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3:30 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 …
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
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Not only did the trade deficit increase, it increased exactly where Trump said it wouldn't
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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
Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:   Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock isn't ruling out return to politics after corruption charges dropped
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Ex-congressman Aaron Schock strikes deal to avert prosecution
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Axios
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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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.
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
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 …
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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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I am sick of hearing about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from myself, talking about her
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Slate and Breitbart
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
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
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:   Sen. Martha McSally reveals she was raped by superior officer while in the Air Force
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Trump asked top political advisors whether he should worry about running against Joe Biden  — President Donald Trump had a private meeting with close advisors Monday at the White House to discuss a wide range of topics, including concerns about possibly facing former Vice President Joe Biden in 2020.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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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: Raw Story
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, Axios and Politico
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 …
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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Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg:   Democrats Clash With Nielsen Over ‘Cages’ for Undocumented Kids
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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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 …
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, TMZ.com and Fortune
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 …
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” …
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
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.
 
 
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Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump Mar-a-Lago Buddy Wrote Policy Pitch. The President Sent It to VA Chief.
Washington Post:
House Oversight Committee launches investigation into alleged voter suppression in Georgia
Discussion: Axios
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
 Earlier Items: 
Mark Mellman / The Hill:
What's socialism anyway?
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Rubio says Saudi crown prince has gone ‘full gangster’
Jimmy Tobias / The Nation:
Exclusive: ICE Has Kept Tabs on ‘Anti-Trump’ Protestors in New York City
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
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Biden nabs big-name Latino operative in latest sign he's running
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
60 false claims in 2 hours: Trump's CPAC speech was by far his most-dishonest single event as president