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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The most important Iowa result is in. Democrats should worry. — DES MOINES — No one knows how long it will be before it is clear which Democratic presidential candidate won the Iowa caucuses. — But the most important tally of the night has been reported, and it should worry Democrats.
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HuffPost:
This Is The Buzzy Democratic Firm That Botched The Iowa Caucuses — Shadow, a Democratic digital firm, created the app that was supposed to deliver quicker caucus results. — The tech arm of ACRONYM, a Democratic digital nonprofit group that has rapidly expanded in recent years …
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The Daily Beast:
Investors Rush to Downplay Ties to Firm Behind Iowa Clusterfuck — The frantic cleanup put a microscope on one of Democratic Party's fastest-rising digital stars. — Hours after a debacle that marred Monday's Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, investors in a company hired …
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Zach Simonson / Washington Post:
My chaotic, infuriating night running an Iowa caucus — People were excited to participate. Now the story will be about this mess, not their votes. — There's an old joke: “I'm not a member of an organized political party. I'm a Democrat.” We Iowans went into our caucuses expecting some snags.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Democratic Party's Crisis of Legitimacy May Be Just Beginning — We are living in an era of what political scientists describe as “strong partisanship and weak parties” — or, alternatively, as “negative partisanship.” The electorate is polarized into opposing camps …
New York Times:
‘A Systemwide Disaster’: How the Iowa Caucuses Melted Down
‘A Systemwide Disaster’: How the Iowa Caucuses Melted Down
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David Hurlburt / WCVB:
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders leads in WCVB/UMass Amherst New Hampshire Primary poll
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders leads in WCVB/UMass Amherst New Hampshire Primary poll
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Associated Press:
The Latest: At least 50% of Iowa results to come Tuesday
The Latest: At least 50% of Iowa results to come Tuesday
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Politico, New York Times, National Review, The Hill, CNBC and Washington Post
Nick Statt / The Verge:
The app that broke the Iowa Caucuses was sent out through a beta testing platform
The app that broke the Iowa Caucuses was sent out through a beta testing platform
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Come on, we basically know how Iowa voted: Against Biden
Come on, we basically know how Iowa voted: Against Biden
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Breitbart and Big League Politics
Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
Bernie Sanders is ‘extremely disappointed’ Iowa Democratic Party hasn't released caucus results
Bernie Sanders is ‘extremely disappointed’ Iowa Democratic Party hasn't released caucus results
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Breitbart and The Smoke Eater
Los Angeles Times:
Partial Iowa caucus results to be released this afternoon; timing of full release uncertain
Partial Iowa caucus results to be released this afternoon; timing of full release uncertain
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Washington Post, VICE, The Gateway Pundit and Althouse
VICE:
The Democrats Screwed America With an App No One Asked For
The Democrats Screwed America With an App No One Asked For
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New York Times, CNBC and The Intercept
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Social media was a cesspool of toxic Iowa conspiracy theories last night. It's only going to get worse.
Social media was a cesspool of toxic Iowa conspiracy theories last night. It's only going to get worse.
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Reason, PJ Media Home, Townhall, Raw Story and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
The Only Safe Election Is a Low-Tech Election
The Only Safe Election Is a Low-Tech Election
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Wall Street Journal:
Iowa Caucus Results Delayed by Apparent App Issue
Iowa Caucus Results Delayed by Apparent App Issue
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Politico:
'It's a total meltdown': Confusion grips Iowa with no official results in sight
'It's a total meltdown': Confusion grips Iowa with no official results in sight
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
The App That Broke the Iowa Caucus
The App That Broke the Iowa Caucus
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New York Times:
App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequately Tested
App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequately Tested
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Alison Gowans / The Gazette:
Bernie Sanders gets big support from Latino caucusgoers in West Liberty
Bernie Sanders gets big support from Latino caucusgoers in West Liberty
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Big League Politics
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Susan Collins will vote to acquit Trump, saying he's “learned” from impeachment — Watch Norah O'Donnell's exclusive interview with Susan Collins on the “CBS Evening News” on Tuesday, February 4, at 6:30 p.m. ET. — Washington — Republican Senator Susan Collins announced Tuesday she will vote …
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Republican Susan Collins, key swing-vote senator, announces she will vote to acquit Trump
Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
Sen. Susan Collins says she will vote to acquit Trump
Sen. Susan Collins says she will vote to acquit Trump
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The Daily Caller and Political Wire
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
These are the ideal conditions for Trump on his State of the Union
These are the ideal conditions for Trump on his State of the Union
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The Hill, Politico and Anchorage Daily News
Nick R. Martin / The Informant:
Threat against Adam Schiff — Hi, and welcome to The Informant, a publication covering hate and extremism in America, written and edited by me, Nick R. Martin. — A lot has happened in the past several days, so today's intelligence briefing is packed full of links and information.
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Politico:
Rand Paul reads alleged whistleblower's name and Republicans ‘fine’ with it
Rand Paul reads alleged whistleblower's name and Republicans ‘fine’ with it
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Rand Paul reads alleged name of Ukraine whistleblower on Senate floor
Rand Paul reads alleged name of Ukraine whistleblower on Senate floor
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump Job Approval at Personal Best 49% — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has risen to 49%, his highest in Gallup polling since he took office in 2017. — The new poll finds 50% of Americans disapproving of Trump, leaving just 1% expressing no opinion.
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New York Times:
Bloomberg Plans to Double Ad Spending After Iowa Caucus Problem — The former New York City mayor, whose campaign is fueled by a multibillion-dollar fortune, will also expand his campaign's field staff to more than two thousand people. — DES MOINES — Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign moved …
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Bloomberg doubles ad spending after chaos of Iowa caucuses
Bloomberg doubles ad spending after chaos of Iowa caucuses
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New York Times, Common Dreams and Politico
Chris Smith / Vanity Fair:
“We Needed Weird Things to Happen—And They Keep Happening”: Inside Bloomberg's Strategy After the Iowa Meltdown
“We Needed Weird Things to Happen—And They Keep Happening”: Inside Bloomberg's Strategy After the Iowa Meltdown
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New York Times and The Daily Beast
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:
My Post-Election, Pre-Result Analysis
Yahoo News:
Top Navy SEAL commander resigns after apparent disagreements with Trump — The officer responsible for US Navy special-operations forces will step down from his position in September, — The Intercept reported over the weekend. — Rear Adm. Collin Green's retirement follows …
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Business Insider and Task & Purpose
The White House:
Special Guests for President Trump's 3rd State of the Union Address — Below are the special guests who will join President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tonight for the President's third State of the Union. — From brave military families to hardworking local leaders, this year's guests come from many walks of life.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is about to get a lot more dangerous. Here's what's coming. — When President Trump is acquitted by the Senate on Tuesday afternoon, he'll surely take from it the message that he can continue abusing his powers however he sees fit to corrupt the 2020 election. He now knows he'll face zero consequences.
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Watch: Iowa Voter Freaks Out on Buttigieg Precinct Capt. After Finding Out Mayor Pete is Gay — Nikki van den Heever, a caucus precinct captain for former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, tried to talk down an Iowa woman who was incensed to find out — in real-time during a caucus …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Iowa Might Have Screwed Up The Whole Nomination Process — In trying to build a forecast model of the Democratic primaries, we literally had to think about the entire process from start (Iowa) to finish (the Virgin Islands on June 6). Actually, we had to do more than that.
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Spectator USA, IJR and PJ Media Home
David Enrich / New York Times:
The Money Behind Trump's Money — The inside story of the president and Deutsche Bank, his lender of last resort. — One Day in early 2017, Mike Offit went to the Yale Club in Manhattan for a lunch hosted by a group called Business Executives for National Security.
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NPR:
Giuliani Says Trump Should ‘100%’ Investigate Biden After Expected Senate Acquittal — Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor who is President Trump's personal attorney, says the president should not back away from investigating Joe Biden even after Trump's expected acquittal Wednesday by the U.S. Senate.
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Jared Kushner — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Washington — White House Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President Jared Kushner violated the Hatch Act during a CNN interview on Sunday, according to a complaint filed today by Citizens for Responsibility …
Vanity Fair:
“I WANT THAT GODDAMN FUCKING STATEMENT”: Behind the Scenes of Trump's Secret Birther Implosion — Just before his first debate with Hillary Clinton, Trump's campaign decided it was time for him to revoke birtherism at long last. But, as Lachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng report in Sinking In the Swamp …
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Political Wire, Mediaite and Raw Story
Tara Copp / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Toxic ‘black goo’ base used by U.S. had enriched uranium. More veterans report cancer — For the last six weeks, a private Facebook group set up to help veterans who served at a toxic base in Uzbekistan has been flooded with new members, many with hauntingly familiar stories: I served at K2.