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5:50 AM ET, February 11, 2019

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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Mistress' Brother Leaked Bezos' Racy Texts to Enquirer, Sources Say  —  Multiples sources tell The Daily Beast that Michael Sanchez, a Trumpworld associate and brother to Bezos' lover, gave the couple's texts to The National Enquirer.  —  The brother of Jeff Bezos' mistress, Lauren Sanchez …
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Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Steve Schmidt Storms Off Own Podcast When Asked About Advising Howard Schultz  —  “This is bullsh*t,” Schmidt exclaims.  “I'm not doing this.”  —  Anti-Trump strategist and pundit Steve Schmidt is feeling the heat from all sides since his client, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz …
Brian Murphy / Raleigh News & Observer:
Walter Jones, who worked to atone for his Iraq war vote, is dead at 76  —  Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., an Eastern North Carolina congressman who made it his mission to atone for his vote sending U.S. troops into Iraq in the early 2000s, died Sunday on his 76th birthday.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Walter Jones, ‘freedom fries’ congressman who became Iraq War critic, dies at 76  —  Walter B. Jones Jr., a North Carolina congressman who so enthusiastically supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq that he argued for the french fries and French toast served in House cafeterias to be called …
Discussion: Politico
Congressman Walter Jones:
STATEMENT ON CONGRESSMAN WALTER B. JONES  —  Greenville, NC - After faithfully representing the people of Eastern North Carolina in Congress and the state legislature for over 34 years, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) passed away this afternoon in Greenville, North Carolina.  He was 76.
Discussion: Bloomberg, myfox8.com, Splinter and CNN
New York Times:
In Closed Hearing, a Clue About ‘the Heart’ of Mueller's Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Of the few hints to emerge from the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, about evidence of possible collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia, one of the most tantalizing surfaced almost …
Discussion: The Week
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John Solomon / The Hill:
The case for Russia collusion ... against the Democrats  —  Now that both the House and Senate investigative committees have cleared Donald Trump of Democrat-inspired allegations of Russian collusion, it is worth revisiting one anecdote that escaped significant attention during the hysteria …
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Omar ignites new anti-Semitism controversy with comments on AIPAC  —  Freshman Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar ignited a new controversy on Sunday night when she suggested GOP support for Israel is driven by campaign donations from a prominent pro-Israel group.
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Ron Kampeas / Haaretz:
Kevin McCarthy Promises ‘Action’ Against Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib  —  Republican leader in House says statements by the congresswomen are equal to ones by Steve King, who said he doesn't understand why ‘white supremacy’ is stigmatized  —  The Republican leader in the U.S. House …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: More Trump schedules leaked as enraged officials launch internal hunt  —  Our lead item in Axios Sneak Peek last week — a leak of three months of Trump's private schedules — enraged White House officials.  —  The president's secretary Madeleine Westerhout tweeted that the leak was “a disgraceful breach of trust.”
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
Plummeting insect numbers ‘threaten collapse of nature’  —  Exclusive: Insects could vanish within a century at current rate of decline, says global review  —  The world's insects are hurtling down the path to extinction, threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature's ecosystems”, according to the first global scientific review.
Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
Va. Democrats weigh initiation of impeachment proceedings against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax  —  Virginia Democratic lawmakers began circulating a draft resolution Sunday to begin impeachment proceedings against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) over allegations of sexual assault that have been leveled against him by two ­women.
Discussion: Simple Justice and The Daily Beast
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
“I'm not going anywhere”: Northam vows to remain in office despite calls to resign
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
How Amy Klobuchar Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination  —  Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced her candidacy for president at a rally in Minneapolis on Sunday, becoming the fifth Democratic senator1 to launch a campaign.  In contrast to some of the big names — Kamala Harris …
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ABC News:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar launches 2020 presidential campaign
Discussion: Daily Kos
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Undercover spy exposed in NYC was 1 of many  —  LONDON (AP) — When mysterious operatives lured two cybersecurity researchers to meetings at luxury hotels over the past two months, it was an apparent bid to discredit their research about an Israeli company that makes smartphone …
Heather Long / Washington Post:
Millions of Americans could be stunned as their tax refunds shrink  —  Most Americans received a tax cut in 2018, but their refunds aren't necessarily staying the same.  —  Millions of Americans filling out their 2018 taxes will probably be surprised to learn that their refund is less …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Warren: Trump ‘may not even be a free person’ by 2020  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Sunday said that President Donald Trump “may not even be a free person” by 2020, suggesting the president might become ensnared by the special counsel's investigation before she has a chance to face him in a general election.
Discussion: The Bulwark and Washington Post
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Washington Post:
Trump ‘may not even be a free person’ in 2020, Elizabeth Warren says
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
Talks Over Border Security Break Down, Imperiling Effort to Prevent Shutdown  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional efforts to reach a border security deal ahead of another government shutdown broke down on Sunday over Democratic demands to limit the detention of undocumented immigrants …
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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
A Princess Vanishes.  A Video Offers Alarming Clues.  —  BEIRUT — The princess known as Sheikha Latifa had not left Dubai, the glittering emirate ruled by her father, in 18 years.  Her requests to travel and study elsewhere had been denied.  Her passport had been taken away.
NBC News:
Meet the Press - February 10, 2018  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  This Sunday, the Democratic divide.  —  SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN:  —  When government works only for the wealthy and the well connected, that is corruption plain and simple.  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  Some progressives are pushing hard for goals like a Green New Deal.
Discussion: Instapundit, Althouse and POLITICUSUSA
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Sandy's War  —  The Green New Deal makes every progressive an armchair general  —  his is going to be the New Deal, the Great Society, the moon shot, the civil-rights movement of our generation," Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) says about her so-called Green New Deal.
Discussion: Clarissa's Blog
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Kark-Tv / WATE-TV:
Heaven has a wall: Grocery store ad mailer stirs controversy
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Don't sleep on “Spartacus”  —  In every presidential election cycle …
Washington Post:
On Virginia's rural Eastern Shore, Northam's views of race took root
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Advisers float Mar-a-lago summit as Trump plots next moves with Chinese President Xi
Discussion: The Week
Jennifer C. Braceras / The Hill:
Who's afraid of Neomi Rao?
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The Democrats' disastrous week highlights Trump's sanity
 Earlier Items: 
Li Zhou / Vox:
Amy Klobuchar enters 2020 ready to take on Big Tech
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
House Intelligence chairman voices concern that Mueller's scrutiny of Trump's finances isn't adequate
Mesfin Fekadu / Associated Press:
Nancy Pelosi gets rock star treatment at Clive Davis gala
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Colorado Sen. Bennet hints about joining crowded Democratic race for president
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
Our Brains Aren't Designed to Handle the Trump Era
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
A surprise virtual visit from the president
Mark Fainaru-Wada / ESPN:
Bob Costas, unplugged: From NBC and broadcast icon to dropped from the Super Bowl
 

 
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Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

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Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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