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11:40 PM ET, February 29, 2020

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Is Now the Only Democrat Who Can Stop Bernie Sanders  —  After Joe Biden finished as astonishing 4th place in Iowa and then 5th place in New Hampshire, I wrote a post-mortem for his campaign.  It now looks like one of the most wrong things I have ever written.
Discussion: New York Times
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NBC News:
Billionaire Tom Steyer quits Democratic primary race  —  The announcement came after an underwhelming finish in the South Carolina Democratic primary.  —  Tom Steyer, the California activist billionaire who has largely been a nonfactor in the Democratic primary campaign, dropped out of the race on Saturday night.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Embattled Chris Matthews Left Out of MSNBC's S.C. Primary Coverage  —  The MSNBC host was nowhere to be found on air a day after he was accused of sexual harassment.  —  A day after he was accused of sexual harassment by a journalist, MSNBC decided to keep host Chris Matthews off …
CBS News:
South Carolina primary election live updates  —  Voting is underway in South Carolina's pivotal primary, the last primary before Super Tuesday.  Joe Biden is hoping for his first 2020 win and Bernie Sanders has momentum from his victories in New Hampshire and Nevada, and his popular vote lead in Iowa.
Kaelan Deese / The Hill:
Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose'  —  A professor in political science with a history of accurately predicting the outcome of U.S. presidential elections said either Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would win the primary election …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina  — Bundlers backing Joe Biden's campaign told CNBC that they are seeing a surge in big money commitments in the wake of Saturday's apparent blowout victory in the South Carolina primary.
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
South Carolina polls set to close as Biden hopes to rebound in 2020 primary  —  Bernie Sanders has pulled into the lead nationally, but the former VP is hoping his strength with black voters could give him a boost.  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. - Voting is underway in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina
New York Times:
South Carolina Primary Forecast
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Juana Summers / NPR:
Tom Steyer Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race
Discussion: The Week
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Tom Steyer drops out of the presidential race
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and New York Times
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘Two Person Race’: Ex-Obama Adviser Says 2020 Fight is Now Down to Bernie and Biden
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
Discussion: TalkLeft, Slate and Reason
New York Times:   For Buttigieg, a Search for Black Support That Never Arrived
Washington Post:
Eighteen days that resuscitated Joe Biden's nearly five-decade career
Discussion: The Week
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
2020 South Carolina Primary: Live Coverage
Discussion: Vox, PJ Media Home and Politico
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump jokes Biden won't be governing as president: 'He'll be in a home'
Discussion: NBC News
Li Zhou / Vox:
Live results for the South Carolina Democratic primary
Discussion: Washington Post and HuffPost
Washington Post:
Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing  —  More coronavirus infections were reported from South Korea to France to Qatar on Saturday after health officials in Washington state, Oregon and California on Friday reported a worrying development …
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. weighs restrictions at border with Mexico over coronavirus threat  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering imposing entry restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border to control the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, according to two U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials.
Discussion: Political Flare and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Man in Washington state first in US to die from new virus  —  A man has died in Washington state of COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday, marking the first such reported death in the United States.  —  State officials issued a terse news release announcing the death, gave no details and scheduled a news conference.
Discussion: Mediaite and Associated Press
KIRO:
Department of Health confirms first coronavirus death in Washington state  —  The Washington Department of Health confirmed Saturday the first coronavirus-related death in Washington state, according to a press release.  —  Health officials said there are new King County cases in addition to the two new cases confirmed Friday evening.
Tony Romm / Washington Post:   Millions of tweets peddled conspiracy theories about coronavirus in other countries, an unpublished U.S. report says
Tara Lee / governor.wa.gov:
Inslee issues COVID-19 emergency proclamation
Discussion: Breitbart and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump misidentifies first coronavirus fatality in U.S. as a woman
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Los Angeles Times:   California sees third case of ‘community spread’ coronavirus as first U.S. death is reported near Seattle
Washington Post:
Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis  —  Minutes before President Trump was preparing Wednesday to reassure a skittish nation about the coronavirus threat, he received a piece of crucial information: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified …
Discussion: Political Flare
TMZ.com:
Bernie Sanders Boards the Wrong Private Jet, Campaign Brain Fart  —  BERNIE SANDERS BOARDS THE WRONG PRIVATE JET ... Case Of Campaign Brain  —  Bernie Sanders is on the go all the time — which seems to have given him a momentary case of a campaign brain fart as he accidentally boarded the wrong jet.
Discussion: Redstate and PJ Media Home
BBC:
Coronavirus: Nasa images show China pollution clear amid slowdown  —  Satellite images have shown a dramatic decline in pollution levels over China, which is “at least partly” due to an economic slowdown prompted by the coronavirus, US space agency Nasa says.  —  Nasa maps show falling levels of nitrogen dioxide this year.
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Jackie Speier's Question to DOJ on Epstein Raises Eyebrows in House Intel Committee  —  In a closed-door briefing to members of Congress on government surveillance, a senior Justice Department official was asked a surprising question.  —  In a closed-door briefing to members of Congress …
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders  —  Many listeners would never repeat what these podcast hosts say.  So why do they desperately want to hear from them?  —  IOWA CITY — The people in the crowd were angry, and “Chapo Trap House” wanted them to stay that way.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey - report  —  Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management has taken a ‘sizable state’ and intends to ‘push for changes’, reports Bloomberg News  —  A major Republican donor has purchased a stake in Twitter …
The Boston Globe:
New Suffolk/Globe poll finds Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren locked in statistical tie in Massachusetts  —  Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are locked in a statistical tie ahead of the Massachusetts primary on Tuesday, according to a poll released Saturday by Suffolk University …
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
US, Taliban sign deal to withdraw troops from Afghanistan  —  The United States and the Taliban signed a historic deal Saturday aimed at winding down America's longest war.  —  With Secretary of State Mike Pompeo watching, U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban's political chief …
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Mark Esper / Washington Post:
Defense Secretary Mark Esper: This is our chance to bring troops home from Afghanistan for good
 
 
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Smer suffers huge defeat in Slovakia election: exit polls
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Weinstein stir crazy at New York hospital days after sex crimes conviction, spokesman says
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Ex-lawmaker Katie Hill dating Playboy writer Alex Thomas
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Media Matters for America:
At CPAC, Glenn Beck says the Bernie Sanders “revolution” will lead to “another Holocaust”
Discussion: Mediaite
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Business Insider:
Here's why Obamacare would likely make any coronavirus vaccine free for patients …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
Kept at the Hospital on Coronavirus Fears, Now Facing Large Medical Bills
Discussion: The Intercept and Fox News
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Trump is ignoring the lessons of 1918 flu pandemic that killed millions, historian says
Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
“Final decision rests with POTUS”: Newly Released Defense Department Emails Show Esper …
 

 
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Financial Times:
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