Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Pete Buttigieg dropping out of Democratic presidential race - NBC News | The announcement comes after a poor showing in South Carolina's Democratic primary.
- Billionaire Republican buys major Twitter stake, may oust CEO amid GOP concerns of bias... - FOX News | The social media platform conservatives have long accused of overt left-wing political bias.
- China and the perilous politics of coronavirus - Politico | Cui Tankei is a smooth-talking ambassador in an impossible position.
- Sanders leads Biden in key Super Tuesday states of California, Texas and North Carolina, polls find - USA Today | Voters in those three states, along with 11 others, will cast their votes on Tuesday.
- Biden claims momentum as Buttigieg drops out of race - AP | “I feel good,” Biden said on ABC’s “This Week.” “I can win and I can bring along Democratic victories.”
- Judge rules Cuccinelli unlawfully appointed to run immigration agency - The Hill | Judge decided the Trump administration violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA).
- Trump reignites Bloomberg feud, says billionaire is on 'a very dark and lonely path' - NBC News | "The real politicians ate them up and spit them out!" Trump said
- The case for a political warfare campaign against Iran - The Hill | Protests throughout Iran show that some of the biggest threats to the Iranian regime are its own policies.
- Environmentalist Tom Steyer ends 2020 Democratic presidential bid - Reuters | “Honestly, I can’t see a path where I can win the presidency,” Steyer
- AP FACT CHECK: Sanders’ shift on delegates needed to win - AP | Bernie Sanders is misrepresenting his stance on how many delegates a Democratic candidate must amass before clinching...
- Abortion rights face stern new test at conservative U.S. Supreme Court - Reuters | The current U.S. Supreme Court this week gets its first chance to consider new curbs on abortion rights...
- Sanders raised stout $46.5M in February; Warren got $29M - AP | Biden said on CNN that he’d raised about $17 million since the start of February...
- U.S. ramps up preparations for coronavirus as conferences, flights canceled - Reuters | The United States will start screening travelers for coronavirus and ramp up production of masks and test kits...
- Biden warmly welcomed in Selma as Dems court black voters - AP | Joe Biden received a warm reception Sunday in this crucible of the civil rights movement...
- Coronavirus may have spread undetected in US for weeks: report - The Hill | The genomes of two coronavirus infections in Washington state show the virus could have spread in the state for almost six weeks.
- Vladimir Putin Bets His Political Legacy on a Tax Whiz - Bloomberg | A tax whiz who revolutionized Russian revenue collection and now aims to bring the same efficiency to the Kremlin’s ambitious spending plans.
