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7:40 PM ET, March 19, 2019

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Andrew Beaton / Wall Street Journal:
Florida Prosecutors Offer to Drop Charges Against Patriots Owner Robert Kraft  —  Florida prosecutors have offered to drop charges against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and a number of other men charged with soliciting prostitution.
Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Tells Supporters He Plans 2020 Bid  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden reached out to at least a half dozen supporters Tuesday to tell them he intends to run for president and to ask for their help in lining up contributions from major donors to quickly raise several million dollars …
Amy Spiro / Jerusalem Post:
Kushner's peace plan ‘includes land swaps with Saudi Arabia,’ book claims  —  A draft of the plan included an oil pipeline from Saudi Arabia to Gaza, according to newly released ‘Kushner, Inc.’  —  White House senior adviser Jared Kushner's Middle East peace plan at one point included Jordan giving land …
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New York Times:   Shedding Any Last Illusions About the Saudis
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Who Do Jared and Ivanka Think They Are?  —  A new book probes …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
The Politics of Beto and Amy O'Rourke's Marriage  —  Beto O'Rourke plonked down on his living room sofa beside his wife, Amy, and promptly removed his shoes and socks.  It was a late February morning, weeks before announcing his candidacy for president, and Beto had just returned from his favorite hike in the nearby Franklin Mountains.
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CNN:
Beto O'Rourke in 2012 said the US had an ‘extravagant government’ that needed ‘significant’ spending cuts  —  (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke campaigned during his 2012 congressional race on a platform that called for “significant” spending cuts and tax increases to balance …
Discussion: Hit & Run, Washington Post and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Shifting hopes as Republicans, Democrats wait for Mueller  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a witch hunt, a vendetta, the worst presidential harassment in history.  —  That's what President Donald Trump has shouted for two years about the special counsel's Russia probe.
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Washington Post:
The real reason the Trump administration is constantly losing in court  —  Federal judges have ruled against the Trump administration at least 63 times over the past two years, an extraordinary record of legal defeat that has stymied large parts of the president's agenda on the environment, immigration and other matters.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Schiff: Real question is if Trump is under the influence of a foreign power  —  Whether Mueller will answer that question is unclear.  But House Intel Chair Adam Schiff said he is steering his probe in a new direction to focus on it.  —  WASHINGTON — Nearly two years into his investigation …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
President Trump Has Some Stories to Tell About Deutsche Bank
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump rules out expanding Supreme Court in a dig at 2020 Dems  —  President Donald Trump asserted Tuesday that the Supreme Court will remain with nine judges for at least the next six years.  —  Asked in a Rose Garden news conference about the budding proposal among some 2020 Democrats …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders Just Hired His Twitter Attack Dog  —  Shortly before he gave speeches launching his 2020 campaign earlier this month, Bernie Sanders emailed his supporters, urging them to “do our very best to engage respectfully with our Democratic opponents—talking about the issues we are fighting for …
Washington Post:
‘A total loser!’:  Trump lashes out at George Conway, who has been questioning his mental health  —  President Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up a remarkable public spat with the husband of one of his top advisers, attacking Kellyanne Conway's husband as a “total loser” on Twitter in response …
CNN:
Her son died.  And then anti-vaxers attacked her  —  (CNN)Not long ago, a 4-year-old boy died of the flu.  His mother, under doctor's orders, watched his two little brothers like a hawk, terrified they might get sick and die, too.  —  Grieving and frightened, just days after her son's death …
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Mueller team cites ‘press of other work’ in seeking delay until April 1 over request to open Manafort records  —  Prosecutors with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's team on Tuesday cited the “press of other work” in asking a judge to give them until April 1 to respond to the court …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:   In court filing, Robert Mueller's team says it's very busy this week
Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
Facebook agrees to hide demographics from landlords, creditors looking to advertise  —  Landlords will no longer be able to target ads to certain demographics  —  Facebook announced Tuesday that it will block landlords and creditors from using a person's demographic data including a person's zip code …
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ProPublica:
Facebook Won't Let Employers, Landlords or Lenders Discriminate in Ads Anymore
Discussion: Engadget
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
Judges lean toward Trump in hotel ‘emoluments’ case  —  (Reuters) - A three-judge U.S. appeals court panel signaled sympathy toward President Donald Trump on Tuesday in his appeal in a Democratic-backed lawsuit that accuses him of violating anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution with his Washington hotel.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Lawsuit accusing Trump of violating Constitution gets hostile reception
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Mysterious Buyer Pumps $2.9 Million Into President Trump's Coffers  —  President Trump sold a $2.9 million New York City condo to a mysterious buyer March 8, in a previously unreported deal laid out in public documents.  —  Officially, the buyer was an entity named Koctagon LLC.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Donald Trump Jr / Telegraph:
Theresa May should have taken my father's advice on Brexit  —  Follow the author of this article Follow the topics within this article  —  Next Friday, March 29, is supposed to be the British people's Independence Day.  But because the elites control London from Brussels, the will of the people is likely to be ignored.
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Politico, The Week and Splinter
NBC News:
California con man set up bogus websites for Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke to defraud donors, prosecutors say  —  Instead of passing along the cash to the candidates, John Pierre Dupont used it to pay his rent and buy a $25,300 Mercedes-Benz sedan, the complaint says.
Libby Watson / Splinter:
Look at These Absolutely Ordinary Americans Who Hate Medicare for All  —  The Partnership for America's Health Care Future is a lobbying group dedicated to fighting single payer and even public option health plans, formed by the biggest players in the health insurance industry …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The ridiculousness of Devin Nunes suing ‘Devin Nunes’ cow' — and what it really signals  —  There is a Twitter account called “Devin Nunes' cow” that has tweeted nasty things about Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).  Evidently, the account is not actually run by a cow belonging to Nunes.
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
‘Devin Nunes’ Cow' reacts to lawsuit: 'I'm not quitting my day job'
Discussion: CNN, Hullabaloo, ThinkProgress and Mashable
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan joins board of Fox Corporation  —  New York (CNN Business)Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is joining the board of the newly slimmed-down Fox Corporation, the parent company of Fox News.  —  Ryan and three other board of directors were appointed on Tuesday.
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Variety:
New-Model Murdochs: Fox Corporation to Emerge Tuesday
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Vanity Fair and Axios
CNN:
CNN Poll: Harris climbs in the Democratic race, as enthusiasm starts high for both parties  —  (CNN)An 8-point jump in support for California Sen. Kamala Harris stands out in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS that shows a field of four in double digits in the race for the Democratic nomination for president.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Michael Cohen's Emails Were Sought by Special Counsel in July 2017, Documents Show  —  Federal authorities began investigating the email accounts of Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, as early as July 2017, only months after Mr. Trump took office, according to documents unsealed on Tuesday.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
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NBC News:   Michael Cohen search warrants show federal probe began nearly a year earlier than known
NBC News:
Ex-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara explains why he considered taping a call with Trump  —  The former New York prosecutor, who was fired by the president, discussed his thinking about Trump on “The Beat with Ari Melber.”  —  Preet Bharara, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District …
Discussion: Mediaite
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Asked Whether White Societies Are Superior, Steve King Demurs  —  ALGONA, Iowa — It was the kind of question that a politician should have been able to handle with ease, but Representative Steve King is not any politician.  —  “Do you think a white society is superior to a nonwhite society?”
Discussion: Slate
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump's campaign secret weapon: Facebook  —  Data: Adapted from a Bully Pulpit interactive chart; Chart: Axios Visuals  —  While Democrats' campaign launches have sucked up national attention, President Trump's re-election campaign has quietly spent nearly twice as much as the entire …
 
 
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Brian Murphy / Raleigh News & Observer:
Gun-toting GOP candidate vows to back Trump in first ad of US House special election
Discussion: Political Wire
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
O'Rourke might have won the early money race, but Harris dominated on voter curiosity
Marc Lynch / Washington Post:
Does the decline of U.S. power matter for the Middle East?
Dana Liebelson / HuffPost:
The Women Who Accused Trump Of Sexual Misconduct Want Alva Johnson To Be Heard
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Streaming Hosts Diamond & Silk Appear in Trump Campaign Video
Diana Stancy Correll / Washington Examiner:
Mark Meadows: US ambassadors conspired with DOJ to take down Trump
Discussion: YouTube and IJR
Talia Lavin / New Republic:
The Death of Fascist Irony
Discussion: BBC and Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Tobias Buck / Financial Times:
German politicians round on US ambassador
Pete Kasperowicz / Washington Examiner:
Pentagon finds $12.8 billion for Trump's border wall
Li Zhou / Vox:
How the US could actually get rid of the Electoral College
Discussion: CNN and Breitbart
David Marchese / New York Times:
Ricky Gervais on Provocation, Picking Targets and Outrage Culture
Discussion: Althouse
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Ben Sasse Became the One Thing a Trump-Era Pol Should Never Be: Weak
Discussion: Raw Story
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Stepping Into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

 
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