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8:45 PM ET, March 6, 2020

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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren's exit interview is a warning for the dirtbag left  —  Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders onstage at the Democratic primary debate in South Carolina on February 25, 2020.  Win McNamee/Getty Images  —  Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders supporters, and how online meanness backfires.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
President Trump plays on Sanders' supporters dislike of Joe Biden  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been eager to play up the divisions within the Democratic presidential race, especially when it comes to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' supporters.  —  “It's being rigged against …
Discussion: Politico, New York Times and The Hill
Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:
Warren Urged by National Organization for Women Not to Endorse Sanders: He Has ‘Done Next to Nothing for Women’
Discussion: Jezebel
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Dear Bernie, black voters propelled Biden comeback, and they're not elite or establishment
Sean McMinn / NPR:   Biden Outperforming Sanders In Counties With Lower Incomes, More Voters Of Color
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
After Super Tuesday, Joe Biden Is A Clear Favorite To Win The Nomination
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Exclusive: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing  —  It's one of the most urgent questions in the United States right now: How many people have actually been tested for the coronavirus?  —  This number would give a sense of how widespread the disease is …
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Emily Baumgaertner / Los Angeles Times:
Chaos at hospitals due to shortage of coronavirus tests  —  As COVID-19 cases spike, the test kits needed to help stem the spread of the disease remain in short supply, with healthcare workers across the state reporting widespread failings in the federal government's response to the growing crisis.
Discussion: The Verge
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What Went Wrong?  —  Thomas Frieden, CDC Director from 2009 to 2017 …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Balloon Juice
CNN:
Six former wrestlers say Rep. Jim Jordan knew about abusive OSU doctor  —  Watch Drew Griffin's report on what Jim Jordan knew about the OSU abuse allegations at 5 p.m. ET, on CNN's “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer.  —  (CNN)Tito Vazquez says he still remembers the day three decades ago when …
Wall Street Journal:
WSJ News Exclusive |  Top Saudi Royal Family Members Detained  —  Saudi Arabian authorities took into custody two of the kingdom's most prominent figures, clearing away key rivals to the throne for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and further consolidating his power.
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New York Times:
Three Senior Members of Saudi Royal Family Are Detained  —  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has detained a brother of the king, a former crown prince and a cousin, a sign of how fully he has consolidated power.  —  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has detained three members of the royal family …
John Harwood / CNN:
Trump waves off economists' prescriptions for preventing US coronavirus slowdown  —  Gupta on Trump's coronavirus claim: Clearly not the case  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump sent a message Friday to anyone expecting major economic aid to head off a coronavirus recession: Don't hold your breath.
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
How the White House protects Trump and his staff from coronavirus … WASHINGTON — The White House is holding meetings on how to reduce the threat of coronavirus infecting President Trump and his staff after quietly tightening visitor rules last month, The Post has learned.
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:   ‘A TOTAL LEGEND’: How Dan Scavino Became One Of Trump's Most Important Advisers
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judiciary Committee says McGahn ruling leaves only extreme options — such as arrests — to get White House info
Discussion: The Hill
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Dems Pounce After Trump Says He Intends to Cut Entitlements  —  Any cuts would represent a change of direction, as Trump has generally maintained that he won't trim programs like Social Security and Medicare.  —  President Donald Trump said he intends to cut entitlement programs during …
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Geoff Pender / The Clarion Ledger:   Former Gov. Deval Patrick endorses Biden, plans to join him in Mississippi with Vivica Fox
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
New threshold for next debate likely rules out Tulsi Gabbard
Discussion: Vox and KRON4
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
DNC announces criteria to qualify for Arizona Democratic debate
Discussion: Raw Story and The Wrap
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
‘This Was a Grift’: Bloomberg Staffers Explain Campaign's Demise  —  When Elizabeth Warren embarrassed Bloomberg on the debate stage, his lackluster campaign was effectively over.  —  Michael Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday after being walloped on Super Tuesday.
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘Bailey’ vs. ‘blood and teeth’: The inside story of Elizabeth Warren's collapse
Discussion: Reason and CNN
Fox News:
Trump campaign sues CNN over ‘false and defamatory’ statements, seeks millions in damages  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Trump's re-election campaign filed a libel lawsuit against CNN on Friday for publishing “false and defamatory” statements about seeking Russia's help in the 2020 election.
New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: City Pleads for More Tests as Cases Rise  —  The city told the federal government that a shortage of tests for the virus had “impeded our ability to beat back this epidemic.”  —  New York City officials pleaded in a letter to the federal government on Friday to send …
Discussion: Gothamist
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
21 people on Grand Princess cruise ship test positive for coronavirus, Pence says
Discussion: Politico
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump's back-and-forth day: A rebooked CDC trip and a coronavirus false alarm  —  President Donald Trump wanted to spend Friday heaping praise on officials at the epicenter of the government's fight against the coronavirus.  —  But surprise over a potential coronavirus scare at the agency Trump …
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump calls Inslee a ‘snake’ over criticism of coronavirus rhetoric
Discussion: The Hill and PJ Media Home
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Says Coronavirus Will Help the Economy by Stopping All Travel  —  Last night, President Trump made an attempt to reassure the public on the state of the economy.  It was not very reassuring.  His answer implied that, however low your assessment of his grasp of the economy beforehand …
Discussion: Political Wire
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
‘This is absolutely abhorrent’: Nazi flag at Sanders rally sparks outcry, concerns about safety  —  Moments after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took the stage at his campaign rally in Phoenix Thursday night, the crowd was on its feet cheering madly for the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Helen Chernikoff / The Forward:   I saw a Nazi flag at a Sanders rally and I had to act — for my Jewish dad
New York Times:
The Bernie Sanders Personality Test  —  Bernie Sanders was several takes into a video delivering a message he desperately needed to convey last fall — that he was healthy enough to soldier on after his heart attack — when his team realized something was not clicking.
NBC News:
Officials: U.S. has ‘persuasive’ intel Taliban do not intend to abide by terms of peace deal  —  “They have no intention of abiding by their agreement,” one official said.  Trump said Friday, “Countries have to take care of themselves.”  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. government …
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Americans divided on party lines over risk from coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans who now find themselves politically divided over seemingly everything are now forming two very different views of another major issue: the dangers of the new coronavirus.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Romney to vote for subpoena seeking records on Hunter Biden's Ukraine work  —  Sen. Mitt Romney will vote in favor of a subpoena seeking records about the work Joe Biden's son Hunter did for the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, a spokeswoman for the Utah Republican said on Friday.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Indicted on Theft of Government Property and Scheme to Defraud the United States Government  —  A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a 16-count indictment against a former Acting Inspector General …
 
 
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Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Alabama inmate Nathaniel Woods executed for 2004 police murders
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Nick Mutch / The Daily Beast:
Christopher Steele Whacks Mueller Report and ‘Bad Faith’ Team Trump
Angela Fortuna / NBC Connecticut:
First Case of Coronavirus in Connecticut, Reported in Danbury
Discussion: Hartford Courant
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Washington Examiner's top editor orders staff not to write negative stories about Fox News
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House hires another college senior for sensitive administration post
Discussion: The Hill
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Cathy Young / Arc Digital:
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Jeremy Page / Wall Street Journal:
How It All Started: China's Early Coronavirus Missteps
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Louie Gohmert And Steve King Take To House Floor to Suggest The Deep State Killed a Man
Leslie M. Harris / Politico:
I Helped Fact-Check the 1619 Project. The Times Ignored Me.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Some founders say the TikTok ban won't impact creator economy startups much, as they have diversified across multiple platforms after Trump's 2020 ban attempt
 
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