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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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FiveThirtyEight, OpenSecrets.org, The Rush Limbaugh Show and New York Times
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Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Democrats Have a Turnout Problem — The Democrats need to replicate their historic 2008 voter mobilization — but they keep falling short — WASHINGTON — At his final rally in South Carolina last Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) made a plea to the boisterous crowd gathered to see him.
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Reuters:
In a Texas chicken joint, Biden and onetime rival Buttigieg unite to stop Sanders
In a Texas chicken joint, Biden and onetime rival Buttigieg unite to stop Sanders
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Twitchy
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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National Review, Breitbart, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, Politico, Slate, CBS News, PJ Media Home, USA Today, Washington Post, Associated Press and Morning Consult
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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Redstate, Spectator USA and Twitchy
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
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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Fox News, The Nation, Raw Story, Big League Politics, The Daily Caller, New York Times and Associated Press
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, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Mediaite and National Review
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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CNN, Mediaite, TalkLeft, Rolling Stone, The Federalist, Althouse and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Mediagazer »
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Jason Abbruzzese / NBC News:
Chris Matthews announces retirement, mutually parts ways with MSNBC
Chris Matthews announces retirement, mutually parts ways with MSNBC
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Mediaite, Outside the Beltway, Big League Politics, The Hill, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, National Review, The Lid, Balloon Juice, The Verge, Politico, The Sun and Raw Story
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, Townhall, PJ Media Home, Washington Post and Raw Story
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
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Confirms Second Case in the State — The case in Westchester County indicates that community transmission is likely underway in the state. — ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Tuesday morning a second confirmed case of coronavirus in New York …
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CNBC:
New York City high school closes after suspected coronavirus case in its community — A New York City high school is closing Tuesday after a suspected case of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the community. — SAR Academy and SAR High School said in a statement that it was a precautionary measure …
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New York Post
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 …
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 …
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Daily Kos and Denver Post
Politico:
Trump loyalist installed in top intelligence post on National Security Council — A White House lawyer and former counsel to the House Intelligence Committee under Devin Nunes has been named senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council, the latest instance …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
White House withdraws nomination of Defense official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze
White House withdraws nomination of Defense official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze
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New York Post, The Hill, CNN, Raw Story and ABC News
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Kushner sells stake in firm using tax breaks he lobbied for
Carlos R. Munoz / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Coronavirus Florida: Mother and son at Sarasota Military Academy under quarantine — By Carlos R. Munoz By Timothy Fanning By Zac Anderson — They are not showing any symptoms of COVID-19 but came in contact with a patient who the CDC now says tested “positive,” the schools says.
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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Slate, Raw Story, Marginal REVOLUTION, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The Daily Caller uses status as Facebook fact-checker to boost Trump — In April 2019, Facebook announced it was adding The Daily Caller, the right-wing site founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, to its fact-checking program. The move was made in response to conservatives who complained …
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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Raw Story, Vox and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Playbook Is Terribly Ill-Suited to a Pandemic — President Trump rode out the Mueller investigation. He survived impeachment. He has waved away dozens of lesser scandals as though they were nothing more than gnats. — But now he faces a challenge unlike any he has confronted before …
BuzzFeed News:
Remembering This Election's Strangest Friendship: Bernie Sanders And Amy Klobuchar — Running for president is a weird and lonely experience. At least Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, two salty candidates, had their own kind of friendship. — For a brief moment last Tuesday …
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Townhall, Mother Jones and NPR
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.
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” …
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Yes, A Border Wall Will Help Contain The Coronavirus — If the coronavirus begins to spread in Mexico, we're going to wish we had secured the border. Suggesting we do so isn't racist, it's realistic. — You might think Democrats and the media would have quickly realized that the rapid spread …
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Reuters and New York Times
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.
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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Raw Story
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
New York Times:
Defense Secretary Warns Commanders Not to Surprise Trump on Coronavirus — Mark T. Esper directed overseas officers not to run afoul of the White House's messaging and asked them to clear decisions on protecting their troops. — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper …
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