memeorandum: HHS Secretary Azar says new coronavirus case appears in Chicago (Andrew O'Reilly/Fox News)

12:30 PM ET, March 1, 2020

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina — The two states award a combined 338 delegates on Super Tuesday. — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders holds a double-digit lead over his closest Democratic rival in Texas, while he's essentially tied …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, Politico and Breitbart

Washington Post:

Early exit polls from the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary … Who's winning each group — Groups that candidates are winning by six or more percentage points — Preliminary exit poll results will be updated as vote tallies are reported. — Former vice president Joe Biden …

Discussion: Vox, The Daily Beast, WIS-TV, New York Times, NBC News, Outside the Beltway, Spectator USA and Mother Jones

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: Outside the Beltway and New York Times

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 …

Discussion: Slate, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Daily Caller, Redstate and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »

Politico:

Biden's surprise ray of hope in California — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite his weak polling in California, there's a silver lining emerging for Joe Biden in the biggest delegate prize on the board next week. — Biden's weakness after a distant second finish in Nevada could have compelled Californians …

Discussion: NBC News, ABC News, The Hill and Associated Press

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.

Discussion: Breitbart, NPR, Politico, Associated Press, Outside the Beltway, Raw Story and The Daily Caller

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

Bernie Sanders raises $46 million in February, a huge sum — The haul could help sustain him in a lengthy battle for the nomination. — NORFOLK, Va. - Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $46.5 million in February, his presidential campaign said Sunday, a huge sum that could help sustain him in a lengthy battle for the nomination.

Discussion: The Guardian, Breitbart and Vox

Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The resurrection of Joe Biden

Discussion: New York Magazine

Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren comes out swinging after South Carolina drubbing

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Redstate, The Hill, NBC News, Breitbart and The Week

Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina

Discussion: Associated Press, Fox News, NBC News, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, Big League Politics, BuzzFeed News, New York Post and New York Times

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's victory in South Carolina has reset the Democratic race

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders says he thinks he has an ‘excellent chance’ to win some of the larger states

Discussion: The Week, NBC News, The Hill, Politico, MSNBC and Breitbart

Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast: It's Time for Obama to Man Up and Back Biden

NBC News:
Live Blog / South Carolina primary live updates: NBC projects Biden wins

Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian, Politico and MSNBC

CNN: 6 takeaways from Biden's South Carolina win and what it means for Super Tuesday

Kaelan Deese / The Hill:
Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose'

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, ABC News, NBC News, The Independent and Breitbart

Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Sanders says he raised impressive $46.5M in February alone

Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo

Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Biden buys time with emphatic South Carolina win

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, NBC News, Breitbart and Vox

Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Washington Monthly

CBS News:
South Carolina primary election live updates

Discussion: ABC News, UPI, New York Times, CNN, Reason, Townhall, Vox, Breitbart and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

ABC News:
Joe Biden says he's feeling good following his win in South Carolina

Discussion: The Hill

New York Times: For Buttigieg, a Search for Black Support That Never Arrived

New York Times:
South Carolina Primary Forecast

Discussion: The Guardian and The Moderate Voice

John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Joe Biden Finds His Voice After a Blowout Victory in South Carolina

Discussion: The Federalist

Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Joe Biden's South Carolina Victory Has Him Back In The Running — But For How Long?

Discussion: HuffPost, CNN and The Gateway Pundit

Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘Two Person Race’: Ex-Obama Adviser Says 2020 Fight is Now Down to Bernie and Biden

Discussion: NPR, Vanity Fair and Politico

Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Billionaire, liberal activist Tom Steyer ends presidential bid

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight

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: Politico and Raw Story

Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:

HHS Secretary Azar says new coronavirus case appears in Chicago — EXCLUSIVE: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that a new case of the coronavirus appeared in Chicago overnight, marking the latest spread of the outbreak in the United States.

Discussion: Politico, Chicago Tribune, fox8.com and The Hill

The Guardian:

Coronavirus: Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want ‘millions’ to die — When Donald Trump Jr said Democrats hope coronavirus “kills millions of people” in the US because they want to bring his father down, he was merely “pushing back” at politicisation of the viral outbreak by Trump opponents …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Beast and CNBC

Tristan Cork / bristolpost:

The abuse and threats made to Greta Thunberg by people from Bristol — By grown men, many who appear to have children of their own — When teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg announced she would be coming to Bristol more than a week ago, it created a huge buzz in the city.

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

Trump is pushing a dangerous, false spin on coronavirus — and the media is helping him spread it — Among the many outlandish statements President Trump has made since taking office, one in particular stands out for me. — Speaking in Kansas City, Mo., in the summer of 2018 …

Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:

Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid …

Robert Burns / Associated Press: Pentagon sees Taliban deal as allowing fuller focus on China

The Times of Israel:

Israel's UN ambassador tells AIPAC Bernie Sanders is an ‘ignorant fool’ — 'We don't want Sanders at AIPAC. We don't want him in Israel,' declares Danny Danon of US Democratic frontrunner, who had called Netanyahu a ‘reactionary racist’ — Israel's ambassador to the United Nations …

Discussion: Breitbart and Palestine DeepDive

Matthew Choi / Politico:
Sanders defends attacks on Israel's Netanyahu

Discussion: Jerusalem Post and The Hill

Roger Lau / Team Warren:

Super Tuesday and Beyond — I wanted to give you an update on where our campaign stands since my last memo earlier this month. Since Elizabeth's historic debate performance in Nevada, we've seen an incredible burst of momentum and outpouring of grassroots support.

Discussion: Vox and CNN

Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Trump to visit CDC in Atlanta to highlight U.S. response to coronavirus — President Donald Trump is set to visit the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday as he tries to calm growing fears about the coronavirus outbreak, a senior White House official told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Yuri Pérez / NBC News:

Yes, Bernie Sanders, Castro's literacy program was ‘a bad thing.’ I was indoctrinated by it. — Education under a socialist regime is a malicious program, because it seems like an irreproachable social good but then is just another tool of repression. — “When Fidel Castro came into office, you know what he did?

Discussion: Washington Post and The Atlantic