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5:35 PM ET, February 26, 2020

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Washington Post:
Obama demands South Carolina TV stations pull misleading ad attacking Biden  —  Former president Barack Obama is calling on South Carolina television stations to stop running an ad from a super PAC supporting President Trump that uses Obama's words out of context in a misleading attack on former vice president Joe Biden.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ugly pro-Trump ad weaponizes audio of Obama, showing what's coming  —  There's now a good chance that Joe Biden will win South Carolina, which could give him an opening to right his campaign heading into Super Tuesday.  While Bernie Sanders is still the clear frontrunner …
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Biden leads by 18 points in South Carolina: poll
Discussion: Vox and Outside the Beltway
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
The One Democrat Who Is Scaring Ann Coulter...And It's Not Bernie Sanders
Discussion: The Mary Sue, The Week and Daily Kos
YouTube:   South Carolina, Joe Biden Can't Be Trusted
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Biden announces ‘six figure’ Super Tuesday ad campaign
Discussion: NBC News
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
ABC News suspends correspondent David Wright after Project Veritas sting  —  ABC News suspended one of its veteran correspondents late Tuesday for unguarded remarks he made in a video by operatives of Project Veritas, the conservative group that records “undercover” footage of mainstream journalists …
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The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Wants You to Know He Has the Coronavirus Totally Under Control  —  The president is growing increasingly worried that the perception that his administration is in over its head is going to hurt his re-election bid.  —  President Donald Trump is frantically trying to quell criticism …
Discussion: New York Post and Politico
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Politico:
White House considers appointing coronavirus czar  —  The White House is weighing whether to appoint a coronavirus czar to coordinate the response to the spreading epidemic, according to two people familiar with the matter.  —  Officials are still debating whether such a role is necessary …
NBC News:
Trump cuts to national security staff may hurt coronavirus response, former officials say  —  “For the first time since 9/11, you don't have someone directly reporting to the president responsible [for threats like] pandemics,” an ex-official said.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's decision …
Discussion: The Week
John Harwood / CNN:   The government had a model for handling Ebola. Trump has ditched it
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump campaign sues The New York Times for libel over Russia opinion article  — President Donald Trump's presidential campaign sued The New York Times for libel over a 2019 opinion piece.  — The campaign is seeking millions of dollars in damages for what it claimed was The Times' false claims …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump campaign sues New York Times for libel over 2019 op-ed
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Atomwaffen Division Leader Arrested for Swatting Conspiracy  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former leader of the white supremacist group Atomwaffen Division was arrested today on charges related to his alleged role in a conspiracy that conducted multiple swatting events that occurred here in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Discussion: VICE and The Verge
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Five arrested, accused of targeting journalists as part of neo-Nazi Atomwaffen group  —  A Texas man is accused of targeting a ProPublica reporter who named him as a leader in the white supremacist Atomwaffen Division by calling police to his office and home.
CNN:
Bloomberg once said Social Security was the biggest Ponzi scheme and argued for cuts to entitlements  —  Washington (CNN)Mike Bloomberg has vowed as a Democratic candidate for president to “strengthen entitlement programs.”  But when he was mayor of New York City, Bloomberg twice compared Social Security …
Discussion: The Hill, Political Wire and The Week
The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Benches Contributor Who Smeared Bernie Sanders Staffers  —  Johnson was a regular fixture on MSNBC, providing analysis of the Democratic primary, but he has disappeared from the network since making incendiary comments about the senator.  —  Following MSNBC contributor …
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Campaign to open Trump community centers to woo black voters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Flush with cash, President Donald Trump's campaign is stepping up its outreach to black Americans as it tries to claw away support from the traditionally Democratic voting bloc ahead of November's general election.
Discussion: Washington Post and NBC News
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Politico:   Brad Parscale briefs GOP senators on plan to expand Trump's map
New York Times:
Trump Campaign Will Open Storefronts in Swing States to Reach Black Voters
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Facial-Recognition Company That Works With Law Enforcement Says Entire Client List Was Stolen  —  Clearview AI, which contracts with law enforcement after reportedly scraping 3 billion images from the web, now says someone got “unauthorized access” to its list of customers.
Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
Trump is reportedly furious that the stock market is plunging on coronavirus fears  —  President Donald Trump is reportedly furious that stocks are plunging, believing that health officials' warnings have spooked investors, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night, citing two people familiar with the president's thinking.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump has no clue what to do in a disaster
Discussion: DCReport.org, Mother Jones and NPR
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Pope to Catholics: For Lent, give up trolling  —  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - During Lent, Catholics are called on to give up something, like sweets.  On Wednesday, Pope Francis added a modern twist to the list of things to quit during the season and beyond: insulting people on social media.
Jason Ganz / Data For Progress:
Sanders Ahead in Virginia and Colorado  —  Authors: Sean McElwee, Executive Director of Data for Progress, Jason Ganz, CTO of Data for Progress,  —  From 2/23 to 2/25, Data for Progress Data for Progress surveyed 499 likely voters in Virginia and 471 likely voters in Colorado via text to web.
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Court sides with Trump in ‘sanctuary cities’ grant fight  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Arrests in Four States of Racially Motivated Violent Extremists Targeting Journalists and Activists  —  Defendants Created and Coordinated Nationwide Delivery of Threatening Posters  —  Four racially motivated violent extremists from across the U.S. were arrested and charged today …
Discussion: NBC News and The Daily Beast
Sam Gringlas / NPR:
With An Election On The Horizon, Older Adults Get Help Spotting Fake News  —  Toggle more options  —  At the Schweinhaut Senior Center in suburban Maryland, about a dozen seniors gather around iPads and laptops, investigating a suspicious meme of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Rasmussen Reports:
Trump Thumps Sanders in Head-to-Head Matchup  —  President Trump would KO Democrat front-runner Bernie Sanders if the 2020 presidential election were held today.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds Trump earning 50% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Sanders' 43%.
New York Times:
It's Facebook vs. the Bloomberg Campaign vs. the Internet  —  The Bloomberg campaign is putting out more memes on private Instagram accounts — and running faster than Facebook can keep up.  —  Several high-profile Instagram accounts posted sponsored content for Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign on Wednesday afternoon.
Discussion: The Guardian
John Sipher Screen / Standpoint:
Murdering reality: the spurious spies of fiction  —  Hollywood lacks the wit and the will to convey the complexities of the secret world  —  “Too fanciful to stomach”: John Krasinski in Amazon's “Jack Ryan” series (©AMAZON PRIME)  —  I recently watched the second season of Amazon's series Jack Ryan.
U.S. Department of Justice:
The Department of Justice Creates Section Dedicated to Denaturalization Cases  —  The Civil Division's Denaturalization Section Will Investigate and Litigate the Denaturalization of Terrorists, War Criminals, Sex Offenders, and Other Fraudsters  —  The Department of Justice today announced …
Discussion: CNN, National Review and TheBlaze
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie: I'd Rather Lose Than Let Bloomberg Spend Money on Me  —  The more moderate supporters of Bernie Sanders insist that, despite his simplistic and often demagogic slogans, he is in reality a hardheaded politician ready to make the necessary compromises to advance his agenda.
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
PragerU Loses Appeal in Lawsuit Against Google, YouTube  —  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Prager University, a nonprofit organization created by right-wing commentator Dennis Prager, had no legal ground to stand on in its lawsuit against Google and YouTube …
James Kirchick / Tablet Magazine:
The 11% Majority  —  Hardly a Democratic presidential debate has transpired without Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizing former Vice President Joe Biden for his vote authorizing the Iraq War.  It's a fair criticism, and one that Sanders, who opposed the war as a congressman, is well positioned to make.
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Al Jazeera Spied on American Jews to Make an Anti-Israel Film.  Congress Just Got Invited to the Premiere
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CJ Werleman / Anti-Muslim violence …:
Anti-Muslim violence in India reaches alarming proportions
Discussion: Bloomberg, INSIDER and Foreign Policy
CNBC:
Dow falls more than 100 points as market's attempt to rebound from sell-off fails
Discussion: The Week
Kate Irby / Fresno Bee:
Group asks Congress to investigate how Devin Nunes is paying for his lawsuits
Discussion: IJR and Raw Story
Pew Research Center:
Naturalized Citizens Make Up Record One-in-Ten U.S. Eligible Voters in 2020
Discussion: NBC News, CNN, UPI and The Week
David Harsanyi / National Review:
How Can Bernie Sanders Happen in America?
Cnaan Liphshiz / Jerusalem Post:
1 in 5 Europeans says secret Jewish cabal runs the world, survey finds
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Vogue:
A Bernie Bro and His Mom Try to Cross Their Political Divide
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Kerik Had ‘Hit Bottom.’ Then Trump Pardoned Him.
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
How to Make the Debates Less Terrible
Discussion: The Hill
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Congress warns Pentagon not to move money to fund Trump wall
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Children Freeze to Death as Attack Prompts Largest Exodus of Syrian War
Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
‘No way out’: Demographics drive GOP nosedive on West Coast
Arizona Republic:
The Arizona Republic will no longer make candidate endorsements. Here's why
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
Trump tightens his grip on intelligence
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Atlantic