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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Is Open to Spending $1 Billion to Defeat Trump — The Democratic presidential candidate said he would spend big even if the nominee was someone he had sharp differences with, like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. — SAN MARCOS, Texas — Michael R. Bloomberg on Saturday …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Obama campaign guru: Trump would love to run against Bernie — Barack Obama's 2012 campaign manager is warning that Democrats would struggle in a general election against Donald Trump if Bernie Sanders is the nominee. — In an interview with POLITICO, Jim Messina predicted that Trump …
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Time & Money, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Salt Lake Tribune and New York Post
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bernie campaign slams Warren as candidate of the elite
Bernie campaign slams Warren as candidate of the elite
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Washington Post, Slate, The Hill and ABC News
Benjamin Pu / NBC News:
Kerry defends Biden on Iraq War, says Bush administration ‘broke their word’
Kerry defends Biden on Iraq War, says Bush administration ‘broke their word’
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Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, Associated Press and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
How to dump Trump: Rick Wilson on Running Against the Devil
How to dump Trump: Rick Wilson on Running Against the Devil
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CNN:
First on CNN: More than a dozen Saudi servicemen to be expelled from US after review of December shooting at Naval Air Station — (CNN)More than a dozen Saudi servicemen training at US military installations will be expelled from the United States after a review that followed the deadly shooting …
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U.S. plans expulsions of at least a dozen Saudi military students whose colleague killed three at Pensacola military base — At least a dozen Saudi military trainees in the United States could be sent back to their home country after an FBI investigation found connections to extremist rhetoric …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Gone With the Windsors — Will Harry and Meghan have to move into an English basement? — I never had much use for the queen. — Maybe it's the Irish in me. As Winston Churchill said: “We've always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.” — Or maybe it's the American in me.
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Agence France-Presse:
Queen, Prince Harry, senior royals set for crisis meeting — London (AFP) - Queen Elizabeth II will host a showdown meeting with Prince Harry on Monday in an attempt to solve the crisis triggered by his bombshell announcement that he and wife Meghan were stepping back from the royal frontline.
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Could ‘Megxit’ Be a Royal Fairy Tale for Canada?
New York Times:
Furor in Iran and Abroad After Tehran Admits Downing Ukrainian Jetliner — Ukrainian officials suggest Iran would not have admitted responsibility if investigators from Ukraine had not found missile debris in the crash wreckage. — KYIV, Ukraine — Iran's stunning admission …
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GOV.UK:
Arrest of Ambassador to Iran: Foreign Secretary statement — The British Ambassador to Iran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities on 11 January. — Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP — Following the brief detention of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire …
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Politico, Tasnim News Agency, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Scroll.in, Bloomberg and HuffPost
Thomas Urbain / Yahoo News:
American men let it all out at new support groups — Two co-founders of men's support group Evryman, Owen Marcus (R)) and Dan Doty — Sheffield (United States) (AFP) - In a chalet in the Massachusetts countryside, tears run down Lucas Krump's cheeks as he pours his heart out at one of a new kind …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Ex-DOJ Official Picked To Assist FISA Reform Was Ardent Defender Of FBI's Surveillance Of Carter Page — Former DOJ official David Kris was picked Friday to oversee the FBI's reforms of its surveillance procedures in the wake of a damning inspector general's report.
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Barbara Rodriguez / Des Moines Register:
U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack endorses Pete Buttigieg for president — U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, a long-time Iowa congressman, has endorsed Democrat Pete Buttigieg for president. — One of three Democrats in Iowa's congressional delegation, Loebsack's backing is a high-profile boost for Buttigieg a few weeks before the caucuses on Feb. 3.
Kevin Krause / Dallas Morning News:
North Texas militia vigilante who rounded up migrants at border found dead after months on the run — Kevin Massey, considered a patriot by his supporters, was called a domestic terrorist by the federal government agencies he loathed … Kevin Lyndel Massey's body was discovered Dec. 23 in Van Zandt County, according to the sheriff.
Andrew Simpson / Political Tribune:
Mother Of Marine Claimed Son Told Her Fox News Plays On Every TV On Base, Not Allowed To Change The Channel — This is horrifying. … After multiple reports emerged recently showing Donald Trump's popularity among members of the military falling precipitously, it was only a matter …
Danica Coto / Associated Press:
Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing millions of dollars of damage along the island's southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.
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Douglass Dowty / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Bail reform causes a big drop - 100 inmates - in Syracuse jail. Reason might surprise you — Syracuse, NY — Onondaga County's jail population dropped by at least 100 inmates — a 20 percent decrease — as a result of the state's controversial bail reform law, according to a Syracuse.com |
Tarpley Hitt / The Daily Beast:
Inside the ‘Secret Service of Hollywood’ That Guards Stars Like Post Malone and Jennifer Lopez — PRECIOUS CARGO — “We're constantly monitoring threats,” says Russell Stuart, founder of the Force Protection Agency—a team of current and ex-soldiers protecting some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Chloe Atkins / NBC News:
For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical — Safety concerns and a lack of access to menstruation products are among the issues trans and gender-nonconforming people face during “that time of the month.” — When transgender model and activist Kenny Ethan Jones experienced …
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran, feel less safe after strike: POLL — The results come from a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. — In a week dominated by increased tension with Iran and speculation over when impeachment articles would be delivered to the U.S. Senate …
John Leicester / Associated Press:
France's #MeToo: Book on child-sex writer prompts outcry — PARIS (AP) — He was a middle-aged French author becoming known, even celebrated, for writing about sex with children. She was a fragile 14-year-old, too young to foresee the damage she says was done to her life by his predatory grip on her body and mind.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's new danger: Witnesses — President Trump and other Republicans allies sound confident about his impeachment trial, but some key Republican senators plan to push for witnesses, which could result in a new chance for Democrats to sway public opinion. — The big picture …
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Maia Davis / NBC News:
Protests erupt in Iran over plane's downing that killed 176 — The demonstrators expressed anger at what they perceived as an initial cover-up. Prior to Tehran's admission Saturday, it had denied shooting down the flight. — Protests break out in Iran after government admits it shot down passenger jet
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Hints He Opposed Obama's Controversial Deportation Policy — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden suggested Saturday that he opposed Barack Obama's deportation policy, but didn't speak out because he was vice president. — “You privately know where I was on that but I'm not …