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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.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Andrew Yang says microphone was ‘not on’ at times during Democratic debate — Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang claimed his microphone was “not on” a few times when he attempted to jump in during Thursday night's Democratic debate in Miami. — “There were also a few times …
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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.
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 …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Harris, Biden face-off is highest-rated Democratic primary debate in history
Harris, Biden face-off is highest-rated Democratic primary debate in history
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Sara Boboltz / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Loses Support From Top Donor After Segregationist, Hyde Amendment Comments: Report
Joe Biden Loses Support From Top Donor After Segregationist, Hyde Amendment Comments: Report
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Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Take Marianne Williamson Seriously
Take Marianne Williamson Seriously
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Kamala Harris responds to criticism that she delivered “low blow” to Joe Biden
Kamala Harris responds to criticism that she delivered “low blow” to Joe Biden
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
This wasn't the way Joe Biden wanted the first debate to go
This wasn't the way Joe Biden wanted the first debate to go
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Kamala's Killer Instinct, Biden's Glass Jaw, and Williamson's Mesmerizing Lunacy
Kamala's Killer Instinct, Biden's Glass Jaw, and Williamson's Mesmerizing Lunacy
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Kamala Harris was the Democrat you could imagine taking on Trump
Kamala Harris was the Democrat you could imagine taking on Trump
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Axios:
The takeaways from the second round of the 2020 Democratic debates
The takeaways from the second round of the 2020 Democratic debates
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Errin Haines Whack / Associated Press:
Biden lands 2020 endorsement from Atlanta Mayor Bottoms
Biden lands 2020 endorsement from Atlanta Mayor Bottoms
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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.
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Says She Misunderstood Question About Eliminating Private Insurance [UPDATE] — The topic tripped up the 2020 Democrat earlier this year when she took several vague, seemingly contradictory positions. Thursday's debate wasn't much better. — Kamala Harris claimed …
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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.).
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Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Where Is Kamala Harris on Medicare for All vs. Private Insurance?
Where Is Kamala Harris on Medicare for All vs. Private Insurance?
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.
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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.
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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 …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Another Allegation—and Trump's Allies Just Don't Care — “What was she, like, the 28th or something?” one former White House official pondered to me. In a separate conversation, another offered a different guess: “Twenty-two? Twenty-three?” — They were talking about E. Jean Carroll …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to review DACA program protecting young undocumented immigrants — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will take up next term whether the Trump administration illegally tried to end the program that shields from deportation young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children.
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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.
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Sarah Cammarata / Politico:
Jimmy Carter says a full investigation would show Trump lost in 2016
Jimmy Carter says a full investigation would show Trump lost in 2016
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump poses next to Saudi crown prince in G-20 group photo
Trump poses next to Saudi crown prince in G-20 group photo
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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.
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Ken Cuccinelli, head of citizenship service, blames migrant father for drowning deaths captured in photo — Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said on CNN on Thursday night that a widely circulated photograph of a migrant father and his 23-month-old daughter …
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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 …