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10:35 AM ET, February 20, 2019

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The White House plan to exploit Andrew McCabe's new book  —  White House officials and sources close to President Trump are treating Andrew McCabe's book as an opportunity.  —  What's happening: These people plan to keep promoting bits from “The Threat,” which has rocketed past Michelle Obama's …
Discussion: The Week
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Washington Post:
‘Enjoy your life’: Trump puts new attorney general in an awkward position from the start  —  On William P. Barr's first full day as attorney general, President Trump singled him out during remarks in the Rose Garden after signing a national emergency declaration aimed at building his long-promised border wall.
Associated Press:   Trump chooses Jeffrey Rosen for deputy attorney general
Timothy Burke / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing News Outlet Calls for McCabe, Rosenstein to Be Waterboarded
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Mediaite
NBC News:
Ethically challenged: Three scandals rock Trump administration in one day  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — It's hard to keep up with all of the alleged scandals hitting the Trump administration.
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
‘Sustained and ongoing’ disinformation assault targets Dem presidential candidates  —  A wide-ranging disinformation campaign aimed at Democratic 2020 candidates is already under way on social media, with signs that foreign state actors are driving at least some of the activity.
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Trump admin. says it will cancel $929 million for California rail project
Discussion: railroads.dot.gov
Ted Mann / Wall Street Journal:   Federal Government to Cancel Funds for California High-Speed Rail
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The Washington Post sued by family of Covington Catholic teenager  —  The family of the Kentucky teen who was involved in an encounter with a Native American advocate at the Lincoln Memorial last month filed a defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post on Tuesday, seeking $250 million in damages for its coverage of the incident.
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Keith Coffman / Reuters:
Teen in Lincoln Memorial protest sues Washington Post for $250 million
USA Today:   How a few shady social media posts fed a viral firestorm over Covington Catholic (and why it will happen again)
Hemmer DeFrank PLLC:
For truth, for justice, for Nicholas!
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:   I'm not proud of role I've played in toxic public debate. I plan to change.
CBS Chicago:
Jussie Smollett Was Involved In Creating Racist Letter, Which Later Led To Attack, Sources Say  —  Update: The two men once considered suspects in the Jussie Smollett case were prepared to testify to a grand jury Tuesday, but a last-minute call from Smollett's lawyers claiming they possibly …
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Washington Post:
Trump grows frustrated with Coats, leading some to fear he might be fired  —  President Trump has grown increasingly disenchanted with Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, who has served as the nation's top intelligence official for nearly two years, leading some administration officials …
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Washington Post:
White House readies panel to assess if climate change poses a national security threat  —  The White House is working to assemble a panel to assess whether climate change poses a national security threat, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, a conclusion that federal intelligence agencies …
Discussion: The Week
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Raises $6 Million After Announcing Presidential Bid  —  WASHINGTON — Just over 24 hours after announcing his presidential bid, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has already raised $6 million from more than 225,000 donors, his campaign said Wednesday morning.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: AP source: Bernie Sanders' campaign raises $3.3M
Discussion: Bangor Daily News and Splinter
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump revives ‘Crazy Bernie’ nickname as Sanders enters 2020 race
Matthew Sheffield / The Hill:
Michelle Obama would be tied with Biden as frontrunner if she ran in 2020, poll shows
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
CNN Staffers ‘Demoralized’ by Hiring of GOP Operative Sarah Isgur to Edit 2020 Coverage  —  The former Jeff Sessions flack has zero journalistic experience and yet she is tasked with guiding CNN's 2020 reporting.  CNN staffers and media critics alike are not pleased.
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Luke Thompson:
The Congresswoman Loves the Swamp  —  Her Wealthy Chief of Staff used a PAC to Pay Her Boyfriend  —  Luke ThompsonBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing  —  Last Friday, my mentions died for your sins.  I posted a screen grab of Riley Roberts's House Microsoft Outlook card, including his official house …
Discussion: checkyourfact.com
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's New Defense: Congress Can't Investigate Because There Are Too Many Crimes  —  President Trump spent the weekend decrying the “coup” against him, demanding the imprisonment of federal investigators, and calling for retribution against those who mock him.  Below the surface, though, a more serious argument is taking shape.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside Patrick Shanahan's clash with Congress in Munich over Syria  —  In a private meeting in Munich with more than a dozen lawmakers, acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan got an earful about President Trump's plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria by the end of April.
Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:
Possible peace declaration looms large over Trump-Kim summit  —  TOKYO (AP) — With their second summit fast approaching, speculation is growing that U.S. President Donald Trump may try to persuade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to denuclearization by giving him something he wants …
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NBC News:   Top North Korean official says his country faces major food shortages, blaming weather and sanctions
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Your phone and TV are tracking you, and political campaigns are listening in … It was a crowded primary field and Tony Evers, running for governor, was eager to win the support of officials gathered at a Wisconsin state Democratic party meeting, so the candidate did all the usual things: he read the room, he shook hands, he networked.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday called for the Supreme Court to reconsider New York Times v. Sullivan, the landmark 1964 ruling interpreting the First Amendment to make it hard for public officials to prevail in libel suits.
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:   A man who is too weak occupies an office that is too strong
The New York Times Company:
Carol Rosenberg Joins The Times  —  Carol Rosenberg, the foremost reporter on the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, will cover the detention camp and other important national security stories.  Read more in this note from Dean Baquet and Elisabeth Bumiller.
Bloomberg:
Deutsche Bank Weighed Extending Trump Loans on Default Risk  — Bank is said to have been concerned about default in office  — Executives considered extending maturities to address risk  —  Top Deutsche Bank AG executives were so concerned after the 2016 U.S. election …
New York Post:
Reihan Salam poised to bring Manhattan Institute to new highs  —  Our favorite think tank, the Manhattan Institute, just got a new president: the brilliant, heterodox writer Reihan Salam.  —  Born and bred in Brooklyn and a graduate of the city's public schools, he's an excellent choice …
Discussion: National Review
Mathew Rodriguez / Out Magazine:
Trump's Plan to Decriminalize Homosexuality Is an Old Racist Tactic … The Trump administration is set to launch a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality in dozens of nations where anti-gay laws are still on the books, NBC News reported Monday.  While on its surface …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump rolls out massive corporate-style campaign structure for 2020  —  President Donald Trump is assembling a sprawling, corporate-style reelection campaign with 10 divisions reporting to a single senior adviser, campaign manager Brad Parscale — a top-down structure that represents everything …
 
 
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Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
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Mattie Kahn / Glamour:
Rep. Elise Stefanik Launches PAC to Elect More Republican Women to the House of Representatives
CNN:
Alabama woman who joined ISIS is begging to come home
Ely Portillo / The Charlotte Observer:
Republican Mark Harris to be called next to testify in 9th district election hearing
Jeff Carlson / theepochtimes.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Testimony by FBI Lawyer Trisha Anderson Reveals Extensive Role in Trump, Clinton Investigations
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Babylon Bee:
Elizabeth Warren Claims Two Men In Colonial Outfits Assaulted Her With Smallpox-Infested Blankets
Jon Kamp / Wall Street Journal:
More Black Virginians Want Officials to Stay Rather Than Resign, Poll Finds
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Is America Becoming a Four-Party State?
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Politico:
3 UK Conservative MPs resign from party
Liz Mair / New York Times:
Has Republican Resistance to Trump Collapsed?
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
California Republicans look into the abyss
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson and the oversold ‘Republicans pounce’ complaint
Discussion: RedState and Fox News Insider
Anna Edney / Bloomberg:
Beware of Using Young People's Blood to Halt Aging, FDA Says
Discussion: Engadget, KTLA, WTVR-TV and The Verge
New York Times:
Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump's Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him