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12:45 PM ET, March 6, 2019

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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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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 …
Washington Post:
Former Trump adviser says he does not plan to cooperate with House Judiciary inquiry  —  A former campaign aide for President Trump, one of 81 people to receive a request for documents this week from the House Judiciary Committee, has already informed the committee that he has no records responsive …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and RedState
Anita Kumar / Politico:
White House launches fire-breathing campaign to attack House Dem probes
Discussion: Splinter, Vanity Fair and Rewire.News
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
GOP Senator: Trump Paid Off Stormy Daniels While in Office Because ‘The President Loves his Family’
Discussion: Political Wire and Splinter
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump signals White House won't comply with Democratic probes
Discussion: Shakesville and Mediaite
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.
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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.
Washington Post:   Ex-congressman Aaron Schock strikes deal to avert prosecution over allegations he misspent campaign and government money
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
Axios:   U.S. trade deficit grows to 10-year high under Trump
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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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Payments to corporation owned by Ocasio-Cortez aide come under scrutiny  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)'s chief of staff helped establish two political action committees that paid a corporation he ran more than $1 million in 2016 and 2017, federal campaign finance records show.
Jerusalem Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez retweets terror organization sympathizer
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post
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: 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 …
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Rubio says Saudi crown prince has gone ‘full gangster’  —  Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince of going “full gangster” and urged the Trump administration's nominee for ambassador to Riyadh to hold the country accountable for human rights abuses.
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Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:   American and British bombs killed more than 200 Yemeni civilians, report says
The Guardian:
Rumours grow of rift between Saudi king and crown prince
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
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Quinn Owen / ABC News:
DHS secretary defends Trump immigration policies
cbp.gov:
CBP Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Southwest Border Migration Stats  —  Agency Experiences Record Number of Apprehensions/Inadmissible Family Units  —  WASHINGTON— Tuesday, March 5, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released statistics on Southwest Border apprehensions for fiscal year 2019 …
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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 …
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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.
Discussion: Florida Politics and POLITICUSUSA
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Poll: Biden, Sanders lead 2020 Dem field followed by Harris
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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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.
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 …
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.
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: Fortune
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.
 
 
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VICE News:
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Jimmy Tobias / The Nation:
Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protestors in New York City
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
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CBS News:
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Bloomberg:
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
‘Vengeful’ Trump Is Blackballing Disloyal Conservative Operatives Like Rick Tyler
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
McClatchy Stands By Reports That Michael Cohen Visited Prague, Despite Ex-Trump Lawyer's Denials
Discussion: RedState
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Quietly Ditched Trump-Loving Sheriff David Clarke
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story