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1:50 PM ET, March 6, 2019

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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
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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.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Ex-congressman Aaron Schock strikes deal to avert prosecution  —  Federal prosecutors finalized a deal Wednesday to resolve the criminal charges against a former congressman from Illinois accused of misspending campaign and government money for his personal benefit — allowing him to avoid prosecution …
Discussion: Axios
Associated Press:
The Latest: Prosecutors to drop case against ex-Rep. Schock
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Ex-congressman Aaron Schock strikes deal to avert prosecution over allegations he misspent campaign and government money
Discussion: Politico
ABC7:   Shakeup possible in federal case against ex-congressman Aaron Schock
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
Jim Zarroli / NPR:
Despite Trump's Promises, The Trade Deficit Is Only Getting Wider
Doug Palmer / Politico:
U.S. trade gap with China reaches all-time high under Trump
Axios:
U.S. trade deficit grows to 10-year high under Trump
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: Political Wire and Splinter
CNN:
President pressured staff to grant security clearance to Ivanka Trump  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump pressured his then-chief of staff John Kelly and White House counsel Don McGahn to grant his daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump a security clearance against their recommendations …
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Washington Post:
Former Trump adviser says he does not plan to cooperate with House Judiciary inquiry
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and RedState
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 …
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Quietly Ditched Trump-Loving Sheriff David Clarke
Discussion: The Bulwark, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Media Matters for America:
CNN commentator Ben Ferguson's Facebook page is a cesspool of bigotry, false info, and fabricated quotes  —  CNN political commentator Ben Ferguson regularly uses his Facebook page to post memes with false information and fabricated quotes, including an image with a made-up Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
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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 …
Discussion: Townhall
Washington Post:
‘I think you mean that, too’: Trump's aides struggle to defend, explain his foreign policy statements  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo grew testy in a recent newspaper interview when asked to explain why President Trump would take North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at his word” …
Discussion: CNN, USA Today and Shareblue Media
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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 …
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.
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: The Week, Fortune and TMZ.com
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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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 …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump in trouble in Florida poll  —  Donald Trump is in trouble in Florida, a state that's crucial to his reelection hopes.  —  Just 40 percent of Florida voters said they believed the president should be reelected, while 53 percent were opposed to a second term, according to a new Bendixen & Amandi International poll.
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:   Bernie Sanders Is Beating Kamala Harris 2-1 Among Black Democratic Primary Voters, New Poll Finds
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
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 …
CBS News:
R. Kelly breaks his silence on sexual abuse claims: “I have been assassinated”  —  In an explosive interview, R. Kelly is breaking his silence about the sexual abuse charges that landed him in jail last month.  The embattled R&B singer spoke with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King for nearly 80 minutes Tuesday.
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
60 false claims in 2 hours: Trump's CPAC speech was by far his most-dishonest single event as president  —  WASHINGTON—Donald Trump made 60 false claims in his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, shattering his old record for false claims in a single speech.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans, but Not Liberal Democrats, Mostly Pro-Israel  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The majority of Americans remain partial toward Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with 59% saying they sympathize more with the Israelis whereas 21% sympathize more with the Palestinians.
Seth A. Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Prominent Democratic super PAC says Ohio isn't a top priority in 2020  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio - One of the most prominent Democratic super PACs in the country does not have Ohio high on its list of targets for the 2020 presidential election, further eroding the state's status as a presidential battleground.
Mark Mellman / The Hill:
What's socialism anyway?  —  View Latest Opinions >>  —  Suddenly we seem preoccupied with socialism.  —  It's understandable.  For the first time in decades, serious people like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) willingly subscribe to that label.
 
 
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Barbara Slavin / Al-Monitor:
US government no longer excludes MEK as leadership option for Iran
The White House:
Executive Order on Revocation of Reporting Requirement
Discussion: Axios
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Sanders Fills Ranks With Anti-Israel Advocates Tied to Anti-Semitism Scandal
Associated Press:
Foreign leaders lavish Trump with diplomatic gifts
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Joshua Eaton / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE: As Congress considers a fix to gun loophole, new FBI data shows the size of the problem
Discussion: Vox
WPLG-TV:
Local 10 reporter Cody Weddle detained in Venezuela
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’
 Earlier Items: 
Jimmy Tobias / The Nation:
Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protestors in New York City
Discussion: Gothamist and Common Dreams
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Howard Schultz hopes to benefit from Michael Bloomberg's decision not to run for president
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Biden nabs big-name Latino operative in latest sign he's running
Discussion: Political Wire
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Does John Hickenlooper Have a Secret Weapon?
Discussion: Althouse
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
‘Vengeful’ Trump Is Blackballing Disloyal Conservative Operatives Like Rick Tyler
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story