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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:

Joe Biden loses support of top campaign fundraiser in Bay Area after comments on segregationists and Hyde amendment — KEY POINTS — Former Vice President Joe Biden lost a key financial supporter after his comments on working with segregationists and flip flopping on the Hyde Amendment.

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, Mercury News and CNN

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

And Now, the Dream of a Harris-Buttigieg Ticket — Two new Democratic stars outshone Biden and Sanders on the debate stage. — The big question going into Thursday night's debate was whether Joe Biden, the clear front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, would stumble.

David Brooks / New York Times:

Dems, Please Don't Drive Me Away — The dynamic pulling the party leftward. — I could never in a million years vote for Donald Trump. So my question to Democrats is: Will there be a candidate I can vote for? — According to a recent Gallup poll, 35 percent of Americans call themselves conservative …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The American Conservative, twitchy.com, Mother Jones, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, The Hill, The Root and alicublog

New York Times:

A Day After Bruising Debate, Biden Pushes Back Against Criticism on Civil Rights — CHICAGO — A day after a bruising debate in which Senator Kamala Harris laced into his history on civil rights, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. provided a lengthy and vigorous defense of his record …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, educationrealist, CNN, Washington Post, The Wrap and The Gateway Pundit

Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:

Live Polling of the Debates: Good News for Harris, Warren, Biden, and Substance — While 20 Democratic presidential candidates debated over four hours on Wednesday and Thursday night, a group of 210 voters convened by leading party pollster Stanley Greenberg offered their live impressions …

Discussion: The Week

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Kamala Harris's takedown of Joe Biden was more lethal than it seems — Of all the Democrats running for president, the two candidates who have most vigorously touted their ability to take on President Trump himself — personally and directly — are Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.).

Discussion: Hullabaloo, VICE, CNN, Reason, Breitbart, Vanity Fair, The Mahablog and Daily Kos

David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
'My Time Is Up. I'm Sorry.'

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Kamala Harris was the Democrat you could imagine taking on Trump

Discussion: New York Times, VICE and NBC News

Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Loses Support From Top Donor After Segregationist, Hyde Amendment Comments: Report

Discussion: CNBC

Elizabeth Warren / Medium:

Revitalizing Diplomacy: A 21st Century Foreign Service — American security and prosperity depend on robust diplomacy. Our diplomats are the front line of our engagement with the world. They serve in over 270 posts worldwide, many in difficult or dangerous locations.

Discussion: Politico

MJ Lee / CNN: Elizabeth Warren pledges not to give ambassadorships to wealthy donors if elected

Alex Ward / Vox:
How Elizabeth Warren plans to revamp the State Department

Discussion: Daily Kos

Brian Stelter / CNN:

Harris, Biden face-off is highest-rated Democratic primary debate in history — New York (CNN Business)Thursday night's Democratic debate featuring Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and eight other candidates was the highest-rated Democratic match-up in Nielsen ratings history.

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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Andrew Yang says microphone was ‘not on’ at times during Democratic debate

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Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Take Marianne Williamson Seriously

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BuzzFeed News:

A New Racist Campaign Against Kamala Harris Is Taking Shape — Not long after Sen. Kamala Harris challenged Joe Biden's record on race during part two of the first Democratic debate last night, a barrage of tweets questioned her race and US citizenship. While these claims erupted …

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:

Kennedy: I now support Trump impeachment inquiry — EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Congressman Joe Kennedy III announced Friday he now supports opening an impeachment inquiry against President Trump, becoming one of the most high-profile House Democrats yet to break with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the charged question.

Discussion: BostonGlobe.com, Political Wire, Mediaite and Daily Kos

Slate:

John Roberts Played This Supreme Court Term Perfectly — When Justice Anthony Kennedy retired a year ago, it was obvious that Chief Justice John Roberts—nobody's median anything—would become the court's center of gravity, while remaining its center of gravitas.

Discussion: Politico

Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Roberts's Rules of Misrepresentation

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to review DACA program protecting young undocumented immigrants

Discussion: LifeNews.com, Breitbart, One America News Network and Politico

Tessa Berenson / TIME: Inside Brett Kavanaugh's First Term on the Supreme Court

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Ethics panel launches Gaetz investigation over Cohen tweet — The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for a February tweet in which he threatened to release embarrassing personal information about President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen.

Discussion: BuzzFeed News, Shareblue Media, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and Mediaite

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Ethics Committee investigating Gaetz over Cohen threats

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Emily Singer / Shareblue Media:
Matt Gaetz is afraid someone will throw pee at him

Discussion: Roll Call, Joe.My.God. and Florida Politics

Aaron Klein / Breitbart:

E. Jean Carroll Joked About Sex in Bergdorf's Department Store Years Before Alleged Trump Rape — NEW YORK — Author and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll referenced sex inside Bergdorf Goodman in a column published about two years before the timeframe in which she claimed to have been raped …

Discussion: checkyourfact.com, New York Times, Vanity Fair and Longreads

Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Another Allegation—And Trump's Allies Just Don't Care

Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News and Breitbart

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Jimmy Carter says Trump wouldn't be president without help from Russia — Former president Jimmy Carter said Friday that he believes a full investigation of the 2016 election would show that President Trump prevailed because of Russian interference on his behalf and otherwise would not be in office.

Discussion: Breitbart, Reuters and Axios

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump poses next to Saudi crown prince in G-20 group photo

Discussion: Washington Monthly, ABC News, Joe.My.God. and Hullabaloo

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Harris clarifies private insurance stance: ‘No, no’ I don't think it should be eliminated — Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Friday clarified her stance on health insurance, saying she doesn't support eliminating private insurers after appearing to back just that during the Democratic primary debate on Thursday.

Discussion: New York Times, Breitbart and twitchy.com

Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Says She Misunderstood Question About Eliminating Private Insurance [UPDATE]

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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:

The Democratic Candidates Are in a Bubble on Immigration — There is now a photograph that sums up everything wrong about America's broken and overwhelmed immigration system. You've seen it, and it is hard to let it leave the mind or the conscience. Together with the accounts of horrifying abuse …

Discussion: The American Conservative

Abigail Summerville / Wall Street Journal:

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes to Face Trial Next Year on Fraud Charges — August 2020 trial date set for former biotech entrepreneur, her top deputy — SAN JOSE, Calif.—Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of disgraced blood-testing startup Theranos Inc., will face trial in federal court …

Zach Montellaro / Politico:

Dem debates spark fundraising gusher for breakout stars — The Democratic digital fundraising platform ActBlue raised $6.9 million on Thursday alone — the party's biggest day in more than two months and a sign of fresh energy coursing through 2020 campaigns after this week's debates.

Discussion: Political Wire, Washington Post, Breitbart and Vox

Andrew Prokop / Vox:
This wasn't the way Joe Biden wanted the first debate to go

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, One America News Network, The Colorado Independent, Breitbart, Outside the Beltway, Refinery29, Big League Politics, The Atlantic, Axios, CANNONFIRE and Taylor Marsh

Julian Borger / The Guardian:

Trump jokes to Putin they should ‘get rid’ of journalists — US president voices disdain for ‘fake news’ at G20 and makes light of election meddling — Play Video — Donald Trump joked with Vladimir Putin about getting rid of journalists and Russian meddling in US elections when the two leaders met at the G20 summit in Japan.

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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Trump Attacks ‘Fake News’ with Putin: 'You Don't Have this Problem in Russia'

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Vox, BBC, The Guardian and The Wrap

Jordain Carney / The Hill:

Senate rejects attempt to curb Trump's Iran war powers — Senators blocked an effort on Friday to restrict President Trump's ability to go to war with Iran, handing a victory to Republicans and the White House. — Forty Republican senators have voted against the proposal from Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine …

Discussion: Politico, The Nation, Washington Post, Townhall, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos

Wendi C. Thomas / ProPublica:

Low-Wage Workers Are Being Sued for Unpaid Medical Bills by a Nonprofit Christian Hospital That Employs Them — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.

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