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8:45 PM ET, March 4, 2020

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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: Mediaite, The Atlantic and IJR
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Washington Post:
Black voters, ‘Whole Foods moms’ and an anti-Trump base: Biden builds coalition that could boost Democrats in November  —  As Joe Biden racked up a string of unexpected victories in Super Tuesday primaries, he began to stitch together the kind of political coalition that had eluded his candidacy for months …
CNN:
Secret Service changing Biden protection plans after rally scare  —  (CNN)The Secret Service is scrambling plans to provide protection to presidential candidates after protesters stormed the stage of former Vice President Joe Biden's victory rally in Los Angeles late Tuesday in a harrowing scene.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Revolution Failed. But His Movement Can Still Win.
Discussion: Vox, Fox News and The Week
Holly Otterbein / Politico:   Sanders campaign hatches comeback plan
Amy Wang / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg is suspending his presidential campaign, says he's endorsing Biden
Ledyard King / USA Today:
Many young voters sat out Super Tuesday, contributing to Bernie Sanders' losses
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: Redstate, Jezebel and The Hill
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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 …
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Chief Justice John Roberts heading down collision course with himself
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
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
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: CANNONFIRE and Team Warren
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Washington Post:
Warren, Sanders allies scramble to find her an exit ramp  —  DETROIT — Top surrogates and allies of Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are discussing ways for their two camps to unite and push a common liberal agenda, with the expectation that Warren is likely to leave the presidential campaign soon …
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Maybe Next Time, Ladies
Discussion: Spectator USA and CBS Boston
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
Can Sanders Blunt Biden's Surge?
Discussion: Slate and VTDigger
Emma Roller / The Outline:
Elizabeth Warren was a good candidate, but it's time to go all in for Bernie
Discussion: VICE, VTDigger and Vox
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CNN:
Senate GOP ramps up investigations as Biden surges
Discussion: Foreign Policy and The Hill
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.
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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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.
Kate Kelly / New York Times:
Wall Street, Encouraged by Biden's Wins, Breaks Out Its Checkbooks  —  Fearful of the more progressive candidates, some finance executives had sidelined themselves from the elections until Mr. Biden surged.  —  After weeks of worrying that Senator Bernie Sanders would trounce his rivals …
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 …
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 …
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
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
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 …
Discussion: CNN, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Hill
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
PBS Scores $1.5 Million Win at Tavis Smiley Trial  —  The talk show host was accused of sexual misconduct in a rare test of morals clauses.  —  PBS has prevailed on its claim that Tavis Smiley breached a morals clause.  On Wednesday, a Washington, D.C., jury returned a verdict in favor …
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, IJR, The Independent and Althouse
Joey Flechas / Miami Herald:
Ultra's March festival canceled over coronavirus fears in Miami, sources say  —  The 2020 Ultra Music Festival will be postponed — possibly for a full year, which would effectively cancel this year's edition of Miami's marquee electronic dance music event, the Miami Herald has learned.
Discussion: SPIN, Variety, The Hill and CBS Miami
 
 
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KPNX:
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Discussion: The Hill
Will Englund / Washington Post:
Trump administration moving to allow railroads to haul liquefied natural gas.  Opponents say it's a risk.
Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:
The Trump Administration Is Enshrining Its Anti-Science Policy in the Midst of an Epidemic
Discussion: US EPA and E&E News
Natalie Escobar / NPR:
When Xenophobia Spreads Like A Virus
Discussion: Mindful Moments and MEL Magazine
Wall Street Journal:
Uncertainty Mounts as Key Surveillance Powers Near Expiration
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Trump picks official involved in Bush-era torture program as his nuclear envoy
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Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Obama Decision for Coronavirus Test Kit Shortage
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
The Gravity of Michael Ellis' Promotion to Senior Director for Intelligence at the White House
Discussion: Politico
The City:
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Discussion: New York Post
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump ‘coffee boy’ George Papadopoulos goes down in flames in his first congressional race
Center for Public Integrity:
Top Pentagon official contests White House claims about Ukraine aid delay
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Italy to close all schools and universities for two weeks as coronavirus death toll rises
Discussion: New York Post