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New York Times:
Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of Presidential Race and Plans to Endorse Biden — Ms. Klobuchar made her decision hours before Super Tuesday. She shocked the primary field with a third-place finish in New Hampshire, but ultimately could not compete with better-funded rivals.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Democratic Primary Voters Flock Back to Biden After South Carolina Victory — Former VP pulls within striking distance of Sanders in national poll — Getty Images / Morning Consult illustration by Samantha Elbouez — 26% of Democratic primary voters nationwide are backing former Vice …
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Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in Democratic primary — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential nominating contest on Monday, shortly after ending his own bid for the White House, a top Buttigieg adviser told Reuters.
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Harry Reid endorses Joe Biden for president; Amy Klobuchar also plans to back him — Former Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday, saying the former vice president's resume and stability make him the best candidate to beat President Trump.
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Sam Radwany / KGUN-TV:
Senate candidate Mark Kelly endorses Joe Biden in Arizona primary — TUCSON, Ariz. — Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly says he's voting for Joe Biden in the upcoming Arizona Presidential Preference election. — Kelly is running for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Arizona.
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Black Voters Didn't Vote for Biden in South Carolina Because They ‘Lack Information’
Black Voters Didn't Vote for Biden in South Carolina Because They ‘Lack Information’
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Obama spoke with Buttigieg after he dropped out of 2020 race: report
Obama spoke with Buttigieg after he dropped out of 2020 race: report
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Mayor Pete Flew Sky High
Mayor Pete Flew Sky High
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Matthews Out at MSNBC — Mr. Matthews's show, “Hardball,” has been on the air since 1997. — Chris Matthews, the veteran political anchor and voluble host of the long-running MSNBC talk show “Hardball,” resigned his position at the network on Monday night, an abrupt departure …
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Jason Abbruzzese / NBC News:
Chris Matthews announces retirement, mutually parts ways with MSNBC — Matthews was due to retire in the near future with the events of the past week playing a factor in the timing of the move, an MSNBC spokesperson said. — Chris Matthews announces retirement
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The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Host Chris Matthews Resigns After Accusations of Sexism and Harassment — Matthews' exit comes on the heels of a reporter's allegation that he sexually harassed her before an on-air segment in 2016. — Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews announced on air Monday night …
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Associated Press:
Chris Matthews retires from MSNBC, cites comments to women — NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show on Monday, apologizing for making inappropriate comments about women and saying “a younger generation is ready to take the reins.”
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FBI.gov — FBI:
Joint Statement from DOS, DOJ, DOD, DHS, ODNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Preparations for Super Tuesday — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, Acting Director of National Intelligence …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
White House withdraws nomination of Defense official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze — The White House is withdrawing the nominee for a top Pentagon post, according to two Senate aides, following reports that she questioned the legality of the administration's efforts to freeze military aid to Ukraine.
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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Kushner sells stake in firm using tax breaks he lobbied for — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has sold his stake in a company investing in Opportunity Zone projects offering tax breaks he had personally lobbied for in Washington …
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
White House takes aggressive public posture amid new coronavirus spread
White House takes aggressive public posture amid new coronavirus spread
CNN:
Key Republican senator says he'll back Trump's controversial pick for intel chief — Washington (CNN)Sen. Richard Burr, the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN Monday that he will back the nomination of President Donald Trump's controversial pick to be the country's next intelligence chief.
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Aron Heller / Associated Press:
Exit polls: Netanyahu short of majority in Israel vote — JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an edge over his main rival in Israel's third election in under a year, exit polls indicated Monday night, but it was unclear whether he could clinch the parliamentary majority needed to claim victory.
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Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Benny Gantz with striking 60-seat bloc
Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Benny Gantz with striking 60-seat bloc
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Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in US — SEATTLE (AP) — An increase in testing for the coronavirus began shedding light Monday on how the illness has spread in the United States, including among nursing home residents in one Washington state facility.
Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
Can We Get a Vaccine Early? How the Rich Are Preparing for Coronavirus — Langone dials hospital experts, others hunt supplies or meds — One investor may fly to Idaho with or without family. A doctor in a Colorado ski town is soothing wealthy clients who want a cure.
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Trump administration orders four Chinese news outlets in U.S. to reduce staffs — In a major escalation of a media war between Beijing and Washington, the Trump administration on Monday ordered four Chinese news outlets operating in the United States to reduce the number of Chinese nationals working …
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Trump administration announces new restrictions on Chinese journalists
Trump administration announces new restrictions on Chinese journalists
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The Nation:
‘The Nation’ Endorses Bernie Sanders and His Movement — We are proud to endorse Sanders, a democratic socialist with a program both realistic and radical enough to meet the challenges of our time. — EDITOR'S NOTE: We've put a lot of thought into our endorsement, and we want you to know why.
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New York Times:
Ivanka Trump Now Acknowledges: 'I'm a Proud Trump Republican' — Once seen as a moderate voice in the White House, the president's older daughter was angered by his impeachment and plans on an active role as a fund-raiser for his re-election campaign. — WASHINGTON — She told …
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The Daily Caller
Alex Griswold / Washington Free Beacon:
Journalist Who Defended Katie Hill Failed to Disclose He Dated Her — A Playboy journalist who went to bat for disgraced former representative Katie Hill (D., Calif.) after her resignation failed to disclose that they were dating at the time her scandal became public.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump has exposed a huge weakness. Democrats should pounce. — If President Trump and his propagandists get their way, no one will ever raise a peep of criticism over his handling of coronavirus — thus placing our government's response to a looming public health emergency beyond scrutiny entirely.
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:
Mueller Memos Part 6: What Witnesses Told Investigators About Trump And Russia — BuzzFeed News sued the US government under the Freedom of Information Act for the right to see all the work that Robert Mueller's team kept secret. Today we are publishing the sixth installment of the FBI's summaries of interviews with witnesses.
Richard Salame / The Guardian:
Texas closes hundreds of polling sites, making it harder for minorities to vote — Guardian analysis finds that places where black and Latino population is growing by the largest numbers experienced the majority of closures and could benefit Republicans — Last year, Texas led the US south …
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Washington Post:
Major airlines, U.S. officials clash over passenger tracking related to coronavirus cases — The impasse has dragged on despite the growing number of cases in the United States — U.S. officials are pressuring airline executives to turn over the email addresses and phone numbers …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders would be an awful president — Joe Biden has come out of the South Carolina primary as the most plausible moderate candidate. Now is the time for Democrats to coalesce around him and make Super Tuesday a terrible day for Bernie Sanders. — Plenty of polling shows that Sanders …
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Steve Stecklow / Reuters:
Exclusive: Newly obtained documents show Huawei role in shipping prohibited U.S. gear to Iran — LONDON (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies, which for years has denied violating American trade sanctions on Iran, produced internal company records in 2010 that show it was directly involved …
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Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:
Tulsi Gabbard's Nine Supporters Urge Her to Drop Out of Race — WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is under intense pressure to drop out of the 2020 race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, her nine supporters announced on Monday.
New York Times:
Frozen in Anxiety: How Democratic Leaders Struggled to Confront Bernie Sanders — Mr. Sanders is making the case that his urgent message is the best match for a trying political moment, and moderates are scrambling ahead of Super Tuesday to stop his momentum.
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CNBC:
Dow roars back from coronavirus sell-off with biggest gain since 2009, surges 5.1% — Tim Anderson: I don't see how cutting rates is going to solve problem — Stocks rebounded sharply from their worst week since the financial crisis on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its best day in more than a decade.
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Defense Intelligence Agency Bans Some Domestic Travel, Sources Say — It was one of the surest signs yet that the highest levels of the U.S. intelligence community were treating the coronavirus outbreak like a significant operational concern. — Vice President Mike Pence said Monday evening …
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NBC News:
FEMA preparing for possible coronavirus emergency declaration — “To me this is another indication that the president and the White House are finally aware of the gravity of the situation,” said former FEMA official Michael Coen. — WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency …
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Arit John / Los Angeles Times:
Why does it take so long to get election results in California? — Last month, the delayed results of the Iowa caucuses caused a crisis within the political world. Fundraising boosts were lost. Momentum was not enjoyed. It did not seem like democracy's best week.