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Washington Post:
Document shows Bernie Sanders's team preparing dozens of potential executive orders — Rising in the polls ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the presidential candidate considers spelling out how he could go around Congress if elected president — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
New Bernie Sanders Ad Blasts Trump For Opening Door To Social Security Cuts — Sanders argues his record of defending Social Security makes him the best Democratic primary candidate to defeat the president in November. — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is debuting an ad on Iowa television …
David French / The Dispatch:
Don't Believe Anyone Who Says Bernie Sanders Can't Win
Don't Believe Anyone Who Says Bernie Sanders Can't Win
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Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Postal workers union with 200,000 members endorses Sanders
Postal workers union with 200,000 members endorses Sanders
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The Hill and Washington Post
Jonathan Tilove / Austin American-Statesman:
Lyceum poll: Bernie is Trump's toughest rival in Texas
Lyceum poll: Bernie is Trump's toughest rival in Texas
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The Hill
Politico:
John Roberts blocks mentions of alleged whistleblower's name — Chief Justice John Roberts has communicated to senators that he will not read aloud the alleged Ukraine whistleblower's name or otherwise publicly relay questions that might out the official, a move that's effectively blocked Sen. Rand Paul from asking a question.
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Politico:
Senate and John Roberts face possibility of epic tie on witnesses
Senate and John Roberts face possibility of epic tie on witnesses
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The Hill, FiveThirtyEight, Progress Pond, Wall Street Journal, One America News Network and Althouse
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
To Senate Republicans, a Vote for Witnesses Is a Vote for Trouble
To Senate Republicans, a Vote for Witnesses Is a Vote for Trouble
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Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Fox News and CBS News
Mike Bloomberg / YouTube:
George … Mike Bloomberg 2020's ad airing during Super Bowl LIV highlights the urgent need to prevent gun violence in America and why Mike is the candidate to get it done. — As an entrepreneur, mayor, and problem-solving philanthropist, Mike has taken on the toughest challenges and gotten big things done.
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Donald J Trump / YouTube:
Stronger, Safer, More Prosperous … With President Trump in office he is improving the lives of ALL Americans. Under President Trump, the economy is booming, historic tax cuts were passed, trade deals have been rengotiated, and African-American, Asian American, and Hispanic American unemployment are all at RECORD LOWS!
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Bloomberg's $11 Million Super Bowl Ad: Gun Violence and a Grieving Mother
Bloomberg's $11 Million Super Bowl Ad: Gun Violence and a Grieving Mother
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The Hill
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
The longer GOP blocks Bolton, the more he will hurt them — Senate Republicans are digging their own political graves. — If Republicans do not allow at least a few witnesses into the Senate impeachment trial, they will pay a heavy political price if evidence emerges later proving deep corruption by President Trump.
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ABC News:
New witnesses unlikely, Trump impeachment trial could end quickly: GOP sources
New witnesses unlikely, Trump impeachment trial could end quickly: GOP sources
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The Daily Caller
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump allies see witness-swap scheme as impeachment messaging coup
Trump allies see witness-swap scheme as impeachment messaging coup
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Washington Post, New York Times and Tangle
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Republican theory for Trump acquittal could unleash unrestrained presidential power
Republican theory for Trump acquittal could unleash unrestrained presidential power
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Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, The Independent and VICE
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Say They Are Stunned by Trump Lawyer's Stance on Foreign Information — Democrats reacted angrily to White House lawyer Patrick Philbin's argument on the Senate floor that it is not a campaign violation if a foreign power offers information about a person running for political office …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
ALAN DERSHOWITZ FOR THE DEFENSE: L'ÉTAT, C'EST TRUMP
ALAN DERSHOWITZ FOR THE DEFENSE: L'ÉTAT, C'EST TRUMP
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POLITICUSUSA
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump team's brazen new defense: So what if he did it?
Trump team's brazen new defense: So what if he did it?
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The Federalist and The Hill
Andy Rose / CNN:
Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side — (CNN)Newly installed panels from the US border wall fell over in high winds Wednesday, landing on trees on the Mexican side of the border. — The area is part of an ongoing construction project to improve existing sections of the wall.
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KYMA-TV:
Portion of new border wall falls in Mexicali
Portion of new border wall falls in Mexicali
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Politico:
How Trump's impeachment created two Democratic superstars — The House Democratic Caucus has long been dominated by a gaggle of also-rans: men and women who, while good enough for Congress, proved to be underwhelming on the larger stage of national politics. — That's changed.
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Breitbart
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP senators know Trump's defense is based on lies. Here's proof. — As President Trump's trial hurtles toward a vote on new witnesses, his lawyers have based his defense in part on the notion that Trump's demand that Ukraine investigate the Bidens was legitimate.
Lizzie Dearden / The Independent:
Katie Hopkins' Twitter account suspended — Move comes after Countdown host Rachel Riley and campaigners demand action from social network — Far-right commentator Katie Hopkins has been suspended from Twitter after calls for a “full review” by the social network.
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Axios
James Arkin / Politico:
Conservative group will launch ad broadside against Collins in Georgia — The conservative Club for Growth plans to air a massive ad campaign attacking Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), adding fuel to the intraparty battle that kicked off after the GOP congressman launched a Senate campaign this week.
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Wall Street Journal:
The ‘Corrupt Motives’ Doctrine — Every President equates his re-election self-interest with the public interest. It isn't grounds for impeachment. — By The Editorial Board — The questions from Senators in the impeachment trial aren't plowing much new ground, but they have been useful …
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NBC News
Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says China's coronavirus ‘will help’ bring jobs back to U.S. — Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the Chinese coronavirus — which has killed 170 in China and infected more than 7,700 people — could “help” to bring jobs to the United States because companies …
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The American Independent, Mother Jones, The Week, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, Common Dreams, HuffPost, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Trump administration expected to loosen restrictions on use of landmines — Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is expected to loosen restrictions on the US military's ability to use landmines in the coming days, weapons that have been banned by more than 160 countries due to their history …
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Emily Saul / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton refuses to be served Tulsi Gabbard's defamation lawsuit — Hillary Clinton has now twice snubbed a process server attempting to deliver the defamation lawsuit filed against her by Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, according to Gabbard's attorney.
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National Review, The Independent, Fox News, Sean Hannity, The Daily Caller, PJ Media Home, Law & Crime, Twitchy and IJR
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Ex-Trump aide Carter Page files suit against DNC over dossier: ‘This is only the first salvo’ — EXCLUSIVE: Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court against the Democratic National Committee, law firm Perkins Coie and its partners tied to the funding …
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Redstate, The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Sara A. Carter
Pew Research Center:
As Voting Begins, Democrats Are Upbeat About the 2020 Field, Divided in Their Preferences — Democrats uncertain about prospects for defeating Trump — How we did this — Ahead of the first contests in the 2020 election, Democratic voters are highly engaged with the race for their party's nomination …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
I have just read 25 books and am here to perform your open-heart surgery — “What I would encourage people to do is try to divorce yourself from all of the history that's happened over the years and read this plan.” — “I've been getting criticized for the last couple of years by all the people …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mediaite and New York Magazine
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Iowa Caucuses Are In 4 Days. Almost Anything Could Still Happen. — As much as we try to remind you all about how uncertain elections can be — pleas that sometimes fall on deaf ears — it's important to keep in mind in advance of the Iowa caucuses. To begin with, primaries are much harder …
Kayla Tausche / CNBC:
Trump administration has yet to reveal details of Jared Kushner's secretive 2017 meeting in China — In late 2017, CNBC filed a Freedom of Information Act request for details about Jared Kushner's secretive meeting in China during President Trump's visit to the country.
Kyle C. Barry / The Appeal:
FIVE JURISTS SAID DONNIE LANCE DESERVED A NEW SENTENCE. GEORGIA EXECUTED HIM ANYWAY. — Three Supreme Court justices and others said competent counsel could have saved his life. — When jurors in Walton County, Georgia, decided that Donnie Cleveland Lance should die for the 1997 murders …
NBC News:
Biden to pre-empt Trump rally with speech and ad on ‘character’ — DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Vice President Joe Biden is set to take on President Donald Trump ahead of the president's rally in Iowa Thursday, pointing out key differences between their leadership styles as he attempts …
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New York Times, The Hill, The Cook Political Report and HuffPost
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
What Will You Do When the Culture War Comes for You? — Newsrooms still aren't ready for the trolls. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — The culture war will come for us all. — On Sunday, it came for a Washington Post reporter, Felicia Sonmez.
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