Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Super Tuesday Results - ABC News | By the end of the night, 1,344 pledged delegates will be allocated.
- Biden wins 8 Super Tuesday states; Sanders takes California - AP | Sanders and Biden were locked in a tight race in Texas, with votes still being counted early Wednesday.
- Super Tuesday: Biden wins Virginia, N.C., Sanders takes Vermont, NBC News projects as first polls close - NBC News | 1,344 pledged delegates are at stake on Super Tuesday...
- Black voters propel Biden to big wins in Virginia, North Carolina - The Hill | Former Vice President Joe Biden is off to a strong Super Tuesday start...
- Super Tuesday Exit Polls: Nearly 3 in 10 voters decided in last few days - NBC News | Ten percent say they decided on Tuesday, after a flurry of developments in the race.
- Trump launches an urgent fight to save his economic record- Politico | The president is pushing for policies generally preferred by Democrats...
- Trump meets with GOP lawmakers amid surveillance rift - AP | Bipartisan negotiations are ongoing, but it’s unclear if lawmakers can agree...
- Widespread coronavirus testing could still be weeks away - Politico | Public health experts say administration claims on testing capacity are misleading.
- A disconnect between Trump and health officials on virus - AP | Public-health leaders are walking a fine line in laying out the facts without angering a president...
- Bloomberg wins American Samoa caucuses - The Hill | Bloomberg was endorsed by American Samoan chief Fa’alagiga Nina Tua’au-Glaude on Monday.
- Super Tuesday voting so far free of cyber meddling, U.S. officials say - Reuters | In an unprecedented monitoring effort to counter cyberattacks and foreign disinformation.
- Black voters seek to flex political power on Super Tuesday - AP | Super Tuesday contest in states with substantial black populations are the biggest opportunity yet for minority voters to weigh in...
- N.H. coronavirus patient breaks isolation, potentially exposing others - NBC News | Most states have laws against breaking an isolation order.
- Biden scoops up Buttigieg fundraisers - Politico | As Pete Buttigieg endorsed Joe Biden on Monday, Biden's staff and supporters were encouraging his top fundraisers to jump aboard, too.
- Trump says he spoke to a Taliban leader, had ‘good talk’ - AP | Tuesday’s call, which the Taliban said lasted 35 minutes, came days after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement...
- Tornadoes, virus fears disrupt voting in some states - AP | Scattered reports of polling places opening late, machines malfunctioning or voter rolls being down temporarily disrupted voting...
- Voters in four big Super Tuesday states cite coronavirus as factor: Edison Research - Reuters | The new coronavirus was a factor in their vote on Tuesday, according to exit polls
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