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10:55 PM ET, March 4, 2020

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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: 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
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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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders campaign hatches comeback plan  —  BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Super Tuesday shellacking was so thorough that Bernie Sanders' strategy changed overnight.  —  It had to.  —  The decades-long refusal to air negative TV ads is out.  Spots highlighting former President Barack Obama's praise of him are in.
Associated Press:
Trump gets desired Democratic foes, but Biden worries linger  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — While Super Tuesday left the Democrats with a pair of front-runners whom President Donald Trump believes he can define and defeat, there are still some private worries in the White House.
Washington Post:
Black voters, ‘Whole Foods moms’ and an anti-Trump base: Biden builds coalition that could boost Democrats in November
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Politico:
‘Biden can finish Bernie off in Michigan’
USA Today:
Super Tuesday message: Coronavirus is scary, we want an adult like Biden: Mastio & Lawrence
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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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
Emma Roller / The Outline:
Elizabeth Warren was a good candidate, but it's time to go all in for Bernie
Discussion: VICE, VTDigger and Politics and Prozac
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Politico:
Bullock reignites Democrats' hopes of Montana Senate run
Discussion: Associated Press
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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Los Angeles Times:   L.A. County supervisors want answers to widespread voting problems
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:
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.
CNN:
Senate GOP ramps up investigations as Biden surges
Discussion: IJR, Foreign Policy and The Hill
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
Wall Street Journal:
One Doctor's Life on the Coronavirus Front Lines.  ‘If We Fail, What Happens to You All?’  —  Short on supplies and sleep, medical staff are being stretched to the limit to stop a pandemic no one fully understands  —  Driving one evening in Wuhan, China, last month, Zhang Xiaochun pulled her car to the side of the road.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Testing Offered With Just a Doctor's Approval, C.D.C. Says  —  The move greatly increases the number of patients who qualify, but it's not clear there are enough tests for those who will want them.  —  Federal health officials announced on Wednesday that anyone who wants a coronavirus test may get one if a doctor agrees.
Discussion: ABC News and CNN
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Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Obama Decision for Coronavirus Test Kit Shortage
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
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
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.
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 …
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
She Was Excited for a New School.  Then the Anti-Semitic ‘Jokes’ Started.  —  First, a deeply offensive photo.  Three students' college plans were soon derailed, and a community closed ranks.  —  The letters stretch over 30 feet, written into the sand on a beach in New Jersey.
Wyatt DobrovichFago / FOX News Radio:
Gen. Jack Keane On Presidential Medal Of Freedom Announcement: “Shocked And Overwhelmed”  —  Next week, President Donald J. Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Jack Keane.  This prestigious award is the Nation's highest civilian honor, which may be awarded …
Discussion: Townhall
NorthJersey.com:
NJ Gov. Murphy confirms first ‘presumptive positive’ case of coronavirus in Bergen County  —  The first case of coronavirus in New Jersey is a man in his 30s who was hospitalized on Tuesday in Bergen County, the governor's office announced on social media Wednesday night.
Discussion: The Hill, CBS Philly and CBS New York
Arden Farhi / CBS News:
New White House questionnaire serves as litmus test for potential appointees  —  A White House questionnaire being sent to potential political appointees appears to be a litmus test of the applicant's loyalty to the president.  —  The questionnaire, a copy of which was obtained by CBS News …
Discussion: The Intellectualist and CNN
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Bloomberg attracted few votes — but his ads still grabbed the attention of many kids  —  Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg, who dropped out of the Democratic primary Wednesday, did not attract many voters.  But his impact on the 2020 race may live on in the pre-voting demographic …
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: The Wrap, SPIN, The Hill, Variety and CBS Miami
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 …
Center for Public Integrity:
Top Pentagon official contests White House claims about Ukraine aid delay  —  When confronted by House lawmakers angered about President Donald Trump's halt in aid to Ukraine last summer, Trump administration officials repeatedly said the hiatus was meant to allow them to conduct a policy review about the aid program.
 
 
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Adam Klasfeld / courthousenews.com:
9/11 Families Detail Meeting With Slain Reporter Khashoggi
Luke Tsai / Eater:
Tartine Officially Comes Out Against Its Workers' Unionization Effort
KPNX:
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema endorses Joe Biden in Democratic presidential race
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
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
 Earlier Items: 
Houston Public Media:
“It's Worth It”: The Last Person In Line At TSU Waited Six Hours To Vote On Super Tuesday
Discussion: Mother Jones, HuffPost and The Guardian
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Revolution Failed. But His Movement Can Still Win.
Discussion: Vox, USA Today and Daily Kos
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
The Gravity of Michael Ellis' Promotion to Senior Director for Intelligence at the White House
Discussion: Politico
The City:
Kids Spent Days in Class With City Teacher Now Showing Coronavirus Signs
Discussion: New York Post
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump ‘coffee boy’ George Papadopoulos goes down in flames in his first congressional race
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Majority Whip Jim Clyburn: Sanders Never Courted My Endorsement
Discussion: CNN, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Hill
 

 
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
SCOTUS dismisses Meta's appeal of a lower court order reviving a shareholder lawsuit for allegedly misleading investors on the 2015 Cambridge Analytica scandal

 
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