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9:30 PM ET, February 24, 2019

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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Former senior national security officials to issue declaration on national emergency  —  A bipartisan group of 58 former senior national security officials will issue a statement Monday saying that “there is no factual basis” for President Trump's proclamation of a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Discussion: Political Wire
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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 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Mike Pence wields foreign policy power  —  Political commentators often paint Mike Pence as an impotent toady.  But those caricatures miss an important reality: The vice president has much more power than many people realize.  —  Why it matters: Most people know Pence …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trump's hawkish approach to Venezuela was spurred by a chance Oval Office encounter
Katie Rogers / New York Times:   On Foreign Trips, Pence Steps Out of Trump's Shadow but Always Stays on Message
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.
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez stars as a ‘butt-kicking’ political superhero in new comic book
Discussion: RedState and Washington Post
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Patrick Wilson / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
In Senate speech, Fairfax cautions against ‘political lynchings’ and says ‘the truth is on my side’
Discussion: Splinter
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Mayor de Blasio trash talks Clinton, praises Trump in Iowa … Mayor de Blasio took his presidential ambitions to Iowa on Saturday night, where he's deploying a head-scratcher campaign strategy: trash talking Hillary Clinton and praising President Trump — and all the while still not declaring his candidacy.
Discussion: Breitbart
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New York Post:
Bill de Blasio stranded in Iowa motel after blizzard hits … DES MOINES — Mayor de Blasio tried to display some presidential fortitude by traveling through near-blizzard conditions in Iowa — and wound up sleeping in a roadside motel after chowing down on a gas-station burrito for dinner.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Drafting Only Men for the Military Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Discussion: FOX59
The Bulwark:
Time For the GOP to Take a Stand  —  With the House of Representatives expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution overturning President Trump's declaration of a national emergency to circumvent Congress and build his wall, we thought it might be a good idea to re-up our editorial on the subject.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Concerns rise over Neomi Rao, Trump's D.C. Circuit nominee
Discussion: RedState
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 …
Discussion: CNN
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Emerson College Polling:
Bernie Takes Early Lead In New Hampshire Democratic Primary; Potential Tight US Senate Race …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable  —  In his 1930 essay “Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren,” the economist John Maynard Keynes predicted a 15-hour workweek in the 21st century, creating the equivalent of a five-day weekend.  “For the first time since his creation man will be faced …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
Roger Stone's Proud Boys “Volunteers” Have Been Defending Him Online After The Judge Entered A Gag Order  —  WASHINGTON - Questioned in court last week about his recent Instagram post featuring a photo of the judge presiding over his case with what resembled a crosshairs symbol …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Schiff: ‘We will bring Bob Mueller in to testify’ if report not made public  —  House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Sunday threatened to call Robert Mueller to Capitol Hill and subpoena his investigative findings if Attorney General William Barr does not make public the special counsel's highly anticipated report.
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House Democrats will subpoena Mueller if report is not made public, Schiff says
Discussion: Politico
TheDenverChannel.com:
Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran announces primary challenge to Rep. Diana DeGette  —  Duran: “It is time for something new & different.”  —  Denver7  —  Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran will challenge longtime Congresswoman Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary …
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
John Sipher / New York Times:
Putin's One Weapon: The ‘Intelligence State’  —  Russia's leader has restored the role its intelligence agencies had in the Soviet era — keep citizens in check and destabilize foreign adversaries.  —  Mr. Sipher, a former chief of station for the C.I.A., worked for more than 27 years in Russia and other parts of Europe and Asia.
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
Venezuelan opposition looks to foreign allies for further steps to unseat Maduro  —  SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela — Venezuela's opposition on Sunday looked toward foreign allies led by the United States to take further steps to unseat President Nicolás Maduro, a day after a plan to coax …
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Associated Press:
Clean up begins on Venezuela-Colombia border after unrest
Discussion: Splinter and New Yorker
 
 
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Katie Bernard / CNN:
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he could decide on presidential run ‘as soon as’ this week
David S. Bernstein / Politico:
Trump's Secret to Victory in 2020: Hispanic Voters
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
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Alex Sundby / CBS News:
Student criticizes dress code after being told she can't wear “Make America Great Again” hat to school
Discussion: The College Fix
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Approval Rate Declines for H-1B Visas
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Bloomberg:
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Laura McGann / Vox:
The suspiciously sexist views of Amy Klobuchar's management style, explained
Discussion: RedState and Liberty Unyielding
Tom McTague / Politico:
Theresa May rules out Brexit deal vote this week
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
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
‘The Monsters Are the Men’: Inside a Thriving Sex Trafficking Trade in Florida
Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
Uncovering the deal Trump's Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta gave to a Florida sex abuser
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Andrew McCabe's Countdown to the Mueller Report
Discussion: Althouse