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Four-Way Fight in Dem Primary — Granite State voters divided on whether all Dems have equal voice in nomination — West Long Branch, NJ - Support for former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has grown while backing for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
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Politico, Political Wire and Washington Times
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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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Washington Times, The Hill, New York Times and Public Policy Polling


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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Washington Post, The Hill and Blue Delaware


New Iowa Poll to be released Friday, could help determine which Democratic candidates get on the January debate stage — Results of a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll on Democratic presidential candidates will be released online at 5 p.m. CST Friday.
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CNN


POLITICO Playbook: Pelosi is on the brink of sending the impeachment articles
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Talking Points Memo, Townhall, The Federalist, Wall Street Journal and Raw Story


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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Pence says sharing intel with Congress could ‘compromise’ sources
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Bloomberg, Associated Press, KTLA, Twitchy, Raw Story and New York Post

The Trump team's increasingly jumbled case for striking Qasem Soleimani
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Mother Jones and The American Independent

Trump's Treatment of U.S. Allies Comes Home to Roost
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Raw Story


'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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National Review, Townhall, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart, Mediaite and Politico


Iranian missile system shot down Ukraine flight, probably by mistake, sources say — The Ukrainian flight that crashed just outside the Iranian capital of Tehran was struck by an anti-aircraft missile system, a Pentagon official, a senior U.S. intelligence official and an Iraqi intelligence official told Newsweek.
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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 …


Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) tweeted a petition and fundraising appeal that included what appeared to be an altered photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, drawing a retweet Thursday morning from President Trump.
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Top House Democrat: ‘Time to send’ articles of impeachment to Senate
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Trials Are for Evidence — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Raw Story

McConnell, Pelosi stand firm as impeachment remains frozen
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National Review, Redstate, New York Post, Fox News and The Hill


GOP senator who erupted over Iran briefing shares awful new details — If President Trump made the decision to assassinate the supreme leader of Iran, would he need to come to Congress to get authorization for it? — The Trump administration won't say. — That remarkable claim …
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Defense Secretary Esper privately warned lawmakers against debating war powers — The suggestion enraged GOP Sen. Mike Lee who called it “insane.” — On the eve of a House vote Thursday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged Congress not to debate limits to President Donald Trump's power …
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The Daily Beast


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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Scripting News
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Around the Country in 17 Hours With Michael Bloomberg
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Axios

Environmental rollback expected to speed pipeline approval — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing to speed up approval for pipelines and other major oil and gas projects as part of a sweeping change in enforcement of one of the country's landmark environmental laws.
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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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Harvey Weinstein Strikes Out in Attempt to Get New Judge in Rape Trial — Harvey Weinstein struck out in his attempt on Thursday to get a new judge assigned to his rape trial in New York. — Attorneys for the movie mogul accused Justice James Burke of being prejudicial …
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Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial Judge Rejects Efforts To Toss Him Off Case, Jury Selection Continues
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The Week


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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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sit alongside the Queen at Buckingham Palace in June 2018
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The Guardian, Fox News and The Sun US


Gov. Laura Kelly, Sen. Jim Denning announce Medicaid expansion deal — Sherman Smith sherman_newsTim Carpenter TimVCarpenter — Gov. Laura Kelly and Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning outlined Thursday a bipartisan compromise for Medicaid expansion that was the product of 60 days of behind …
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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.


NYC Bar Association Asks Congress to Investigate AG Barr for Bias — A rare rebuke of a U.S. attorney general by a bar association — Group says Barr has ‘disregarded’ his duty to be impartial — The New York City Bar Association has asked Congress to investigate U.S. Attorney …


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.


Democrats' contempt for Trump fuels an online cash surge — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' online fundraising behemoth ActBlue routed more than $1 billion in campaign contributions to the party's candidates and causes in 2019, a groundswell that dwarfs what it helped raise during the same period of any past election cycle.
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Washington Post and Axios
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I am a Republican, and I hope the Democrats pick a candidate I can vote for
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Hullabaloo, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Hill


‘He Is Our O.J.’ — Explain yourself, I asked readers who are indignant about President Donald Trump's impeachment shortly before the holiday break. I wasn't asking merely for a defense of Trump, but for an honest illumination of what defenders would think if the essential facts …
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Raw Story


It's 1856 All Over Again — Immigration. Race. Demographic change. Political demagogy. That year's presidential race had it all. What can it tell us about 2020? — Mr. Inskeep is a co-host of “Morning Edition” on NPR and the author of a book about John C. Frémont.
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Washington Monthly and Raw Story


Mohammed bin Zayed's Dark Vision of the Middle East's Future — The enigmatic leader of the U.A.E. may soon emerge as the region's most powerful figure. What does he really want? — Richard Clarke was in Abu Dhabi one morning in 2013 when his phone lit up. “You busy?” a familiar voice said.


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.
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Instapundit, Wired and The Verge