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5:25 PM ET, February 24, 2019

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New York Times:
Defender of World Order or Trump Mouthpiece?  Pompeo Is Tested by North Korea, Iran and U.S. Allies  —  WARSAW — In the eyes of Mike Pompeo, the day was shaping up to be one of his most commanding displays of diplomacy since becoming secretary of state.  Months of planning had finally yielded …
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Wall Street Journal:   Trump's North Korea Summit Goal: Lock In the Steps to Denuclearization
Harry J. Kazianis / Fox News:   If you don't want a nuclear war, hope Trump does these things in his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
Foster Klug / Associated Press:   Hanoi summit nightmare scenario: Bad deals and little change
Washington Post:
White House to select federal scientists to reassess government climate findings, sources say  —  The White House plans to create an ad hoc group of select federal scientists to reassess the government's analysis of climate science and counter its conclusions that the continued burning …
Discussion: Axios, CNN and Talking Points Memo
Sam Brasch / NPR:
After Stinging Presidential Loss, Popular Vote Movement Gains Momentum In States  —  An attempt at an Electoral College workaround is gaining momentum in the Mountain West.  —  Democrats in Colorado and New Mexico are pushing ahead with legislation to pledge their 14 collective electoral votes …
Discussion: Electoral Vote Map
Alan Suderman / Associated Press:
Virginia's Fairfax compares himself to lynching victims  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Embattled Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax compared himself to Jim Crow-era lynching victims in a surprise speech Sunday, as he resists widespread calls to resign prompted by allegations of sexual assault.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House Democrats will subpoena Mueller if report is not made public, Schiff says
Discussion: Politico
KABE-LP:
What triggered the escalation of US-Venezuela policy?  —  For two decades the US was powerless to alter the course of Venezuela's socialist rule.  But, in recent weeks Trump has turned the screws on the Maduro regime.  So, what changed?  How a casual meeting at Trump Tower and a photo op …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Venezuelan border clashes further isolate Maduro's regime
Associated Press:
Clean up begins on Venezuela-Colombia border after unrest
Discussion: Splinter and New Yorker
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable  —  For the college-educated elite, work has morphed into a religious identity—promising identity, transcendence, and community, but failing to deliver.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren …
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
With women in combat roles, a federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutional  —  A federal judge in Texas has declared that the all-male military draft is unconstitutional, ruling that “the time has passed” for a debate on whether women belong in the military.
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Sanders Asks Campaign Surrogates To ‘Engage Respectfully’ With Democratic Rivals  —  The Vermont senator faced criticism for the rhetoric some supporters used during his 2016 White House run.  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on surrogates representing his 2020 presidential campaign in the media to …
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Emerson College Polling:
Bernie Takes Early Lead In New Hampshire Democratic Primary; Potential Tight US Senate Race …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Post:
Where in the world does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez live? … She may be America's most famous freshman congresswoman, but in New York, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a virtual ghost.  —  She has no district office and no local phone number, unlike the state's three other freshman members.
Bloomberg:
Trump Vents Frustration With Trade Czar as China Talks Continue  — China hawk Robert Lighthizer has been leading trade talks  — March 1 deadline for tariff increase looms ever closer  —  President Donald Trump and his top trade negotiator, Robert Lighthizer, have grown increasingly frustrated …
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Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Officials Play Down Appearance of Rift Between Trump and Lighthizer on Trade
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
‘The Monsters Are the Men’: Inside a Thriving Sex Trafficking Trade in Florida  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Something was amiss at a massage parlor near one of the wealthiest barrier islands in Florida.  —  First, a health inspector spotted several suitcases.  Then she noticed an unusual stash of clothing, food and bedding.
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
California Republicans elect Millennial Latina as new leader  —  SACRAMENTO — The California Republican Party elected Jessica Millan Patterson as its new chair Sunday, making her the first woman and first Latina to lead the 140-year-old organization.  —  The 38-year-old Patterson …
Discussion: Political Wire
Laura McGann / Vox:
The suspiciously sexist views of Amy Klobuchar's management style, explained  —  Klobuchar tops “the worst boss in Congress” list.  Right in front of six other female senators.  —  On Friday afternoon, The New York Times dropped a long piece on Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar …
Discussion: RedState and Liberty Unyielding
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Andrew McCabe's Countdown to the Mueller Report  —  In his new book, the former acting director of the F.B.I. speaks with bracing directness about what was going on in the Trump-Russia investigation and why it matters.  —  In “Seven Days in May,” a popular novel from the early nineteen-sixties …
Discussion: Althouse
Alex Sundby / CBS News:
Student criticizes dress code after being told she can't wear “Make America Great Again” hat to school  —  A Northern California high school student criticized her school district's dress code after she was told she couldn't wear a hat featuring a well-known Trump campaign slogan to school, CBS affiliate KGPE-TV reports.
Discussion: The College Fix
 
 
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Katie Bernard / CNN:
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he could decide on presidential run ‘as soon as’ this week
Discussion: Political Wire
David S. Bernstein / Politico:
Trump's Secret to Victory in 2020: Hispanic Voters
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Deficits and Debt
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Approval Rate Declines for H-1B Visas
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
The Kalashnikov assault rifle changed the world. Now there's a Kalashnikov kamikaze drone.
Tom McTague / Politico:
Theresa May rules out Brexit deal vote this week
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Rahm's retirement sets off wild Chicago scramble
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Trump's end run on defense spending
Discussion: Raw Story
Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
Uncovering the deal Trump's Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta gave to a Florida sex abuser
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Mueller filing could be held up pending indictments of Don Jr. and Jared Kushner for lying: ex-US Attorney
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
The Loud Silence of Mueller's Manafort Memo
Discussion: emptywheel, Daily Kos and Splinter
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Mississippi basketball players kneel in protest during anthem as Confederate groups rally in Oxford