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Associated Press:
Biden's poor showing in Iowa shakes establishment support — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden's third presidential bid enters a critical stretch after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses sent the former vice president on to New Hampshire with a skittish donor base …
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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 …
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Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
How Iowa Slipped Away From Joe Biden — Former vice president now must convince donors and voters in other early states to stick with him in a fiercely competitive field — DES MOINES, Iowa—In the months leading up to the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden suggested he could stake an early claim to the Democratic nomination with a victory.
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Iowa Democratic Party releases majority of caucus results
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The Boston Globe:
Bernie Sanders widens lead in latest N.H. poll
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American Thinker, Washington Post and New York Times
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Trump's best week as president
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New York Times, The Federalist and The Dispatch
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Allies Push Iowa Caucus Conspiracy Theories as Dems Feud
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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 …
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Bloomberg:
‘We Feel Really Terrible,’ Says CEO Whose App Roiled Iowa Caucus — The chief executive of the technology company whose app threw the Iowa caucuses into disarray Monday night defended his company but apologized for a technological glitch that angered candidates, left voters baffled and upended …
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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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Noah Kulwin / The Outline:
“Far and away the most disorganized place I've ever been a part of”: Inside Acronym's disastrous foray into the Iowa caucuses — Shadow, a branch of the glossy digital strategy startup, was a mess from the start. — The Future — Shadow, a branch of the glossy digital strategy startup, was a mess from the start.
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Elizabeth Bruenig / New York Times:
The Center Cannot Hold
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Democratic Party's Crisis of Legitimacy May Be Just Beginning
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Los Angeles Times
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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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Trump Had America's Top TV News Anchors Over for Lunch—and Ate Them Alive — The Daily Beast learned that Trump's off-record Tuesday lunch with prominent news anchors was surprisingly “chill,” with the president mocking his chuckling guests. — Donald Trump served various television news personalities …
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Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom at State of the Union — Rush Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday as President Trump recognized him at the State of the Union and first lady Melania Trump draped the award around the neck of the conservative talk-show host.
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump says he will award Rush Limbaugh with Medal of Freedom
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Miami Herald:
Parkland father removed from State of the Union speech after shouting at Trump — The father of a high school freshman killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was removed from the audience at President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump and Pelosi Exchange Snubs at the State of the Union Address — He declined to shake her outstretched hand. She omitted his ceremonial introduction. It was a chilly night in the House chamber. — Well, that didn't take long. — One of the most anticipated moments of the State …
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POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump snubs Pelosi at State of the Union, doesn't shake her hand — Handshake snub? President Trump appears to ignore Nancy Pelosi's outstretched hand at State of the Union — President Trump denied House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., a handshake Tuesday night in an awkward moment shortly …
Associated Press:
Venezuela opposition leader attends State of the Union
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
In photos: All the drama from State of the Union address
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Politico
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
With chants, walkouts and a ripped-up speech, bitter partisanship dominates Trump's State of the Union
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Outside the Beltway, New York Times and Associated Press
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
On eve of impeachment verdict, Trump tees up State of Union
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Axios and Associated Press
Washington Post:
President Trump's 2020 State of the Union address, annotated — President Trump on Tuesday delivered his annual address from the Capitol, putting him in the room with the House that voted to impeach him in December, and the Senate, which is is expected to vote Wednesday to acquit him of the impeachment charges.
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Wall Street Journal:
Full Text of President Trump's 2020 State of the Union Speech
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
Read the full text of Trump's State of the Union speech
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
10 Democrats to boycott Trump State of the Union address — At least 10 House Democrats are boycotting President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday night on the eve of the expected Senate vote to acquit him in his impeachment trial. — Most of the 10 Democrats — Reps. Al Green …
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Republicans Celebrate Trump Getting Away With It At State Of The Union
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Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Trump's 2020 State of the Union address was nothing less than magnificent
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The Boston Globe:
Kill the tradition: NH and Iowa should not vote first — A hundred years ago, New Hampshire blazed a trail as the first among 20 states to hold a 1920 presidential primary election. It is a tradition that has endured for the century since, and will repeat on Feb. 11 — a fact owed not just to custom …
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Axios
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
When it comes to Iowa, Trump throws stones from a glass house — As Donald Trump celebrates the mess in Iowa, perhaps he should remember that Republicans in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. — It seems no one is enjoying the Iowa's presidential caucus fiasco more than Donald Trump.
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