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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Elizabeth Warren leads Register's Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders — Elizabeth Warren has surged in Iowa, narrowly overtaking Joe Biden and distancing herself from fellow progressive Bernie Sanders, the latest Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
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Axios, Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Beast, Washington Post, Mediaite and Political Wire
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CNN:
Elizabeth Warren surges and Joe Biden fades in close Iowa race, new poll shows — (CNN)A surging Sen. Elizabeth Warren is challenging Joe Biden's dominance in the race for the Democratic nomination, standing at 22% to the former vice president's 20% in a new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers.
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New York Post
New York Times:
Warren Leads in New Iowa Poll With Biden Second — The latest poll numbers from The Des Moines Register and CNN were very good for Elizabeth Warren as she and Joseph R. Biden Jr. broke away from the rest of the Democratic pack. — DES MOINES — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts …
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Des Moines Register and Axios
Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
Bernie Sanders slides to third in Iowa Poll as fewer respondents view him favorably — A slide in favorable feelings toward U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has accompanied his slide into third place in the latest Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll. — The net favorable rating for Sanders …
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Raw Story and U.S. Political News …
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
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CBS News, twitchy.com, New York Times and The Cook Political Report
Serhiy Leshchenko / Washington Post:
Rudy Giuliani accused me of exposing Paul Manafort's Ukraine deals to help U.S. Democrats. That's a lie. — Serhiy Leshchenko is a Ukrainian journalist and political activist. — On Aug. 19, 2016, I convened a news conference in Kiev at which I revealed previously secret records of payments …
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Washington Post:
Trump's Ukraine call reveals a president convinced of his own invincibility — When the July 24 congressional testimony of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III deflated the impeachment hopes of Democrats, President Trump crowed “no collusion” and claimed vindication from accusations …
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Vox
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
President Trump and the warping of democratic governance — Not for the first time, President Trump has revealed the fragility of this country's democratic system. Three years into his presidency, the evidence of a weakened system is all around. It has happened in plain sight.
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Mother Jones
en.hromadske.ua:
“Trump Did Not Pressure Zelenskyy, Ukraine Is Independent State” - Foreign Minister Prystaiko — Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko denies that U.S. President Donald Trump had pressured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a telephone conversation. — Prystaiko said this in an interview with hromadske.
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Fox News and The Daily Caller
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden goes hard after Trump in Iowa over Ukraine accusations
Biden goes hard after Trump in Iowa over Ukraine accusations
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Washington Post, Mother Jones and Slate
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden: 'I've Never Spoken to My Son About' Ukraine Business Deals
Joe Biden: 'I've Never Spoken to My Son About' Ukraine Business Deals
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The Daily Caller
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Why Trump's Ukraine scandal could backfire on Biden
Why Trump's Ukraine scandal could backfire on Biden
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American Greatness, Breitbart, The Independent, NPR, Vox, U.S. Political News … and Daily Kos
Robert Kraychik / Breitbart:
Peter Schweizer on Whistleblower: Media Trying to Turn a Biden Scandal into a Trump Scandal
Peter Schweizer on Whistleblower: Media Trying to Turn a Biden Scandal into a Trump Scandal
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Daily Wire, YouTube, Power Line and Fox News
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump and Election Interference, Whistle-Blower Edition
Trump and Election Interference, Whistle-Blower Edition
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U.S. Political News …, Breitbart and American Military News
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Yemeni Rebels Warn Iran Plans Another Strike Soon — The information has been passed along to the Saudis and the U.S., according to people briefed on the warnings — BEIRUT—Houthi militants in Yemen have warned foreign diplomats that Iran is preparing a follow-up strike to the missile …
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Townhall
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South China Morning Post:
China, Russia, Iran ‘plan joint naval drill in international waters’ — Iranian news outlet quotes military official as saying exercise will be held soon, but Chinese media silent on reported manoeuvres Iranian news outlet quotes military official as saying exercise will be held soon …
KCRW:
The secret memo — Listen 52 min MORE — There's a whistleblower complaint from a member of the intelligence community that has something to do with President Trump communicating an inappropriate promise to a foreign leader. Multiple outlets are reporting the memo is about Ukraine …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Tucker Carlson 2024 — I tried to imagine a president worse than Trump. Welcome to my nightmare. — Presidents these days always seem to get worse, don't they? — To many on the left, Donald Trump is an order of magnitude more disastrous a commander in chief than was George W. Bush …
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Raw Story
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
An exchange at an LGBTQ forum reopens questions about Joe Biden's treatment of women — Moderator Lyz Lenz called Biden's comments towards her “a little condescending,” and said, “You shouldn't be calling women sweethearts.” — Former Vice President Joe Biden, the leading Democratic …
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USA Today, twitchy.com, Fox News and New York Times
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New York Times:
An Abrupt Move That Stunned Aides: Inside Trump's Aborted Attack on Iran — WASHINGTON — By the time President Trump met with congressional leaders on the afternoon of June 20, he had already decided to retaliate against Iran for shooting down an American surveillance drone.
Cameron Cawthorne / Washington Free Beacon:
Dems Cook 10,500 Steaks While Lecturing Americans About Eating Less Meat — Several Democratic presidential candidates will be attending an annual steak fry event, despite lecturing Americans about the need to eat less meat because of climate change. — The organizers of the Iowa Polk …
Cory Booker / Medium:
Now or Never: Radical Transparency about the Next 10 Days of This Race — From: Addisu Demissie, Campaign Manager, Cory 2020 — Cory Booker decided to run for president because he believes that the only way to beat Donald Trump and heal our country is to bring people together — and he's the best person to do that.
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The Daily Caller, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Root, Splinter, The Guardian, Fox News, Axios and The Daily Beast
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