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CBS News Battleground Tracker: In Iowa, it's Sanders, Biden and a wild finish ahead — It's a tight and fluid race heading into the final week in Iowa for a lot of reasons. Bernie Sanders is attracting 26% support, with Joe Biden at 25%, as the top preferences of likely caucus goers.
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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 …
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Common Dreams, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Times
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 …
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Yang qualifies for New Hampshire primary debate
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Washington Post, The Hill and The Week
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Sanders, Buttigieg top Democratic field in New Hampshire
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Politico
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Biden holds steady, Warren slips in national poll as Iowa caucuses approach
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NBC News
Washington Post:
Schiff ‘has not paid the price’ for impeachment, Trump says in what appears to be veiled threat — President Trump escalated his attacks on Rep. Adam B. Schiff on Sunday, issuing what appears to be a veiled threat against the California Democrat one day before Trump's team is expected …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump suggests Schiff will pay a ‘price’ for pushing impeachment — Trump also called impeachment “a massive election interference the likes of which has never been seen before.” — President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif. …
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The Hill, Politico, Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Allan Smith / NBC News:
GOP senator: Impeachment should encourage Trump to be more ‘careful’ next time — “I think he'll put two and two together,” Braun told NBC's “Meet the Press.” “In this case, he was taken to the carpet.” — Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., said Sunday that he hopes President Donald Trump's impeachment …
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Politico, Axios, Breitbart, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
‘We did’ give in to Trump stonewalling, House impeachment manager says
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Axios
Mark Penn / Fox News:
Trump impeachment is an unproductive exercise in political rage - It's time to end trial
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sen. Hawley readies subpoena votes for Bidens, Schiff
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Record economy ratings, as half say Senate should remove Trump — Voters give the economy its best ratings in nearly two decades in the latest Fox News Poll — and credit President Trump. — And yet as his impeachment trial begins, Trump's job approval holds steady …
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Breitbart, New York Post, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
How Much Will The Des Moines Register's Endorsement Help Warren In Iowa? — On Saturday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren picked up her second newspaper endorsement of the week: The Des Moines Register announced it's endorsing Warren in the Iowa caucuses. Sen. Amy Klobuchar also picked …
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Des Moines Register, NBC News, Axios and Politico
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Des Moines Register:
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.
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Michael Gors / Sioux City Journal:
OUR OPINION: Biden represents best choice in Iowa caucuses
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Fox News, New York Times and The Hill
Marlene Lenthang / Daily Mail:
Jeff Bezos throws lavish party at his new $23million, 11-bedroom Washington DC mansion attended by Ivanka Trump, Bill Gates and Ben Stiller — Jeff Bezos threw a lavish party at his finally finished Washington DC mansion attended by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and actor Ben Stiller on Saturday night
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Pompeo Denounces News Media, Undermining U.S. Message on Press Freedom — In an extraordinary statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized a veteran NPR reporter, Mary Louise Kelly, and said the news media was “unhinged.” — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo escalated …
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Mother Jones, The Week, The Wrap, The Daily Caller, NPR, FOX 61, The Independent, Slate and No More Mister Nice Blog, more at Mediagazer »
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TMZ.com:
Kobe Bryant Dead, Dies in Helicopter Crash — KOBE BRYANT DIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH ... Everyone On Board Dead — REMEMBERING KOBE BRYANT — Kobe Bryant died in a helicoper crash in Calabasas Sunday morning ... TMZ Sports has confirmed. — Kobe was traveling with at least 3 other people …
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The Daily Caller, Orange County Register, FOX 61 and New York Post
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 …
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Task & Purpose
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
The facts in the impeachment trial are clear: Rep. Val Demings — The president's legal team began its arguments Saturday. — House impeachment manager Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., said the president's lawyers can “distort and try to deflect,” but that the facts in the impeachment trial are clear.
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The Hill, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and PJ Media Home
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 1-26-20: Rep. Val Demings, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Amy Klobuchar
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Axios
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar details how she plans to outperform polls in early states
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Breitbart
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump lawyers' weak start opens the door to devastating questions — President Trump's lawyers' repeated assertions Saturday that they would not take much time on their case confirmed that they know the result is in the bag and that they have embarrassingly little to say in Trump's defense.
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Philbin to Schiff: What Changed That We Don't Need To Hear From The Whistleblower?
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Power Line and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Alan Dershowitz labeled Trump ‘destabilizing and unpredictable’ in 2016 book — The high-profile member of Trump's impeachment defense team says he would “not repeat that characterization today.” — WASHINGTON — As part of President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team …
Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:
‘Nothing to catch us:’ How California's homelessness crisis surged — “This is decades and decades of failures,” experts say of the persistent homelessness crisis that continues to plague California. — LOS ANGELES — The only thing that kept LaRae Cantley going was her three children.
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton: Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘Authoritarian’ Views on Misinformation — In the first great meme war, when the foot soldiers of 4chan took to anonymous message boards in a burn-it-down effort to send Donald Trump to the White House, Hillary Clinton had no idea what was crawling …
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Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and Tennessee Star
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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Obama called Trump a ‘fascist’ during phone call, Sen. Kaine says in new Clinton film
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The Root, PJ Media Home, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post and The Atlantic
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