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Jessica Valenti / GEN — :
It Will Be Hard to Get Over What Happened to Elizabeth Warren — I've had to come to terms with America's sexism again and again — knew going into Super Tuesday that Elizabeth Warren was unlikely to win big. I had prepared myself for that. What did take me by surprise, though …
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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Maybe Next Time, Ladies — So much for the most diverse presidential field in history. — Ms. Cottle is a member of the editorial board. — Talk about a head-spinner. Just a few days ago, Joe Biden's candidacy was being prepped for burial, while Bernie Sanders's revolution was considered unstoppable.
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Spectator USA and CBS Boston
Amy Wang / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg is suspending his presidential campaign, says he's endorsing Biden
Mike Bloomberg is suspending his presidential campaign, says he's endorsing Biden
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren team turns grim after Super Tuesday wipeout
Warren team turns grim after Super Tuesday wipeout
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Chokes
Bernie Chokes
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The Moderate Voice, Redstate, Slate and PJ Media Home
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Steve Bullock Is Poised to Run for Senate in Montana, Officials Say — After months of insisting he would not challenge the Republican incumbent, Mr. Bullock, the governor and ex-Democratic presidential candidate, has until Monday to file to run in Montana.
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Politico, CNN, Daily Kos and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Abortion rights had a surprisingly hopeful day in the Supreme Court — Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday morning as oral arguments were underway over a restrictive Louisiana abortion law. Melissa Lyttle for Vox — Louisiana's lawyer did such a bad job defending …
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The Federalist, National Review, SCOTUSblog, Slate, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
In rare rebuke, Chief Justice Roberts slams Schumer for ‘threatening’ comments — “You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price,” the NY senator said of Trump appointees. — WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts publicly chastised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Wednesday …
Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
Chuck Schumer Just Threatened Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch — Today the Supreme Court is hearing arguments about a law in Louisiana that requires abortion doctors to have admitting privileges to local hospitals. — Pro-life proponents of the law, which is sponsored …
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Redstate, Fox News, American Greatness and WayneDupree.com
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Chief Justice John Roberts heading down collision course with himself
Chief Justice John Roberts heading down collision course with himself
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Washington Post
Washington Post:
Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Schumer over comments that Kavanaugh, Gorsuch will 'pay the price …
Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Schumer over comments that Kavanaugh, Gorsuch will 'pay the price …
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ABC News
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Schumer unloads on Gorsuch, Kavanaugh at abortion rights rally: ‘You will pay the price!’
Schumer unloads on Gorsuch, Kavanaugh at abortion rights rally: ‘You will pay the price!’
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Common Dreams and Breitbart
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Sanders can't lead the Democrats if his campaign treats them like the enemy — What Bernie needs to learn from Biden. — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have been running very different kinds of campaigns, built on very different ambitions. Biden's been running to lead the Democratic Party more or less as it exists today.
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New York Times, FiveThirtyEight, Mother Jones, Washington Post, CANNONFIRE, Scripting News and The Week
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's ugly new strategy against surging Biden undercuts itself — Now that Joe Biden's commanding performance on Super Tuesday has vaulted him into a solid position to win the Democratic nomination, President Trump is already road-testing a new strategy against the former vice president.
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The Atlantic, Politico and IJR
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders Gets a Rude Awakening — Bernie Sanders's self-proclaimed “political revolution” crashed into a wall of resistance inside the Democratic Party last night. — After a remarkable 72 hours that saw top party leaders consolidate behind Joe Biden, a panoramic array …
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Washington Post, Financial Times, Commentary, Redstate, Politico, Common Dreams and Deseret News
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Ledyard King / USA Today:
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses
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Mother Jones, Reason, New York Times, Fox News, NBC News, Yahoo News, Fortune, Daily Kos, VICE, No More Mister Nice Blog, NPR, Vox, The Dispatch, Slate and Rolling Stone
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Pompeo under pressure to release Taliban deal ‘secret annexes’ — The Trump administration has signed and publicized its peace deal with the Taliban. But even now, big questions remain. Chief among them is why the State Department has insisted on classifying two secret annexes to the deal …
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Washington Free Beacon and New York Times
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Politico:
Republicans lean into Biden probe as he surges in Democratic primary — Just hours after Joe Biden surged to the top of the Democratic presidential pack, Senate Republicans announced a new phase of their investigation targeting the former vice president and his son Hunter.
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Vox, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, The Big Picture and Vanity Fair
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CNN:
Senate GOP ramps up investigations as Biden surges
Senate GOP ramps up investigations as Biden surges
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Foreign Policy, IJR and The Hill
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Jill Biden's epic tussle: In split-second blocking maneuver, she protects husband from lunging vegans — It could have been a scene out of the romantic thriller “The Bodyguard,” except the hero of the moment in this case was not a trained agent but Jill Biden.
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CNN, Los Angeles Times, IJR, Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA, Althouse and Mediaite
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Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed News:
Jill Biden And Symone Sanders Fought Off Two Protesters Who Stormed Joe Biden's Victory Speech
Jill Biden And Symone Sanders Fought Off Two Protesters Who Stormed Joe Biden's Victory Speech
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IJR, Eater, New York Times, Tangle and The Root
Tim Mak / NPR:
Former Prisoner Recalls Sanders Saying, 'I Don't Know What's So Wrong' With Cuba — Audio will be available later today. — American Alan Gross, a prisoner in Cuba for five years during the Obama administration, is accusing Sen. Bernie Sanders of commending the communist country when he came to visit him behind bars.
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New York Post, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Raw Story, Jewish Insider, National Review and Washington Free Beacon
U.S. Department of Justice:
Defense Department Linguist Charged with Espionage — Mariam Taha Thompson, 61, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, was charged today in the District of Columbia with transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national with apparent connections to Hizballah …
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The Daily Caller and Redstate
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Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Majority Whip Jim Clyburn: Sanders Never Courted My Endorsement — The South Carolina Democrat said he's worked productively with the senator for years. But he didn't actively seek out his endorsement. — House Majority Whip James Clyburn has had many productive conversations …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Atlantic, The Hill and CNN
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NBC News:
CDC medical screener at LAX airport tests positive for coronavirus — The person was among screeners who are assigned to the airport's CDC in-transit lounge and also “support jetway screening on direct flights from China.” — WASHINGTON — A medical professional who conducted passenger screenings …
Los Angeles Times:
California reports first coronavirus death; L.A. County declares emergency — California on Wednesday reported its first death related to coronavirus. — Placer County Public Health officials announced that a patient who had tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from a cruise to Mexico last month died.
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The Daily Caller, Breitbart, The Sun, Daily Kos, New York Post and KRON4
Washington Post:
Coronavirus pummels Iran leadership as data show spread is far worse than reported — ISTANBUL — The coronavirus outbreak sweeping through Iran has delivered a jarring blow to the senior ranks of its government, infecting about two dozen members of parliament and at least 15 other current …
Casey Michel / The Daily Beast:
It Looks Like a News App in the Apple Store. It's Really Russian Propaganda. — The app bills itself as a “one-of-a-kind free streaming service & TV library of news programs.” But every single show is from Kremlin-backed TV channel. — Over the past few years, Russian-funded propagandists …
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Raw Story
CBS News:
Pierce Bush is first Bush to lose Texas race in over 40 years — Austin, Texas — Republican Pierce Bush, a grandson of former President George H.W. Bush, failed to advance out of Tuesday's primary in his bid for a Houston congressional seat, becoming the first member of his family to lose a race in Texas in more than 40 years.
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Politico, The Independent, IJR and Althouse
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Italy to close all schools and universities for two weeks as coronavirus death toll rises — Italy was the worst-affected country from the coronavirus outside Asia earlier Wednesday, temporarily overtaking Iran in terms of the number of deaths and infections from the virus.
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New York Post
Hollywood Reporter:
‘No Time To Die’ Release Delayed Due to Coronavirus Outbreak — The 25th Bond pic had been scheduled to hit theaters around the globe in April. It will now go out in November. — The release of upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die has been pushed back from April to November …
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IJR, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, The Week, The Verge and The Daily Dot
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Bloomberg suspends presidential campaign, endorses Biden - Axios — He spent hundreds of millions of dollars to self-fund his run.
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The Daily Caller, The Nation, Forbes, Patterico's Pontifications, Jezebel, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, NB Blog and Daily Kos
The City:
Kids Spent Days in Class With City Teacher Now Showing Coronavirus Signs — A New York City public school teacher who spent February winter break in Italy is now under a two-week self-quarantine, on the advice of the city Department of Health & Mental Hygiene after experiencing possible coronavirus symptoms.
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New York Post
New York Times:
The Coronavirus. The Stock Market. Now Biden's Comeback Adds to Trump's Bad Week. — The president who believes he can control events is confronted by further evidence that he cannot. — With just eight months until Election Day, President Trump is having a bad week.