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Developing now, Tuesday, March 19, 2019

NUNES SUES TWITTER, SAYS MORE LAWSUITS TO COME: Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., filed a lawsuit against Twitter and some of its users Monday seeking $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages, accusing the social media site of "shadow-banning conservatives" including himself, to influence the 2018 elections, systematically censoring opposing viewpoints and totally "ignoring" lawful complaints of repeated abusive behavior.

And the congressman told Fox News' Sean Hannity the lawsuit is "first of many" to come ... Click on the image above to see his full interview on "Hannity" from Monday night.

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DID BETO ENDORSE THIRD-TRIMESTER ABORTIONS? - At a campaign event in Ohio on Monday, White House hopeful Beto O'Rourke appeared to punt on the question of third-trimester abortions but endorsed a woman's right to the controversial practice, less than a month after Senate Democrats blocked a bill that would have required doctors to provide medical care to newborns amid a swirling infanticide controversy in Virginia ... "Are you for third-trimester abortions?" an attendee of the campaign event in Cleveland asked O'Rourke, before describing the medical alternatives to such a procedure and disputing the medical necessity of late-term abortions. "Are you going to protect the lives of third-trimester babies?" O'Rourke responded: "The question is about abortion and reproductive rights. And, my answer to you is, that should be a decision the woman makes. I trust her."

REPORT: NATIONAL ENQUIRER PAID OFF BROTHER OF BEZOS' LOVER FOR TEXTS - The National Enquirer paid the brother of Jeff Bezos’ mistress $200,000 for the private text messages between the two lovers that were published in January, according to a Wall Street Journal report Monday night ... Michael Sanchez, the brother of Bezos’ girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, reportedly provided the intimate communications to American Media LLC, this after months of speculation as to how the tabloid obtained messages revealing lurid details about the Amazon CEO’s alleged love affair. The Journal's finding, attributed to people familiar with the matter, parallels the conclusion reached by private investigators working for Bezos as of early February.

WARREN INSISTS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE CLAIM DIDN'T BOOST CAREER: 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren insisted Monday that her disputed claims of Native American heritage, for which she later apologized, had no role in the advancement of her career ... During a CNN town hall in Jackson, Miss., the Massachusetts Democrat was asked how she responded to critics who said her handling of questions about her heritage was “tone-deaf, offensive, and indicative of a lack of presidential tact.” “Well... you know... I grew up in Oklahoma. I learned about my family from my family. And based on that, that’s just kind of who I am and I do the best I can with it,” the senator responded. “You know, there was an investigation, nothing I ever did or my family played any role in any job I ever got.”

THE SOUNDBITE

WHY BEN SASSE FLIPPED ON TRUMP'S BORDER EMERGENCY DECLARATION - "I think there are three different issues here. The first is, do we objectively have a crisis at the border? And, we do ... Second, does the president have the authority to declare a crisis in this kind of circumstance? ... I think the president does have that authority. That is a different question than whether or not that's a good law." – Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., on "Special Report," explaining why he voted against a resolution to stop President Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. (Click the image above to watch the full video.)

TODAY'S MUST-READS

Donna Brazile: Why I am excited to join Fox News and take part in a civil - and sensible - debate.

FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Brazil’s 'Trump of the Tropics' talks controversial tweet, mysterious killing.

George Conway was turned down from job, jealous of wife, Trump campaign manager says.

11-year-old boy charged with murders of two adults at home.

MINDING YOUR BUSINESS

Report: Tesla asks workers to volunteer to help deliver 30,000 cars.

Marriott plans to open more than 1,700 hotels by 2021.

John Boehner flips on pot legalization: Fed laws 'way out of step.'

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Fox & Friends, 6 a.m. ET: Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior judicial analyst, on the 2020 Dems' push to expand the Supreme Court. Joel Osteen on the power of prayer following a tragedy like the New Zealand mosque attacks. Nifty Fifty's transforms Fox Square into a diner.

Special Report with Bret Baier, 6 p.m. ET: An interview with Kevin Hassett, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

On Fox Business:

Mornings with Maria, 6 a.m. ET: Special guests include: Susan DeVore, president and CEO of Premier; U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio; Gen. Jack Keane; Tom Bevan, president and co-founder of RealClearPolitics.

Varney & Co., 9 a.m. ET: Special guests include: Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

Lou Dobbs Tonight, 7 p.m. ET: Michael Pillsbury, senior fellow and director of the Center for Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute.

Kennedy, 9 p.m. ET: Buck Sexton, former intelligence officer with the CIA.

On Fox News Radio:

The Fox News Rundown podcast: "Former DNC Chair Joins Fox" - Donna Brazile, former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, has joined the Fox News team, promising civility and an open ear to all debates. The longtime Democratic strategist explains why she made the “bold” decision to join the network. A new study found that taking a daily low-dose aspirin may not be the best way to maintain a strong heart. Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel explains what this means and what we should be doing to stay healthy. Plus, commentary by psychotherapist, Dr. Robi Ludwig Psy.D.

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The Brian Kilmeade Show, 9 a.m. ET: HUD Secretary Ben Carson on the opioid epidemic; former U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Fla. on the state of President Trump's national emergency declaration, the 2020 presidential race, and the Mueller investigation; Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, on Democrats' 2020 presidential candidates; former FBI Director Louis Freeh on the Mueller probe and counterfeit prescription drug investigations; Jack Mitchell on flooding in Nebraska

The Todd Starnes Show, Noon ET: Todd Starnes speaks with U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., about the latest developments in the Mueller investigation and analyses whether there is anti-Christian bias in Silicon Valley with Dr. Michael Brown.

#TheFlashback

2003: President George W. Bush orders the start of war against Iraq. (Because of the time difference, it was early March 20 in Iraq.)

1993: Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announces plans to retire. (White's departure would pave the way for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to become the court's second female justice.)

1987: Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as chairman of his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scandal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary.

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