Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Trump angry after House briefed on 2020 Russia election meddling on his behalf - NBC News | Costing the acting director of national intelligence - Maguire, a shot at the permanent DNI job...
- Bloomberg says 3 women can be released from NDAs - AP | Agreements that bar them from speaking publicly about sexual harassment or discrimination suits...
- Buttigieg returns to LA, continues to put focus on California as Super Tuesday awaits - LA Daily News | Buttigieg spent Thursday at a televised town hall at USC.
- Twitter's New 'Deceptive Video' Labeling Plan Immediately Abused To Attack a Joke Ad from Bloomberg - Reason.com | Nobody is being misled by this obviously joking debate clip...
- Sanders condemns Russian influence in election - AP | Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Friday he was briefed by U.S. officials “about a month ago” ...
- ‘Tamales for Tío Bernie’: Sanders’ Outreach to Latino Voters Pays Off - U.S. News | Sanders' campaign says it has prioritized outreach to Hispanic communities that often feel left out of the U.S. political process.
- 2016 again? Russia back to stirring chaos in U.S. election - AP | The Russian efforts are aimed at undermining public confidence in the integrity of U.S. elections and stirring general chaos...
- Judge dismisses Nunes' lawsuit against Fusion GPS - The Hill | The firm at the heart of the controversy surrounding Russian interference in the 2016 election.
- Are Brands Getting Smarter About Social? New Data Reveals Surprising Trends Across Platforms - Forbes | In terms of total engagement, Twitter and Instagram saw fairly big gains, but Facebook decreased.
- Trump rallies supporters in Las Vegas on eve of Nevada caucus and again critiques the Oscars - USA Today | “With your help this November, we’re going to defeat the radical socialist Democrats,” Trump
- In Nevada, Biden casts Sanders, Bloomberg as party posers - AP | “The paint is being peeled back here a little bit,” Biden said...
- Trump directly sought to block publication of Bolton's book: WaPo - The Hill | Trump has reportedly personally called for the publication of John Bolton's upcoming book to be blocked, telling staff he thinks his former national security adviser is "a traitor...
- Warren wants elimination of Senate veto - AP| Sen. Elizabeth Warren made a last pitch to Nevada voters, saying Senate filibuster should be eliminated ...
- The world's remaining communist countries, and how they're faring economically - FOX News | Today, only five remain: Cuba, China, Laos, North Korea and Vietnam.
- Facebook is considering making it clearer that pro-Bloomberg posts come from paid staffers- CNBC | Facebook is considering ways to show when a paid campaign staffer shares a political post on the site.
- Democrats try to blunt strong California showing for Sanders - AP | Recent polls show Sanders in front of other top candidates in the state...
- AOC Launches Political Group To Boost Progressive Candidates - NPR | The move shows the 30-year-old New York freshman's intentions to continue battling with her party's establishment.
