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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Kamala Harris Launches Her Campaign And Immediately Terrifies Trump — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) launched her 2020 campaign in Oakland and immediately showed why Trump's advisers are so afraid of her. — Sen. Harris said: … Video: — Kamala Harris came out strong against Trump
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Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris emerges as a 2020 front-runner, but is that a good thing? … Even before Kamala Harris' campaign launch in Oakland on Sunday, her nascent 2020 bid had already hit full gallop — a star turn on “Good Morning America,” a self-reported seven-figure fundraising milestone, a friendly reception in a key primary state.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Sen. Kamala Harris formally opens her presidential campaign with a mix of unity and blunt talk about race
Sen. Kamala Harris formally opens her presidential campaign with a mix of unity and blunt talk about race
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Amanda Becker / Reuters:
Kamala Harris launches White House bid, hits Trump's ‘medieval’ wall
Kamala Harris launches White House bid, hits Trump's ‘medieval’ wall
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Thought Firing Flynn Would End ‘Russia Thing,’ Chris Christie Writes in Book — President Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, believed that the “Russia thing” would end as a side effect from the firing of the national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
“I'm not considering this to win the Twitter primary”: Howard Schultz on a possible 2020 run — Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tells Axios he's “unfazed” by the online trashing from Democrats who think that by running for president as an independent, he could split the anti-Trump vote and re-elect the president.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Howard Schultz, Former Starbucks Chief, Is Preparing for an Independent 2020 Run
Howard Schultz, Former Starbucks Chief, Is Preparing for an Independent 2020 Run
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz confirms interest in independent 2020 bid, as Democratic worries rise
Former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz confirms interest in independent 2020 bid, as Democratic worries rise
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he's considering independent run for president
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says he's considering independent run for president
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Treasury Dept. Lifts Sanctions on Russian Oligarch's Companies — The Trump administration on Sunday lifted sanctions against the business empire of Oleg V. Deripaska, one of Russia's most influential oligarchs. — Congressional Democrats had tried to block the move this month …
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Saleha Mohsin / Bloomberg:
Trump Lifts Rusal, En+ Sanctions as Glencore Shuffles Stake
Trump Lifts Rusal, En+ Sanctions as Glencore Shuffles Stake
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Most Americans oppose Trump's foreign policy — WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling U.S. foreign policy and about half think the country's global standing will deteriorate during the next year …
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Christine Filer / ABC News:
2 years into Trump's presidency, a deficit in confidence across government
2 years into Trump's presidency, a deficit in confidence across government
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Approval Rating Steady Despite Shutdown, WSJ/NBC News Poll Says
Trump's Approval Rating Steady Despite Shutdown, WSJ/NBC News Poll Says
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BuzzFeed News Staff Council:
We demand BuzzFeed pay out earned paid time off to its recently laid-off employees. — To Jonah Peretti, Lenke Taylor, and Ben Smith: — We are the BuzzFeed News Staff Council, a group of employees appointed to open up the lines of communication between News employees and company management.
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New York Times:
Elite Law Firm's All-White Partner Class Stirs Debate on Diversity — The post appeared on LinkedIn in early December: Paul, Weiss, one of the country's most prominent and profitable law firms, said it was “pleased to announce” its new partner class. — In the image, 12 lawyers looked out at the world, grinning.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Trump's decision to end the shutdown — On Friday morning, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney convened a small group of aides in his office to discuss their options to end the government shutdown. There weren't many. The previous day, Trump had been embarrassed …
Ben White / Politico:
Wall Street freaks out about 2020 — Many of the nation's top bankers want Trump gone, but they're growing anxious about some Democratic presidential contenders. — NEW YORK — Top Wall Street executives would love to be rid of President Donald Trump. But they are getting panicked …
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren's 2020 Strategy: Stand Out by ‘Nerding Out’
Barbara McQuade / USA Today:
Stone indictment: Serious Russia investigation charges hint Mueller has more coming — The FBI arrested Roger Stone, longtime campaign associate of President Donald Trump. Stone is indicted for lying about the Russian investigation in the 2016 election. — Mueller clues show possibility …
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Randall D. Eliason / Washington Post:
There's evidence of collusion everywhere. But is it a criminal conspiracy?
There's evidence of collusion everywhere. But is it a criminal conspiracy?
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Fleecing of Millennials — Their incomes are flat. Their wealth is down. And Washington is aggravating future threats. — For Americans under the age of 40, the 21st century has resembled one long recession. — I realize that may sound like an exaggeration, given that the economy has now been growing for almost a decade.
Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers to Debate Border, Immigration as Next Shutdown Threat Looms — The president in an interview says he doubts lawmakers will find a resolution in coming weeks — WASHINGTON—President Trump said Sunday he doesn't believe congressional negotiators will strike a deal over border-wall funding …
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Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
Another Side of #MeToo: Male Managers Fearful of Mentoring Women — DAVOS, Switzerland — Men attending the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year were worried about a lot of things. A global economic slowdown. Threats to cybersecurity. Populism. War.
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Pence, Ivanka, Kushner no-show as Mattis gets standing ovation at elite DC dinner — Trump blasts Mattis: What's he done for me? — Washington (CNN)Former Defense Secretary James Mattis received a standing ovation Saturday at the annual black-tie Alfalfa Club dinner after delivering …
Cliff Sims / Politico:
‘Mean as a Snake’: When President Trump Met the Real Mitch McConnell — An exclusive excerpt from a new insider account of the Trump White House. — Cliff Sims is a former special assistant to President Donald J. Trump. This article is adapted from his book, Team of Vipers …
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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Clinton not ruling out running in 2020: report — Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, reportedly has yet to rule out running for the Oval Office again in 2020. — CNN White House correspondent Jeff Zeleny said Sunday on CNN's “Inside Politics” that Clinton told people …
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