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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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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
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders deputy field director in Iowa is no longer with campaign — Bernie Sanders has parted ways with one of his deputy field directors in Iowa, the campaign confirmed Saturday. — Kevin Lata joined the Vermont senator's 2020 team after working in several positions during his first run for the White House.
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
An exchange at an LGBTQ forum reopens questions about Joe Biden's treatment of women
An exchange at an LGBTQ forum reopens questions about Joe Biden's treatment of women
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USA Today, Mediaite, twitchy.com and New York Times
Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
Bernie Sanders slides to third in Iowa Poll as fewer respondents view him favorably
Bernie Sanders slides to third in Iowa Poll as fewer respondents view him favorably
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U.S. Political News … and Raw Story
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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The Gateway Pundit and CNN
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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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Opinion Today and Raw Story
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
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden goes hard after Trump in Iowa over Ukraine accusations — DES MOINES — Joe Biden moved quickly under an arch of balloons and a marching band, past an ice cream truck and dozens of supporters — then he lit into Donald Trump. — At the Polk County Steak Fry, one of the biggest political affairs …
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, Occupy Democrats, Slate and The Guardian
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Cory Booker memo: May not be in race ‘much longer’ if he can't raise millions in days
Cory Booker memo: May not be in race ‘much longer’ if he can't raise millions in days
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Daily Wire, RedState, The Independent, Washington Free Beacon, Slate, Breitbart, twitchy.com, New York Post, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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, The Cook Political Report and New York Times
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
Cory Booker / Medium:
Now or Never: Radical Transparency about the Next 10 Days of This Race
Now or Never: Radical Transparency about the Next 10 Days of This Race
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The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, BizPac Review, The Root, Splinter, Fox News, The Guardian, Axios and The Daily Beast
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, 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, Fox News and Mother Jones
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
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge
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Outside the Beltway
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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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 …
Washington Post:
Should U.S. troops put their lives on the line for Saudi Arabia? — PRESIDENT TRUMP has so far responded with sanctions and diplomacy to the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil production facilities last weekend, which his administration and the Saudi government have blamed on Iran.
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
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 …
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Bernie Sanders's plan to eliminate medical debt, explained — Bernie Sanders wants to eliminate $81 billion in medical debt and set up a public credit registry. — Americans go bankrupt every year because of unpaid medical bills. — Now Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) …
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PJ Media Home, Daily Kos, Mother Jones and Fox News
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