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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 …

Discussion: The Nation, The Hill, National Review, The B|E note, OpenSecrets.org and NBC News

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.

Discussion: Townhall, The Hill and Political Wire

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.

Discussion: Politico, Washington Monthly, Townhall, Slate, The Week, Mediaite, americamagazine.org, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Talking Points Memo, Granite Grok, Breitbart, Daily Kos, Raw Story, CANNONFIRE, Jezebel and Vox

William Kristol / The Bulwark:

The Simple Answer — Don't overthink your Super Tuesday vote. — “They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong. There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers.” — You are a normal American. You don't like demagogues of the right or the left.

Discussion: The Week and Althouse

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.

Discussion: The Hill, National Review, Fox News, IJR and Big League Politics

CNN:

Amy Klobuchar will end 2020 presidential campaign and endorse Joe Biden — (CNN)Sen. Amy Klobuchar will end her presidential bid on Monday and endorse Joe Biden, a campaign aide tells CNN. — The Klobuchar campaign confirmed that the senator is flying to Dallas to join the former vice president …

Discussion: NBC News, ABC News, POLITICUSUSA, UPI and Outside the Beltway

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.

Discussion: Common Dreams, Paste and Slate

Amy Wang / Washington Post:
Amy Klobuchar drops out of presidential race, will endorse Joe Biden

Discussion: The Week, Rolling Stone, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos

David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Bernie or Biden. Period.

Discussion: Slate, Common Dreams and FiveThirtyEight

CNN:
Buttigieg mulls Biden endorsement

Discussion: The Atlantic, Redstate, Breitbart and The Hill

Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Super Tuesday cheat sheet: Massachusetts race at a glance

Discussion: Politico and The Hill

Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Bloomberg's biggest test: winning votes on Super Tuesday

Discussion: Fox News, Associated Press, The Hill, Politico, NBC News and The Daily Beast

Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
McAuliffe and others trapped in elevator before Biden event in Richmond

Discussion: Daily Kos and The Hill

Pete Williams / NBC News:

Supreme Court will take up challenge to Obamacare's individual mandate — The decision to take up the lawsuit in the new term that starts in October means the program will continue for at least another year and any ruling will come after Election Day. — The Supreme Court said Monday …

Discussion: Associated Press, Fox News, ABC News, No More Mister Nice Blog, UPI, Vox, POLITICUSUSA and The Week

Susannah Luthi / Politico:
Supreme Court will hear major challenge to Obamacare

Discussion: New York Times, Townhall, The Intellectualist, Breitbart, Rolling Stone and The Daily Caller

Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court justices reject appeal over bump stock ban

Discussion: NBC News and Fox News

Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:

White House takes aggressive public posture amid new coronavirus spread — Experts say it could take a year or more to develop a vaccine. — The White House on Monday continued to project an image that's it's on on the offensive in how it's handling the new coronavirus …

Discussion: The Hill

Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Trump retweets video of him defeating his critics after second confirmed coronavirus death reported in U.S.

Discussion: The Root

Washington Post:
Live updates: Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 3,000; markets stage cautious recovery on stimulus hopes

Discussion: Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, The Verge, The Daily Signal, VTDigger, COVID-19 Daily, UPI and New York Times

Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump says it's safe to hold rallies amid coronavirus outbreak

Discussion: Associated Press and The Intellectualist

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 …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Committee to Protect … and IJR

Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Trump administration announces new restrictions on Chinese journalists

Discussion: National Review, Axios, NBC News and Associated Press, more at Mediagazer »

Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone:

Public Enemy Fire Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Rally Spat — “We thank him for his years of service and wish him well” — Public Enemy announced they are permanently “moving forward” without Flavor Flav, firing one of hip-hop's most memorable hypemen after more than 35 years.

Discussion: New York Daily News, New York Times, NB Blog, Los Angeles Times, Paste, IJR, VICE, TMZ.com, SPIN, Breitbart, Fox News, The Week, UPI, Variety, NBC News and The Root

Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Public Enemy fire Flavor Flav after clash over Bernie Sanders rally

Discussion: SPIN and Breitbart

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly

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 …

Discussion: VICE, New York Post and The Week

Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:

How a Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research — An official at the Interior Department embarked on a campaign that has inserted misleading language about climate change — including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial …

Discussion: The Hill, The American Independent, VICE, CNN and The Intellectualist

Politico:

Azar in the crosshairs for delays in virus tests — Even as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention takes blame for testing delays that may have led to hundreds of Americans being quietly infected with the coronavirus, officials inside the health department and the White House …

Discussion: The Hill

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition in email flap — A federal judge has ordered former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sit for a sworn deposition for the first time in connection with her use of a private email account during her State Department tenure.

Discussion: National Review

Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Federal judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition to address private emails: ‘Still more to learn’

Discussion: Townhall and PJ Media Home

Marty Steinberg / CNBC:

Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of GE, dies at 84 — Jack Welch was a railroad conductor's son who rose to chairman and CEO of General Electric. — During the 20 years he led the conglomerate, its market value grew from $12 billion to $410 billion.

Discussion: The Week, New York Post, Marketplace and Variety

George Packer / The Atlantic:

The President Is Winning His War on American Institutions — When Donald Trump came into office, there was a sense that he would be outmatched by the vast government he had just inherited. — The new president was impetuous, bottomlessly ignorant, almost chemically inattentive …

Discussion: Raw Story

New York Times:

How Bloomberg Buys the Silence of Unhappy Employees — Every year, Mike Bloomberg's company pays hundreds of fired employees to not say anything bad. — Every year, hundreds of departing employees at Bloomberg L.P. are presented with a choice: Either leave the company empty-handed or accept …

Discussion: Spectator USA, more at Mediagazer »

Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:

The Sanders and Biden Families Have Been Cashing In for Years — Donald Trump has set a new bar for presidential self-dealing. But two of the Democratic front-runners have their own, lower-level history of mixing family and politics. — Since the 1970s, Senator Bernie Sanders …

Moe Tkacik / Bustle:

Rebekah Neumann's Search For Enlightenment Fueled WeWork's Collapse — When Rebekah Paltrow showed up at Dechen Thurman's 8 a.m. meditation class for the first time, Thurman saw someone a lot like himself. Her last name advertised shared lineage with an ultrafamous blonde movie star.

John Myers / Los Angeles Times:

Californians who already voted for Buttigieg or Steyer grapple with desire for a do-over — There may be plenty of second chances in life, but there are very few when it comes to voting — a bitter pill to swallow for those Californians who voted for any of the presidential candidates …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:

Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan For Swift Federal Action On Coronavirus — She wants free tests and treatment, and paid leave for patients and caregivers. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday will lay out a detailed plan for swift federal action to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

Discussion: Press Watch and Washington Post