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CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker: Buttigieg rises in Iowa and New Hampshire, Biden back atop delegate hunt — The Democratic nomination race remains unsettled because many voters are conflicted between what they want and whether they think can win. Some candidates who generate excitement are also seen as risky.
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Associated Press, CANNONFIRE, Political Wire and The Hill
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Pete Buttigieg rockets to the top of the 2020 field as a clear front-runner — November's closely-watched poll results indicate who voters might choose for the 2020 Iowa Caucuses. A new candidate leads the pack. — CONNECT — Pete Buttigieg has rocketed to the top …
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Politico, The Guardian, Hot Air, Vox, Washington Post, The Federalist, Slate, New York Times, The Week, Raw Story, NBC News, HuffPost, Breitbart and Viking Pundit
Janell Ross / NBC News:
Pete Buttigieg is struggling with black voters — and not just because he's gay — There are weaknesses in Buttigieg's candidacy “that black voters may see particularly well,” a political scientist said. — ROCK HILL, S.C. — On a recent Sunday morning, Pete Buttigieg stood before rows …
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The Gateway Pundit and Des Moines Register
Terence Burlij / CNN:
Pete Buttigieg surges to first place in Iowa, new poll shows
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The Week, Outside the Beltway, Washington Times, FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV and New York Post
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Apologizes for Stop-and-Frisk: ‘I Was Wrong’ — Ahead of a possible Democratic run for president, the former mayor of New York City reversed himself before an important party constituency: black voters. — Ahead of a potential Democratic presidential run …
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Axios, The Hill, Mike Bloomberg and Mediaite
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Louisiana delivers Trump a black eye — President Donald Trump campaigned hard in three conservative Southern states this fall, aiming for a string of gubernatorial wins that would demonstrate his political strength heading into impeachment and his own reelection effort. — The plan backfired in dramatic fashion.
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The Advocate, Raw Story, Slate, The Hill, Associated Press, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Post and Outside the Beltway
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New York Times:
In Louisiana, a Narrow Win for John Bel Edwards and a Hard Loss for Trump — John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, a rare Democratic governor in the South, was re-elected for a second term, beating back a challenger heavily supported by President Trump. — BATON ROUGE, La. …
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Blue Virginia, CNBC, HuffPost and Associated Press
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards wins reelection in Louisiana
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The Hill, The Daily Beast and CNN
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Official testifies Bolton held 1-on-1 meeting with Trump about Ukraine aid — Former White House national security adviser John Bolton met privately with President Trump in August in an effort to convince him to release nearly $400 million in frozen military aid to Ukraine …
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The Hill and Washington Post
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New York Times:
Bolton and Trump Met Privately Over Withheld Aid, White House Official Testified — John R. Bolton, who left the White House in September, has emerged as perhaps the most conspicuous witness who has evaded House Democrats as they build their case. — WASHINGTON — John R. Bolton …
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American Greatness, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Jessica McBride / Heavy.com:
Trump Chest Discomfort Claim After Walter Reed Visit — A contributor for the Hill who writes on veterans issues and used to work for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is claiming that President Donald Trump visited Walter Reed National Medical Center due to chest discomfort.
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PEN, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story, Breitbart, USA Today, Althouse, CNN, Mediaite, New York Post, CANNONFIRE and Associated Press
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump's visit to Walter Reed ‘not protocol’ for routine visit, source says — Trump reports to Walter Reed for part of annual exam — (CNN)President Donald Trump's visit to Walter Reed on Saturday did not follow the protocol of a routine presidential medical exam, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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POLITICUSUSA, Vanity Fair, Slate, The Hill and Raw Story
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Trump Went for a Medical Checkup That Was Not on His Public Schedule
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HuffPost
Allan Smith / NBC News:
GOP senator says whistleblower's sources 'exposed things that didn't need to be exposed' — “This would have been far better off if we would have just taken care of this behind the scenes,” he said. — Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., said Sunday that the administration officials who provided …
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The Hill
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Impeachment inquiry: Trump ally must choose between loyalty and saving himself
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The Daily Caller and CNN
Adia Robinson / ABC News:
Trump's actions on Ukraine ‘an impeachable offense,’ says House Dem on Intelligence Committee
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Axios, The Hill, NBC News and Washington Post
New York Times:
How FedEx Cut Its Tax Bill to $0 — The company, like much of corporate America, has not made good on its promised investment surge from President Trump's 2017 tax cuts. — WASHINGTON — In the 2017 fiscal year, FedEx owed more than $1.5 billion in taxes. The next year, it owed nothing.
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Pelosi: Responding to what Republicans say on impeachment is a “waste of time” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on CBS News' “Face the Nation” on Sunday that it is a “waste of time” to discuss what Republicans say about impeachment because “they are in denial about what has happened in the country.”
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Politico
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's ‘West Point Mafia’ Faces a Loyalty Test — On May 28, 1986, newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Michael Pompeo stood at attention in Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, first in his class. The career he was about to launch would take him from commanding a tank platoon …
Newsday:
Long Island … In one of the most concentrated investigations of discrimination by real estate agents in the half century since enactment of America's landmark fair housing law, Newsday found evidence of widespread separate and unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communities on Long Island.
Joe Brandt / New Jersey Online:
Man took machete to N.J. mall to attack African Americans, planned damage to Midwest synagogues, feds say — Richard Tobin was sitting in his car at the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, holding a machete. — Tobin wanted to “let loose” with the weapon, an FBI agent would later write in court documents.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Root
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The Guardian:
Revealed: ex-KGB agent met Boris Johnson at Italian party — Russian billionaire says there was ‘nothing unusual’ in meeting the then foreign secretary — Boris Johnson met an ex-KGB agent during a highly controversial trip to attend a party two days after attending a high-level Nato summit …
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