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10:30 PM ET, March 5, 2020

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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.
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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Federal judge issues ruling saying he can't trust AG Bill Barr's Department of Justice  —  The Trump administration's habit of constantly lying has cost the Department of Justice credibility with at least one federal judge.  —  US District Judge Reggie Walton on Thursday issued a ruling saying …
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:   A Federal Judge Slammed The Attorney General For Being Misleading About What Was Actually In The Mueller Report
Kim Bellware / Washington Post:
On immigration, Attorney General Barr is his own Supreme Court.  Judges and lawyers say that's a problem.
Discussion: Just Security
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.
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and C-SPAN.org
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.
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Maryland coronavirus: Hogan confirms three cases in Montgomery County
Discussion: CBS Baltimore
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
The Trump administration's greatest obstacle to sending a clear message on coronavirus may be Trump himself
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.
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.
Melissa Nann Burke / Detroit News:   Slotkin throws support behind Biden in Democratic primary
Team Warren:
The Fight Goes On  —  Remarks from Elizabeth Warren shared in a call with campaign staff:
Detroit News:
Joe Biden is Democrats' best choice in Michigan presidential primary
Discussion: Detroit Free Press and The Hill
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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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Fell Apart in the Fall, and It Never Recovered  —  Elizabeth Warren thought there was no real chance that Sen. Bernie Sanders would run for president.  Throughout 2017 and 2018, she and her advisers believed that Sanders would survey the landscape and decide …
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
The Amy Klobuchar Exit Interview
Discussion: HuffPost, IJR and POLITICUSUSA
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Was It Always Going to Be the Last Men Standing?  —  For Elizabeth Warren, the historic number of women in the 2020 field and the Democrats who supported them, the question will linger.  —  WASHINGTON — In the end, the pink wave carried two white men ashore.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi cites ‘element of misogyny’ after Warren drops out  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said there is an “element of misogyny” that undermines women like Sen. Elizabeth Warren in their bid for the White House.  —  “Every time I get introduced as the most powerful woman, I almost cry …
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:   Warren, Klobuchar, Harris, Gillibrand: Did gender sink Democratic women in 2020? Nope.
Associated Press:
Another Year of the Man: Voters mourn women's losses in 2020
Discussion: Fox News
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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ABC News:
Supreme Court denies stay, Nathaniel Woods' execution set to proceed again  —  Condemned man was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday evening.  —  In a stunning reversal, the Supreme Court denied a temporary stay, issued only hours earlier, putting the execution of Nathaniel Woods back on late Thursday in an Alabama prison.
Discussion: Reason
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 …
Discussion: Townhall and The Hill
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Elizabeth Bruenig / New York Times:
How Bernie Sanders Can Still Win It All
Discussion: Washington Post, Jezebel and Bloomberg
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
New Special Operations network will serve as security backbone in Afghanistan ahead of U.S. withdrawal  —  KABUL — A new network of Special Operations forces will serve as the backbone of a smaller U.S. military mission in Afghanistan, hunting Islamic State fighters as the U.S. withdraws …
Discussion: The Federalist
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Michael R. Pompeo / United States Department of State:
Secretary Pompeo's Remarks to the Press
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: 2,733 People Are Under Quarantines in City  —  The mayor revealed that figure as officials said 11 new cases had been identified in the state, bringing the total to 22.  —  The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in New York State doubled on Thursday to 22 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
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 …
Discussion: VICE, KTLA, WREG-TV, Politico and HuffPost
 
 
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Associated Press:
Sanders struggles to expand supporter base after Warren exit
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The U.S.-U.K. Alliance Could Soon Get Much Weaker
Discussion: National Review
Teta Alim / WTOP:
Gov. Hogan: Maryland has first positive cases of coronavirus
Associated Press:
Klobuchar calls for independent review of murder case
Discussion: Fox News
Lexington Herald-Leader:
Senate Republican Leaders go after Andy Beshear's power with three new bills.
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
DHS lifts H-2B seasonal worker visa cap by 35,000, ties it to measures tackling abuse
Discussion: Breitbart and Associated Press
Casey Michel / The Daily Beast:
Top Green Party Candidate Says He'll Run Against Dems—Even If They Nominate Sanders
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Why Do Such Elderly People Run America?
Discussion: Snopes.com
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
First patient in Nevada tests presumptively positive for novel coronavirus, is in ‘airborne isolation’
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
'He's trying to kill us': Trump blasted for spreading coronavirus ‘misinformation’ …
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Ross Raihala / Twin Cities:
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