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1:35 PM ET, February 25, 2019

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Washington Post:
Former campaign staffer alleges in lawsuit that Trump kissed her without her consent.  The White House denies the charge.  —  A staffer on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign says he kissed her without her consent at a small gathering of supporters before a Florida rally …
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
A Lawsuit by a Campaign Worker Is the Latest Challenge to Trump's Nondisclosure Agreements  —  A staff member of Donald Trump's 2016 Presidential campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court in Florida on Monday, alleging that she experienced “racial and gender discrimination” while working for the campaign …
Discussion: Washington Post
Casey Newton / The Verge:
The Trauma Floor  —  The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America  —  She spent the past three and a half weeks in training, trying to harden herself against the daily onslaught of disturbing posts: the hate speech, the violent attacks, the graphic pornography.
Maggie Severns / Politico:
GOP donors: Trump campaign lacks a strategy to win in 2020  —  Late last month, more than 100 major Republican donors gathered at the Trump International Hotel for a presentation from the president's campaign manager Brad Parscale and other top political hands on their plans to keep the White House …
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New York Times:
Rust Belt, Sun Belt or Both? Democrats Seek the Best Route to the White House
Discussion: Washington Post and Althouse
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:   My bone-chilling adventure trying to cover Kamala Harris in Iowa
William M Arkin / The Guardian:
Say what you will about Trump, but his tactics on North Korea are working  —  US officials warn of a president who is a dangerous wild card, but Trump should be supported in his denuclearization plan  —  When Donald Trump sits down with Kim Jong-un in Hanoi this week to further discuss …
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Washington Post:
‘We fell in love’: Trump and Kim shower praise, stroke egos on path to nuclear negotiations
Discussion: The Week
NBC News:
Ahead of North Korea summit, concern about Trump's gamble
NBC News:
Love connection: Why intel officials are worried about the Trump-Kim summit
Aaron Rodriguez / CREW:
New Report: Trump Appears to Have Committed Multiple Crimes  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  New Report: Trump Appears to have Committed Multiple Campaign Finance-Related Crimes  —  Washington — There is compelling evidence that President Trump may have personally committed …
Discussion: Raw Story
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CREW:   A CAMPAIGN TO DEFRAUD  —  PRESIDENT TRUMP'S APPARENT CAMPAIGN …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Tells His Lawyers: Stay for the Coming Legal Hellscape  —  The president has made private admissions that federal investigations bedeviling his first term in office will be haunting him for possibly years to come.  —  Late last year, over the course of three separate conversations …
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
The best president money can't buy  —  When I first ran for the Senate, we had a contest to name our first t-shirt.  By a big margin, the winning t-shirt said, “The Best Senator Money Can't Buy.”  I've tried to live by that every single day.  —  I understand that campaigns cost money …
Discussion: Washington Times and Splinter
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:   Elizabeth Warren to Forgo Receptions and Fund-Raisers With Big Donors
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.
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Just Security:   Exclusive: Full Text of Bipartisan Declaration of Former Senior U.S. Officials Refuting President's …
Natalie Wolchover / Quanta Magazine:
A World Without Clouds  —  A state-of-the-art supercomputer simulation indicates that a feedback loop between global warming and cloud loss can push Earth's climate past a disastrous tipping point in as little as a century.  —  Michelle Yun/Quanta Magazine; source: cbglp2
Discussion: The Week
Dana Bash / CNN:
Harry Reid wishes for George W. Bush again ‘every day’  —  Programming note: For more on George W. Bush and the political family that produced two Presidents, watch CNN's Original Series “The Bush Years” debuting Sunday, March 3 at 9pm ET on CNN.  —  (CNN)Former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid …
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
How Lindsey Graham Went From Trump Skeptic to Trump Sidekick  —  “What happened to me?” the senator asks.  “Not a damn thing.”  —  As the luncheon dishes were placed down, the master of ceremonies kicked off a boisterous round of Lindsey Graham trivia.  “What is the senator's middle name? …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Political Wire
Pat Eaton-Robb / Washington Times:
Transgender sprinters finish 1st, 2nd at Connecticut girls indoor track championships  —  NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Andraya Yearwood hears the comments, usually from adults and usually not to her face.  —  She shouldn't be running, they say, not against girls.  —  Yearwood, a 17-year-old junior …
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
House Democrats target Trump's personal finances  —  House Democrats are planning to cross one of President Donald Trump's red lines: investigating his personal finances.  —  With special counsel Robert Mueller expected to wind up his work soon, Democrats are launching an investigation …
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
China has put 1 million Muslims in concentration camps.  MBS had nothing to say.  —  China is a leading oppressor of Muslims, so it should come as no surprise that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia — the kingdom that views itself as defender of the Islamic faith — would visit Beijing to deliver a stern rebuke.
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Washington Post:
The Washington Post announces the launch of the Jamal Khashoggi Fellowship
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Ex-Clinton staffers slam Sanders over private jet flights  —  In his campaign launch video last week, Bernie Sanders singled out the fossil fuel industry for criticism, listing it among the special interests he planned to take on.  But in the final months of the 2016 campaign …
Justin Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book’ is the worst best picture winner since ‘Crash’ … “Green Book” is the worst best picture Oscar winner since “Crash,” and I don't make the comparison lightly.  —  Like that 2005 movie, Peter Farrelly's interracial buddy dramedy is insultingly glib and hucksterish …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Daughter Of Putin's Spokesman Working In European Parliament  —  BRUSSELS — The daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman works as an intern in the European Parliament in Brussels, and has unhindered access to various EU documents, RFE/RL has learned.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Warren Buffett: ‘It would be a real mistake’ if former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz ran for president as an independent  — Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett on Monday said “it would be a mistake” if former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz ran for president as an independent against Donald Trump.
Discussion: IJR
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:   Warren Buffett: I would support Mike Bloomberg for president if he were to run in 2020
Win McNamee / Marketplace:
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen: Far from retired, nowhere near done  —  Janet Yellen made history as the first woman to chair the Federal Reserve Board — a position that has been called “the second most powerful person in government” and the peak of a nearly 17-year career at the institution.
Discussion: CNBC
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
How the Upper Middle Class Is Really Doing  —  Since 1980, the incomes of the very rich have grown  —  faster than the economy.  The upper middle class  —  has kept pace with the economy, while the middle class and poor have fallen behind.  —  CHANGE IN  —  INCOME:  —  Top 0.01%
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.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Concerns rise over Neomi Rao, Trump's D.C. Circuit nominee  —  A new obstacle has emerged in the path to Neomi Rao replacing Brett Kavanaugh on the powerful D.C. Circuit Court.  —  The state of play: A source close to the White House confirmation process told me that Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has …
 
 
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