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1:05 PM ET, February 19, 2020

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Bloomberg camp's “dire” warning: Bernie Sanders will soon be unstoppable  —  Mike Bloomberg's campaign is sounding the alarm that Bernie Sanders will soon amass an unsurmountable delegate lead if the Democratic field stays split — and took the extraordinary step of suggesting laggards should drop out.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Bernie Could Beat Trump.  Here's How.  —  The conventional wisdom says that Bernie Sanders can't possibly beat Trump.  The convention wisdom is wrong.  —  1. How Bernie Loses  —  I understand the Democratic panic about the possibility of Bernie Sanders winning their nomination.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Will Democrats stand up to the bully on their own side?  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at the CNN town hall Tuesday night confirmed what he told MNBC's Chuck Todd recently: He will not, on second thought, release his full medical records as he promised after the 78-year-old had a heart attack last fall.
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and Twitchy
NBC News:
Sanders press secretary walks back ‘heart attack’ comments on Bloomberg
Discussion: Politico, TheBlaze and Daily Kos
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:   Harry Reid Tells Candidates Hoping to Stop Sanders to ‘Speak Up’
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders is not just a garden-variety social democrat
New York Times:
Tonight's Democratic Debate in Nevada: When It Is and What to Watch For
Discussion: Detroit Metro Times
Axios:
Sign of the times: a pro-Warren super PAC
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and YouTube
Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:   Bernie Sanders: I Won't Be Releasing Any More Medical Records
The Hill:
The Hill's review of John Solomon's columns on Ukraine  —  On Nov. 18, 2019, The Hill announced it was reviewing John Solomon's opinion columns on Ukraine after State Department diplomats criticized several of those columns during House impeachment hearings.
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Trump Offered Assange Pardon if He Covered Up Russian Hack, Court Hears  —  Lawyers acting for the WikiLeaks founder said Dana Rohrabacher, a former Republican congressman, had brought the message to London from Trump.  —  LONDON—President Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if he agreed …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Owen Bowcott / The Guardian:
Donald Trump ‘offered Julian Assange a pardon if he denied Russia link to hack’  —  Donald Trump offered Julian Assange a pardon if he would say Russia was not involved in leaking Democratic party emails, a court in London has been told.  —  The extraordinary claim was made at Westminster magistrates court …
Discussion: UPI
Washington Post:
Sanders surges into national lead in new Post-ABC poll  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on the strength of his performances in Iowa and New Hampshire, has surged nationally and now holds a sizable lead over all of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Biden, Sanders tied for first place in South Carolina: poll
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders takes wide lead in California primary, new poll finds
Discussion: The Hill and HuffPost
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Sanders and Bloomberg rise, Biden falls, with sharp shifts in views of electability
Discussion: Law & Crime
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Sanders takes double-digit lead in new national poll, as Biden crumbles and Bloomberg rises
Discussion: National Review, Politico and CBS News
Josh Blackman / Washington Post:
Trump has the constitutional power to intervene in Roger Stone's sentencing  —  The Constitution does not place a wall between the president and the Justice Department  —  President Trump tweeted last week that he has the “legal right” to tell Attorney General William P. Barr …
Discussion: CBS News, CNBC, VICE and Reason
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
The Dispute Over Roger Stone's Recommended Sentence Explained  —  Trial prosecutors argued four add-on punishments apply, but senior Justice Department officials disagreed  —  How much time should Roger Stone serve in prison?  —  The answer to that question involves a complicated set …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's pardon spree deepens crisis gripping American justice
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
China Expels Three Wall Street Journal Reporters  —  China's Foreign Ministry says move was punishment for a recent opinion piece published by the Journal  —  China revoked the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters based in Beijing, the first time in the post-Mao era …
Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg Bankrolls a Social-Media Army to Push Message  —  Campaign is hiring workers for $2,500 per month to promote Bloomberg to all their contacts  —  Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign is hiring hundreds of workers in California to post regularly on their personal social-media accounts …
Discussion: Axios and The Week
CNN:
Top Pentagon policy official resigns at Trump's request  —  Washington (CNN)The Pentagon's top policy official John Rood resigned on Wednesday at the request of President Donald Trump, according to a copy of his resignation letter obtained by CNN.  —  John Rood, Under Secretary of Defense …
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Bloomberg:
Pentagon Policy Chief in Ukraine-Aid Case Exits Under Pressure  — Under Secretary Rood said to have faced pressure to resign  — Rood is latest in a wave of Trump administration departures  —  John Rood has stepped down as the top policy official at the Defense Department, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
The Trouble with Donald Trump's Clemencies and Pardons  —  Authoritarianism is usually associated with a punitive spirit—a leader who prosecutes and incarcerates his enemies.  But there is another side to this leadership style.  Authoritarians also dispense largesse, but they do it by their own whims …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Got Tons of Campaign Cash Before Handing Out Pardon
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump keeps pardoning himself
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
Devan Cole / CNN:
Andrew Yang joins CNN as a political commentator  —  Washington (CNN)Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator, the network announced Wednesday.  —  “I'm excited to join @CNN to help shed light on the election and the candidates' experiences …
Julia Azari / Washington Post:
It's time to switch to preference primaries  —  Julia Azari is an associate professor and assistant chair in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University.  This is the third op-ed in a series about how to improve the presidential nominating process.
Charlene Carruthers / Teen Vogue:
Black Womxn For Supports Elizabeth Warren for Admitting Her Mistakes  —  In this oped, activist Charlene Carruthers praises the 2020 candidate's willingness to listen to Black women.  —  There are two things political leaders in this country rarely do well: the first is owning …
Bethany Rodgers / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah senators pass bill to decriminalize polygamy  —  A bill that would effectively decriminalize polygamy and dispel fears of prosecution for plural marriage among consenting adults sailed through the Utah Senate on Tuesday.  —  Sen. Deidre Henderson's bill would reclassify bigamy as an infraction …
Discussion: Deseret News
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Ahead of 2020 election, a ‘Blue Wave’ is rising in the cities, polling analysis shows  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November, Americans' interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign hires alum of controversial data company  —  President Donald Trump's campaign is bringing on an alum of the controversial data firm Cambridge Analytica, a move likely to raise alarms among Trump critics and data privacy advocates who worry the president will push the technological envelope to get reelected in 2020.
Kenneth S. Baer / The Atlantic:
The Debates Broke the Primary  —  With one caucus and one primary complete, Democratic insiders are worried.  The number of Democratic candidates is working to President Trump's advantage, Senator Dianne Feinstein told Politico.  A recent Wall Street Journal headline read: “Moderate Democrats Stress Over Crowded Center Lane.”
Dan Desai Martin / The American Independent:
Trump has built just 1 mile of new border wall since taking office  —  The mile of ‘new wall’ is broken up over multiple locations along the U.S.-Mexico border.  —  Since taking office three years ago, Donald Trump has managed to build approximately 1 mile of new wall along the U.S.-Mexico border …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michael Gold / New York Times:
‘Hi Haters’: Why New Jersey's Twitter Account Is Like No Other  —  With brassy quips and state-centric memes, @NJGov is trying to burnish New Jersey's much-maligned reputation.  —  The two women who run New Jersey's official state Twitter account, Megan Coyne and Pearl Gabel …
ABC News:
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds to criticism that Sanders' policies are too radical  —  “He's been fighting for these issues his entire life,” she said of Sanders.  —  New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined “The View” on Wednesday, promoting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
The Hidden History of Sanders's Plot to Primary Obama
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg Law:
Federal Judge Resigns Amid Sex Harassment Controversy
Rosa Flores / CNN:
Mexican national charged with acting as Russian agent in the US, DOJ says
1100 Pennsylvania:
President Trump fêted Trump officials at their Trump hotel wedding
Wall Street Journal:
The Michael Milken Pardon
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Sanders Rises, But Socialism Isn't Popular With Most Americans
Washington Examiner:
Sorry, Pete Buttigieg, but South Bend hasn't prepared you to be president
T.LaDuke / Redstate:
Dems Are Screwed for 2020 and Should Focus on 2024 Says Greg Gutfeld
 Earlier Items: 
Emily Jashinsky / The Federalist:
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Campaign Donations Show Letter Demanding Barr's Resignation Comes From Leftist Hacks Pretending To Be ‘Bipartisan’
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Klobuchar tries to explain forgetting Mexican president and mispronounces his name
Discussion: The Hill
Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna / Politico:
Could Higher Turnout Actually Help Trump?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Michael Rezendes / Associated Press:
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