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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Super Tuesday heralds an epic Democratic Party clash — LOS ANGELES — On Sunday night, Bernie Sanders was endorsed by Chuck D in Los Angeles and Joe Biden was endorsed by Terry McAuliffe in Norfolk, Virginia. Chuck D is the 59 year-old founder of Public Enemy, self-described raptivist, and longtime supporter of left causes.
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Reuters:
In a Texas chicken joint, Biden and onetime rival Buttigieg unite to stop Sanders — DALLAS (Reuters) - It was a scene that was hard to imagine just one week ago. — Joe Biden, 77, and until Sunday his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination Pete Buttigieg, 38 …
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
On Super Tuesday eve, Biden gets boost from 2 former rivals
On Super Tuesday eve, Biden gets boost from 2 former rivals
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Politico, Slate, PJ Media Home, The Hill, Washington Post and Associated Press
HuffPost:
Buttigieg, Klobuchar, O'Rourke Endorsing Biden In Triad Of Moderate Support
Buttigieg, Klobuchar, O'Rourke Endorsing Biden In Triad Of Moderate Support
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Spectator USA, Washington Post and CBS News
Brett T. / Twitchy:
‘You know ... you know the thing’: Watch Joe Biden try to quote the Declaration of Independence and cringe
‘You know ... you know the thing’: Watch Joe Biden try to quote the Declaration of Independence and cringe
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Washington Times
Ginger Gibson / Reuters:
Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in Democratic primary
Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in Democratic primary
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Talking Points Memo, USA Today, Fox News, Mediaite and National Review
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Harry Reid endorses Joe Biden for president; Amy Klobuchar also plans to back him
Harry Reid endorses Joe Biden for president; Amy Klobuchar also plans to back him
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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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Big League Politics, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Breitbart and Associated Press
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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NPR, National Review, The Guardian and NBC News
New York Times:
Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of Presidential Race and Plans to Endorse Biden
Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of Presidential Race and Plans to Endorse Biden
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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
MSNBC Host Chris Matthews Resigns After Accusations of Sexism and Harassment
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One America News Network, Washington Examiner, Jezebel, Raw Story, The Hill and The Guardian
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Chris Matthews survived #MeToo — until he angered Bernie Bros and Warren fans
Chris Matthews survived #MeToo — until he angered Bernie Bros and Warren fans
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The Week, Fox News and Washington Post
Robby Soave / Reason:
Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Least Woke Host, Retires Amid #MeToo Allegations
Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Least Woke Host, Retires Amid #MeToo Allegations
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Fox News, WGN-TV, PJ Media Home and Townhall
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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Associated Press, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Sean McElwee / Memos:
Memo: Final Super Tuesday Polling — Authors: Sean McElwee, Executive Director of Data for Progress, Jason Ganz, CTO of Data for Progress — The three days between South Carolina and Super Tuesday have been perhaps the most eventful of the race. Billionaire Tom Steyer …
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
Dan Cobb / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Officials confirm Georgia's first 2 cases of coronavirus — Two people who live in the same household in Atlanta's Fulton County are the first in Georgia to test positive for the new coronavirus, Gov. Brian Kemp and state officials announced Monday evening at a hastily arranged press conference.
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The Hill
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.
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The Daily Beast
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Begala: Trump will ‘dump Pence’ for Haley on day of Democratic nominee's acceptance speech — Longtime CNN political analyst Paul Begala predicted on Monday that President Trump is “gonna dump [Vice President] Mike Pence in favor of former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley” …
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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New York Times:
As Coronavirus Numbers Rise, C.D.C. Testing Comes Under Fire — Federal health officials botched an initial diagnostic test and restricted widespread screening. Missteps may have raised the risks to Americans, critics say. — The coronavirus has found a crack in the nation's public health armor …
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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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Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
'You don't want to go to war with a president' — Anthony Fauci might be the one person everyone in Washington trusts right now. — But at 79, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is in the thick of one of the biggest battles of 35 years in the role …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party — DRIVING THE DAY — G'MORNING from MINNEAPOLIS and happy Super Tuesday. — “THIS ISN'T AN ELECTION to spend all our time in the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party,” JOE BIDEN said Monday in HOUSTON.
Politico:
CDC abruptly postpones coronavirus press briefing — The postponement comes after a number of states reported new cases over the weekend. — The Center for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta. — The CDC today abruptly postponed a press briefing on the coronavirus response.
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Raw Story
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Paranoid Politics Goes Viral — When everything is a liberal media conspiracy. — We still don't know how much damage Covid-19 — the coronavirus disease — will do, but it's reasonable to be very concerned. After all, it appears to be highly transmissible, and it is probably a lot more lethal than ordinary flu.
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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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The Week
Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Devin Nunes sues Washington Post. It's his 7th lawsuit in 12 months — California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes on Monday filed his seventh lawsuit in 12 months alleging that he was the victim of defamation or conspiracy, this time suing The Washington Post.
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Raw Story
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.
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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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Common Dreams
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 …
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.