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4:55 PM ET, February 28, 2020

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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Media Covering Coronavirus to ‘Bring Down the President,’ Mulvaney Claims  —  The acting White House chief of staff plays down the risks of the virus and criticizes the media for not covering Mr. Trump's son Barron, something Melania Trump has asked it not to do.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Trump wants to cut corporate rate again, Mulvaney says  —  A top administration official said today that President Donald Trump wants to cut the corporate tax rate again, to 20 percent from the current 21 percent.  —  Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney also said a proposal …
Bloomberg:
Coronavirus Could Disrupt U.S. Schools and Transportation, Mulvaney Says  — Comments come as markets continue global stock sell-off  — Coronavirus cases expand in Europe, Asia and Latin America  —  Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that the coronavirus is likely …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
With coronavirus, Trump's lies and his reassurances backfire
Discussion: Reuters and Daily Kos
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Media's coronavirus stories trying to hurt Trump, Mick Mulvaney says as he urges public to turn off TV
Discussion: Politico and POLITICUSUSA
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Sanders Opens Substantial Lead In Mass., Challenging Warren On Her Home Turf  —  With Super Tuesday just days away, a new WBUR poll finds Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders well ahead of Sen. Elizabeth Warren in her home state of Massachusetts.  —  The poll shows Sanders is the choice …
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Who is strongest against Trump?  Must-win states and swing voters show Biden holds edge over Sanders  —  Is Bernie Sanders “electable”?  It's a question that's been troubling many Democrats, who fear that despite his strong showings in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada …
CNN:   CNN polls: Bernie Sanders holds big leads in California and Texas ahead of critical Super Tuesday vote
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders holds 2-1 lead in California, poll shows
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Washington Post:
Trump officials discuss tax cuts, other emergency measures in hopes of tackling coronavirus fallout  —  The proposals would do little to stop the virus's spread, but would aim to arrest economic fears  —  Trump administration officials are holding preliminary conversations about economic responses …
Discussion: Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and CNN
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
President Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy blocked in federal court  —  A federal appeals court in California halted the Trump administration's “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy on Friday, a blow to the president's restrictive immigration agenda that cripples one of the government's approaches …
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin appeals court rules voters targeted for purge will remain on the rolls
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:   Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Remain-In-Mexico Asylum Policy
The White House:
Statement from the President  —  Nearly 19 years ago, American service members went to Afghanistan to root out the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attacks.  In that time, we have made great progress in Afghanistan, but at great cost to our brave service members, to the American taxpayers, and to the people of Afghanistan.
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
US to sign historic deal with Taliban, Trump announces, beginning end of US war in Afghanistan and withdrawal of American troops  —  The deal is also supposed to lead to Afghan negotiations with the Taliban.  —  After a week-long deal to reduce violence across Afghanistan …
Discussion: Associated Press
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Stephen Miller's new wife is in charge of approving all coronavirus communications  —  Texas cops ask local addicts to bring in their meth so it can be purportedly tested for coronavirus  —  Police in Texas are trying to scare local addicts into bringing their drug stashes …
Discussion: KCRG-TV
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ProPublica:
Key Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect the Potential Spread of Coronavirus  —  The CDC designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to figure out a fix so state and local labs could use it.  New York still doesn't trust the test's accuracy.
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ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: WHO raises global risk from ‘high’ to ‘very high’
Discussion: Breitbart
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.
Ben Jacobs / GEN:
Michael Bloomberg's North Carolina Game Is Seriously Unlike Anything Else  —  The Super Tuesday state is the former New York mayor's best shot at primary delegates — and he knows it  —  eeing the Bloomberg presidential campaign up close, there is no easy way to describe it.
Discussion: NBC News, Fox News and NewNowNext
Laura Bassett / GQ:
Like Warren, I Had My Own Sexist Run-In with Chris Matthews  —  The Hardball anchor frequently demeans women guests, with objectifying and belittling comments, both on and off air.  —  MSNBC host Chris Matthews, whose long history of sexist comments and behavior have somehow not yet gotten him fired …
Discussion: Variety, GEN —  and Mediaite
Politico:
Republicans storm out of coronavirus briefing after Democrat rips Trump's response  —  Several House Republicans walked out of a closed-door coronavirus briefing Friday with Trump health officials in protest after a senior Democrat blasted the Trump administration's handling of the response effort.
Discussion: TheBlaze, The CT Mirror and Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
For the first time, there are fewer registered Republicans than independents  —  For the first time in history, there are more registered independents in the United States than there are registered Republicans.  —  It may not be for the reason you think, though.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Jerk, liars and the inexperienced: How voters describe the 2020 candidates
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Has Won Black Activists.  She's Losing the Black Vote.  —  She earned coveted endorsements and released racial justice plans that scholars agree could make a real difference.  That hasn't meant much on the ground.  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crowd at a music venue here was energized …
ProPublica:
The RNC Stopped Paying a Data Firm After A Serious Breach.  Then It Paid A Mysterious LLC With the Same Address.  —  Three years after the Republican National Committee publicly sidelined the sullied firm, it paid an LLC with the same address $900,000 for “data services.”
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Conservative pundits blame a grab bag of supposed villains amid the coronavirus outbreak  —  Choose your scapegoat: Democrats, the news media, the Chinese government, the “deep state,” Bernie Sanders or even “identity politics.”  —  All received some share of the blame this week …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
U.S. intel agencies warned of rising risk of outbreak like coronavirus
Discussion: Raw Story
Daily Sabah:
Turkey will no longer stop Syrian migrant flow to Europe, official says  —  Turkey has decided to no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe by land and sea, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday, in anticipation of the imminent arrival of refugees from Syria's Idlib where nearly a million have been displaced.
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Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Airstrike Hits Turkish Forces in Syria, Raising Fears of Escalation
CNBC:
Dow falls 350 points Friday to cap the worst week for Wall Street since the financial crisis  —  Stuart Frankel's Steve Grasso explains his investment strategy amid sell-off  —  Stocks tumbled once again on Friday, capping off their worst week since the financial crisis …
Discussion: Denver Post and CCN.com
The Guardian:
Naomi Seibt: ‘anti-Greta’ activist called white nationalist an inspiration  —  German teenager spoke at an event at US rightwing conference CPAC  —  A young campaigner who has been hailed by climate sceptics as the right's answer to Greta Thunberg has previously described a white nationalist …
Discussion: Byline Times and American Thinker
Harry Cheadle In Money / VICE:
Here's the File Clearview AI Has Been Keeping on Me, and Probably on You Too  —  After a recent, extensive, and rather withering bout of bad press, the facial recognition company Clearview AI has changed its homepage, which now touts all the things it says its technology can do, and a few things it can't.
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Every Democratic Candidates' ‘Black Agenda,’ Ranked  —  On Saturday, voters in South Carolina will sound the starting gun for the race to the Democratic nomination for president of the United States.  After giving white America a head start on selecting the party's nominee, the Democratic Party now turns to South Carolina.
Discussion: American Prospect
Rachel Paula Abrahamson / TODAY.com:
School policy forbids kids from saying ‘no’ when asked to dance  —  One mom is fighting back on behalf of her 11-year-old daughter.  —  Alicia Hobson's 11-year-old daughter, Azlyn, was counting down the days until the Valentine's Day dance at her Utah middle school.
Associated Press:
Sanders-linked group entered into racial discrimination NDA  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A political advocacy group founded by Bernie Sanders entered into a nondisclosure agreement with an African American political consultant that bars her from discussing a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination …
Discussion: Twitchy
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
When a Pandemic Meets a Personality Cult  —  The Trump team confirms all of our worst fears.  —  So, here's the response of the Trump team and its allies to the coronavirus, at least so far: It's actually good for America.  Also, it's a hoax perpetrated by the news media and the Democrats.
Hannah Dreier / ProPublica:
When the Billionaire Family Behind the Opioid Crisis Needed PR Help, They Turned to Mike Bloomberg  —  Bloomberg gave media advice to the Sacklers and recommended his longtime mayoral spokesman to them.  The relationship could shadow his presidential bid.  —  Long celebrated …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Rep. Garamendi: NIH official canceled on five Sunday talk shows after Pence's office ‘took over’  —  Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) on Friday said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was told to “stand down” and not appear on five Sunday morning talk shows to discuss the coronavirus.
 
 
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Matt Vespa / Townhall:
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
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CNN:
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Civitas Institute:
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