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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Announces 2020 Presidential Run — Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent and 2016 Democratic primary runner-up whose populist policy agenda has helped push the party to the left, announced on Tuesday that he was running for president again, embarking on a bid …
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He's In For 2020: Bernie Sanders Is Running For President Again — Sen. Bernie Sanders has confirmed to VPR that he is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
vpr.org:
He's In For 2020: Bernie Sanders Is Running For President Again … Sen. Bernie Sanders has confirmed to VPR that he is seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. — His official announcement video is expected to stream online Tuesday morning. — “I wanted to let the people …
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Bernie Sanders announces 2020 run: “We're gonna win” — Sen. Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont, announced Tuesday he is launching a bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, hoping to reignite the ardent progressive support of his insurgent 2016 campaign.
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sen. Bernie Sanders will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, whose 2016 presidential campaign grew from a left-wing insurgency to a force that reshaped the Democratic Party, announced Tuesday that he will seek its nomination for president again in 2020.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders enters 2020 presidential race: ‘Complete the revolution’ — The Vermont senator, 77, enters a very different Democratic primary contest than he faced vs. Hillary Clinton in 2016. — Bernie Sanders announces 2020 presidential run — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is campaigning …
John DiStaso / WMUR:
Key Bernie Sanders supporter says presidential announcement coming Tuesday
Key Bernie Sanders supporter says presidential announcement coming Tuesday
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Gregory Krieg / CNN:
Bernie Sanders launches second presidential campaign
Bernie Sanders launches second presidential campaign
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's 2020 policy agenda: Medicare for All; action on climate change; $15 an hour minimum wage
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders launches second bid for presidency
Sanders launches second bid for presidency
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Melissa Brown / The Montgomery Advertiser:
Alabama newspaper editor calls for Klan return to ‘clean out D.C.’ — The editor of a small-town Alabama newspaper published an editorial calling for “the Ku Klux Klan to night ride again” against “Democrats in the Republican Party and Democrats [who] are plotting to raise taxes in Alabama.”
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein expected to leave Justice Department in mid-March — (CNN)Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave the Justice Department in mid-March, according to a Justice Department official who spoke to CNN Monday. — The official disputed the idea …
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New York Times:
16 States Sue to Stop Trump's Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall — WASHINGTON — A coalition of 16 states, including California and New York, on Monday challenged President Trump in court over his plan to use emergency powers to spend billions of dollars on his border wall.
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Coalition of states sues Trump over national emergency to build border wall
Coalition of states sues Trump over national emergency to build border wall
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Howard Schultz:
Our path — Howard SchultzBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing — It's been three weeks since we began this journey with the launch of my new book on 60 Minutes and the announcement that I am seriously considering running for president as a centrist independent. The reaction has been beyond any expectation I had.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Howard Schultz's 2020 promise: “I will do nothing to re-elect Donald Trump”
Howard Schultz's 2020 promise: “I will do nothing to re-elect Donald Trump”
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren To Unveil Sweeping Plan For Universal Child Care — The proposal could put the issue on top of the 2020 campaign agenda. — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will unveil a major new initiative on Tuesday designed to make sure every family can afford high-quality child care …
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren's Native American Ancestry Draws a Shrug From These Voters
Elizabeth Warren's Native American Ancestry Draws a Shrug From These Voters
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
Adam Schiff: The Jussie Smollett of Trump-Russia Collusion — He helped conceive a hoax so outlandish that only the most gullible, craven, or witless person could believe it. — The attack, as he called it, allegedly was executed by mysterious and politically motivated thugs with the intent to inflict harm.
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The Daily Caller:
Don Trump Jr. Slams Instagram After Smollett Post Deleted: 'Why Don't You Want The Truth Out There?' — Donald Trump, Jr. slammed Instagram on Monday after he said the social media platform forced him to delete a post he made about reports that Jussie Smollett's alleged attack might have been staged.
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BuzzFeed News:
Roger Stone Posted A Photo Of The Judge Presiding Over His Case Next To Crosshairs — Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and adviser to President Donald Trump who was charged with lying to Congress, posted a photo Monday on Instagram of a judge presiding over his case in which she appears to be next to a crosshairs symbol.
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Christian Vasquez / Politico:
Stone apologizes to federal judge for posting photo of her with crosshairs
Stone apologizes to federal judge for posting photo of her with crosshairs
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David French / National Review:
Stephen Miller's Own Words Show the Weakness of the Trump Legal Argument on the Wall — One of the first rules of effective litigation is that you don't want your client to make statements out loud that reveal the weakness of your legal case. On Sunday morning, Trump adviser Stephen Miller violated that rule.
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Whiny feminism on display
Whiny feminism on display
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Bret Hayworth / Sioux City Journal:
Steve King urges crowd to pray for Kevin McCarthy to restore committee assignments — ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa — In front of another friendly audience Monday, U.S. Rep. Steve King urged his supporters to pray for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to restore King's committee assignments …
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Ian Austen / New York Times:
Justin Trudeau's Political Crisis Widens as Top Aide and Friend Resigns — OTTAWA — The top political adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada resigned on Monday, deepening a political crisis over allegations the government tried to interfere in a criminal court case.
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Andrew McCabe Couldn't Believe the Things Trump Said About Putin — In the months before President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, FBI counterintelligence agents investigating Russian election interference were also collecting evidence suggesting that Trump could be compromised by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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