Above the Fold
**”WE’RE READY TO ADAPT”:** President Donald Trump outlines U.S. response to coronavirus, puts Vice President Mike Pence in charge of effort ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2020/02/26/trump-outlines-us-response-to-coronavirus-threat-calls-risk-very-low/))
NEW PUZZLEMENT: Coronavirus infects patient for second time, prompting new worries about how “cured” is defined (Fox News)
Government & Politics
**CLOSING IN:** Bernie Sanders the favorite to win all Super Tuesday states except Alabama ([Bongino.com](https://bongino.com/bernie-sanders-the-favorite-to-win-all-super-tuesday-states-except-alabama/))
BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Cuba’s Communist Party newspaper gives Sanders a glowing review (MRCTV)
REPORTED “AS FACT”: Trump campaign sues The New York Times for libel over Russia opinion article (CNBC)
National Security
**SCOTUS REVIEW LIKELY:** Court hands Trump win in sanctuary-city fight, says administration can deny grant money ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/court-hands-trump-win-in-sanctuary-city-grant))
FRANKLY, RULE OF LAW — NOT REFORMS — IS THE ISSUE: Republicans break with Attorney General William Barr on FISA renewal, urge reforms before reauthorization (National Review)
SUSPICIOUS BACK-TO-BACK REFINERY FIRES: Cause of Los Angeles-area refinery fire under investigation (AP) | Fire erupts at ExxonMobil refinery in Louisiana (USA Today)
Other Notables
**AWAITING A MOTIVE:** In one of the worst shootings in Wisconsin history, a man shot and killed five people — and then himself — during a rampage Wednesday afternoon on the Milwaukee campus of Molson Coors ([Milwaukee Journal Sentinel](https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2020/02/26/active-shooter-reported-molsoncoors-campus-unknown-injuries/4884282002/))
SYMBOLISM: House passes anti-lynching bill after 120 years of failure (The New York Times)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** Trump’s India statecraft is forward-thinking and necessary ([Washington Examiner](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/trumps-india-statecraft-is-forward-thinking-and-necessary))
POLICY: Electric cars aren’t nearly as green as people think (Foundation for Economic Education)
HUMOR: CDC recommends breathing masks at Bernie rallies to prevent spread of deadly socialism (Genesius Times)
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