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New York Times:
Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups — Mr. Prince, a contractor close to the Trump administration, contacted veteran spies for operations by Project Veritas, the conservative group known for conducting stings on news organizations and other groups.
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Week and Raw Story
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘Maybe I have a natural ability’: Trump plays medical expert on coronavirus by second-guessing the professionals — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — President Trump likes to say that he fell into politics almost by accident, and on Friday …
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Washington Post:
What went wrong with the coronavirus tests in the U.S. — Since Renee Schwartz developed shortness of breath and a severe cough two weeks ago, she has been trying desperately to get a coronavirus test. She has already been tested for the flu — she was negative — and other problems have been ruled out.
New York Times:
With Test Kits in Short Supply, Health Officials Sound Alarms — Despite efforts by President Trump and others to reassure the public that tests are getting disseminated quickly, several states, doctors and patients complained that access was limited. — President Trump claimed again …
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CNBC
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Which is Trump more worried about: Coronavirus numbers or coronavirus patients?
Which is Trump more worried about: Coronavirus numbers or coronavirus patients?
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Digby's Hullabaloo, No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos and The Atlantic
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
How testing failures allowed coronavirus to sweep the U.S.
Taylor Locke / CNBC:
Amtrak suspends nonstop Acela service between DC and New York due to coronavirus — The Acela nonstop service will be temporarily suspended starting Tuesday, March 10 until Tuesday, May 26. — Amtrak has also waived change fees on all existing or new reservations made before April 30.
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Bill Maher Goes Full Sexist, Defends Chris Matthews and Mocks His Sexual Harassment Accuser — It was a truly ugly, outrageously sexist display from the “Real Time” host. — After an extended (and terribly lame) opening monologue bit on the coronavirus and the bang-up job that “Donald Trump …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What Mark Meadows means for Donald Trump — DRIVING THE DAY — MARK RANDALL MEADOWS, the new White House chief of staff, has a knack for hatching plans to solve problems. The catch is, his time in Congress has seen problems at least partially of his own making …
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Washington Post:
Trump picks Mark Meadows to be new White House chief of staff
Trump picks Mark Meadows to be new White House chief of staff
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New York Times:
Trump Names Mark Meadows Chief of Staff, Ousting Mick Mulvaney
Trump Names Mark Meadows Chief of Staff, Ousting Mick Mulvaney
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Vox, CNN, Bloomberg, The Week, New York Post, Breitbart, HuffPost, Big League Politics, Raw Story, Roll Call, The Guardian and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Mick Mulvaney Out, Mark Meadows In As White House Chief Of Staff
Mick Mulvaney Out, Mark Meadows In As White House Chief Of Staff
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Rolling Stone, NBC News, IJR, HuffPost and Talking Points Memo
Larry McShane / New York Daily News:
State of emergency declared as NYS coronavirus victims total climbs to 76; numbers in Westchester continue to expand from case of infected New Rochelle man — Gov. Cuomo declared a state of emergency Saturday as the New Rochelle coronavirus virus cluster continued to expand …
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New York Post and Gothamist
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Jon Campbell / lohud.com:
Coronavirus: Concern over New Rochelle case stretches to Washington D.C.
Coronavirus: Concern over New Rochelle case stretches to Washington D.C.
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Politico
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Innocuous Story of Bernie Sanders's Trip to Russia — On Thursday night, the Times published an article titled “As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity.” The subtitle: “Previously unseen documents from a Soviet archive show how hard Mr. Sanders worked …
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New York Times, Media Matters for America, Townhall and Fox News
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: White House falsely claims the coronavirus has been ‘contained’ in the US — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, falsely claimed on Friday that the coronavirus “is contained” in the US. Another senior Trump official …
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Vanity Fair and HuffPost
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Barr Increasingly Appears Focused on Undermining Mueller Inquiry — A judge's criticism cast light on the first in a series of steps by the attorney general to take aim at the Russia investigation. — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr testified before Congress last spring that …
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emptywheel, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, Redstate, Law & Crime, POLITICUSUSA and Reason
Washington Post:
Live updates: More than 1,200 new cases reported in Italy in past 24 hours; New York has 21 additional cases — New York confirmed 21 new coronavirus cases Saturday, and Italy reported that country's biggest daily increase in infections since the outbreak there began.
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Variety, UPI, ABC News and The Daily Beast
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Catches Kellyanne Conway Lying for Trump About Cutting Entitlements — “He didn't say that,” Conway said just before Fox News played a clip of Trump saying just that. — “Oh, we'll be cutting.” — Those four words—spoken in response to a question about entitlements during …
J. Edward Moreno / The Hill:
New standards eliminate Tulsi Gabbard from next Democratic debate — The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday announced new qualifying standards for the upcoming Arizona debate that will leave only the top two contenders on stage. — Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) …
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Redstate and Big League Politics
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Chris Sommerfeldt / The Seattle Times:
Biden and Sanders expected to be alone in qualifying for next debate
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
Democrats, You Really Do Not Want To Nominate Joe Biden … If you are a Democrat, you may be thinking about the presidential primary something like this: Joe Biden doesn't seem like a bad guy. He was a good Vice President under Obama, and he's certainly better than the monster we have in the White House right now.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash. — “I encourage everyone who chooses …
CBS News:
Fiona Hill says Vladimir Putin has U.S. “exactly where he wants us” — In her first interview since the impeachment inquiry, President Trump's former top adviser on Russia tells 60 Minutes the Russians didn't invent partisan divides in America, but “they understand how to exploit them.”
Politico:
Bad Air: Pilots worldwide complain of unsafe cabin fumes — In 2014, while flying a plane full of passengers for a subsidiary of United Express, pilot Richard Papp said he became so overwhelmed with nausea and dizziness that he “couldn't think straight” and could barely fly safely …
Politico:
Biden, Bullock boost Dems' Senate hopes — Democrats' bid to recapture the Senate got a major boost this week. — Joe Biden surged to the top of the presidential primary, temporarily calming widespread fear about running with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at the top of their ticket.
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
A Sanders Voter, Weary of Debt at 29: ‘I Have Nothing to Lose’ — Brian Michelz has never worn a political T-shirt or been to a campaign rally. But when he voted for the first time in his life, it was for Bernie Sanders. What will he do if Mr. Sanders loses?
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Outbreak Spreads in U.S. and Surges in Europe; American Sailor Infected in Italy — U.S. cases pass 310, Amtrak cancels nonstop service between New York and Washington for lack of demand and thousands on a cruise ship off California await testing.
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The Verge
KGO / ABC7:
Live coronavirus updates: Stanford canceling all in-person courses for remainder of winter quarter amid COVID-19 concerns — SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The outbreak of novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is having a major impact across the world but also in cities across Northern California.
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New York Post, KRON4 and NPR, more at Techmeme »
Charles Trepany / USA Today:
Jane Fonda avoids arrest at LA climate change protest, talks Bernie as ‘climate candidate’ — LOS ANGELES - Jane Fonda may be back in Hollywood shooting “Grace and Frankie,” but she's still carving out time to protest. — On Friday, dressed in her classic red protest coat …
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Breitbart, Washington Times, IJR, Common Dreams and New York Post
Washington Post:
As the U.S.-backed government in Bolivia unleashes a wave of political persecution, the Trump administration remains silent — LA PAZ, Bolivia — The knock at Orestes Sotomayor's door on the outskirts of this high-altitude metropolis came just as he was about to leave for work.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Paul Brandus / USA Today:
On coronavirus, Trump owes us straight talk and a push for guaranteed paid sick leave — Trump and his aides should be honest about the medical and financial predicaments millions of Americans could face, and try to do something to help. — We knew, at some point, that it would come to this.