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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.
Discussion: The Atlantic, Politico and IJR
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Revolution Failed.  But His Movement Can Still Win.  —  The Democratic primary in Virginia last night went almost exactly as the Bernie Sanders campaign had long planned: The candidate of the multiracial working class beat the polls — and overcame his rival's massive financial advantage …
Discussion: Vox
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.
Ledyard King / USA Today:
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   After Super Tuesday rush, will there be a Biden hangover?
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:
Bullock reignites Democrats' hopes of Montana Senate run
Discussion: Associated Press
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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Washington Post:
Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Schumer over comments that Kavanaugh, Gorsuch will 'pay the price …
Discussion: ABC News
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Chief Justice John Roberts heading down collision course with himself
Discussion: Washington Post
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Schumer unloads on Gorsuch, Kavanaugh at abortion rights rally: ‘You will pay the price!’
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
Discussion: Team Warren
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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.
Discussion: Spectator USA and CBS Boston
Amy Wang / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg is suspending his presidential campaign, says he's endorsing Biden
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren team turns grim after Super Tuesday wipeout
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Can Sanders Blunt Biden's Surge?
Discussion: Slate, VTDigger and Washington Post
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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New York Times:
Taliban Ramp Up Attacks on Afghans After Trump Says ‘No Violence’
Discussion: Slate, News Items and Washington Post
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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CNN:
Senate GOP ramps up investigations as Biden surges
Discussion: Foreign Policy, IJR and The Hill
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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Robert A. George / New York Daily News:   Fear of a black electorate: Bernie's anti-establishment message crashes into the Democrats …
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Redstate
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Associated Press:
Defense contractor charged with giving up military secrets
Discussion: ABC News
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 …
Discussion: Deseret News
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: New York Post
Foreign Policy:
Trump Loyalist Appointed to Oversee Relations With U.N., World Health Organization  —  The appointment of White House aide Sean Doocey could douse hopes of change for a battered and bruised State Department bureau.  —  Sean Doocey, the former chief of the White House personnel office …
Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Obama Decision for Coronavirus Test Kit Shortage  — Local officials complain that virus test kits in short supply  — CDC has been faulted for decision to produce its own test  —  President Donald Trump blamed his predecessor for a nationwide shortage of test kits …
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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