February 24, 2020

Monday News Executive Summary

Sanders surges, Russian interference, Trump’s state visit to India, and more.

Above the Fold


RED ALERT: Bernie Sanders surges toward nomination with Nevada blowout (The Federalist)

ELECTION INTERFERENCE: Russia wants to boost Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign, according to intelligence officials (New York Post)

MEANWHILE… Shelby Pierson “misled” lawmakers about Russia helping Trump win reelection (Townhall)


Government & Politics


STATE VISIT: President Donald Trump tours Taj Mahal, draws large crowds in India (CNN)

DAMAGE CONTROL: Michael Bloomberg agrees to release three women from nondisclosure agreements his firm signed over comments he made (The Hill)

MORE FAUXCAHONTAS DOUBLE STANDARDS: In about-face, Elizabeth Warren welcomes super PAC help she once shunned (The Washington Free Beacon)

FOR THE RECORD: Trump’s new spy chief, Richard Grenell, used to work for a foreign politician the U.S. accused of corruption (ProPublica)

BY THE WAY, EPSTEIN DIDN’T KILL HIMSELF: Philip Haney, DHS whistleblower during Obama era, found dead (Fox News)


Other Notables


SNUBBING THE RULE OF LAW: Greyhound bans immigration checks on buses (Hot Air)

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Global outbreak causes pandemic fears after cases jump in Italy, South Korea, and Iran (Fox News)


Closing Arguments


POLICY: Same-sex marriage was always leading to polygamy (The Federalist)

POLICY: Why Chinese communism could be the final casualty of the coronavirus (Foundation for Economic Education)

HUMOR: BREAKING: Bernie Sanders listed Vladimir Putin as a “significant other” on 1964 mortgage application (Genesius Times)

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