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6:50 PM ET, February 4, 2020

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New York Times:
Live: Iowa Caucus Results 2020  —  The Iowa Democratic Party has said it plans to release “the majority of results” that it has at 5 p.m. Eastern time.  Read more in our live coverage.  —  24m ago  —  Candidate Total S.D.E.s* Pct.  Pledged delegates Del.  —  36,262  —  33,793  —  24,623
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New York Times:
Faulty Iowa App Was Part of Push to Restore Democrats' Digital Edge  —  The faulty smartphone app behind the chaotic aftermath of Iowa's Democratic caucuses was the work of a little-known company called Shadow Inc. that was founded by veterans of Hillary Clinton's unsuccessful presidential campaign …
Discussion: Vox, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Upstate GOP leaders plotting to meddle in SC Democratic primary by boosting Bernie Sanders  —  COLUMBIA — A group of prominent Upstate Republicans are preparing to launch a wide-scale effort this week to encourage GOP voters across South Carolina to vote for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
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.
Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Death of Iowa  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — There can be no doubting …
New York Times:
‘A Systemwide Disaster’: How the Iowa Caucuses Melted Down
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Come on, we basically know how Iowa voted: Against Biden
Barbara Rodriguez / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Democratic Party chair apologizes for results reporting delays, calling process 'unacceptable …
Discussion: Washington Post and Reason
David Hurlburt / WCVB:
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders leads in WCVB/UMass Amherst New Hampshire Primary poll
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Iowa Caucus Results Delayed by Apparent App Issue
VICE:
The Democrats Screwed America With an App No One Asked For
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Nevada Democrats attempt to calm nerves after problem-plagued Iowa contest, may transition entirely to paper system
Discussion: NPR, Fox News and Common Dreams
Nick Coltrain / Des Moines Register:
Bernie Sanders is ‘extremely disappointed’ Iowa Democratic Party hasn't released caucus results
Discussion: Breitbart and The Smoke Eater
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Social media was a cesspool of toxic Iowa conspiracy theories last night.  It's only going to get worse.
Harold Meyerson / American Prospect:   My Post-Election, Pre-Result Analysis
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
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:
Arizona man facing charges for threatening Adam Schiff
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and IJR
Politico:
Rand Paul reads alleged whistleblower's name and Republicans ‘fine’ with it
Discussion: Daily Kos and Big League Politics
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Rand Paul reads alleged name of Ukraine whistleblower on Senate floor
Discussion: Breitbart
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:   Rand Paul Repeatedly Names Alleged Whistleblower in Senate Floor Speech
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump says he will award Rush Limbaugh with Medal of Freedom  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told network anchors during a private lunch Tuesday that he will award Rush Limbaugh with the Medal of Freedom, one day after the prominent political radio host announced he has advanced lung cancer.
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Politico:
Trump to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh  —  President Donald Trump plans to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian award in the U.S. - to conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh after learning of his advanced cancer diagnosis, the president told television anchors at a private lunch.
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump on impeachment: 'I'm not bitter'
Discussion: HuffPost
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.
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 …
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Ad-Free Login - Go Ad-Free & Join The Movement  —  Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner is taking heat from key allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the “peace plan” he helped design spirals further down the drain.  —  While the plan had previously been praised by the Israeli government …
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Washington Post:
Jared Kushner put a knife 'in Netanyahu's back' over annexation delay says Israeli settler leader
Discussion: Mother Jones
 
 
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Why Gretchen Whitmer was the Democrats' pick to respond to Trump's State of the Union
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