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10:45 PM ET, February 27, 2020

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New York Times:
Pence Will Control All Coronavirus Messaging From Health Officials  —  Government health officials and scientists will have to clear statements with the vice president's office, one of three people designated as the administration's primary coronavirus official.
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Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed News:
New York Is Making Its Own Coronavirus Test After The CDC's Tests Have Repeatedly Failed  —  Washington, D.C.  —  Federal health officials met with state and city public health labs on Wednesday to fix a crippling lack of options to diagnose the novel coronavirus, a shortfall driven by botched CDC testing kits.
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
What's on Mike Pence's schedule as coronavirus point man?  A fundraiser in Florida.  —  The $25,000-per-plate GOP event featuring the vice president is in Longboat Key.  —  The country's new point man on coronavirus response, Vice President Mike Pence, is expected to travel to Florida on Friday — but not on a public health mission.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Silencing Fauci?  —  I've been watching the mix of very worrisome …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Trump says he can bring in coronavirus experts quickly. The experts say it is not that simple.
CNN:
Trump stumbles in first efforts to control virus response as fear spreads and markets fall
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
White House GAGS government health experts from speaking about coronavirus saying they must …
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and POLITICUSUSA
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Let's Call It Trumpvirus
Rex Huppke / Chicago Tribune:   Column: Dow drops more after Trump's unconvincing ‘calm down about coronavirus’ message.  Blame Mike Pence.
Washington Post:
U.S. workers without protective gear assisted coronavirus evacuees, HHS whistleblower says  —  Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers to receive the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Spends 45 Minutes With ‘Deep State’ Play Actors Amid Coronavirus Mayhem  —  Meanwhile, the man he tapped to run point on the virus, VP Pence, took to a conservative activists conference and had meetings with pro-Trump media luminaries.  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — One day after briefing …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Sanders knocks Biden out of first, majority thinks Trump wins  —  Bernie Sanders pushes Joe Biden out of the frontrunner spot for the Democratic nomination, capturing a record 31 percent support among primary voters in a new Fox News Poll.  This is the first 2020 Fox national poll …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Biden Maintains Lead  —  Sanders and Steyer jockey for second  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden stays well atop the field in South Carolina, according to the third Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll of likely Democratic primary voters there.  Tom Steyer and Bernie Sanders are fighting for the second spot.
Politico:
Joe Biden's campaign isn't dead yet
Discussion: The Hill
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
In South Carolina, a determination to oust Trump
Discussion: Associated Press
New York Times:
Democratic Leaders Willing to Risk Party Damage to Stop Bernie Sanders  —  Interviews with dozens of Democratic Party officials, including 93 superdelegates, found overwhelming opposition to handing Mr. Sanders the nomination if he fell short of a majority of delegates.
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Final Iowa Caucus Results: Pete Buttigieg Wins  —  The final Iowa Caucus results are finally final: Pete Buttigieg has won (still).  —  This evening, the Iowa Democratic Party released the results of the recount requested by Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg's campaigns for 23 precincts.
Discussion: Iowa Democrats and The Hill
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Politico:
Buttigieg still leads Sanders after Iowa caucus recount
Baltimore Sun:
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to 3 years for ‘Healthy Holly’ children's book fraud scheme  —  Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, who held elected offices in Baltimore for two decades and was elevated by voters to lead the city following the upheaval of 2015 …
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Sought Andrew Yang's Backing, Floated Vice- Presidential Slot  —  Yang didn't commit to join forces  —  Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign has made overtures to Democrat Andrew Yang, courting the former candidate's endorsement and floating the possibility …
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Coming to a podcast near you: Hillary Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton is starting a podcast.  —  The former first lady, secretary of State, and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee is planning to launch a new audio program in late spring, just in time for her to have a powerful new megaphone during the 2020 election.
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Scots ministers told to seek ‘unexplained wealth order’ for Donald Trump resorts  —  The Scottish Government has been urged to apply for an unexplained wealth order to investigate Donald Trump's deals to acquire his Scottish properties.  —  Patrick Harvie MSP, co-leader of the Scottish Greens …
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
‘You Guys Are Total A**holes’: Dan Bongino Berates Mediaite Writer at CPAC  —  Fox News contributor Dan Bongino gave this writer an earful in the empty hallways of the Conservative Political Action Conference after it closed up for the night on Wednesday.  —  After Bongino's Fox News hit …
Los Angeles Times:
California grapples with growing coronavirus threat as businesses pull out of state events  —  California is coming to terms with the growing threat posed by coronavirus, as two communities issued emergency orders and a patient in Northern California was described by authorities as potentially …
Patrick Strudwick / BuzzFeed News:
White Gay Men Are Destroying Queer Black Lives With “Party ‘n’ Play” Sex And Meth Addiction  —  Two black men were found dead from meth overdoses in the LA home of Democratic donor Ed Buck.  In a new, three-part series, young queer men of color tell BuzzFeed News how rich white men are weaponizing …
Jake Thomas / The Intellectualist:
The Head Of Trump's CDC Believes AIDS Was God Judgement Against Homosexuals  —  Dr. Robert Redfield has held controversial opinions regarding AIDS throughout his lengthy career.  —  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Direct Robert Redfield has come under increased scrutiny from inside …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
New York Times:
Coronavirus Patient in California Was Not Tested for Days  —  A California coronavirus patient had to wait days to be tested because of restrictive federal criteria, despite doctors' suggestions.  —  The patient, who has tested positive, may be the first person to be infected through community spread …
Discussion: Raw Story, Slate, Washington Post and SFist
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ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: Possible 1st case of ‘community spread’ in US
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow set to drop 400 points as worst week since the financial crisis continues  —  Wall Street set for more losses at open  —  U.S. stock futures on Thursday morning pointed to declines at the day's open amid concerns the coronavirus may be spreading in the U.S.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Senate Intel chair privately warned that GOP's Biden probe could help Russia  —  The top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee has privately expressed concerns about his colleagues' corruption investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, further exposing divisions within …
Discussion: Raw Story
Apple Podcasts:
EPIDEMIC with Dr. Celine Gounder and Ronald Klain … EPIDEMIC is a new, weekly podcast on the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19).  Hear from some of the world's leading infectious disease and public health experts.  We'll help you understand the latest science, the bigger context …
Lindsay Crouse / New York Times:
My Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga  —  How do you compare yourself with one of the most famous women in the world?  —  Ms. Crouse is a senior staff editor in Opinion.  —  I was eating bodega grapes at my desk on a recent Monday morning, gearing up to wrangle my inbox, when my phone started buzzing:
Discussion: The Week and Page Six
abrahamlincolnonline.org:
Cooper Union Address  —  In October 1859 Abraham Lincoln accepted an invitation to lecture at Henry Ward Beecher's church in Brooklyn, New York, and chose a political topic which required months of painstaking research.  His law partner William Herndon observed, “No former effort in the line …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Controversial Trump Fed nominee may be confirmed after all  —  Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve isn't dead yet.  In fact, it's showing new signs of life.  —  After absorbing a number of body blows at her confirmation hearing over her support for the gold standard and past writings …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Trump campaign lawsuit against New York Times exposes honesty of New York Times  —  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump declared, “No media is more corrupt than the failing New York Times.”  That claim followed an exposé in the Times documenting the stories of women who'd claimed that Trump had groped them.
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Airstrike Hits Turkish Forces in Syria, Raising Fears of Escalation  —  The Turkish Army suffered mass casualties in an airstrike, officials said, an attack that could set off a direct conflict between Turkey and Russia.  —  ISTANBUL — The Turkish Army suffered mass casualties in an airstrike …
Discussion: TheBlaze and Reuters
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Coronavirus Spending Bill Could be Used to Cement Spying Powers, Surveillance Critics in Congress Warned  —  The congressional effort to rein in the government's surveillance powers before a looming deadline on March 15 could run up against a new opponent: the coronavirus.
Discussion: Lawfare
 
 
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Scott Powers / Florida Politics:
Mike Bloomberg campaign returns fire to Joe Biden over Social Security comments
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Trump shakes up Justice Department, intelligence community
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. charges professor with hiding ties to China
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Washington Post:
Ukraine court forces probe into Biden role in firing of prosecutor Viktor Shokin
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Israeli scientists: ‘In a few weeks, we will have coronavirus vaccine’
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Brad Heath / USA Today:
Killed by a cartel.  Betrayed by his own?  US re-examines murder of federal agent featured in ‘Narcos’
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
How Alabama blocked a man from voting because he owed $4
Ruth Graham / Slate:
The Bible That Oozed Oil
Madison Pauly / Mother Jones:
Mark Halperin Says Murderers Are Treated More Fairly Than Canceled People
Discussion: Mediaite, Fast Company and Page Six
Allan Smith / NBC News:
'I can't even': Emails reveal EPA officials' reaction to Trump rant on toilets, showers
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Corey Brettschneider / Politico:
Why President Trump Can't Pardon Roger Stone
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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