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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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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Federal Judge Says He Needs to Review Every Mueller Report Redaction Because Barr Can't Be Trusted — Attorney General William Barr's wildly inappropriate campaign to spin the Mueller report in Donald Trump's favor last year may have finally backfired. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge …
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity — Previously unseen documents from a Soviet archive show how hard Mr. Sanders worked to find a sister city in Russia when he was a mayor in the 1980s. Moscow saw a chance for propaganda.
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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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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Trump to take questions at 1st TV town hall of 2020 campaign — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will field questions at his first TV town hall of the 2020 election cycle Thursday in the city that helped to shape a would-be rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
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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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Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Latest poll of Florida primary shows Joe Biden with huge lead over Bernie Sanders
Latest poll of Florida primary shows Joe Biden with huge lead over Bernie Sanders
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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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Detroit News:
Joe Biden is Democrats' best choice in Michigan presidential primary
Joe Biden is Democrats' best choice in Michigan presidential primary
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Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:
Slotkin throws support behind Biden in Democratic primary
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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Washington Post:
Maryland coronavirus: Hogan confirms three cases in Montgomery County — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that three people from Montgomery County have been diagnosed with coronavirus: a husband and wife in their 70s and a woman who is in her 50s. — Hogan declared a state of emergency to speed the delivery of resources.
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ABC News:
Controversial execution carried out despite pleas from advocates — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey refused to step in and stop the lethal injection. — The controversial execution of Nathaniel Woods was carried out late Thursday in Alabama just minutes after the Supreme Court denied a temporary stay, issued only hours earlier.
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Brian Lyman / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Nathaniel Woods executed as accomplice in 2004 police murders — A Birmingham man was executed Thursday evening on a 2005 conviction of being an accomplice to the murder of three police officers. — Nathaniel Woods, 43, was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. after an execution that lasted 15 minutes.
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TIME:
‘Doomed from the Start.’ Experts Say the Trump Administration's Coronavirus Response Was Never Going to Work — The Trump Administration's strategy to combat COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, began with a relatively simple focus: keep it out of the United States.
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Drops 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.
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
The Amy Klobuchar Exit Interview — The hot dish on how she decided to end her bid and what the future holds for female candidates. … A lot of candidates dropped out of the presidential race over the past week (including Elizabeth Warren today). We were able to grab a few minutes with one of them …
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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
Pence admits 'we don't have enough tests' to meet demands as delay in coronavirus testing persists
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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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Timothy Shenk / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Was the Wrong Kind of Radical — She wanted to reform everything except the Democratic Party itself. — Mr. Shenk is a co-editor of Dissent. — Remember when Elizabeth Warren was going to save the Democratic Party? — Back in 2016, it looked as if she had been engineered …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Fell Apart in the Fall, and It Never Recovered
Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
America Punished Elizabeth Warren for Her Competence
America Punished Elizabeth Warren for Her Competence
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Elizabeth Warren's candidacy failed because voters saw through her
Elizabeth Warren's candidacy failed because voters saw through her
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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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Romney: Biden, Burisma probe ‘appears political’
Romney: Biden, Burisma probe ‘appears political’
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New York Times:
'It's Pure Panic': A Wrenching Wait at Nursing Home Where Coronavirus Took Hold — Cut off from their relatives inside a virus-stricken nursing center, families are frantically searching for help and basic information. — KIRKLAND, Wash. — The hardest day of Debbie de los Angeles's life …
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Elizabeth Bruenig / New York Times:
How Bernie Sanders Can Still Win It All — America's favorite radical is a family values candidate in disguise. — Elizabeth Bruenig is an Opinion writer. — Super Tuesday was not the electric showing many fans of Bernie Sanders had hoped for. While some early projections forecast …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Cancels Mississippi Rally, Shifting Focus to Michigan
Bernie Sanders Cancels Mississippi Rally, Shifting Focus to Michigan
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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Trump's Gut Collides With Science On Coronavirus Messaging — President Trump is known to say what's on his mind, to go with his gut and accentuate the positive. That approach is now colliding with a public health emergency in the form of coronavirus. — The challenge posed …
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CNN:
Garry Kasparov: The danger of nominating Sanders — Garry Kasparov is the chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative and a former world chess champion. The opinions expressed are solely those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN. — (CNN)In an election year …
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Cases Surge in U.S. and Europe, Thousands Quarantined in N.Y.C. — Congress approved an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill to fight the virus, but officials in several countries say the virus will keep spreading fast for some time.
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Gun found inside Epstein jail during lockdown — WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators found a loaded gun Thursday that had been smuggled into the jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself last summer, following a weeklong lockdown that turned up other contraband and led …
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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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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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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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