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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Exclusive: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing  —  It's one of the most urgent questions in the United States right now: How many people have actually been tested for the coronavirus?  —  This number would give a sense of how widespread the disease is …
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Emily Baumgaertner / Los Angeles Times:
Chaos at hospitals due to shortage of coronavirus tests  —  As COVID-19 cases spike, the test kits needed to help stem the spread of the disease remain in short supply, with healthcare workers across the state reporting widespread failings in the federal government's response to the growing crisis.
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.
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump cancels, then re-reschedules trip to CDC after coronavirus scare  —  President Donald Trump abruptly canceled and then re-scheduled a Friday visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta as the coronavirus outbreak escalates.  —  Trump told reporters early Friday morning …
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
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Politico:
A presidency of two for coronavirus: Trump hands his sidekick the job of a savior  —  Donald Trump is finally securing the presidency he's always wanted: He rallies the people.  Mike Pence governs them.  —  As Trump prepares to decamp to his oceanfront club in West Palm Beach this weekend …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Will Visit C.D.C. After All
Discussion: CNBC and Political Wire
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Warren calls out Sanders for ‘organized nastiness’ and ‘bullying’ by his supporters  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called out Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for not taking steps to control the “organized nastiness” of some of his supporters during the presidential campaign.
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
‘This is absolutely abhorrent’: Nazi flag at Sanders rally sparks outcry, concerns about safety  —  Moments after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took the stage at his campaign rally in Phoenix Thursday night, the crowd was on its feet cheering madly for the Democratic presidential candidate.
BuzzFeed News:
A Man Unfurled A Nazi Flag And Shouted Jewish Slurs At A Bernie Sanders Rally  —  PHOENIX — A man waving a Nazi flag and shouting “Heil Hitler” was kicked out of a rally for Bernie Sanders on Thursday, a shocking incident targeting the man running to be the first Jewish president.
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
‘This Was a Grift’: Bloomberg Staffers Explain Campaign's Demise  —  When Elizabeth Warren embarrassed Bloomberg on the debate stage, his lackluster campaign was effectively over.  —  Michael Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday after being walloped on Super Tuesday.
Discussion: National Review and Raw Story
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Sexism Sank Elizabeth Warren
Associated Press:
Inside the 3 days that remade the Democratic primary  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — At Mike Bloomberg's midtown Manhattan campaign headquarters, a team of pollsters and analysts churned out multiple tranches of data each day on the state of the Democratic race.  The sophisticated data operation …
Discussion: Fox News and Bangor Daily News
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Mara Gay / New York Times:
Why Southern Democrats Saved Biden
Discussion: Washington Post
David Brooks / New York Times:   Biden's Rise Gives the Establishment One Last Chance
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:   Black voters just rescued the Democratic Party
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:   Jim Clyburn Saves the Democrats
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren's exit interview is a warning for the dirtbag left  —  Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders supporters, and how online meanness backfires.  —  One of the big questions in the debate over Sen. Bernie Sanders's angry online fans is whether they're worth talking about at all.
Discussion: Fox News, POLITICUSUSA and The Week
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Why ‘Medicare for All’ wrecked Elizabeth Warren but not Bernie Sanders
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and Breitbart
NBC News:
Looking back at a week that upended American politics
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Week
Associated Press:
Sanders struggles to expand supporter base after Warren exit
Discussion: Fox News
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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emptywheel:   Questioning Bill Barr's “No Collusion” Propaganda, Reggie Walton Orders an In Camera Review of Mueller Report
Jeremy Page / Wall Street Journal:
How It All Started: China's Early Coronavirus Missteps  —  China's errors, dating back to the very first patients, were compounded by political leaders who dragged their feet to inform the public of the risks and to take decisive control measures  —  WUHAN—It was on Dec. 10 that Wei Guixian …
Politico:
Trump loses another White House ‘original’  —  Adam Kennedy, who led the White House's rapid response efforts on impeachment and other crises, including Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation battle, is leaving the government later this month, according to two White House officials.
Discussion: The Hill
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Washington Post:   White House is considering tax relief for airline, travel, and cruise industries hurt by coronavirus
New York Times:
First U.S. Colleges Close Classrooms as Virus Spreads.  More Could Follow.  —  The University of Washington said it would move to online classes for its 50,000 students.  With colleges nationwide about to empty for spring break, students fear they might not be coming back.
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job growth smashes expectations for February as unemployment falls back to 3.5%  —  By Jeff Cox@JEFF.COX.7528@JEFFCOXCNBCCOM  — Nonfarm payrolls rose by 273,000 in February vs. a 175,000 estimate, while the unemployment rate edged lower to 3.5%.  — Job gains were widespread, with health care adding 57,000 to lead the way.
Discussion: NBC News, NB Blog and The Week
Politico:
GOP Rep. Steve Watkins' woes mount with FEC probe into his father  —  The Federal Election Commission is investigating potentially improper “straw man donations” to Rep. Steve Watkins' 2018 campaign that were paid for by his father — the latest political headache for the embattled Kansas Republican.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: The next coronavirus crisis
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Bill Clinton Explains Monica Lewinsky Affair as ‘Managing My Anxieties’  —  Mr. Clinton was asked about the scandal for the Hulu documentary series “Hillary.”  —  Former President Bill Clinton, recalling the sex scandal that led to his impeachment in 1998, says in a new documentary series …
Discussion: Althouse
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Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
Trump makes breezy, boastful assessment of coronavirus impact in US - live  —  Donald Trump just lit into Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden almost in a single breath, in one of his free-wheeling Q & As with gathered media at the White House earlier this morning.
Discussion: CNN and Patterico's Pontifications
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Louie Gohmert And Steve King Take To House Floor to Suggest The Deep State Killed a Man  —  Former DHS official Philip Haney's death, which police have described as ‘self-inflicted’ has fueled right-wing conspiracies.  Now, members of Congress are getting in on the act.
May Warren / Toronto Star:
Person who travelled to Vegas tests positive for coronavirus; Toronto Public Health monitoring  —  A person who travelled to Las Vegas for an international conference has tested positive for COVID-19.  This brings the total number of infections in Ontario to 24.
USA Today:
Former FDA chief & Harvard professor: Take smart steps to slow spread of the coronavirus  —  Small steps like hand-washing and covering coughs can not only reduce our risks of infection but also have a big impact on the scope of an epidemic.  —  It's been only two months since the novel coronavirus …
Discussion: The Week, Snopes.com and Raw Story
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The ‘Million Dollars Per Person’ Affair Is Telling  —  Herewith, a good example of why the Democratic Party is stuck in its current mode. … Obviously, the math here is spectacularly off.  If Michael Bloomberg had divided the money he spent on his presidential run evenly among Americans, we would each have got $1.53, not $1 million.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's Calamitous Coronavirus Response  —  A whole-of-government mobilization to protect the president's ego.  —  Last month, after analyzing figures on epidemics since 1960, The Economist concluded that people die at a higher rate from such disease outbreaks in authoritarian countries …
Discussion: Washington Post
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Dems Pounce After Trump Says He Intends to Cut Entitlements  —  Any cuts would represent a change of direction, as Trump has generally maintained that he won't trim programs like Social Security and Medicare.  —  President Donald Trump said he intends to cut entitlement programs during …
 
 
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Politico:
Civilian vacancies at Trump's Pentagon hit new high
Discussion: Washington Post
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judiciary Committee says McGahn ruling leaves only extreme options — such as arrests — to get White House info
Discussion: The Hill
The Wrap:
Hollywood Shuns Jamal Khashoggi Doc ‘The Dissident’ Over Fear of Saudi Backlash, Insiders Say
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
The Upside to Having an Old President
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Bloomberg News says it will resume ‘normal coverage of the election’ after co-founder exits Democratic race
Discussion: IJR and Townhall
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Collin Peterson to announce reelection run
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Might Have a Michigan Problem
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘Life After Bernie’: The Young Left Braces for Disappointment in 2020
Discussion: Progress Pond
 Earlier Items: 
Leslie M. Harris / Politico:
I Helped Fact-Check the 1619 Project. The Times Ignored Me.
Washington Examiner:
Elizabeth Warren's pandering and dishonesty brought her campaign to an end
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Had a Problem With MSNBC. Then Came Super Tuesday.
New York Times:
'It's Pure Panic': A Wrenching Wait at Nursing Home Where Coronavirus Took Hold
ABC News:
Controversial execution carried out despite pleas from advocates
 

 
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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:
Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, and more

 
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