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9:30 AM ET, February 23, 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: The Atlantic and Mediaite
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The top 15 Democratic presidential candidates of 2020, ranked
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 …
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 and Politico
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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
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
Even if Mueller's probe concludes soon, things are far from over  —  Predictions for when special counsel Robert S. Mueller III will deliver his much-anticipated report to the attorney general have yo-yoed between days and weeks.  —  Two things are more definitive: In January …
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Washington Post:
Access to Mueller's report and evidence may be guided by Congress, Clinton email case  —  The Justice Department and Democratic lawmakers are bracing for a fight over access to the evidence uncovered by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III during his nearly two-year investigation …
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
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.
John Bowden / The Hill:
Judge tosses North Carolina mandatory voter ID amendment citing gerrymandering  —  A judge in North Carolina on Friday tossed out the state's constitutional amendment requiring a voter ID, citing prevalent gerrymandering in the state's General Assembly.  —  Wake County Superior Court Judge …
Discussion: Axios and myfox8.com
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New York Times:
Republican Cries Against Voter Fraud Go Mostly Quiet After Scheme Tied to Party  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican politicians across the country have for years railed against the threat of voter fraud.  Some have made unproven claims about how rampant it has become in order to pass voter ID laws and open sweeping investigations.
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.
Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
Average tax refund down 17 percent, IRS reports  —  The average tax refund issued so far this year is down by 17 percent, the IRS said, a steep decline that promises more headaches for Republican lawmakers.  —  The agency released data late Friday showing refunds are down for the third consecutive week …
Discussion: Hill Reporter, Raw Story and Bloomberg
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CBS News:
Colorado woman's $8,000 tax bill leaves her in tears
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Bloomberg:
Trump's Trade Chief Lectures His Boss and Gets an Earful in Return  — Lighthizer tries to shape debate on key element in China talks  — Trump rejects Lighthizer case for memorandums of understanding  —  An exasperated Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Associated Press:
Court records reveal a Mueller report right in plain view  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was in full deflection mode.  —  The Democrats had blamed Russia for the hacking and release of damaging material on his presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton.  Trump wasn't buying it.
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.
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 …
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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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
2020 Democrats' progressive gamble is about to get real  —  Democrats' embrace of sweeping progressive ideas like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal is about to get its first reality check on Capitol Hill — as both parties make huge bets about which message will sway voters in 2020.
Discussion: Reuters
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.
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.
Sue Halpern / New Yorker:
Why the U.K. Condemned Facebook for Fuelling Fake News  —  If there remained any doubt that Facebook's business practices intentionally compromise users' privacy and recklessly undermine democratic norms, it was put to rest on Monday, when the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Gallup: Liberals outnumber conservatives in only 6 states, down from 9  —  The number of states where liberals outnumber conservatives has dropped more than 30 percent, with just six now in that category: Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, Washington, New York, and New Hampshire.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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 …
 
 
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Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
An Italian Expose Documents Moscow Money Allegedly Funding Italy's Far-Right Salvini
Discussion: Mother Jones
Matthew Desmond / New York Times:
The $15 Minimum Wage Doesn't Just Improve Lives. It Saves Them.
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
A teen was told her MAGA hat violates school code. She's fighting back.
Discussion: RedState
Michael Hyland / WNCN:
Criminal prosecution anticipated in District 9 case, Wake County DA says
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Politico
Bloomberg:
Kushner Cos. Seeks Federal Loan in Biggest Deal in Decade, Sources Say
Wall Street Journal:
Tax Law Helped Boost 2018 Bank Profits to Record Level
Discussion: Bloomberg, FDIC and Vox
 Earlier Items: 
Axios:
Scoop: Trump, Pence overseas travel to overlap, concerning some officials
Discussion: ABC News
Robin Abcarian / Los Angeles Times:
On the campaign trail, Kamala Harris tries on a sequined jacket, and men go nuts
Discussion: Mother Jones
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump Job Approval 50% or Higher in 17 States in 2018
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Trump administration bars clinics that provide abortions or abortion referrals from federal funding
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Judge Jeanine Pirro Stiffs Campaign Vendors Out of Nearly $600K
Discussion: Raw Story
Chicago Sun-Times:
R. Kelly charged with sexually abusing 4 victims, at least 3 of them minors