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7:25 AM ET, March 7, 2021

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Wall Street Journal:
Third Former Andrew Cuomo Aide Describes Inappropriate Workplace Treatment  —  Ana Liss says the New York governor asked if she had a boyfriend, called her sweetheart and kissed her hand  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y.—A former aide of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he asked her if she had a boyfriend …
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Washington Post:
Cuomo's behavior created ‘hostile, toxic’ workplace culture for decades, former aides say  —  A former press aide of Andrew M. Cuomo says he summoned her to his dimly lit hotel room and embraced her after a work event in 2000, when Cuomo led the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and she was a consultant for the agency.
Frances Mulraney / Daily Mail:
TWO more former aides to Gov Andrew Cuomo accuse him of sexual misconduct: One says she was summoned to a ‘dimly lit hotel where he held her in an embrace’ and another says he ‘kissed her hand and called her sweetheart’  — Two more former aides have come forward with allegations …
Discussion: RedState and Fox News
CNN:
How Democrats miscalculated Manchin and later won him back  —  Axelrod breaks down Manchin's surprising move  —  (CNN)It was Friday afternoon, and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who felt blindsided by his party leaders …
Discussion: KYMA-TV and Associated Press
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Chuck Schumer Holds The Line  —  He kept Democrats united on a $1.9 trillion bill he called “one of the most progressive pieces of legislation — if not the most progressive — in decades.”  —  Chuck Schumer's job as Senate majority leader is harder than Mitch McConnell's ever was.
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:   Progressives Should Be Celebrating The Senate's COVID-19 Relief Bill
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
After Stimulus Victory in Senate, Reality Sinks in: Bipartisanship Is Dead
Discussion: The Guardian
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Senate passes $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, including $1,400 stimulus checks, with no Republican support
Washington Post:
Biden stimulus showers money on Americans, sharply cutting poverty in defining move of presidency  —  The $1.9 trillion package enjoys wide support across the country, polls show, but it comes with political and economic risks.  —  President Biden's stimulus package, which passed the Senate on Saturday …
Discussion: RedState, The Irish Times and Twitchy
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
To Juice the Economy, Biden Bets on the Poor
Discussion: Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Republican leaders can't rid the party of Trumpism — only voters can  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell riled up anti-Trump conservatives on Thursday by saying that he would “absolutely” support former President Donald Trump were he the 2024 Republican presidential nominee.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump vows to campaign against ‘disloyal’ Murkowski
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Trump promises to travel to Alaska to campaign against Murkowski
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Townhall
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Trump sends legal notice to GOP to stop using his name
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Trump sends cease-and-desist letter to GOP organizations to stop fundraising off his name
Discussion: HotAir
Jay Caspian Kang / New York Times:
We Need to Put a Name to This Violence  —  The recent attacks on Asian-Americans have unearthed the contradictions and questions beneath America's impoverished understanding of race.  To solve the problem, we must first learn how to talk about it.  —  In the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles riots …
BuzzFeed News:
NYT Columnist David Brooks Resigns From Nonprofit After More Evidence Of Conflicts Emerges  —  David Brooks has resigned from his position at the Aspen Institute following reporting by BuzzFeed News about conflicts of interest between the star New York Times columnist and funders of a program he led for the think tank.
Rory Appleton / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Whitmer picked to lead Nevada Democrats in major power shift  —  Clark County Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer defeated Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom on Saturday to assume control of the Nevada State Democratic Party, ushering a dramatic shakeup of the state party's power structure by its most liberal wing.
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicholas Kerr / Washington Examiner:
Enlightened thinking in Texas  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that the statewide mask mandate and all restrictions on business' operating capacity would be lifted this coming week.  The following day, President Biden called these decisions “Neanderthal thinking.”
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Daily News:
Trump returning to New York for first time since leaving White House  —  Former President Donald Trump is returning to New York on Sunday for the first time since leaving the White House, the Daily News has learned.  —  The #MAGA leader will jet back to the Big Apple and stay until Tuesday, sources said Saturday.
Discussion: Gothamist
The Hill:
Border crisis creates new risks for Biden  —  President Biden is facing a growing dilemma at the southern border that shows few signs of abating: the number of unaccompanied minors crossing into the United States steadily increasing in recent weeks.  —  Thousands of migrants have crossed …
Linda So / Reuters:
Exclusive: Georgia prosecutor probing Trump taps leading racketeering attorney  —  (Reuters) - The district attorney investigating whether former U.S. President Donald Trump illegally interfered with Georgia's 2020 election has hired an outside lawyer who is a national authority on racketeering …
Deidre McPhillips / CNN:
US could reach herd immunity by summer through vaccinations alone, CNN analysis finds  —  (CNN)The pace of Covid-19 vaccine administration in the US continues to improve, each day bringing the country closer to herd immunity — the point at which enough people are protected against a disease that it cannot spread.
Discussion: KYMA-TV
Bloomberg:
Global Hack Breaches Thousands of Microsoft Business Accounts  — Number of victims of Chinese attack continues to grow rapidly  — White House warns companies to take threat “very seriously”  —  A sophisticated attack on Microsoft Corp.'s widely used business email software is morphing …
 
 
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Do Liberals Care if Books Disappear?
Washington Post:
Harris caught between a restless base and a traditionalist Biden
Discussion: Power Line and Jacobin
Melissa Jeltsen / HuffPost:
New York's Incarcerated Need The Vaccine. Cuomo Isn't Giving It To Them.
David Rutz / New York Post:
MSNBC's Joy Reid: Conservatives would trade tax cuts to ‘openly say the n-word’
Discussion: RedState and Fox News
Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
Conservative Donors Have Their Own Cancel Culture
Maryam Sinaiee / Iran International:
US Gives Green Light For Frozen Iranian Funds To Flow From Iraq, Official Says
 Earlier Items: 
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The fake anger of Neander-gate shows how desperate Republicans are to keep the base riled up
Discussion: ABC News and RedState
Diadie Ba / Reuters:
Boy killed in Senegal protests as opposition steps up pressure
Thomas M. Burton / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Government Scientists Skeptical of One-Shot Regimen for Pfizer, Moderna Covid Vaccines
Christopher Hope / Telegraph:
Exclusive: Nigel Farage quits politics - and this time he means it
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Biden's slow and steady approach on Cabinet choices seems to be working
New York Post:
De Blasio is serious about ‘longshot’ run against Gov. Cuomo, insiders say
Discussion: National Review
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Andy Levin on Amazon: ‘This Is the Biggest Union Election in This Century’
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier

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