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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Americans say Soleimani's killing made US less safe, Trump ‘reckless’ on Iran — Americans by more than 2-1 say the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani has made the United States less safe, a nationwide USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, amid broad concerns about the potential consequences ahead.
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Common Dreams and Raw Story
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NBC News:
‘Insulting and demeaning’: Two GOP lawmakers rip Trump administration after Iran briefing — “It was probably the worst briefing I've seen at least on a military issue in the nine years I've served” in the Senate, said GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. — WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on both sides …
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, The American Independent, Alternet.org, Talking Points Memo, Reason and Mediaite
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Pence says sharing intel with Congress could ‘compromise’ sources — Speaking with NBC's “TODAY,” Pence told Savannah Guthrie that they could not share with Congress some of the “most compelling” intelligence because doing so “could compromise sources and methods.”
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Associated Press, The Week and The Hill
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Americans Aren't Rallying to Trump
Americans Aren't Rallying to Trump
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Breitbart and Alternet.org
Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
Trump's Treatment of U.S. Allies Comes Home to Roost
Trump's Treatment of U.S. Allies Comes Home to Roost
Discussion:
Raw Story
Detroit News:
Poll: Biden, Bloomberg hold largest leads against Trump in Michigan — Former Vice President Joe Biden and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg hold the best chances among the leading Democratic presidential hopefuls of defeating President Donald Trump in Michigan, according to a new statewide poll.
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The Hill, Washington Times, New York Times and Public Policy Polling
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Bernie emerges as growing threat to Biden — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — When Bernie Sanders attacked Joe Biden recently, the former vice president dismissed his former Senate colleague with a contemptuous brush-off. — “You guys expect me to take Bernie's comments seriously?
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The Hill, Blue Delaware and BuzzFeed News
Sheila Bair / Washington Post:
I am a Republican, and I hope the Democrats pick a candidate I can vote for — Sheila Bair is the former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and has held senior appointments in four Republican and Democratic administrations. — Over the past 40 years — about as long as I've …
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Hullabaloo, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill and Politico
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook Says It Won't Back Down From Allowing Lies in Political Ads — The company was under intense pressure to adjust its policies. But in this presidential election year, no big changes are planned. — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Thursday that it would not make any major changes …
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National Review and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
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Washington Post:
Facebook won't limit political ad targeting or stop false claims under new ad rules — But changes announced Thursday will allow users to exercise control over more of the ads they see. — Facebook on Thursday defied public calls to adopt significant limits on political advertising ahead …
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About Facebook, New York Post, CNBC, The Verge and Mashable
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Facebook's final word on political ads: No changes to microtargeting but more control for users
Facebook's final word on political ads: No changes to microtargeting but more control for users
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Breitbart and The American Independent
Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:
Facebook again declines to limit political ad targeting
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Facebook sticks to policy allowing lies in political ads
Molly Ball / TIME:
'We've Upped the Ante.' Why Nancy Pelosi Is Going All in Against Trump — Nancy Pelosi isn't wild about the question. The impeachment of President Donald Trump is under way, and I've asked the Speaker of the House if she thinks it's the most important thing she'll ever do.
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Breitbart
Washington Post:
Mnuchin seeks delay of proposed disclosure of Secret Service spending on presidential travel until after election — The Trump administration is seeking to delay a Democratic effort to require the Secret Service to disclose how much it spends protecting President Trump and his family when they travel …
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Raw Story, Slate, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, CNN, Hullabaloo, Law & Crime and Talking Points Memo
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi is on the brink of sending the impeachment articles
POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi is on the brink of sending the impeachment articles
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The Federalist, Wall Street Journal, Vox, Fox News and Raw Story
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Has a Bizarre Idea of Winning — Let's tally up the results of his efforts with Iran. — For now we seem to have averted an all-out shooting war between the United States and Iran. — Yet it's not over. The world is more dangerous than it was a week ago, and President Trump's exuberance suggests …
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Washington Post, Althouse, Raw Story and The Week
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Washington Post:
U.S. officials knew Iranian missiles were coming hours in advance
U.S. officials knew Iranian missiles were coming hours in advance
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The Federalist, CANNONFIRE, The National Interest and Fox News
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
One Speech Can't Clean Up Trump's Iran Mess
One Speech Can't Clean Up Trump's Iran Mess
Discussion:
Columbia Journalism Review and Vox
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
6 million Democratic donors gave $1 billion in 2019 through ActBlue, officials say — Democratic small-dollar donors gave $1 billion through the online fundraising platform ActBlue in 2019, said Thursday, highlighting the explosion of online giving on the left heading into the presidential election year.
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Mark Weinberg / The Bulwark:
What Would Reagan Think? — He'd hope that the party he led …
What Would Reagan Think? — He'd hope that the party he led …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Democrats' contempt for Trump fuels an online cash surge
Democrats' contempt for Trump fuels an online cash surge
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Axios
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals — Harry and Meghan quit as senior Royals, announcing they will split their time between the UK and North America, and are understood to have done so without discussing the matter with other Royals.
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Reuters, Breitbart, The Sun US, Telegraph, The Daily Beast, New York Times and The Week
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Henry Austin / NBC News:
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to ‘step back as senior members of the Royal Family’
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to ‘step back as senior members of the Royal Family’
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The Daily Beast, One America News Network, Breitbart and The Sun
Sunrise Movement:
Sunrise Movement endorses Bernie Sanders for President — the summer of 2017 we launched Sunrise Movement to create a political home for young people in the United States who are scared about what climate change meant for our future. Uniting in our fear, together we have found hope in the movement we have built since then.
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders's Latest Endorsement: The Sunrise Movement
Bernie Sanders's Latest Endorsement: The Sunrise Movement
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Common Dreams
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Signs Deal for AI-Driven Film Management System (Exclusive) — The studio has made a pact with Cinelytic to use its project management system that was launched last year. — Resistance is futile. Warner Bros. has become the latest studio to publicly embrace artificial intelligence.
Discussion:
The Verge
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Was This Ex-Fox News Anchor Benched for Accusing Trump? — Courtney Friel appeared in none of her regularly scheduled KTLA anchoring slots the weekend after publicly accusing the president of making a pass at her. — Last Friday, KTLA weekend anchor Courtney Friel gave a revealing interview with the New York Daily News.
Ted Hesson / Reuters:
U.S. appeals court stays judge's ruling blocking military funds for border wall — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday put on hold a lower court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump's administration from using $3.6 billion in military construction funds …
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Townhall
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Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
Appeals Court Allows Use of $3.6 Billion in Military Construction Funds for Border Wall
Appeals Court Allows Use of $3.6 Billion in Military Construction Funds for Border Wall
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Breitbart
New York Times:
3 Hours From Alert to Attacks: Inside the Race to Protect U.S. Forces From Iran Strikes — Intelligence that foreshadowed the Iranian attack set off a tense, often confusing afternoon in the White House Situation Room. — WASHINGTON — The alert came to the White House shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday …
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The Daily Beast and Associated Press
New York Times:
The Mystery of Teen Vogue's Disappearing Facebook Article — The online magazine deleted a glowing story about Facebook after questions were raised about whether it was an ad. — On Wednesday, Teen Vogue published an article on Facebook's efforts to safeguard political speech.
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Columbia Journalism Review, Mashable, Mediaite, The Hill and Teen Vogue, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Boeing Jet Was on Fire Before Crash, Iran Says; Investigators Consider Hostile Act — Ukrainian officials arrive in Tehran to help determine the cause of the crash that killed 176 people — The Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed after takeoff from Tehran was on fire …
Washington Post:
White House wants to change environmental rules to speed up highway projects, pipelines and more — The White House is moving to exempt projects without significant federal funding from environmental reviews that have been required for 50 years, a major shift that would make it easier to build mines …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Watch: Anti-Trump Lincoln Project targets evangelical voters with new video — “MAGA Church,” the first digital video from the Lincoln Project, a group of anti-Trump Republicans, takes aim at President Trump's standing with evangelical voters —interspersing clips of him talking about faith with videos of him speaking crudely.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Maybe Nominating Bloomberg for President Isn't a Crazy Idea — Not long ago, my teenaged kids and one of their friends asked me what I thought about Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign. The question momentarily took me aback, since even though I spend hours a day following campaign coverage …
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American Prospect
Madison Feller / ELLE:
Elizabeth Warren Wants You To Ditch That Guy, Get A Dog, And Vote To Tax The Wealthy — In an exclusive video with ELLE.com, Warren answers reader questions because—if you haven't heard—she has a plan for that. — If you've read any news about 2020 Democratic presidential candidate …
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Twitchy
Yahoo News:
Thai journalist sentenced over tweet warns of threat to media freedom — A Thai journalist sentenced to two years in prison for defaming the owner of a poultry farm via a tweet said Thursday the kingdom's criminal libel laws are eviscerating media freedom. — A court convicted Suchanee Cloitre …
David Smith / The Guardian:
Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump ‘knew they were lying’ over ploy to sell condos, book claims — President's son and daughter knowingly used figures that exaggerated how well the condos were selling to lure more buyers — Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump took part in a fraudulent scheme to sell units …
Discussion:
Political Wire and Trump, Inc.
Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost:
War With Iran Is Nothing To Worry About, Men Who Launched Iraq War Promise — 2020 is the new 2003. — Over the past week, the American people have been glued to cable news broadcasts with blaring red chyrons warning of imminent military conflict in the Middle East.
John DiStaso / WMUR:
NH Primary Source: Presidential forum on ‘Our Rights, Our Courts’ planned for Feb. 8 — Leading NH Democrats join with national progressive groups to host series of discussions on federal judiciary … ‘OUR RIGHTS, OUR COURTS.’ The first presidential forum exclusively focused …
Reuters:
Denied U.S. entry, Mexican cuts own throat on bridge over Rio Grande — MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican asylum-seeker slit his own throat on a bridge across the Rio Grande after being denied entry into the United States, two Mexican security officials said on Wednesday.