink the trade deficit.  Instead it exploded.  —  BREAKING NEWS: U.S. posted record-breaking $891.2 billion merchandise trade deficit in 2018, despite Trump's ‘America First’ policies  —  President Trump's tariffs and tough policies have failed to shrink a trade gap …
Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Why can't Trump cut the trade deficit with China?
Discussion: Washington Post
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Not only did the trade deficit increase, it increased exactly where Trump said it wouldn't
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped her  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer.  —  The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran …
Discussion: ABC News, Slate, twitchy.com and Axios
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Martha McSally reveals she was raped by superior officer while in the Air Force
Discussion: NPR and Daily Wire
Katie Galioto / Politico:
McSally says she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer
Discussion: New York Times and VICE News
CNN:
GOP senator reveals she was sexually assaulted when she served in the military
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
Eliana Larramendia / ABC News:
Lawyers claiming ties to Rudy Giuliani approached Michael Cohen after FBI raids; investigators looking at contacts  —  In the weeks following the federal raids on former Michael Cohen's law office and residences last April, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and confidant was contacted …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Salon
YouTube:
A Message From Alex Trebek |  JEOPARDY!  —  Jeopardy! … Add to  —  Share More  —  823 4  —  “Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you and it's in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base.
New York Times:
In the Middle of His Official Business, Trump Took the Time to Send Checks to Michael Cohen  —  WASHINGTON — On a busy day at the White House, President Trump hosted senators to talk about tax cuts, accused a Democratic congresswoman of distorting his condolence call to a soldier's widow …
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Martin J. Sheil / Just Security:
Can Trump Organization Executives be Prosecuted for Money Laundering?
Discussion: Slate, Vanity Fair and Contemptor
The White House:
Executive Order on Revocation of Reporting Requirement  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Findings.  (a) Section 3 of Executive Order 13732 of July 1, 2016 …
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:   Trump Cancels U.S. Report on Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Revokes Obama-Era Rule For Reporting Civilians Killed In Intel Ops
Discussion: Shakesville
John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘It gets real personal, real fast’: Dems fear targeting Trump kids could backfire  —  House Democrats have already gone to war with President Donald Trump.  But there's one target they're skittish of hitting too hard: his children.  —  In public and private, Democrats see potential pitfalls …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Trump Fussed Over Tablecloths and Rockettes for the Inauguration
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says he'll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy  —  The firm's focus will shift from a social network in which people broadcast information to large groups of people to one in which people communicate with smaller groups and their content disappears after a short period.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking
Washington Post:
The president's sons entrusted their private hunting retreat to a caretaker.  He was working in the country illegally.  —  WINGDALE, N.Y. — One morning last May, Eric Trump sent a text message to the caretaker of the shooting range he and his brother own in Upstate New York.
Discussion: CNN, Slate, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Prosecutors in Chicago to drop charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back IRS, campaign  —  Federal prosecutors in Chicago have agreed to drop all charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back money he owes to the Internal Revenue Service and his campaign fund.
Discussion: Washington Post and Queerty
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Ex-congressman Aaron Schock strikes deal to avert prosecution
CNN:
Cohen gives documents to House panel on Trump attorney alleged changes to 2017 testimony  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen on Wednesday provided the House Intelligence Committee with new documents showing edits to the false written statement he delivered to Congress in 2017 about the Trump Organization's pursuit …
Hollywood Reporter:
“I Need to Be Careful”: Texts Reveal Warner Bros. CEO Promoted Actress Amid Apparent Sexual Relationship  —  Hundreds of leaked text messages between Kevin Tsujihara, actress Charlotte Kirk and partners Brett Ratner and James Packer show the powerful executive, under pressure …
WPLG-TV:
Local 10 reporter Cody Weddle detained in Venezuela  —  Journalist's home raided by government officials, sources say  —  VENEZUELA - Local 10 reporter Cody Weddle has been detained by government officials in Venezuela and is currently in custody.  —  Sources say Weddle's home in Caracas …
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miamiherald:
U.S. journalist detained in Venezuela, according to reports
Discussion: WPLG-TV
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump Mar-a-Lago Buddy Wrote Policy Pitch.  The President Sent It to VA Chief.  —  In late 2017, on one of President Donald Trump's retreats to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, he caught up with an old friend: Albert Hazzouri.  —  When Hazzouri is not at Mar-a-Lago …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Betsy Klein / CNN:
What does Ivanka Trump do?  —  Washington (CNN)Ivanka Trump became a full-time adviser to the President in March 2017 after informally advising her father, Donald Trump, during the first two months of his administration.  —  Critics point out her lack of government experience …
Taylor Swift / ELLE:
30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30  —  According to my birth certificate, I turn 30 this year.  It's weird because part of me still feels 18 and part of me feels 283, but the actual age I currently am is 29.  I've heard people say that your thirties are “the most fun!”
 
 
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
In a blow to conservatives, a national business group is staying out of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Hip-Hop Artists Give the Supreme Court a Primer on Rap Music
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Step Up Enforcement of Foreign Influence Laws
Discussion: Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
White House prepares for Robert Mueller's report — whatever it says
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
John Bolton Shows the Dangers of a Weak President
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Yes, Let's Defeat or Impeach Donald Trump. But What If He Refuses to Leave the White House?
Discussion: CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Alex Jones Replaces Lawyers As Depositions Loom In Sandy Hook Cases
Discussion: Raw Story
Heather Long / Washington Post:
From $22 an hour to $11: GM job cuts in Ohio show a hot economy is still leaving parts of America behind
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from myself, talking about her
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Slate
Drew Magary / Deadspin:
Stop Enabling Barstool's Shit
Mark Mellman / The Hill:
What's socialism anyway?
Media Matters for America:
CNN commentator Ben Ferguson's Facebook page is a cesspool of bigotry, false info, and fabricated quotes
CBS News:
R. Kelly breaks his silence on sexual abuse claims: “I have been assassinated”
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
The Mueller report no one's talking about
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

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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