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Former President Barack Obama senior advisor Valerie Jarrett on Tuesday urged whichever 2020 Democratic presidential candidate emerges as the leader after the conclusion of Super Tuesday to “break with conventional wisdom and announce a running mate that’s a woman of color,” especially if it is Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former Vice President Joe Biden or former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Jarrett explained on CBS’s “This Morning” that “these are not normal times” and argued having a woman of color “would send an important signal” heading into the next round of primaries. “I think that whoever emerges tonight, particularly...

South Lawn 3:50 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: So, we just got back. We had a great tour of NIH. And Dr. Fauci is here, along with our Secretary. And a lot of progress. Maybe, Alex, you’d like to start and then we’ll have the Doctor say something. SECRETARY AZAR: Well, we just had an incredible visit up at NIH at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease that Dr. Fauci leads. And the President got to hear from the actual bench scientists who, within three days — within three days — developed a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus....

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Good morning, everyone. Kellyanne, thank you for the introduction. Thank you also to the Senior Citizens VA Color Guard and Senior Choir for the presentation of colors and the patriotic interlude. And thank you all for sharing your time today as well as for your commitment to keeping seniors safe. It is an honor to be here at this important event in the great state of Florida. Today’s event highlights an issue I am personally very committed to: protecting our seniors from abuse. I am proud of the work the Department of Justice is doing...

RALEIGH, N.C. — A man in Wake County has tested positive for coronavirus, Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday. It is North Carolina’s first case of the new illness. The man is in isolation at home, Cooper said, and "is doing well." "We’ve been preparing for this, and we do expect to see more cases in North Carolina," Cooper said. "We are working closely with health care providers and others to quickly identify and respond to new cases." The patient recently traveled to Washington state and was exposed to a longterm care facility that has had numerous cases of coronavirus, or...

More than 100 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes over the weekend on an interstate in Wyoming that left three people dead and dozens injured, officials revealed on Monday. The Wyoming Highway Patrol said in a news release that the crashes began around 3:39 p.m. Sunday around milepost 181 and 184 on Interstate 80 near the city of Rawlins, about 180 miles west of Cheyenne. "Weather is reported to be a factor in these crashes," police said. The 100-vehicle pileup, and another one nearby around the same time involving 40 vehicles, happened in snowy, blustery weather. A photo...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento County Registrar’s Office says 10-15 temporary staffers will not be coming in to work the primary Tuesday. Over the last few days, a spokesperson said some have called in saying they do not want to be around crowds for fear of the coronavirus. The county says they do not expect an impact on polling centers. They have over 600 election clerks who answer questions and work the centers. (Please see link, for full article)

Biden botches famous quote on ‘the thing’ that created all men equal 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: all men and women are created, by the, you know the, you know the thing,' the gaffe-prone former vice president said. 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: all men and women are created, by the, you know the, you know the thing,' the gaffe-prone former vice president said. By Calvin Freiburger March 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Declaration of Independence’s statement, “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” is one of the...

[Blackwood, New Jersey] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stumped in South Jersey Saturday on behalf of U.S. House Rep. Donald Norcross in his campaign for re-election. Pelosi was joined by New Jersey Governor, Phil Murphy (D) and Senator Corey Booker (D), all of whom are staunchly against Second Amendment rights, and are known to push for gun control. The Democrats were met by hundreds of peaceful protestors who filled the sidewalk at Camden County College, demonstrating and holding pro-Second Amendment and pro-Trump signs. A civilian on the sidewalk snapped this photo, showing a member of the Democrats’ security force, dangerously pointing...

Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs Attorney General William P. Barr, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, and Chief Postal Inspector Gary R. Barksdale today announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history.  This year, prosecutors charged more than 400 defendants, far surpassing the 260 defendants charged in cases as part of last year’s sweep.  In each case, offenders allegedly engaged in financial schemes that targeted or largely affected seniors.  In total, the charged elder fraud schemes caused alleged losses of over a billion dollars.Attorney General Barr made the announcement at an event in Florida entitled...

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Denver Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca is getting major blowback over a controversial tweet sent on Friday. CdeBaca quoted a tweet that said, “For the record, if I do get the coronavirus I’m attending every MAGA rally I can.” CdeBaca responded and quoted the tweet by saying, “#solidarity Yaaaas!!”

Feminist author Jill Filipovic suggested that, after the 2020 presidential election, Democrats might want to commit to not including any white men in its field of candidates. "Whatever happens in November, what if all Democrats pledged that no white guys will run for president next cycle?" she tweeted on Monday. She also pushed back on people who wanted Democrats to choose the "best" candidate. "And yeah we all want the best candidates to run, but if that's your immediate response here, you're kind of telling on yourself that you don't think there are plenty of excellent candidates who aren't white...

From February 24 to 28, a delegation of U.S. Attorneys led by U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna of the Central District of California, U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer of the Southern District of California, U.S. Attorney Mike Bailey of the District of Arizona, U.S. Attorney John Anderson of the District of New Mexico, U.S. Attorney Joseph Brown of the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick of the Southern District of Texas, and U.S. Attorney John Bash of the Western District of Texas along with their and the Northern District of Texas criminal chiefs and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task...

World health officials said Tuesday the case fatality rate for COVID-19 is 3.4% globally, higher than previous estimates of about 2%. “Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva. In comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected, he said. ...During a press briefing Monday, WHO officials said they don’t know how COVID-19 behaves, saying it’s not like influenza. They added that while much is known about the seasonal flu, such as how it’s transmitted and what treatments work...

Two Chinese nationals were charged with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange.  The funds were stolen by North Korean actors in 2018, as detailed in the civil forfeiture complaint also unsealed today.In the two-count indictment unsealed today in the District of Columbia, 田寅寅 aka Tian Yinyin, and 李家东aka Li Jiadong, were charged with money laundering conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.“These defendants allegedly laundered over a hundred million dollars worth of stolen cryptocurrency to obscure transactions for the benefit of actors based in North Korea,” said Assistant Attorney General...

There’s been a lot going on—I know. But something might be going on with the Federal Judges Association and this aborted meeting about the president over the Roger Stone case. Attorney General William Barr noted that Trump’s tweets make his job more difficult. Then, there was an overreach by the media who suggested Barr could resign. He’s not going anywhere—and notice how that story died within36 hours. It was crap. Do we have another instance of the media getting it wrong with this FJA meeting that reportedly centered on rebuking Trump? The case that supposedly caused the organization to...

accine Research Center National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 2:48 P.M. EST DR. FAUCI: Mr. President, thank you very much for coming to the NIH today. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. DR. FAUCI: We really are very pleased — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Tony. DR. FAUCI: — with your visit. And I want just, again, thank you for your support of everything that we’ve been doing in this obviously very important problem. What I’ve asked is just first to have Francis Collins — THE PRESIDENT: Good. DR. FAUCI: — our director, just make a couple of comments about the NIH in...

South Lawn 2:04 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. So I’m going to the National Institute of Health. We’re having a roundtable. Things are going very well, as you see. It’s been very strong. Mike Pence and the entire group are doing an excellent job. And do you have any questions? Q Mr. President, do you believe it’s inevitable that the coronavirus will spread across the country? And is it possible that we may need to take more stringent measures to contain it? THE PRESIDENT: Well, it’s — anything can happen, but I wouldn’t say inevitable at all. No. I...

Washington Hilton Washington, D.C. 11:27 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. What a nice group. And thank you, Mary Ann. I think you like Mary Ann a lot. I was listening. I said, “Who is out there that they like so much?” It was Mary Ann. (Laughter.) Please sit down. Please. Before I begin, I want to send my warm wishes to the great people of Tennessee in the wake of the horrible and very vicious tornado that killed at least 19 people and injured many more. We’re working with the leaders in Tennessee, including their great governor,...

The number of people in Italy who have died since contracting the new coronavirus has risen to 79, according to the latest official data. Some 400 new cases were reported on Tuesday evening, bringing the total number of people in Italy confirmed to have contracted the virus since the beginning of the outbreak to 2,502. Of these 160 have recovered and 79 have died, leaving Italy with 2,263 active cases, according to official figures from the Italian Health Ministry and Civil Protection department. That means another 27 people passed away since Monday, while 11 were given the all-clear. More than...