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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Calls Barr's Handling of Mueller Report ‘Distorted’ and ‘Misleading’ — The judge said the attorney general lacked credibility on the matter and said he would review the report to decide whether to make its redacted portions public. — WASHINGTON — A federal judge …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Judge demands unredacted Mueller report, questions Barr's ‘credibility’ — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to hand over to him a copy of the unredacted Mueller report and accused Attorney General William Barr of misrepresenting its findings in the days before it was submitted to Congress last year.
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Washington Post:
Judge cites Barr's ‘misleading’ statements in ordering review of Mueller report redactions — A federal judge in D.C. sharply criticized Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday for a “lack of candor,” questioning the truthfulness of the nation's top law enforcement official in his handling …
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:
A Federal Judge Slammed The Attorney General For Being Misleading About What Was Actually In The Mueller Report — Sharply questioning the credibility of Attorney General Bill Barr, a federal court judge has ordered the Justice Department to turn over a complete copy of the Mueller report …
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Will Drop Out of Presidential Race — Ms. Warren, a senator and former law professor, staked her campaign on fighting corruption and changing the rules of the economy. — BOSTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts plans to drop …
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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
America Punished Elizabeth Warren for Her Competence — In November 2019, as the Democratic presidential candidates prepared for the primaries that had been taking place unofficially for more than a year and that would begin in earnest in February, FiveThirtyEight's Clare Malone profiled Pete Buttigieg.
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Fell Apart in the Fall, and It Never Recovered
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
The Amy Klobuchar Exit Interview
The Amy Klobuchar Exit Interview
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi cites ‘element of misogyny’ after Warren drops out
Pelosi cites ‘element of misogyny’ after Warren drops out
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren Could Never Escape The Baggage Of Being A ‘Female Candidate’
Elizabeth Warren Could Never Escape The Baggage Of Being A ‘Female Candidate’
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Warren, Klobuchar, Harris, Gillibrand: Did gender sink Democratic women in 2020? Nope.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Super Tuesday's true meaning? Americans are desperate to show we're better than Trump
Super Tuesday's true meaning? Americans are desperate to show we're better than Trump
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NBC News:
Elizabeth Warren ends presidential run
Elizabeth Warren ends presidential run
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Jon Green / Data For Progress:
Sexism is Probably One Reason Why Elizabeth Warren Didn't Do Better
Sexism is Probably One Reason Why Elizabeth Warren Didn't Do Better
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg plans new group to support Democratic nominee — Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided to form a new independent expenditure campaign that will absorb hundreds of his presidential campaign staff in six swing states to work to elect the Democratic nominee this fall.
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Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Latest poll of Florida primary shows Joe Biden with massive lead over Bernie Sanders — Even before Mike Bloomberg dropped out of the race for President, voters in Florida were consolidating behind Joe Biden. — More than 61% of likely Florida voters favor Biden, according to the most recent survey …
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Trump to take questions at 1st TV town hall of 2020 campaign
Trump to take questions at 1st TV town hall of 2020 campaign
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Team Warren:
The Fight Goes On — Remarks from Elizabeth Warren shared in a call with campaign staff:
The Fight Goes On — Remarks from Elizabeth Warren shared in a call with campaign staff:
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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
Slotkin throws support behind Biden in Democratic primary
Politico:
White House sidelines Azar from coronavirus response — There will be a notable omission when Vice President Mike Pence visits Washington state Thursday as part of the Trump administration's coronavirus response: health Secretary Alex Azar. — The White House on Wednesday also benched Azar …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Pence admits 'we don't have enough tests' to meet demands as delay in coronavirus testing persists — Washington (CNN)Confusion and delays appear to persist in testing Americans for coronavirus even after an outcry from state and local health authorities that the United States was behind in determining the extent of the outbreak.
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Bloomberg:
U.S. Will Miss Coronavirus Test Rollout Goal, Senators Say
U.S. Will Miss Coronavirus Test Rollout Goal, Senators Say
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Trump falsely blames Obama admin for hurting rollout of coronavirus test kits: Fact Check
Trump falsely blames Obama admin for hurting rollout of coronavirus test kits: Fact Check
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Cindy Krischer Goodman / Sun-Sentinel:
Federal rules changed to allow more testing for coronavirus. Florida isn't going to follow them.
Federal rules changed to allow more testing for coronavirus. Florida isn't going to follow them.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Cancels Mississippi Rally, Shifting Focus to Michigan — The decision suggests that the Sanders campaign is largely ceding another Southern state to Joseph R. Biden Jr. and going all-in on the Midwest instead. — BURLINGTON, Vt. — Senator Bernie Sanders has canceled …
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Elizabeth Bruenig / New York Times:
How Bernie Sanders Can Still Win It All
How Bernie Sanders Can Still Win It All
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Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Warren declines to endorse Biden or Sanders after dropping out
Warren declines to endorse Biden or Sanders after dropping out
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Facebook allows Trump campaign to run deceptive Census ads [UPDATED] — This is the online version of the Popular Information newsletter. To get independent accountability journalism straight to your inbox, please subscribe: — Subscribe now — UPDATE (3/5, 2 PM) …
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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Removes Trump Campaign Ads, Citing Census Interference Policy — Company points to rules aimed at avoiding confusion in decision to bar reelection ads labeled ‘Official 2020 Congressional District Census’ — Facebook Inc. FB -3.53% removed Trump campaign ads that referred to a census …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Romney could derail Republican subpoena targeting Bidens — A Republican effort to subpoena records about Joe Biden and his son Hunter could be derailed amid concerns from at least one GOP senator that the push appears politically motivated. — The Senate Homeland Security Committee is set …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Romney may vote against Trump again — this time with some bite
Romney may vote against Trump again — this time with some bite
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Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
Before Clearview Became a Police Tool, It Was a Secret Plaything of the Rich — Investors and clients of the facial recognition start-up freely used the app on dates and at parties — and to spy on the public. — One Tuesday night in October 2018, John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner …
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Public Policy Polling:
Democrats lead by at least 4 in 4 GOP held Senate seats — New PPP polls find Sara Gideon leading Susan Collins 47-43 in the Maine Senate race and Mark Kelly leading Martha McSally 47-42 in the Arizona Senate race. Additionally a PPP poll for a private client last week found Cal Cunningham …
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
The former President said that when he met Lewinsky, the pressure of the job was too much and he thought, 'There's something that will take your mind off it for a while' — Bill offers an apology to Lewinsky in the documentary that will premiere on Friday, and says he felt ‘terrible’ that her life was defined by their affair.
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Washington Post:
Newly obtained documents show $157,000 in additional payments by the Secret Service to Trump properties — President Trump's company charged the Secret Service $157,000 more than was previously known — billing taxpayers for rooms at his clubs at rates far higher than his company has claimed …
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Hannah Sampson / Washington Post:
Sick cruise passengers await coronavirus results at sea as officials debate quarantine — A Princess Cruises ship that recently carried people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus was still being kept off the coast of California Thursday as officials sent kits to test passengers …
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
First patient in Nevada tests presumptively positive for novel coronavirus, is in ‘airborne isolation’ — A Clark County man who is in his 50s and has an underlying health condition is the first patient in Nevada who has tested presumptively positive for the novel coronavirus, Southern Nevada Health District officials said Thursday.
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Ben Tobin / Courier-Journal:
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul votes against bill funding coronavirus emergency aid — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul voted against an emergency response coronavirus bill Thursday afternoon after his proposed amendment to the bill was turned down. — The bill had already received more than 60 affirmative votes …
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
'He's trying to kill us': Trump blasted for spreading coronavirus ‘misinformation’ in Fox News interview with Sean Hannity — President Donald Trump spread misinformation about the coronavirus during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity — and faced furious outrage afterward.
Casey Michel / The Daily Beast:
Top Green Party Candidate Says He'll Run Against Dems—Even If They Nominate Sanders — The party's candidate appeared on RT earlier this year, marking the first time this year any candidate in any party had appeared on the Russian propaganda organ. — In both 2000 and 2016 …
Twitter:
Updating our rules against hateful conduct — Editorial note: This blog was first posted in July 9, 2019, and updated March 5, 2020, to reflect additional changes made to our rule against hateful conduct — We create our rules to keep people safe on Twitter, and they continuously evolve …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Schumer denies threatening Supreme Court justices, but says, 'I shouldn't have used the words I did' — At an abortion-rights rally outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Schumer slammed Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. — WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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