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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Warren, Booker stand out on chaotic Iowa stage — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In the early state where field organization has traditionally mattered the most, Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have quietly and patiently concentrated their resources toward building grassroots machines designed to power them on caucus night.
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Des Moines Register
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
The goal for 2020 underdogs in Iowa: to become the Joe Biden alternative
The goal for 2020 underdogs in Iowa: to become the Joe Biden alternative
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The Daily Caller, PJ Media Home and Iowa Starting Line
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Warren's nonstop ideas reshape the Democratic presidential race — and give her new momentum
Warren's nonstop ideas reshape the Democratic presidential race — and give her new momentum
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The Week, New Republic, HuffPost, Slate, Newsweek, Des Moines Register, Daily Wire, Breitbart and Florida Politics
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats hope some presidential candidates drop out — and run for Senate — Democrats facing a steep uphill climb to win back the Senate want Beto O'Rourke to reconsider his long-shot bid for president and take another look at running for the Senate in Texas, especially if his White House bid fails to pick up momentum.
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Political Wire and Washington Times
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Trump Can't Make Senate Republicans Do Anything
Trump Can't Make Senate Republicans Do Anything
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Washington Post
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans whistle past the ‘legislative graveyard’
Washington Post:
NRA money flowed to board members amid allegedly lavish spending by top officials and vendors — A former pro football player who serves on the National Rifle Association board was paid $400,000 by the group in recent years for public outreach and firearms training.
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The Week, Splinter, Washington Press, ArkansasTimes and Jacobin
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Dem, GOP senators want to check Trump's power to sell arms to Saudis — Sens. Murphy and Young want a resolution that would let Congress vote on last month's arms deal and block or restrict future weapons sales to Saudi Arabia. — WASHINGTON — Two senators plan to introduce a bill Monday designed …
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Informed Comment and The American Conservative
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senators make bipartisan push to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Senators make bipartisan push to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia
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Talking Points Memo and Splinter
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Company part-owned by Jared Kushner got $90m from unknown offshore investors since 2017 — Overseas investment flowed to Cadre while Trump's son-in-law works as US envoy, raising conflict of interest questions — A real estate company part-owned by Jared Kushner has received $90m …
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Trump Lawyer's Message Was a Clue for Mueller, Who Set It Aside — WASHINGTON — As the special counsel's investigators pursued the question of whether President Trump tried to impede their work, they uncovered compelling evidence — a voice mail recording and statements from a trusted witness — that might have led to him.
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Symbolic Friendship Tree Planted by Trump and Macron Has Died, Reports Say — In what may be the greatest act of political satire ever performed by a plant, the symbolic “friendship tree” planted last year by Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron has died, according to reports in France.
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Donald Trump / The Guardian:
Trump and Macron's symbolic friendship tree ‘has died’
Trump and Macron's symbolic friendship tree ‘has died’
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Political Wire and Politico
Connor Mannion / Mediaite:
Bill de Blasio Shrugs Off Not Registering on Important Iowa Poll: 'It's a Poll of 600 Iowans' — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shrugged off not registering on the recent CNN/Des Moines Register poll, saying the poll is of “600 Iowans” and “this is just the beginning of a very long process.”
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New York Post
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
New Yorkers would pick Gillibrand over De Blasio in 2020 — if forced to choose
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Biden slumps, Buttigieg soars: 6 takeaways from benchmark Iowa poll
Biden slumps, Buttigieg soars: 6 takeaways from benchmark Iowa poll
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CNN, Common Dreams, Joe.My.God., One America News Network, Politico, Breitbart, Des Moines Register, Townhall and Outside the Beltway
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Google Made $4.7 Billion From the News Industry in 2018, Study Says — $4,700,000,000. — It's more than the combined ticket sales of the last two “Avengers” movies. It's more than what virtually any professional sports team is worth. And it's the amount that Google made from the work …
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Splinter, more at Mediagazer »
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Can newspapers be saved from Big Tech? This proposal aims to try
Can newspapers be saved from Big Tech? This proposal aims to try
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Politico
Tanya Snyder / Politico:
Chao created special path for McConnell's favored projects — The Transportation Department under Secretary Elaine Chao designated a special liaison to help with grant applications and other priorities from her husband Mitch McConnell's state of Kentucky, paving the way for grants totaling …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
New York Times:
People Are Trying to Figure Out William Barr. He's Busy Stockpiling Power. — Is he the operator who spun the then-secret Mueller report? Or the straight shooter who later disclosed portions that were damaging to President Trump? — WASHINGTON — Not long before Attorney General William …
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Talking Points Memo and PJ Media Home
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists can't repeat their Watergate-hero act. The reasons should make us grieve. — The question from an audience member made the three network chiefs bristle: — Why aren't the news media holding the White House accountable like they did during the Nixon/Watergate era?
Axios:
Why Trump is a Florida Man — We always think of Trump as a New York guy, or the president in the White House. But at heart, he's a Florida Man with a Trumpian Florida life: big mansions and big money. — Why it matters: At Mar-a-Lago, we're seeing a whole new form of lobbying.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Ginsburg Hints at Sharp Divisions Ahead as Supreme Court Term Nears End — WASHINGTON — In 2012, as the Supreme Court was mulling the fate of President Barack Obama's health care law, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg addressed the American Constitution Society, a liberal group.
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Emily Wax-Thibodeaux / Washington Post:
In Alabama — where lawmakers banned abortion for rape victims — rapists' parental rights are protected — When a young woman came to the Family Services of North Alabama office last year for help with trauma, saying she had been raped by her step-uncle when she was 15 …
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The Mahablog and Progress Pond
Sharon Nunn / Wall Street Journal:
The South's Economy Is Falling Behind: ‘All of a Sudden the Money Stops Flowing’ — Policies that once drove the region's growth have proven inadequate in an economy shaped by the forces of globalization — Seth Herald for The Wall Street Journal — NATCHEZ, Miss.—The American South spent …
Associated Press:
Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot ‘expect to stay safe’ — TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany's top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions.