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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Media Covering Coronavirus to ‘Bring Down the President,’ Mulvaney Claims — The acting White House chief of staff plays down the risks of the virus and criticizes the media for not covering Mr. Trump's son Barron, something Melania Trump has asked it not to do.
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Occupy Democrats, IJR, Political Flare, Political Wire and JustOneMinute
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Media's coronavirus stories trying to hurt Trump, Mick Mulvaney says as he urges public to turn off TV — White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday suggested that Americans should ignore media reports about the coronavirus amid fears of the deadly disease spreading into the U.S.
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Politico
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
With coronavirus, Trump's lies and his reassurances backfire — It mattered when the White House press secretary, in his first day on the job, lied about President Trump's inaugural crowd size. — It mattered when Trump said that wind turbines cause cancer.
Bloomberg:
Coronavirus Could Disrupt U.S. Schools and Transportation, Mulvaney Says
Coronavirus Could Disrupt U.S. Schools and Transportation, Mulvaney Says
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The White House, Vanity Fair and Daily Kos
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump seeks a ‘miracle’ as virus fears mount
Trump seeks a ‘miracle’ as virus fears mount
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The American Independent, The Guardian, Vanity Fair and National Review
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Sanders Opens Substantial Lead In Mass., Challenging Warren On Her Home Turf — With Super Tuesday just days away, a new WBUR poll finds Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders well ahead of Sen. Elizabeth Warren in her home state of Massachusetts. — The poll shows Sanders is the choice …
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Joe Cunningham / Redstate:
Even in Massachusetts, It's Clear Elizabeth Warren Is Done
Even in Massachusetts, It's Clear Elizabeth Warren Is Done
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WBUR
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Gets Giant Lift From Persist PAC
Elizabeth Warren Gets Giant Lift From Persist PAC
Discussion:
Politico, National Review and Vanity Fair
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
When a Pandemic Meets a Personality Cult — The Trump team confirms all of our worst fears. — So, here's the response of the Trump team and its allies to the coronavirus, at least so far: It's actually good for America. Also, it's a hoax perpetrated by the news media and the Democrats.
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Raw Story, NewNowNext, The Intellectualist, The National Interest, Snopes.com, CNN and Daily Kos
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Alexander Heffner / USA Today:
Trump's terrible coronavirus response hands 2020 Democrats a chance to show they can lead
Trump's terrible coronavirus response hands 2020 Democrats a chance to show they can lead
Discussion:
Colorado Times Recorder and Media Matters for America
David Brooks / New York Times:
No, Not Sanders, Not Ever — He is not a liberal, he's the end of liberalism. — A few months ago, I wrote a column saying I would vote for Elizabeth Warren over Donald Trump. I may not agree with some of her policies, but culture is more important than politics. She does not spread moral rot the way Trump does.
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Progress Pond, National Review, Power Line, Vox, Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and Outside the Beltway
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court rejects unfair competition suit against Trump's D.C. hotel — A federal appeals court has turned down a lawsuit claiming that President Donald Trump's luxury hotel in Washington, D.C., is unfairly undermining the business of other venues in the city.
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National Review, NBC News, Associated Press and The Hill
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
President Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy blocked in federal court
Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Court temporarily halts Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
Court temporarily halts Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
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Politico
Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from sending asylum seekers to Mexico to await hearings
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from sending asylum seekers to Mexico to await hearings
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National Review
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House seeks interviews with prosecutors who quit Stone case after Trump's intervention — House Democrats are seeking interviews with the four career prosecutors who quit the case of Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, after Trump and Justice Department leaders intervened to demand a lighter jail sentence.
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The American Independent and Daily Kos
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Judiciary Committee Demands Testimony From Prosecutors Who Quit Stone Case
Judiciary Committee Demands Testimony From Prosecutors Who Quit Stone Case
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Washington Post, The Hill and Raw Story
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Dems launch Justice Department probe, seek Stone interviews
Christina Maxouris / CNN:
California patient with unknown origin of coronavirus is in serious condition, official says — (CNN)The California patient who tested positive for the coronavirus days after being hospitalized is in serious condition and intubated, California Rep. John Garamendi told CNN's Erin Burnett.
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The Week and New York Post
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David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders holds 2-1 lead in California, poll shows — Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken a commanding lead in California's Democratic presidential race, ahead of his nearest rival by 2 to 1 and on track to win a majority of the huge trove of delegates at stake in the state's March 3 primary …
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CNN:
CNN polls: Bernie Sanders holds big leads in California and Texas ahead of critical Super Tuesday vote — (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds substantial leads in the two largest states to vote in next week's Super Tuesday lineup of primaries, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in California and Texas.
Ben Jacobs / GEN:
Michael Bloomberg's North Carolina Game Is Seriously Unlike Anything Else — The Super Tuesday state is the former New York mayor's best shot at primary delegates — and he knows it — eeing the Bloomberg presidential campaign up close, there is no easy way to describe it.
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Fox News and NewNowNext
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 …
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Associated Press, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, National Review, Slate, Reuters, Informed Comment, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and TheBlaze
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Daily Sabah:
Turkey will no longer stop Syrian migrant flow to Europe, official says
Turkey will no longer stop Syrian migrant flow to Europe, official says
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Al Jazeera, Commentary and Foreign Exchanges
Matthew Bodner / NBC News:
Russia deploys warships to Syria coast after Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack
Russia deploys warships to Syria coast after Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack
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UPI
Hannah Dreier / ProPublica:
When the Billionaire Family Behind the Opioid Crisis Needed PR Help, They Turned to Mike Bloomberg — Bloomberg gave media advice to the Sacklers and recommended his longtime mayoral spokesman to them. The relationship could shadow his presidential bid. — Long celebrated …
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National Review, more at Mediagazer »
ProPublica:
The RNC Stopped Paying a Data Firm After A Serious Breach. Then It Paid A Mysterious LLC With the Same Address. — Three years after the Republican National Committee publicly sidelined the sullied firm, it paid an LLC with the same address $900,000 for “data services.”
Associated Press:
Sanders-linked group entered into racial discrimination NDA — WASHINGTON (AP) — A political advocacy group founded by Bernie Sanders entered into a nondisclosure agreement with an African American political consultant that bars her from discussing a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Real Objective of Mob Violence Against Muslims in India — During the past several days, more than thirty people have been killed in mob violence primarily targeting Muslims in the Indian capital of New Delhi. At the center of the conflict is the Citizenship Amendment Act (C.A.A.) …
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, Scroll.in and Foreign Policy
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Rana Ayyub / TIME:
Narendra Modi Looks the Other Way as New Delhi Burns
Politico:
Republicans storm out of coronavirus briefing after Democrat rips Trump's response — Several House Republicans walked out of a closed-door coronavirus briefing Friday with Trump health officials in protest after a senior Democrat blasted the Trump administration's handling of the response effort.
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Every Democratic Candidates' ‘Black Agenda,’ Ranked — On Saturday, voters in South Carolina will sound the starting gun for the race to the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. After giving white America a head start on selecting the party's nominee, the Democratic Party now turns to South Carolina.
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American Prospect
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP scramble is on to succeed Donald Trump in 2024 — NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — President Donald Trump is locked in a tough reelection battle, yet the Republicans looking to succeed him are already circling. — They're visiting early primary states, reaching out to major donors, and …
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