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4:35 PM ET, March 6, 2019

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Democratic National Committee rejects Fox News for debates, citing New Yorker article  —  The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing …
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped her  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer.  —  The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran …
Discussion: Axios and twitchy.com
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Martha McSally reveals she was raped by superior officer while in the Air Force  —  A year after saying she was sexually abused in high school, Sen. Martha McSally revealed during a congressional hearing Wednesday that she was raped by a superior officer while she was in the Air Force.
Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News:   Sen. Martha McSally says she was raped by a senior officer while in Air Force
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Sen. Martha McSally, a former fighter pilot, says she was raped while serving in the military
Discussion: Splinter
Washington Post:
House Democrats erupt in protests over indirect sanction of Rep. Omar for alleged anti-Semitism  —  House Democrats erupted into a full-scale brawl Wednesday, challenging leaders over indirectly sanctioning freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar for alleged anti-Semitic remarks amid an outcry over party inaction …
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Batya Ungar-Sargon / The Forward:
The Left Is Making Jews Choose: Our Progressive Values Or Ourselves
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Sanders Fills Ranks With Anti-Israel Advocates Tied to Anti-Semitism Scandal
Washington Post:
Want to combat hate? Stop the hazing of Ilhan Omar and start listening.
Discussion: RedState, The Guardian and USA Today
Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
Prosecutors in Chicago to drop charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back IRS, campaign  —  Federal prosecutors in Chicago have agreed to drop all charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock if he pays back money he owes to the Internal Revenue Service and his campaign fund.
Discussion: Washington Post and Queerty
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Andy Kravetz / Journal Star:
Charges dropped against Aaron Schock  —  Andy Kravetz of the Journal Star @andykravetz  —  CHICAGO — After four years, legal twists and turns that rise to the level of either high comedy or incredible drama, the public corruption case of former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock is over.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Ex-congressman Aaron Schock strikes deal to avert prosecution
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Axios
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump promised to shrink the trade deficit.  Instead it exploded.  —  BREAKING NEWS: U.S. posted record-breaking $891.2 billion merchandise trade deficit in 2018, despite Trump's ‘America First’ policies  —  President Trump's tariffs and tough policies have failed to shrink a trade gap …
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Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg:
U.S. Trade Gap Surged to $621 Billion in 2018, Highest in Decade
Discussion: Washington Post
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders' Campaign Says He Will Keep His Pledge To Not Go Negative In Ads For 2020  —  In his second presidential bid, Bernie Sanders will uphold a pledge from his 2016 campaign to abstain from “personal attack ads” against his opponents, but is not ruling out the possibility of ads …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump asked top political advisors whether he should worry about running against Joe Biden
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:   Bernie Sanders Is Beating Kamala Harris 2-1 Among Black Democratic Primary Voters, New Poll Finds
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says he'll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy  —  The firm's focus will shift from a social network in which people broadcast information to large groups of people to one in which people communicate with smaller groups and their content disappears after a short period.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking  —  My focus for the last couple of years has been understanding and addressing the biggest challenges facing Facebook.  This means taking positions on important issues concerning the future of the internet.  In this note, I'll outline our vision …
Anita Kumar / Politico:
White House launches fire-breathing campaign to attack House Dem probes  —  President Donald Trump's strategy on congressional investigations has amounted to a two-pronged strategy: dodge requests — and attack, attack, attack.  —  The White House launched a fire-breathing public relations response …
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Washington Post:
Former Trump adviser says he does not plan to cooperate with House Judiciary inquiry
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
House Democrats take a big step toward passing $15 per hour US minimum wage
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
In the Middle of His Official Business, Trump Took the Time to Send Checks to Michael Cohen  —  WASHINGTON — On a busy day at the White House, President Trump hosted senators to talk about tax cuts, accused a Democratic congresswoman of distorting his condolence call to a soldier's widow …
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
GOP Senator: Trump Paid Off Stormy Daniels While in Office Because ‘The President Loves his Family’
Discussion: Splinter
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Democrats Plan to Grill Kirstjen Nielsen on Perjury Allegations  —  According to staffers, Nielsen should expect harsh questioning on child deaths in detention, Trump's emergency declaration, and the veracity of her own past statements to Congress.  —  Scott Bixby
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Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:   Kirstjen Nielsen Says 'We Don't Use Cages for Children'—After U.S. Put Migrant Kids in Cages
Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg:   Democrats Clash With Nielsen Over ‘Cages’ for Undocumented Kids
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from myself, talking about her  —  Enough is enough!  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez needs to stop inserting herself into our every waking moment!  —  I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from my voice talking about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Slate
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Media Matters for America:   CNN commentator Ben Ferguson's Facebook page is a cesspool of bigotry, false info, and fabricated quotes
The White House:
Executive Order on Revocation of Reporting Requirement  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Findings.  (a) Section 3 of Executive Order 13732 of July 1, 2016 …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Politico, Axios and Splinter
Washington Post:
The president's sons entrusted their private hunting retreat to a caretaker.  He was working in the country illegally.  —  WINGDALE, N.Y. — One morning last May, Eric Trump sent a text message to the caretaker of the shooting range he and his brother own in Upstate New York.
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
CNN:
Cohen gives documents to House panel on Trump attorney alleged changes to 2017 testimony  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen on Wednesday provided the House Intelligence Committee with new documents showing edits to the false written statement he delivered to Congress in 2017 about the Trump Organization's pursuit …
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell preps new nuclear option to speed Trump judges  —  President Donald Trump's stream of judges is about to become a torrent.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his GOP caucus have long prioritized confirming conservative judges to lifetime appointments.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump Mar-a-Lago Buddy Wrote Policy Pitch.  The President Sent It to VA Chief.  —  In late 2017, on one of President Donald Trump's retreats to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, he caught up with an old friend: Albert Hazzouri.  —  When Hazzouri is not at Mar-a-Lago …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
The Mueller report no one's talking about  —  Most people don't know it, but there's another Mueller report coming.  —  Around the same time the special counsel sends his Russia investigation findings to the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr must give Congress an account …
Drew Magary / Deadspin:
Stop Enabling Barstool's Shit  —  Barstool Sports, a site for boys who wanna grow up to be Donald Trump Jr., is getting shit on this week.  This is a justified shitting-on, because comedian Miel Bredouw called out the site for using a video that she made without giving her credit—in fact …
Julia Moskin / New York Times:
Mario Batali Gives Up All His Restaurants  —  A year after reports that the celebrity chef sexually assaulted and harassed women, the Bastianich family and Mr. Batali's other partners have bought out his stake and regrouped.  —  The 20-year partnership between the celebrity chef Mario Batali …
Discussion: Eater, The Week, TMZ.com and Fortune
Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Trump Fussed Over Tablecloths and Rockettes for the Inauguration  —  It was Christmas Day 2016, and President-elect Donald Trump had the Rockettes on his mind.  —  A few days earlier, James Dolan, chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden, had announced that the famous New York dance troupe …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Marc Bennetts / The Guardian:
Russia passes law to jail people for 15 days for ‘disrespecting’ government
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Democrats have united around a plan to dramatically cut child poverty
Discussion: The Nation
Jen Gerson / New York Times:
Canadian Politics Aren't Cute. They're Corrupt.
Discussion: Washington Post and Bloomberg
Vicky Prodeline / Polls:
Impeachment Support Inches Up
Discussion: Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
Kansas City Star:
Hawley insider had seat at table in Secretary of State inquiry that cleared senator
Barbara Slavin / Al-Monitor:
US government no longer excludes MEK as leadership option for Iran
Mark Mellman / The Hill:
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VICE News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Justice Department is investigating 60% fewer civil rights cases than Obama's
Discussion: Mother Jones
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Rubio says Saudi crown prince has gone ‘full gangster’
Jimmy Tobias / The Nation:
Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protesters in New York City
Discussion: CityLab, Common Dreams and Gothamist
Seth A. Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Prominent Democratic super PAC says Ohio isn't a top priority in 2020
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
60 false claims in 2 hours: Trump's CPAC speech was by far his most-dishonest single event as president
CBS News:
R. Kelly breaks his silence on sexual abuse claims: “I have been assassinated”
 

 
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New York Times:
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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