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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden Reclaims National Lead With Buttigieg, Klobuchar Exits — 36% of Democratic primary voters back the former VP as Super Tuesday contests unfold — Former Vice President Joe Biden is joined on stage by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who endorsed Biden during a rally on Monday night in Dallas …
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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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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
This Virginia Conservative Republican Is Ridin' With Biden
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Raw Story
Reuters:
In a Texas chicken joint, Biden and onetime rival Buttigieg unite to stop Sanders
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Twitchy
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Can't Count on New Voters
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The Daily Beast, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Super Tuesday miracle? Everything is suddenly going right for Biden after near-collapse of campaign
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New York Post, Breitbart and IJR
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
On Super Tuesday eve, Biden gets boost from 2 former rivals
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Politico, National Review, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, HuffPost, Slate, No More Mister Nice Blog, PJ Media Home, CBS News, USA Today, Morning Consult and Washington Post
Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Defense secretary warns military not to challenge Trump on coronavirus — Defense Secretary Mark Esper told officers not to take efforts against coronavirus that don't fit into Trump's public relations messaging. — The secretary of defense last week warned overseas military commanders …
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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 …
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Source Politics and The Intellectualist
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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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Lawmakers want the DNI to make public the intelligence community's assessment of who's responsible for killing Jamal Khashoggi — Senior lawmakers want the intelligence community to make public what its officials have been willing to say only in classified settings: that Saudi Arabian Crown …
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Politico
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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Robby Soave / Reason:
Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Least Woke Host, Retires Amid #MeToo Allegations
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Talking Points Memo, The Wrap, Fox News, The Independent, Columbia Journalism Review and Common Dreams
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 …
Washington Post:
Tornadoes kill at least 19 people, leave trail of destruction in and around Nashville — NASHVILLE — Tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee early Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, demolishing homes and businesses, causing multiple injuries and leaving tens of thousands of residents without power.
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Associated Press, The Federalist, KRON4 and Slate
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NBC News:
At least 9 dead after tornado rips through Nashville and central Tennessee — Besides those confirmed to have died, a number of people are missing, officials said. At least 45 buildings collapsed in Nashville. — At least nine people were killed, others were injured and 50,000 households …
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New York Times, NPR, The Tennessean, CNBC, CBS Baltimore, Daily Kos and The Week
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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Patterico's Pontifications and Florida Politics
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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.
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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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Slate, Raw Story, Marginal REVOLUTION, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
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New York Times:
Close to a Million Coronavirus Tests Could Be Ready in U.S. This Week
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Mother Jones, Townhall, Fortune and HuffPost
Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in US
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The Daily Beast
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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Vox, Mediaite, FiveThirtyEight, The Hill, Daily Kos and Denver Post
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Case closed: No evidence of hacking alleged by Georgia Gov. Kemp — Georgia investigators found no evidence to support Gov. Brian Kemp's allegation just before Election Day in 2018 that the Democratic Party tried to hack election information, according to a report released Tuesday by the attorney general's office.
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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 …
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NB Blog
Chloe Atkins / NBC News:
After shift to the right under Trump, Supreme Court to hear major abortion case from Louisiana — The outcome is uncertain following the president's nominees Gorsuch and Kavanaugh joining the bench. — Women from as far as Oklahoma and Nebraska travel to a small abortion clinic tucked away …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Abortion case out of Louisiana a first test for Trump's Supreme Court justices
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One America News Network
Oriana Pawlyk / Military.com:
White House Nominates Nation's 1st African American Military Service Chief — The White House has nominated Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown to be the next top general to lead the U.S. Air Force. The nomination, announced by the Defense Department Monday afternoon, would make him the first African American officer …
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CBS Miami:
Coronavirus Confusion: Miami Woman Allegedly Denied Proper Testing — MIAMI (CBSMiami) - In what may be the first case of coronavirus in South Florida, a woman who recently returned home from Italy says she was told by doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital that she “likely” has COVID-19 …
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National Review
Molly Ball / TIME:
Mike Bloomberg Wants to Fix America. But Can He Fix the Democrats? — Suppose, Mike Bloomberg is telling me, there's been some sort of explosion. First of all, you want to be ready. “The first thing is preparation,” he says. “You don't ever want to be in a situation where you have to develop the plan as you go along.”
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
Melody Hahm / Yahoo Finance:
Katie Hill encourages women to run for office, warns 'you're going to get trolled' — Delegates across 14 states and one territory will vote for a Democratic candidate for president on Super Tuesday, the biggest primary day of 2020. There are also several local races taking place …
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Washington Free Beacon and The Week
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