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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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Politico:
Sanders, Warren go separate ways in closing pitches — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Bernie Sanders' surrogates booed Hillary Clinton, lit up members of the Democratic National Committee, and proudly noted that people were “freaking out” that he would win. — Meanwhile, at a canvass launch Saturday …
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
Poll: Biden, Sanders Tied for First Place in Iowa — It may not be the “gold standard,” but it will have to do. Those disappointed in the shelving of the Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll due to a technical error can look to CBS News for an updated look at how things could go down in Monday's caucuses in Iowa.
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The Hill, Associated Press and The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump advisers say they're trying to “promote the rise” of Bernie Sanders
Trump advisers say they're trying to “promote the rise” of Bernie Sanders
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Fox News, PJ Media Home and The Nation
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
Donald Trump ahead in Texas, though Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg close behind, Dallas Morning News-UT Tyler poll shows
CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker: What could happen in Iowa on Monday?
CBS News Battleground Tracker: What could happen in Iowa on Monday?
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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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Sarah Cammarata / Politico:
Joni Ernst: Trump's learned his lesson on foreign interference
Joni Ernst: Trump's learned his lesson on foreign interference
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The Hill
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Advisers Say He's ‘Anything But Doomed’ Ahead of Iowa Vote
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 …
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Chris Chavez / Sports Illustrated:
President Trump Congratulates ‘The Great State of Kansas’ After Chiefs Super Bowl Victory — President Trump deleted a tweet congratulating the “Great State of Kansas” after the Chiefs' Super Bowl win. The Chiefs play in Missouri. — President Donald Trump took to Twitter …
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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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The Independent
Amy Qin / New York Times:
Virus Pummels Wuhan, a City Short of Supplies and Overwhelmed — It is nearly impossible to get the care they need to treat, or even diagnose, the coronavirus, say residents at the crisis' center. — WUHAN, China — Weak with fever, An Jianhua waited in line for seven hours outside …
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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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
On eve of Iowa Caucus, Klobuchar faces tough questions over prosecuting teen who is jailed for life
On eve of Iowa Caucus, Klobuchar faces tough questions over prosecuting teen who is jailed for life
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Breitbart
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 …
Associated Press:
Man wearing fake bomb stabs 2 in London and is shot to death — LONDON (AP) — Police in London say a man who strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a London street before being shot to death by police was recently released from prison, where he was serving for terrorism offenses.
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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
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 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Believing he's invincible, an emboldened Trump is growing more confident and less deterrable — President Trump often says he's the smartest person in the room on virtually every topic. Now, after taking several risks on what he privately calls “big shit” and avoiding catastrophe …
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Raw Story
New York Daily News:
Set free to rape: Suspect busted in train station sex assault was freed through state's new bail reform laws — A man arrested for trying to rape a woman in a Brooklyn train station earlier this week was in jail for almost a year before the state's new bail reform laws allowed him to go free …
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.
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Lindsey Graham: Senate Intelligence Committee will call Ukraine whistleblower — The Senate Intelligence Committee plans to call the whistleblower whose complaint was the impetus for impeachment proceedings against President Trump, according to a top Republican senator.
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 …
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Gerhardt: The Entire White House Defense Team Will Face Bar Charges — There have been suggestions that the White House defense team could be brought up on bar charges for their arguments in the Senate. I have previously written that such statements by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others are vindictive and ill-informed.
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Power Line