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5:55 AM ET, February 19, 2024

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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Michael Cohen suggests Trump's mounting legal fees make him ‘thoroughly compromised’: ‘He is for sale’  —  Michael Cohen - who long served as former President Trump's personal lawyer and fixer - warned on Sunday of the potential risk of sending Trump back to the White House with mounting legal fees and financial liabilities.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:   Why Trump's Sleaziest Criminal Case Is So Important
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Hillary Clinton claims Trump would pull US out of NATO
Discussion: RedState and NBC News
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:   The GOP Has Crossed an Ominous Threshold on Foreign Policy
The Guardian:
Trump launches gold high top sneaker line a day after $350m court ruling
Jack Forrest / CNN:
Cheney warns of Republican Party ‘Putin-wing’ after Navalny death  —  GOP former Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday warned of a Republican Party “Putin-wing” after former President Donald Trump responded to the death of outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny without actually mentioning him or Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump remains silent on Navalny's death
Discussion: UPI and Washington Examiner
Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
Haley Calls Navalny a ‘Hero,’ Saying Trump Must Answer for His Death
Associated Press:
Suspect dead amid shooting that claimed the lives of 2 officers, 1 first responder, group says  —  A desperate call for help from a home in suburban Minneapolis early Sunday turned deadly for two police officers and a first responder who were shot and killed, according to officials.
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Doha Madani / NBC News:
Heavy police presence at ‘active scene’ in Minnesota neighborhood  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said police were responding to a call of a family in danger.  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described it as a domestic violence call.  —  Two police officers and a first responder …
Bloomberg:
US to Award $1.5 Billion to GlobalFoundries in Chips Act Grant  — Funding would expand fab facilities in Malta and Burlington  — Investment is expected to create more than 10,000 jobs  —  The US plans to award $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries Inc., the largest domestic maker …
Anderson Cooper / CBS News:
Wisconsin fake elector on why he signed phony electoral document for Trump  —  The month after the presidential election in 2020, Democratic and Republican electors representing the candidate who won the popular vote in their states gathered across the country to formally cast electoral votes for president.
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
Michael Lee / Fox News:
New presidential rankings place Obama in top 10, Reagan and Trump below Biden  —  Some recent presidents were more likely to have a partisan divide in rankings  —  A new ranking of presidents by a group of self-styled experts determined that Abraham Lincoln is America's greatest president, while Donald Trump ranks last.
John Rapley / Globe and Mail:
A harsh truth: The world economy never recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic  —  /business/business/business/business/ business///businessJohn Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time among London, Johannesburg and Ottawa.  His books include Why Empires Fall (Yale University Press …
David Cohen / Politico:
No Labels ‘talking with several exceptional leaders,’ national co-chair says  —  Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis said the organization was unfazed by Joe Manchin's decision not to run for president.  —  A national co-chair for No Labels said Sunday the organization continues to pursue …
NBC News:
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk helped oust Ronna McDaniel at the RNC.  Now the knives are out for him.  —  The right-wing provocateur's antics — including attacks on Martin Luther King Jr., Black pilots and Taylor Swift — have caused a rift in Trump world.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Melissa Nann Burke / The Detroit News:
Tlaib endorses protest vote against Biden in Michigan  —  Detroit U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib is endorsing the campaign urging Michigan Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the Feb. 27 presidential primary in protest of President Joe Biden's policy in Gaza.  —  In a video posted to social media Saturday …
Tom Fairless / Wall Street Journal:
How War in Europe Boosts the U.S. Economy  —  European rearmament and American aid to Ukraine flow back to defense industrial base  —  Proponents of support for Ukraine usually invoke U.S. strategic interests or moral obligations.  Lately, they are making a more calculating case: It is good for the economy.
Discussion: The Guardian and DNyuz
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Inside Kamala Harris' quiet effort to break through the Biden campaign's information bubble  —  For some, it's been a conversation off to the side at the White House congressional holiday party.  Others have gathered at actress Eva Longoria's house in Los Angeles.
 
 
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