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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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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.
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 …
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, Vanity Fair and National Review
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Sanders overtakes Warren in her home state, new 2020 poll shows
Sanders overtakes Warren in her home state, new 2020 poll shows
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Washington Post, NPR and The Hill
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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Iowa Starting Line, Occupy Democrats, IJR, Political Flare, The Wrap and JustOneMinute
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Bloomberg:
Coronavirus Could Disrupt U.S. Schools and Transportation, Mulvaney Says — Comments come as markets continue global stock sell-off — Coronavirus cases expand in Europe, Asia and Latin America — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that the coronavirus is likely …
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The White House, Vanity Fair and Daily Kos
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.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Media's coronavirus stories trying to hurt Trump, Mick Mulvaney says as he urges public to turn off TV
Media's coronavirus stories trying to hurt Trump, Mick Mulvaney says as he urges public to turn off TV
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Politico and POLITICUSUSA
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, National Review and VICE
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
President Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy blocked in federal court — A federal appeals court in California halted the Trump administration's “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy on Friday, a blow to the president's restrictive immigration agenda that cripples one of the government's approaches …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court rejects unfair competition suit against Trump's D.C. hotel
Appeals court rejects unfair competition suit against Trump's D.C. hotel
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Associated Press, National Review, NBC News and The Hill
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
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 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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Vox, Progress Pond, National Review, Power Line, Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and Outside the Beltway
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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NPR, Raw Story, The Intellectualist, NewNowNext, The National Interest and Snopes.com
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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
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Nadler seeks interviews with prosecutors who quit Roger Stone case — 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
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, The Drive, Slate, National Review, Washington Post, Reuters, Informed Comment, Outside the Beltway, 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, Foreign Exchanges and BBC
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
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
Civitas Institute:
Biden takes the lead in latest Civitas Poll — SANDERS AND BLOOMBERG FALL BACK; CUNNINGHAM STILL LEADS SENATE PRIMARY — RALEIGH - The second Civitas Poll tracking the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary shows former vice president Joe Biden has taken the lead outside of the margin …
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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.”
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 »
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.
Discussion:
TheBlaze and The CT Mirror
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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Twitchy
Sporting News:
People mad online at Garth Brooks because they don't know Barry Sanders from Bernie Sanders — Barry Sanders — the Detroit Lions Hall of Fame running back — and Bernie Sanders — the U.S. senator from Vermont and Democratic Party candidate for president — are different people.
Laura Bassett / GQ:
Like Warren, I Had My Own Sexist Run-In with Chris Matthews — The Hardball anchor frequently demeans women guests, with objectifying and belittling comments, both on and off air. — MSNBC host Chris Matthews, whose long history of sexist comments and behavior have somehow not yet gotten him fired …
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Variety, The Daily Beast and Washington Post
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.) …
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Balloon Juice, Scroll.in and Foreign Policy
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Rana Ayyub / TIME:
Narendra Modi Looks the Other Way as New Delhi Burns
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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Breitbart
Jewish Electorate Institute:
National Survey of Likely Jewish Voters in 2020 — On behalf of the non-partisan Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI), Garin-Hart-Yang conducted an online survey of 1,001 Jewish voters nationally who self-identify as Jewish and indicate that they are likely to vote in the November 2020 election.
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BuzzFeed News and Jewish Insider