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3:25 PM ET, January 13, 2020

Top Items:

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.

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 …

Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Times

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 …

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.

Discussion: Associated Press, Breitbart, The Hill, JustOneMinute, The Daily Beast, MSNBC and NBC News

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 …

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Hill, New York Times, Associated Press, Daily Kos and The Week

Alexi McCammond / Axios:
McConnell's comments on impeachment have alienated some Obama/Trump swing voters

Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart

Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Schiff says delaying articles holds McConnell, GOP moderates accountable on witnesses

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart

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 …

Discussion: Mother Jones

Yahoo News: Harry, William present united front ahead of royal crisis summit

Martin Robinson / Daily Mail:
THE HRH QUESTION — Harry and Meghan wish to continue …

Discussion: Page Six, Fox News, The Daily Beast and The US Sun

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 …

Discussion: Fox News, Talking Points Memo and The Hill

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

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.

Stamford Advocate: The Republican case for Biden

Associated Press:
Impeachment? Iran? Early state voters more swayed by basics

Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Washington Times, HillReporter.com and The Week

NBC News:
Cory Booker drops out of the presidential race

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Free Beacon, Politico and The Root

ABC News:
Sen. Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign

Discussion: Big League Politics and Raw Story

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

Discussion: National Review and New York Post

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:

Discussion: Washington Post and Fox News

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Takes Credit For Obamacare, Says Democrats Want to Repeal It

Discussion: Vox, Mother Jones and NBC News

Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump hits back at ‘Mini Mike Bloomberg,’ accuses him of ‘false advertising’

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, New York Times, The Hill and New York Post

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 …

Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and The Hill

Jerry Zremski / The Buffalo News: Behind the Collins scandal: How one phone call devastated two families

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story

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.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Slate

Pete Williams / NBC News:

Supreme Court won't consider topless bans — A group with the motto “Free The Nipple” argued that the law violates the Constitution by treating men and women differently. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up a challenge to a city ordinance banning women from appearing topless in public.

Discussion: One America News Network and Associated Press

DNyuz:
In McGahn Case, an Epic Constitutional Showdown

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:

Mark Esper, Former Raytheon Weapons Lobbyist, is in Charge of the Pentagon — Following the targeted killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by American military forces on January 3rd, weapons manufacturer Raytheon's stock shot up, closing at a record high.

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘four embassies’ claim utterly falls apart

Discussion: The Atlantic, Axios, Raw Story, IJR, The Hill, Patterico's Pontifications and NBC News

Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:

Michael Bloomberg Gets First Endorsement From Member of Congress — Democrat Max Rose cites former New York mayor's management after terrorist attacks — U.S. Rep. Max Rose of Staten Island announced his endorsement of Michael Bloomberg's presidential bid, making Mr. Rose the first member …

New York Post: Rep. Max Rose to endorse Michael Bloomberg in 2020 race

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 …

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 …

Discussion: ABC News, Law & Crime, New York Post and Talking Points Memo

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 …

Discussion: Law & Crime

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 …

Discussion: ABC13, The Hill, UPI and The Daily Caller

Erica Orden / CNN:

Treasury official pleads guilty to charge connected to leaks of Trump-related financial data — New York (CNN)A senior Treasury Department official pleaded guilty Monday in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiracy in a case in which prosecutors accused her of disclosing sensitive …

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

John Roberts may be leading the Senate impeachment trial, but this woman is shaping it — In a small Capitol Hill office after President Donald Trump had been impeached and official Washington bolted town for the holidays, a three-person team gathered to dig through musty old law books and congressional records.

Discussion: Redstate and NBC News