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11:05 PM ET, February 22, 2019

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New York Times:
How Amy Klobuchar Treats Her Staff  —  Senator Amy Klobuchar was hungry, forkless and losing patience.  —  An aide, joining her on a trip to South Carolina in 2008, had procured a salad for his boss while hauling their bags through an airport terminal.  But once onboard, he delivered the grim news …
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Exposing Amy Klobuchar's Mistreatment Of Staff Is Not Sexist  —  Former staffers say they're frustrated that many Democrats and journalists have dismissed reports of her behavior.  —  Since launching her presidential campaign, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) has faced questions about her mistreatment …
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Cohen Gave Prosecutors New Information on the Trump Family Business  —  Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer and fixer, met last month with federal prosecutors in Manhattan, offering information about possible irregularities within the president's family business and about a donor …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
For the second time in two days, a building called Trump Place decides to take down the president's name
Ali Schmitz / TCPalm.com:
Florida human trafficking: Billionaire equity firm owner John Childs wanted on prostitution charge in Vero Beach  —  Billionaire equity firm owner John Childs is one of several men accused of soliciting prostitution in connection with a Florida spa tied to an international human trafficking ring, police said Thursday.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Mary Helen Moore / TCPalm.com:
Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with soliciting prostitution in Florida spa  —  JUPITER — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution in connection with a Florida spa tied to an international human trafficking ring, police said Friday.
Jamie McCarthy / WPTV:
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged as a ‘john’ in human trafficking/prostitution investigation  —  JUPITER, Fla. — In his Tuesday news conference about a major human trafficking investigation , Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said about 100 men would be arrested.
Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:
New York Has Prepared Paul Manafort Charges If Trump Pardons Him  — Cy Vance has been investigating ex-Trump aide since 2017  — District Attorney sees way to avoid double jeopardy protection  —  New York state prosecutors have put together a criminal case against Paul Manafort …
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Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:
If Mueller is done, states could file their own charges — even against Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed News:
YouTube Just Demonetized Anti-Vax Channels  —  YouTube on Friday said it would prevent channels that promote anti-vax content from running advertising, saying explicitly that such videos fall under its policy prohibiting the monetization of videos with “dangerous and harmful” content.
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
South Dakota governor says Trump trade wars have ‘devastated’ the state  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Friday that President Donald Trump's trade wars have “devastated” her state, and though she agreed that countries like China were not following fair trade practices …
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Washington Post:
Grand jury is examining whether former interior secretary Ryan Zinke lied to federal investigators  —  Prosecutors have begun presenting evidence to a grand jury in Washington in their probe of whether former interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to federal investigators, according to two individuals briefed on the matter.
Matthew Walther / The Week:
The Mueller joke  —  I would like to say some things about the apparently imminent conclusion of Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation, but first let me tell you a joke.  —  One day Johnny asked his teacher, Mrs. Williamson, to be excused from class.
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Associated Press:   AP source: Mueller report not expected next week
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The slowly written Mueller report that's sitting in plain sight
Discussion: Raw Story
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Democrat predicts House will get Trump's tax returns — but there are a few complications  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats are planning to ask for a confidential copy of President Trump's tax returns from the IRS, but obtaining them won't be simple or fast, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., said during an interview on
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information.  Then They Tell Facebook.  —  Wall Street Journal testing reveals how the social-media giant collects a wide range of private data from developers; ‘This is a big mess’  —  Millions of smartphone users confess their most intimate secrets to apps …
Washington Post:
Trump announces nomination of Kelly Knight Craft to be ambassador to United Nations  —  President Trump announced Friday evening that he will nominate Kelly Knight Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada and a major Republican donor, to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Discussion: The Last Refuge
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Axios:
Trump nominates Kelly Craft as ambassador to the U.N.
Discussion: Fortune, Politico and Joe.My.God.
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Dems call on Trump to fire Acosta  —  Three House Democrats are collecting signatures for a letter calling on President Trump to demand the resignation of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta.  —  The push comes a day after a federal judge ruled that Acosta and other federal prosecutors acted illegally …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Strategy Isn't Everything  —  Sean Trende, one of my favorite analysts, has an interesting thread expressing his consternation at the folks at the Bulwark and what they are up to. … I understand what Trende is getting at, and he certainly makes some plausible points about how ugly things will be for a while.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Naming and Shaming the Pro-Trump Elite
Discussion: twitchy.com
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
George R.R. Martin Isn't the Only Author Who Can't Finish a Beloved Series  —  Robert Caro's new book looks back at his own career, worrying readers who've waited since 2012 for the final volume of his Lyndon Johnson series  —  Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro will publish …
Axios:
Scoop: Trump, Pence overseas travel to overlap, concerning some officials  —  For a handful of hours next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be the top-ranked government official on U.S. soil.  —  Driving the news: In a rare event on Monday, both President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Chicago Sun-Times:
R. Kelly charged with sexually abusing 4 victims, at least 3 of them minors  —  Embattled R&B superstar R. Kelly will turn himself in to authorities Friday night and is scheduled to appear in bond court in Chicago Saturday to face charges of 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Trump administration bars clinics that provide abortions or abortion referrals from federal funding  —  Planned Parenthood, which stands to lose $60 million a year, calls on courts, Congress to block the rule.  —  The Trump administration issued a rule Friday barring groups that provide abortions …
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CBS News:
Colorado woman's $8,000 tax bill leaves her in tears  —  Isadora Bielsky's tax bill this year brought her to tears.  Last year, her family of four's refund topped $3,600.  This year, the Colorado family owed in the thousands.  —  “I plugged it all in and at first I thought oh …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
On the campaign trail, Kamala Harris tries on a sequined jacket, and men go nuts  —  Every four years, aspiring presidential nominees leave behind families, jobs and, frequently, their dignity to prove they are worthy of the votes of everyday people.  —  Senators, governors, million- or billionaires …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump Job Approval 50% or Higher in 17 States in 2018  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating varied widely across the U.S. states in 2018, with 17 states giving him ratings of 50% or higher, and 16 states giving him ratings below 40%.
Bloomberg:
Kushner Cos.  Seeks Federal Loan in Biggest Deal in Decade, Sources Say  — Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Kushner Cos. have been in loan talks  — Debt would fund $1.15 billion Maryland, Virginia apartments  —  Kushner Cos., the real estate firm owned by the family of President Donald Trump's son …
Matthew Desmond / New York Times:
The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn't Just Improve Lives.  It Saves Them.  —  A living wage is an antidepressant.  It is a sleep aid.  A diet.  A stress reliever.  It is a contraceptive, preventing teenage pregnancy.  It prevents premature death.  It shields children from neglect.
Stephanie Akin / Roll Call:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's call for a ‘living wage’ starts in her office  —  Claudia Pagon Marchena, like so many Hill staffers, moonlighted at a Washington, D.C., eatery to pay her rent until she took a job with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  She celebrated her last day at her coffee shop job that same week.
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
A teen was told her MAGA hat violates school code.  She's fighting back.  —  A California high schooler is challenging her school district, alleging that its decision to ban her from wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat on campus impinges on her First Amendment rights.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Trade Chief Lectures His Boss and Gets an Earful in Return
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Hyland / WNCN:
Criminal prosecution anticipated in District 9 case, Wake County DA says
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
The Corruption of the Vatican's Gay Elite Has Been Exposed
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack will not run for the U.S. Senate against Sen. Joni Ernst in 2020
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Democratic States Exceed Republican States by Four in 2018
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Judge Jeanine Pirro Stiffs Campaign Vendors Out of Nearly $600K
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
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Morgan Cook / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rep. Duncan Hunter gets help with legal expenses from government contractors, others
Discussion: Roll Call
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Not the Fun Kind of Feminist
Discussion: Althouse
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Sex in New York City Parks? It's Less of a Thing Than It Used to Be
Discussion: Gothamist
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Audience of One: Why Flattery Works in Trump's Foreign Policy
Discussion: Washington Post, Townhall and Politico
 

 
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

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