memeorandum: Biden holds steady, Warren slips in national poll as Iowa caucuses approach (Nihar Kabinittal/ABC News)

9:55 AM ET, January 26, 2020

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Endorsement: Elizabeth Warren will push an unequal America in the right direction — Tough and compassionate, pushing unequal America in the right direction — No wonder Iowa Democrats are unsettled. — Each of the remaining candidates campaigning across Iowa ahead of the caucuses could make a fine president.

Discussion: Power Line, Redstate, Washington Examiner, The Week, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, Townhall, Fox News, CNN, Bloomberg, The Hill, Breitbart, Axios, Mediaite, New York Times and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

UnionLeader.com:

Amy Klobuchar can win — If you are a New Hampshire voter who thinks Donald Trump is doing a good job, you can probably sleep in on primary day, Feb. 11. Try as they might, his Republican challengers have not made a dent in the President's popularity within the party here.

Discussion: Axios

Des Moines Register: Endorsement: What intrigued us and what gave us pause about the other Democrats

Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Des Moines Register editorial board says Elizabeth Warren is its choice for president

Discussion: Politico

Des Moines Register: Register editoral board endorses Elizabeth Warren

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Warren wins prized Des Moines Register endorsement

Discussion: Des Moines Register, Time & Money, Common Dreams and Vox

Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Joe Biden's Confounding Candidacy

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Washington Post:

Biden and Sanders are breaking away from the pack of candidates among Democrats nationwide, Washington Post-ABC News poll finds — Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), whose candidacies embody competing wings of the Democratic Party, have emerged as the leaders …

Discussion: The Hill

CNN:

CNN poll: Sanders adds to momentum with lead in New Hampshire — (CNN)Bernie Sanders leads the race for the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire. — Overall, 25% of likely Democratic primary voters back the Vermont senator …

Discussion: The Hill

Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:

Biden holds steady, Warren slips in national poll as Iowa caucuses approach — Joe Biden holds his ground in the new national ABC News/Washington Post poll. — Joe Biden is holding his ground in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll …

Discussion: NBC News

Zach Montellaro / Politico: Andrew Yang qualifies for New Hampshire primary debate

Dana Blanton / Fox News: Fox News Poll: Sanders gains among Democrats, Biden still best against Trump

Associated Press:

In recording Trump asks how long Ukraine can resist Russians — This undated image released by the House Judiciary Committee from documents provided by Lev Parnas to the committee in the impeachment probe against President Donald Trump, shows a photo of Lev Parnas with Rudy Giuliani.

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New York Times:

Tape Made Public of Trump Discussing Ukraine With Donors — The recording from a dinner in 2018 showed that the president spent an hour with two key players in the Ukraine pressure campaign. He has repeatedly said he does not know them. — WASHINGTON — For an hour one evening in 2018 …

Discussion: CNN, ABC News, Agence France-Presse, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and Politico

Rachel Maddow / MSNBC: Full audio: Lev Parnas audio of alleged 2018 Trump conversation

PBS NewsHour:
WATCH: Full video of Trump appearing to say Ukraine ambassador should be removed

Discussion: HuffPost, Balloon Juice, Mother Jones, Daily Kos and UPI

Washington Post: Listen: Trump tells associates to ‘get rid of’ U.S. ambassador to Ukraine

Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Pal Lev Parnas Releases Audio of Trump Calling for Ukraine Ambassador's Firing

Discussion: Mediaite

David Welna / NPR:

After Contentious Interview, Pompeo Publicly Accuses NPR Journalist Of Lying To Him — One day after a contentious interview followed by an expletive-filled verbal lashing of NPR host Mary Louise Kelly, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is publicly accusing her of lying to him — “twice.”

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Mike Pompeo Dares Veteran Foreign Correspondent to Find Ukraine on Map (She Does) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has managed to stand out among President Trump's national-security advisers for his overt sycophancy. ("He's like a heat-seeking missile for Trump's ass," a former ambassador told journalist Susan Glasser.)

Discussion: NPR, The Hill and Mediaite

NPR: NPR CEO Defends Journalist After Pompeo Lashes Out Over Ukraine Interview

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Mike Pompeo's blatant gaslighting attempt

Discussion: HuffPost, NPR, New York Post, Daily Kos, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story, Axios and The Atlantic

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Sen. Hawley readies subpoena votes for Bidens, Schiff — If the Senate decides to consider new impeachment trial witnesses and documents next week, Sen. Josh Hawley plans to try and force votes on everyone from Adam Schiff to Joe Biden. — The Missouri Republican is preparing …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and Twitchy

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Notorious D.J.T. on Trial

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Paul Kane / Washington Post: Democrats hear echoes of Benghazi probe of Clinton in GOP calls to investigate Biden

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Feign Indignation at Schiff ‘Head on Pike’ Speech to Justify Cowardice

Discussion: Breitbart, American Greatness, Washington Examiner and CBS News

NBC News:
Romney says he's ‘likely’ to vote for witnesses

Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill

Daniel Arkin / NBC News:

Obama called Trump a ‘fascist’ during phone call, Sen. Kaine says in new Clinton film — The Va. lawmaker is heard discussing the conversation in 2016 in “Hillary,” an upcoming documentary. — President Barack Obama called Donald Trump a “fascist” in a phone conversation with Sen. Tim Kaine during …

Discussion: PJ Media Home, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and New York Post

Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic: Hillary Clinton: Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘Authoritarian’ Views on Misinformation

Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic: Obama's 2016 Warning: Trump Is a ‘Fascist’

Michael Gors / Sioux City Journal:

OUR OPINION: Biden represents best choice in Iowa caucuses — In choosing a nominee for president this year, Democrats should pick the individual they believe stands the best chance of producing the support - not only within their party, but among independents and disgruntled Republicans …

Discussion: The Hill and New York Times

Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:

Anatomy of a Lie: How Iran Covered Up the Downing of an Airliner — For three days, Iranian military officials knew they had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner while the government issued false statements, denying any responsibility. — When the Revolutionary Guards officer spotted what he thought …

Dan Merica / CNN:

Buttigieg to focus on converting Trump voters for final week in Iowa — Des Moines, Iowa (CNN)Pete Buttigieg will close out his campaign in Iowa focusing on his ability to win over disaffected Republicans who backed President Donald Trump in 2016, his campaign tells CNN …

Washington Post:

If you think the U.S. is having a constitutional crisis, you should see what is happening in Poland — Poland's government and Supreme Court are engaged in an epic battle. — Poland's ruling party, PiS, is racing to eliminate judicial independence and establish tight control of the country's judges.

Discussion: One America News Network

Greg Price / The Daily Caller:

Rashida Tlaib Retweets Unverified Story That Israelis Killed Palestinian Boy … The unverified claim was being promoted by several anti-Israel Twitter accounts. In fact, the boy was found by Israeli emergency services to have drowned in a cistern, the Jerusalem Post reports.

Discussion: Jerusalem Post