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11:40 PM ET, February 27, 2020

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Washington Post:
U.S. workers without protective gear assisted coronavirus evacuees, HHS whistleblower says  —  Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers to receive the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak …
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New York Times:
Pence Will Control All Coronavirus Messaging From Health Officials  —  Government health officials and scientists will have to clear statements with the vice president's office, one of three people designated as the administration's primary coronavirus official.
Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed News:
New York Is Making Its Own Coronavirus Test After The CDC's Tests Have Repeatedly Failed  —  Washington, D.C.  —  Federal health officials met with state and city public health labs on Wednesday to fix a crippling lack of options to diagnose the novel coronavirus, a shortfall driven by botched CDC testing kits.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Silencing Fauci?  —  I've been watching the mix of very worrisome …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
CNN:
Trump stumbles in first efforts to control virus response as fear spreads and markets fall
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
White House GAGS government health experts from speaking about coronavirus saying they must …
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
Trump says he can bring in coronavirus experts quickly. The experts say it is not that simple.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Spends 45 Minutes With ‘Deep State’ Play Actors Amid Coronavirus Mayhem  —  Meanwhile, the man he tapped to run point on the virus, VP Pence, took to a conservative activists conference and had meetings with pro-Trump media luminaries.  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — One day after briefing …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Sanders knocks Biden out of first, majority thinks Trump wins  —  Bernie Sanders pushes Joe Biden out of the frontrunner spot for the Democratic nomination, capturing a record 31 percent support among primary voters in a new Fox News Poll.  This is the first 2020 Fox national poll …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Biden Maintains Lead  —  Sanders and Steyer jockey for second  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden stays well atop the field in South Carolina, according to the third Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll of likely Democratic primary voters there.  Tom Steyer and Bernie Sanders are fighting for the second spot.
Politico:
Joe Biden's campaign isn't dead yet
Discussion: The Hill
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
In South Carolina, a determination to oust Trump
Discussion: Associated Press
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Final Iowa Caucus Results: Pete Buttigieg Wins  —  The final Iowa Caucus results are finally final: Pete Buttigieg has won (still).  —  This evening, the Iowa Democratic Party released the results of the recount requested by Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg's campaigns for 23 precincts.
Discussion: Iowa Democrats and The Hill
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Associated Press:   AP decides not to declare Iowa caucus winner after recount
Politico:
Buttigieg still leads Sanders after Iowa caucus recount
Scott Powers / Florida Politics:
Mike Bloomberg campaign returns fire to Joe Biden over Social Security comments  —  Mike Bloomberg's campaign counter-punched Joe Biden Thursday afternoon in the rhetorical fight over past comments regarding Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, charging that Biden has previously supported measures …
Discussion: CNN
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Kate Sosin / NewNowNext:
Exclusive: Bloomberg Apologizes for Calling Transgender People “It”
Patrick Strudwick / BuzzFeed News:
White Gay Men Are Destroying Queer Black Lives With “Party ‘n’ Play” Sex And Meth Addiction  —  Two black men were found dead from meth overdoses in the LA home of Democratic donor Ed Buck.  In a new, three-part series, young queer men of color tell BuzzFeed News how rich white men are weaponizing …
New York Times:
Democratic Leaders Willing to Risk Party Damage to Stop Bernie Sanders  —  Interviews with dozens of Democratic Party officials, including 93 superdelegates, found overwhelming opposition to handing Mr. Sanders the nomination if he fell short of a majority of delegates.
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Former U.S. prosecutors in Washington call on new head Tim Shea to assert independence from Barr, Trump  —  More than 60 former prosecutors urged the acting U.S. attorney for Washington, Timothy Shea, to take a public stance against political interference by the Trump administration in a letter sent Wednesday.
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:   Trump shakes up Justice Department, intelligence community
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Sought Andrew Yang's Backing, Floated Vice- Presidential Slot  —  Yang didn't commit to join forces  —  Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign has made overtures to Democrat Andrew Yang, courting the former candidate's endorsement and floating the possibility …
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
What's on Mike Pence's schedule as coronavirus point man?  A fundraiser in Florida.  —  The $25,000-per-plate GOP event featuring the vice president is in Longboat Key.  —  The country's new point man on coronavirus response, Vice President Mike Pence, is expected to travel to Florida on Friday — but not on a public health mission.
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Rex Huppke / Chicago Tribune:   Column: Dow drops more after Trump's unconvincing ‘calm down about coronavirus’ message.  Blame Mike Pence.
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Coming to a podcast near you: Hillary Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton is starting a podcast.  —  The former first lady, secretary of State, and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee is planning to launch a new audio program in late spring, just in time for her to have a powerful new megaphone during the 2020 election.
Baltimore Sun:
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to 3 years for ‘Healthy Holly’ children's book fraud scheme  —  Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, who held elected offices in Baltimore for two decades and was elevated by voters to lead the city following the upheaval of 2015 …
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Scots ministers told to seek ‘unexplained wealth order’ for Donald Trump resorts  —  The Scottish Government has been urged to apply for an unexplained wealth order to investigate Donald Trump's deals to acquire his Scottish properties.  —  Patrick Harvie MSP, co-leader of the Scottish Greens …
Discussion: The Intellectualist
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
‘You Guys Are Total A**holes’: Dan Bongino Berates Mediaite Writer at CPAC  —  Fox News contributor Dan Bongino gave this writer an earful in the empty hallways of the Conservative Political Action Conference after it closed up for the night on Wednesday.  —  After Bongino's Fox News hit …
Los Angeles Times:
California grapples with growing coronavirus threat as businesses pull out of state events  —  California is coming to terms with the growing threat posed by coronavirus, as two communities issued emergency orders and a patient in Northern California was described by authorities as potentially …
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Airstrike Hits Turkish Forces in Syria, Raising Fears of Escalation  —  The Turkish Army suffered mass casualties in an airstrike, officials said, an attack that could set off a direct conflict between Turkey and Russia.  —  ISTANBUL — The Turkish Army suffered mass casualties in an airstrike …
Discussion: Reuters and TheBlaze
David Brooks / New York Times:
No, Not Sanders, Not Ever  —  He is not a liberal, he's the end of liberalism.  —  A few months ago, I wrote a column saying I would vote for Elizabeth Warren over Donald Trump.  I may not agree with some of her policies, but culture is more important than politics.  She does not spread moral rot the way Trump does.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Gets Giant Lift From Super PAC  —  Persist PAC announced late Thursday that it was buying $9 million in television and digital ads.  It will be one of the largest ad buys by a super PAC in the 2020 Democratic primary.  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren who entered …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just pushed one of his worst conspiracy theories yet  —  President Trump is now fully embracing the conspiracy theory that his assorted enemies are deliberately hyping the coronavirus threat, all to damage him politically.  At his Wednesday news conference, Trump agreed …
Jake Thomas / The Intellectualist:
The Head Of Trump's CDC Believes AIDS Was God Judgement Against Homosexuals  —  Dr. Robert Redfield has held controversial opinions regarding AIDS throughout his lengthy career.  —  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Direct Robert Redfield has come under increased scrutiny from inside …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Senate Intel chair privately warned that GOP's Biden probe could help Russia  —  The top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee has privately expressed concerns about his colleagues' corruption investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, further exposing divisions within …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Raw Story
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Trump campaign lawsuit against New York Times exposes honesty of New York Times  —  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump declared, “No media is more corrupt than the failing New York Times.”  That claim followed an exposé in the Times documenting the stories of women who'd claimed that Trump had groped them.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Controversial Trump Fed nominee may be confirmed after all  —  Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve isn't dead yet.  In fact, it's showing new signs of life.  —  After absorbing a number of body blows at her confirmation hearing over her support for the gold standard and past writings …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
 
 
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