memeorandum: Clinton vows to win nomination to keep Bloomberg out of race (Bradford Richardson/The Hill)

8:20 AM ET, January 25, 2016

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Katie Glueck / Politico:

Rick Perry endorses Ted Cruz — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is endorsing Ted Cruz in the Republican presidential primary, Perry told POLITICO in an interview Sunday night. — Perry, who also sought the GOP nomination before dropping out in September, said he now sees the race as one that is between Cruz …

Discussion: RedState, Des Moines Register, Political Insider blog, AOL, The Week, NBC News, Washington Post and Associated Press

Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:

Guess which divisive Republican is now campaigning as a political uniter? — SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — In the final minutes of a campaign rally here, after an hour-long speech full of his signature bluster and bomb-throwing, Republican front-runner Donald Trump made his closing pitch to Iowa voters.

Discussion: Political Wire

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:

GOP senators: Anyone but Cruz — Jittery Republican senators think Donald Trump would actually give them a better chance of keeping their Senate majority if he were the party's presidential nominee instead of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). — With the Iowa caucuses, the first contest …

Discussion: ABC News and Politico

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
GOP fear and loathing in New Hampshire

Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Last Refuge

Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Behind Donald Trump's Attack Strategy

Discussion: Des Moines Register

Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump gains in Iowa, still dominates in New Hampshire

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Political Wire, Bloomberg Business, The Last Tradition and AOL

CBS News:
Poll: Trump retakes IA lead, keeps big edge in NH and SC

Discussion: Washington Post, Hot Air, Political Wire, Weekly Standard and YouGov US Opinion Center News

BostonGlobe.com:

Hillary Clinton deserves Democratic nomination — America looks different in 2016 than it did the last time Hillary Clinton ran for president: The economy has come out of free fall, the military has left the quagmire of the Iraq war, barriers to equality have toppled, and universal access to health care has become a reality.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Concord Monitor, New York Times, Washington Post and Politico

Bradford Richardson / The Hill:

Clinton vows to win nomination to keep Bloomberg out of race — Democratic primary front-runner Hillary Clinton on Sunday vowed to win her party's nomination for president to “relieve” former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg of any thoughts of running for president.

Discussion: Instapundit

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Sanders: Clinton is running a ‘desperate’ campaign that lacks excitement — DECORAH, Iowa — When Bernie Sanders entered the presidential race last spring, he was considered a fringe figure — an unapologetic independent whose “political revolution” would eschew campaign customs and center around his liberal agenda.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Horizons, Taylor Marsh, Washington Free Beacon, Hold Fast and BuzzFeed

Michael Goodwin / New York Post: This election feels like a reunion of the Woodstock generation

ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Jeb Bush and Sen. Bernie Sanders

Discussion: Associated Press, The Week and Politico

Politico:

Podcast: President Barack Obama — POLITICO's “Off Message” podcast relaunches for 2016 with Glenn Thrush's exclusive sit-down interview with President Barack Obama, conducted on Jan. 22 in the Oval Office. — A week ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the president makes his most expansive comments yet …

Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire

Glenn Thrush / Politico:

Exclusive: Obama on Iowa, Clinton, Sanders and 2016 — Barack Obama, that prematurely gray elder statesman, is laboring mightily to remain neutral during Hillary Clinton's battle with Bernie Sanders in Iowa, the state that cemented his political legend and secured his path to the presidency.

Discussion: The Week

Politico:

Full transcript: POLITICO's Glenn Thrush interviews President Barack Obama on Iowa, 2016, and the choice between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders — This interview was conducted on Jan. 22, 2016 in the Oval Office. It has been edited only slightly, to remove crosstalk.

Discussion: Business Insider

Wesley Muller / Sun Herald:

Father and son die in shootout at Pearl River County gun shop — wmuller@sunherald.com Twitter: WesleySMuller — PICAYUNE — A father and son were killed in a shootout with another man and his son at a gun store Saturday in Pearl River County's Henleyfield community.

Discussion: WLOX-TV and Associated Press

Pamela Geller:

VIDEO: Muslim Migrant Who BEAT, SPAT ON Mother with Children in Sweden is Being Deported to ...... Denmark — A couple of days ago, I ran video of a Muslim migrant in Sweden who beat and spit on a mother with her children. The video caused such an uproar, the now “Most Hated Man in Sweden” is being deported — to Denmark.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Jihad Watch

Los Angeles Times:

Some Republican candidates spend big on ads, with little to show for it — Jeb Bush, center, at a campaign stop in Pelham, N.H., on Jan. 23. A super PAC has spent at least $60 million on ads for Bush, but he remains stuck at about 6% in polls. — In a drumbeat that gets more insistent every week …

Discussion: Political Wire