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MJ Lee / CNN:
Bernie Sanders told Elizabeth Warren in private 2018 meeting that a woman can't win, sources say — (CNN)The stakes were high when Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren met at Warren's apartment in Washington, DC, one evening in December 2018. The longtime friends knew that they could soon be running against each other for president.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dem 2020 Race Continues to Shift — Support is firming up, but many still open to changing their support — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren continue to top …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders surges as progressives flock to him over Warren — IOWA CITY, Iowa — Something's happening with Bernie Sanders that looked unlikely to many a few months ago: Progressive leaders and organizations are lining up behind him, not Elizabeth Warren, in the lead-up to voting.
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David Rohde / New Yorker:
William Barr, Trump's Sword and Shield — The Attorney General's mission to maximize executive power and protect the Presidency. — Last October, Attorney General William Barr appeared at Notre Dame Law School to make a case for ideological warfare. Before an assembly of students and faculty …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr Asks Apple to Unlock iPhones of Pensacola Gunman — The request set up a collision between law enforcement and big technology firms in the latest battle over privacy and security. — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr declared on Monday that a deadly shooting last month …
USA Today:
Shooting at Pensacola Navy base was ‘act of terrorism,’ attorney general says — Kevin Johnson Kristine PhillipsUSA TODAY — WASHINGTON - A shooting by a Saudi pilot on a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, in December was an act of terrorism motivated by “jihadist ideology,” Attorney General William Barr said Monday.
NBC News:
Trump authorized Soleimani's killing 7 months ago, with conditions — The timing raises new questions about the Trump administration's stated justification for taking out the top Iranian general. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump authorized the killing of Iranian …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
New details about Soleimani killing further undercut Trump's lies
New details about Soleimani killing further undercut Trump's lies
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘four embassies’ claim utterly falls apart
Trump's ‘four embassies’ claim utterly falls apart
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
How Schumer might get the last laugh on impeachment trial — Chuck Schumer lost the first impeachment trial battle to Mitch McConnell. But the Democratic leader and his party insist they can still win the war. — While Senate Majority Leader McConnell has locked up enough Republican votes …
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
McConnell's comments on impeachment have alienated some Obama/Trump swing voters
McConnell's comments on impeachment have alienated some Obama/Trump swing voters
Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Schiff says delaying articles holds McConnell, GOP moderates accountable on witnesses
Schiff says delaying articles holds McConnell, GOP moderates accountable on witnesses
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Senate Trial Will Be Totally Predictable—With One Potential for Surprise
The Senate Trial Will Be Totally Predictable—With One Potential for Surprise
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New York Times
Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
Here Are 10 Headlines Comparing Meghan Markle To Kate Middleton That Might Show Why She And Prince Harry Are Cutting Off Royal Reporters — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (aka Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) didn't just shockingly “step back” as senior members of the royal family this week …
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Martin Robinson / Daily Mail:
THE HRH QUESTION — Harry and Meghan wish to continue …
THE HRH QUESTION — Harry and Meghan wish to continue …
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QU Poll:
Release Detail — January 13, 2020 - Voters Divided On Killing Of A Top Iranian General, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 66% Want To See Bolton Testify In Senate Impeachment Trial — Slightly more American voters say that the killing of a top Iranian general was the right action …
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Judge finds Wisconsin elections commissioners in contempt of court, orders them to quickly remove people from the rolls … (Photo: Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) — PORT WASHINGTON - An Ozaukee County judge found the state Elections Commission and three of its members in contempt …
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Cory Booker / YouTube:
Thank You … “It's with a full heart that I share this news—I've made the hard decision to suspend my campaign for president. — I've said throughout this race that this election is not just a referendum on Donald Trump. It's a referendum on who we are and who we must be to each …
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Sen. Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign
Sen. Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Cory Booker, the Rocket That Failed to Launch
Cory Booker, the Rocket That Failed to Launch
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NBC News:
Meet the Press Blog: Latest news, analysis and data driving the political discussion — Smart political reporting and analysis, including data points, interesting national trends, short updates and more from the NBC News political unit. — The latest political news and analysis from the campaign trail:
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump hits back at ‘Mini Mike Bloomberg,’ accuses him of ‘false advertising’
Trump hits back at ‘Mini Mike Bloomberg,’ accuses him of ‘false advertising’
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Takes Credit For Obamacare, Says Democrats Want to Repeal It
Trump Takes Credit For Obamacare, Says Democrats Want to Repeal It
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Brian Thompson / NBC New York:
Bomb in Van of NJ Shooting Attack Suspects Could've Killed People 5 Football Fields Away: Officials — David Anderson and Francine Graham were found dead inside JC Kosher Supermarket last month after a hate-driven domestic terror attack that killed four innocent people, authorities have said
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Prosecutors recommend almost 5 years in prison for former GOP Rep. Chris Collins — Federal prosecutors recommended Monday that former Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.) be sentenced to up to 57 months in prison for pleading guilty to insider trading last year. — Why it matters …
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Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
US budget deficit running 11.8% higher this year — The U.S. budget deficit through the first three months of this budget year is up 11.8% from the same period a year ago, putting the country on track to record its first $1 trillion deficit in eight years. — In its monthly budget report …
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Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg:
U.S. Budget Deficit Widens 11.8% in First Quarter of Fiscal Year
U.S. Budget Deficit Widens 11.8% in First Quarter of Fiscal Year
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Simon Kennedy / Bloomberg:
Middle Age Misery Peaks at Age of 47.2, Economist Says — New study says ‘happiness curve’ exists around the world — Research has relevance because of focus on mental health — Middle age is miserable, according to a new economic study which pinpoints 47.2 years old as the moment of peak unhappiness in the developed world.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden's campaign chairman rallies Wall Street donors for a big fundraising push ahead of primaries — Joe Biden's campaign chairman privately met with some of Wall Street's top donors last week in an attempt to rally them around the former vice president's final push for the Democratic nomination.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Harvard professor sues NYT over Epstein donations story — A Harvard Law professor is suing The New York Times, accusing the paper of publishing “false and defamatory” information and employing “clickbait” in an article about him. — Lawrence Lessig, the legal scholar and political activist …
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Alex Heath / The Information:
The People With Power at Twitter — For more than four years, Jack Dorsey has held the CEO role at both Twitter and Square, splitting his time between the two companies, whose headquarters are near each other in downtown San Francisco. For Twitter, the lack of a full-time CEO has meant …
Joanne Rosa / ABC News:
Abby Huntsman departing ‘The View’ to run father's Utah governor campaign — Huntsman began co-hosting “The View” in 2018. — Abby Huntsman announced that she's leaving “The View” to help run her father Jon Huntsman Jr.'s campaign for governor of Utah. — The 33 year-old daughter …
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Gigi Hadid Called to Potentially Serve as Harvey Weinstein Juror — The model, who appeared in court on Monday, told the judge she could be objective — despite having met the defendant and one of his alleged victims. — Since Harvey Weinstein's criminal trial on charges of sexual assault began …
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Giuliani associate Lev Parnas turns over thousands of pages of documents to impeachment investigators — (CNN)An attorney for Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, has turned over photos, dozens of text messages and thousands of pages of documents to House impeachment investigators …
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Dave Levinthal / Center for Public Integrity:
Prepare to be shocked! Trump's one weird trick to avoid a campaign investigation. — The president is helping sideline the FEC in 2020 — and that's good news for his re-election effort … This is a tale of how President Donald Trump is avoiding judgment by the government agency that's supposed to …