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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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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
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  —  Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York who had hoped to self-fund his way to the Democratic presidential nomination but was spurned by voters in Tuesday's balloting, has dropped out of the race.
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren team turns grim after Super Tuesday wipeout  —  Elizabeth Warren had a plan for winning.  It didn't work: In 18 nomination contests, she hasn't finished above third place — including in her home state.  —  Now, she's facing political and financial pressures to get out.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Revolution Failed. But His Movement Can Still Win.
Discussion: Jacobin and Vox
Jessica Valenti / GEN — :
It Will Be Hard to Get Over What Happened to Elizabeth Warren
Discussion: Team Warren
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?
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Chokes
Bonchie / Redstate:
Stop Gaslighting, Joe Biden Is Still Joe Biden and He's Not Ok
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.
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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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Schumer unloads on Gorsuch, Kavanaugh at abortion rights rally: ‘You will pay the price!’
Discussion: Breitbart
Mairead McArdle / National Review:
Schumer Claims Conservative Supreme Court Justices Will ‘Pay the Price’ If They Rule against Abortion Advocates
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:   Chief Justice John Roberts heading down collision course with himself
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: News Items, Slate and Washington Post
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
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:   Pentagon linguist faces espionage charges after allegedly sharing secrets with Hezbollah
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 …
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.
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
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
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
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 …
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 …
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.
New York Times:
Stocks Surge as Biden Leads Super Tuesday Results  —  Here's what you need to know:  — Sick workers and spooked customers.  —  Shares on Wall Street soared on Wednesday, bouncing back from a steep drop the day before, as investors responded to Joseph R. Biden's strong showing in the Democratic Party's primaries.
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.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
The Gravity of Michael Ellis' Promotion to Senior Director for Intelligence at the White House  —  Michael Ellis, a White House lawyer accused of serious ethical misconduct in the Ukraine scandal, has been picked by President Donald Trump to be senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council (NSC).
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
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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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Blames Obama-Era Rule for Coronavirus Test Shortage
CNN:
Romney won't say if he voted for Trump in Utah presidential primary
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump donated $100,000 of his salary to fight coronavirus.  He's made much more than that off the presidency.
Discussion: KRON4, ABC13 and New York Post
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump ‘coffee boy’ George Papadopoulos goes down in flames in his first congressional race
Fiona Harvey / The Guardian:
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Discussion: The Week and Carbon Brief
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
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Coronavirus Is What You Get When You Ignore Science
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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