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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Joe Biden Could Be Impeached by GOP Over Ukraine if He Wins, Iowa Senator Says — Iowa Senator Joni Ernst warned Sunday that Republicans would immediately push to impeach Joe Biden over his work in Ukraine as vice president if he win the White House. — “I think this door of impeachable whatever …
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NBC News:
John Kerry overheard discussing possible 2020 bid amid concern of ‘Sanders taking down the Democratic Party’ — That he would even discuss the possibility suggests that prominent members of the Democratic Party remain deeply unsettled by the current field. — DES MOINES, Iowa …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Rivals warn Sanders campaign plans to game Iowa results
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Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Sanders and Steyer closing gap on Biden as SC 2020 presidential primary nears — COLUMBIA — Joe Biden's hold atop South Carolina Democratic presidential primary polls has never wavered over nearly a year. — But the former vice president's lead continues to slide with the South's first primary just under a month away.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ poll: Country remains divided over Trump's impeachment trial — Majorities of Americans believe the president abused his power and obstructed Congress but split over whether it was enough to remove him. — WASHINGTON — Majorities of American voters believe that President Donald Trump abused …
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
New South Carolina poll is a disaster for Joe Biden — Joe Biden may have just received the worst news of his campaign, as a new poll shows his support in his firewall state of South Carolina collapsing along with his once-dominant support among black voters, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer closing the gap.
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Robert T. Garrett / Dallas Morning News:
Donald Trump ahead in Texas, though Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg close behind, Dallas Morning News-UT Tyler poll shows — While Trump may face ‘ceiling’ on his support, pollster says turning Texas purple will require ‘significant investment’ by Democratic hopefuls.
Daniel Politi / Slate:
Poll: Biden, Sanders Tied for First Place in Iowa
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump attacks Bloomberg's height hours before their dueling Super Bowl ads — “He is a pathological liar who lies about everything: his fake hair, his obesity, and his spray-on tan,” the Bloomberg campaign said in response. — Hours before their dueling ads are set to compete in Sunday's Super Bowl …
HuffPost:
Taxpayers Get $3.4 Million Tab So Trump Can Host Super Bowl Party For His Club Members — The president's latest trip to his Palm Beach resort and nearby golf course brings the taxpayer-funded total for his golfing hobby to $130.4 million. — Taxpayers shelled out another $3.4 million …
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Lara M. Brown / The Hill:
Democrats need a ‘dark horse,’ not a frontrunner, to win in November — While uncertainty abounds over what will happen in Iowa on Monday night, it is clear that if the Iowa caucuses were the proverbial smoke-filled back room of the party bosses, rather than a wintry endurance test for activists, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) would win.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump's Ugly Media Obsessions: ‘Fat’ Meghan McCain, ‘Bitch’ Katy Tur & More — EXCERPT — In this selection from their new book, “Sinking in the Swamp,” Daily Beast reporters Lachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng lay bare Trump's petty, relentless rants about the media.
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Raw Story
The Times of Israel:
Savaging Trump plan, Abbas says Palestinians cutting all ties with Israel, US — ‘I will not have it recorded in my history that I sold Jerusalem,’ PA leader tells emergency meeting of Arab League; offers to present alternative proposal — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas …
New York Times:
Jeff Bezos Is Sued by His Girlfriend's Brother — Michael Sanchez says he was trying to protect his sister in a lawsuit complaint. — The brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend has filed a lawsuit accusing Mr. Bezos and his security consultant of defaming him in connection …
BBC:
Streatham attack: Man shot dead by police after stabbings in London — A man has been shot dead by police in south London after he attacked people on a busy high street. — The man was under active police surveillance at the time of the attack, which police believe to be an Islamist-related terrorist incident.
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CNN:
Ernst on Ukraine call: Trump ‘knows now’ to use proper channels - CNN Video — In an interview with Jake Tapper, Iowa GOP Senator Jonie Ernst says that she doesn't think Trump will press a foreign country to investigate a political rival again
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The truth that mattered at Trump's impeachment trial? America is a monarchy now — In the end, it was kind of fitting that famed attorney Alan Dershowitz showed up to deliver the fatal blow. In the 1990s, the Harvard Law prof was part of a team of lawyers that established that if you're …
Mara Liasson / NPR:
What The 2020 Election Is All About — More than anything, this election is about President Trump. — For most incumbent presidents running for reelection, approval ratings really matter. With Trump, there are several different striking ways to look at those numbers.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
The Unfiltered Thoughts of Voters Who've Switched — The 2020 Democratic primary has been highly volatile, with one candidate after another rising — Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg — and then falling, as Democratic primary voters, locked in on the singular task of ousting Donald Trump …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
‘How do you fall for the Bernie Sanders scam?’ Martin O'Malley on the Democrats and Iowa — In 2016, the Maryland governor ran for president. Now he's taking the battle to Trump - and hoping his party won't veer too far left — Four years ago, in Iowa, Martin O'Malley withdrew …
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Chair Won't Defend Her Uncle Mitt Romney After Witness Vote Backlash — So much for blood is thicker than water. — Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel dodged when asked to respond to the GOP backlash her uncle Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) has faced since being one of two Republicans …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump speech to project optimism at time of bitter division — WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing before lawmakers in the grand-domed Capitol where his impeachment trial is still underway, President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will declare the state of the union s trong, even when it is bitterly divided …
Rachel Wolf / Jerusalem Post:
EU top diplomat: US ‘so-called peace plan’ challenges international law — On Sunday, the EU released Borrell's remarks following his meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. — European Union High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said that US President Donald …
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