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8:50 AM ET, March 3, 2021

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CNN:
First on CNN: Rep. Ronny Jackson made sexual comments, drank alcohol and took Ambien while working as White House physician, Pentagon watchdog finds  —  (CNN)The Department of Defense inspector general has issued a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson during his time serving as the top White House physician …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The three factions set to face off over Tanden's replacement  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  There are two big questions to answer with the withdrawal of NEERA TANDEN'S nomination to be OMB director: Who killed it?  Who will replace her?  —  The more intriguing question this morning is who did the deed.
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press and Slate
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Murkowski never told White House she would oppose Tanden
Politico:
To tweet or not to tweet?  That is the question.  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2021 Transition Playbook …
Discussion: CNN and Patterico's Pontifications
Washington Post:
White House withdraws Tanden nomination; Biden says U.S. will have enough vaccine doses for every adult by end of May
Mike Pence / The Daily Signal:
Election Integrity Is a National Imperative  —  After an election marked by significant voting irregularities and numerous instances of officials setting aside state election law, I share the concerns of millions of Americans about the integrity of the 2020 election.
Discussion: Political Wire
Erin Durkin / Politico:
De Blasio's payback: New York mayor unloads on wounded Cuomo  —  The mayor has called Cuomo's alleged behavior “grotesque,” “perverse” and “terrifying.”  —  NEW YORK — Call it payback.  —  New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is sticking it to Gov. Andrew Cuomo at every opportunity …
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
Media's MeTooing of Andrew Cuomo Is Really About Protecting Four Democrat Governors
Discussion: Instapundit
Washington Post:
Greg Abbott is endangering the health of Texas and beyond  —  Opinion by Editorial Board  —  THE GOVERNOR of Texas, Greg Abbott, is gambling with the health of his state and beyond.  He announced plans on Tuesday to completely open establishments next week and lift a face mask mandate for public areas …
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Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Design firm takes responsibility for CPAC stage controversy  —  The company that was hired to set up the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida last weekend has taken full responsibility for the design of the stage that resembled a Nazi insignia.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
David Shor on Why Trump Was Good for the GOP and How Dems Can Win in 2022  —  In the United States, every season is campaign season.  Four months after America last went to the polls, Democrats are still refining their autopsies of the 2020 race and already governing with an eye toward the 2022 midterms.
Discussion: The Hill, ABC News and American Thinker
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Why Republicans think Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head can save them
Discussion: The Wrap and Rolling Stone
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
On Jan. 6 came the white supremacists.  Now comes the whitewash.  —  On Jan. 6 came the white supremacists.  —  Now comes the whitewash.  —  FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday to answer questions about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol …
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Tess Owen / VICE:
No, Antifa Was Not Behind the Capitol Riot, FBI Tells GOP
Discussion: CNN and Mother Jones
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Leader and D.C. Power Broker, Dies at 85  —  Mr. Jordan, who was selected to head the National Urban League while still in his 30s, counseled presidents and business leaders.  —  Vernon E. Jordan Jr., the civil rights leader and Washington power broker whose private counsel …
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Robin Givhan / Washington Post:   Vernon Jordan made being a Black man in America look effortless
Associated Press:
Myanmar authorities charge Associated Press journalist  —  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar have charged Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw and five other members of the media with violating a public order law that could see them imprisoned for up to three years, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Miguel Cardona / USA Today:
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Here is my five-point plan to get students back in school full time  —  With the right support, students are remarkably resilient.  They have risen to the COVID challenge in ways that inspire me as an educator and a father.
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Norman Ornstein / Washington Post:
Democrats can't kill the filibuster.  But they can gut it.  —  Three reforms Manchin and Sinema might consider  —  Norman Ornstein, an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is a co-author of “One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate and the Not-Yet Deported.”
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Former Parler CEO Matze Stripped Of All Company Shares Upon Firing, Sources Say  —  The power struggle that led to conservative social media site Parler abruptly firing its founder and CEO John Matze last month became so acrimonious that when Matze was sacked, he was also involuntarily stripped …
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
The ‘free world’ keeps shrinking  —  You're reading an excerpt from the Today's WorldView newsletter.  Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday.  —  Three-quarters of the people on earth live in countries where freedom is declining.
Discussion: Persuasion
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Feds Arrest White Supremacist Livestreamer in Dawn Raid, Rattling Supporters  —  Paul N. Miller, who's amassed more than 40,000 followers on Telegram, was arrested in Florida early Tuesday.  Some of his followers fear they could be next.  —  The FBI arrested a notorious white supremacist livestreamer …
Discussion: Sun-Sentinel, CBS Miami and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House fight for Trump's financial records poised to stretch into the summer  —  Congressional investigators fighting to access former President Donald Trump's financial records are planning for a lengthy battle that stretches deep into 2021, according to a proposed legal schedule unveiled by House counsel Doug Letter on Tuesday.
Jason L. Riley / Wall Street Journal:
Why Did Amazon Cancel Justice Thomas?  —  Without explanation, the company took down a popular documentary during Black History Month.  —  Now that another February has come and gone, perhaps Amazon will revert to offering customers a broader and more variegated view of black history.
Washington Post:
Donors gave a House candidate more than $8 million.  A single firm took nearly half of it.  —  U.S. House candidate Kim Klacik walked onto Mike Huckabee's cable talk show last August as the latest conservative celebrity, riding high on a viral campaign ad that had attracted 10 million views …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Examiner:
The Equality Act must die in the Senate  —  The House last week passed the Equality Act, a deceptively named bill that claims to secure equal rights but threatens the liberties of millions of people who disagree with the Left's extremist gender ideology.  The bill now moves to a split Senate …
Politico:
The real post-Trump GOP divide: House vs. Senate  —  Technically they belong to the same party.  But on a growing number of issues, House and Senate Republicans might as well live on different political planets.  —  And much of the intraparty strain revolves around the aftermath of Donald Trump's presidency.
NBC News:
D.C. police, FBI on alert ahead of QAnon's ‘true Inauguration Day’  —  Law enforcement agencies around Washington, D.C., are adding extra security out of concern about a coming date — March 4, which is Thursday — that has swirled online among QAnon supporters.
Discussion: USA Today
Wall Street Journal:
Operation Warp Speed's Triumph  —  Trump's vaccine bet was government's best pandemic decision.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  American governments, federal and state, have made many mistakes in the Covid-19 pandemic.  But the great success—the saving grace—was making a financial bet …
Reuters:
Islamic State says it killed female media workers in east Afghanistan  —  (Reuters) - The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed three female media workers in eastern Afghanistan.  —  The militant group, which has a presence in Afghanistan, said its fighters …
Discussion: The Hill
The Wrap:
David Muir Clash With George Stephanopoulos Led to ABC News Chief Ouster (Exclusive)  —  Tension between ABC News morning anchor George Stephanopoulos and evening star David Muir over the anchor title led to the sudden exit of ABC News chief James Goldston in January, TheWrap has learned.
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Sonia Moghe / CNN:
NYC Bar Association joins push to have Giuliani investigated to be disbarred  —  Hear Giuliani's response to disclaimer running before his radio show  —  New York (CNN)The New York City Bar Association added its name to the list of groups urging the state court committee that recommends whether …
Washington Post:
When U.S. blamed Saudi crown prince for role in Khashoggi killing, fake Twitter accounts went to war  —  Platform closed thousands of accounts amid online influence campaign to dispute report on assassination  —  Saudi-based Twitter accounts using fake profile pictures …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Sam Stein / Politico:
The GOP is the party of half-Trump  —  Presented by The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL)  —  With help from Daniel Payne, Renuka Rayasam and Myah Ward  —  BREAKING — President Joe Biden is withdrawing Neera Tanden's nomination to be his budget director …
John Keefe / New York Times:
Should Your School Be Fully Open?  Here's What the C.D.C. Says  —  Only 4 percent of the nation's schoolchildren live in counties where coronavirus transmission is low enough for full-time in-person learning without additional restrictions, according to the guidelines established by the Centers …
Discussion: The Hill
Meg O'Connor / The Appeal:
Tishaura Jones and Cara Spencer Win St. Louis Mayoral Primary  —  The two candidates will move on to the April 6 general election after securing the most votes under the city's new approval voting system.  —  City Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Alderperson Cara Spencer have secured the most votes …
Robert Frank / CNBC:
Jeff Bezos would pay over $5 billion a year under Warren's wealth tax  — Jeff Bezos would owe $5.7 billion in taxes for 2020 under the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act proposed by a group of Senate and House Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday.
 
 
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Mary Ziegler / New York Times:
Absolutists Are Taking Over the Anti-Abortion Movement
Washington Post:
America must embrace civics and history instruction for the sake of our democracy
Discussion: The Federalist
The Nation:
VP Harris, Maybe You Were Elected for Such a Time as This
NBC News:
After Border Patrol release, asylum-seekers test positive for Covid in Brownsville, Texas
Discussion: Breitbart
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Bringing New Money-Laundering Law Into Force Falls to Tiny Treasury Unit
David Brand / Queens News:
Rockaway's lone medical center would become 15-bed ‘micro hospital’ under state proposal
Baltimore Sun:
Hogan doubles down on Baltimore COVID vaccine comments as data reveals most city doses going to non-city residents
Ken Klippenstein / The Intercept:
Trump Administration Referred a Record Number of Leaks for Criminal Investigation
 

 
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The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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