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7:35 PM ET, February 20, 2020

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New York Times:
Russia Backs Trump's Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support  —  A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.  —  WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia …
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Washington Post:
After a congressional briefing on election threats, Trump soured on acting spy chief  —  President Trump erupted at his acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, in the Oval Office last week over what he perceived as disloyalty by Maguire's staff, ruining his chances of becoming …
The Daily Beast:
Russia Is Helping Elect Trump Again, Intel Official Says  —  “Republicans went nuts” when an intelligence official told Congress that Russia was siding with Trump in the election—again.  Then Trump tapped a political ally as his top spy.  —  Intelligence officials briefed House lawmakers …
Washington Post:
Trump puts an unqualified loyalist in charge of national intelligence
Discussion: Vanity Fair, UPI and TheBlaze
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump anger cost Joseph Maguire the job of director of national intelligence
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
courthousenews.com:
Judge Hands Stone Light Sentence but Scorches Meddling at Justice  —  WASHINGTON (CN) — Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to three years and four months in prison, but speculation that the president may hand the self-proclaimed …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ hours after sentencing  —  The president also attacked the jury forewoman in Stone's criminal case, calling her “totally tainted.”  —  President Donald Trump said his former adviser Roger Stone has “a very good chance of exoneration …
Washington Post:
Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months for lying to Congress, witness tampering amid turmoil between Justice Dept. and Trump on penalty  —  A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone, President Trump's longtime friend, to serve three years and four months in prison for impeding …
Bloomberg:   Trump Stews Over McCabe But Is Wary of Driving Barr to Resign
Washington Post:
At the Justice Dept., a cautious sigh of relief as Roger Stone's sentence hits Barr's preferred target
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Fox News
Peter Baker / New York Times:   Trump Renews Attack on Justice System, Raising Pressure on William Barr
CNN:
Trump says he won't pardon Roger Stone — for now
CNBC:
Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison as judge slams him for ‘covering up for’ Trump
David Siders / Politico:
Bloomberg quietly plotting brokered convention strategy  —  LAS VEGAS — Mike Bloomberg is privately lobbying Democratic Party officials and donors allied with his moderate opponents to flip their allegiance to him — and block Bernie Sanders — in the event of a brokered national convention.
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Debate Exposed Bloomberg's Downside — But It Was There All Along
Discussion: Tangle and Spectator USA
Adrian Carrasquillo / Mediaite:
Elizabeth Warren Buys Ad In Sheldon Adelson's Paper Telling Sheldon Adelson How Much He'll Pay Under Her Wealth Tax
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Despite His Billions, Bloomberg Busts
John Koblin / New York Times:
Democrats Set a TV Ratings Record at Their Las Vegas Debate
Discussion: Townhall and The Week
Dominic Green / Spectator USA:
Bloomberg isn't beaten
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Bloomberg seeks to regain footing after uneven debate debut
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Nevada Democratic debate was the greatest debate in human history
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Rohrabacher confirms he offered Trump pardon to Assange for proof Russia didn't hack DNC email  —  WASHINGTON — Former California Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher confirmed in a new interview that during a three-hour meeting at the Ecuadorian Embassy in August 2017 …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Sanders Leads with One-Quarter of Vote  —  Projected high Latino turnout boosts poll front-runner  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Bernie Sanders leads the field in California's Super Tuesday primary, despite the fact that only 1 in 4 likely voters currently support him.
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Hill
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system  —  A leaked demo features bright red and orange badges for tweets that have been deemed “harmfully misleading.”  —  Facebook releases trove of data to social science academics to combat hate speech, misinformation
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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
How conservatives learned to wield power inside Facebook  —  Facebook created “Project P” — for propaganda — in the hectic weeks after the 2016 presidential election and quickly found dozens of pages that had peddled false news reports ahead of Donald Trump's surprise victory.
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA:
Current Findings  —  Results of Winthrop Poll released on February 21, 2020 of Likely Voters in the Feb. 29 SC Democratic Presidential Primary.  —  ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Joe Biden remains the top choice for South Carolina voters for the Democratic Party presidential nominee …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Coronavirus-infected Americans flown home against CDC's advice  —  In the wee hours of a rainy Monday, more than a dozen buses sat on the tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.  Inside, 328 weary Americans wearing surgical masks and gloves waited anxiously to fly home after weeks in quarantine aboard …
Washington Post:
Mulvaney says U.S. is ‘desperate’ for more legal immigrants  —  Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told a crowd at a private gathering in England on Wednesday night that the Trump administration “needs more immigrants” for the U.S. economy to continue growing …
Dominique Cuce / NBC News:
NBC NEWS AND MSNBC BREAK RATINGS RECORD AGAIN WITH THE MOST-WATCHED DEMOCRATIC DEBATE EVER  —  Averages Nearly 20 Million Television Viewers Across the Two Networks,  —  #1 Dem Debate in History in Both Total Viewers and the Key A25-54 Demo  —  NBC News and MSNBC Now Claim the Top Two Dem Debates Ever
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NBC News:
Full transcript: Ninth Democratic debate in Las Vegas
Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
Ilhan Omar DID marry her brother and said she would ‘do what she had to do to get him “papers” to keep him in U.S.’, reveals Somali community leader  — Ilhan Omar told friends years ago that the man who went on to become her second husband was in fact her brother, DailyMail.com can confirm
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
‘All traitors must die’: Feds charge man for threatening whistleblower attorney  —  Federal prosecutors in Michigan have charged a man with making a death threat against one of the attorneys for a whistleblower who initiated the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, according to newly unsealed court records.
Laura Reiley / Washington Post:
China could purchase much less U.S. farm product than thought, new USDA estimate suggests  —  President Trump's promise in January that China would purchase roughly $40 billion in U.S. agriculture products this year faced new questions on Thursday when a top government economist suggested …
Kevin Collier / NBC News:
DOD communications hub reports likely data breach  —  Many servicemembers received a letter saying that their personal information The branch of the U.S. military that oversees information technology and communications has suffered a potential breach of servicemembers' personal information,
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
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Washington Post:
Sanders implies Russia, not his supporters, may be to blame for online vitriol.  Experts aren't so sure.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
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New York Times:
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