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Bloomberg:
Trump Fans Flooded Iowa Caucus Hotline, Democrats Say — State party official discussed breakdown with party leaders — Party officials held conference call on Wednesday night — Supporters of President Donald Trump flooded a hotline used by Iowa precinct chairs …
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New York Times:
Many Errors Are Evident in Iowa Caucus Results Released Wednesday — Vote counts are riddled with inconsistencies, though there is no evidence that the mistakes were intentional. — Results from the Iowa Democratic caucuses were delayed by “quality control checks” on Monday night.
New York Times:
Snail Mail and Nuisance Calls: New Details on the Iowa Caucus Problems — On a private conference call, Iowa Democratic leaders revealed more about how the reporting process on Monday night went calamitously awry. — Iowa Democratic officials said on a private conference call on Wednesday night …
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New York Post
Politico:
Biden campaign agonizes over Iowa shellacking
Biden campaign agonizes over Iowa shellacking
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ProPublica:
The Iowa Caucuses App Had Another Problem: It Could Have Been Hacked
The Iowa Caucuses App Had Another Problem: It Could Have Been Hacked
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National Review, Axios, The Federalist, Twitchy, Mashable and VICE
Hunter Moyler / Newsweek:
New poll shows every Democratic frontrunner beating Donald Trump in 2020 election
New poll shows every Democratic frontrunner beating Donald Trump in 2020 election
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Democratic Party releases 85% of caucus results but an error forces correction
Iowa Democratic Party releases 85% of caucus results but an error forces correction
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Redstate, Talking Points Memo, Politico, BizPac Review, The Week and PJ Media Home
Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders raised $25 million in January, a hefty sum
Bernie Sanders raised $25 million in January, a hefty sum
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New York Times, New Republic, Balloon Juice, The Hill and BuzzFeed News
NBC News:
‘One place left to hold him accountable’: Trump acquittal raises stakes for Democrats
‘One place left to hold him accountable’: Trump acquittal raises stakes for Democrats
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Washington Post, The Guardian and American Greatness
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Nontraditional Voters at Iowa Satellite Caucuses Could Tip the Balance to Bernie Sanders
Nontraditional Voters at Iowa Satellite Caucuses Could Tip the Balance to Bernie Sanders
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JustOneMinute, HuffPost, Common Dreams, Bad News and YouTube
Christopher Barron / Washington Examiner:
Mitt Romney is not ‘principled’ — and he never has been — On Wednesday, Sen. Mitt Romney gave an impassioned speech on the Senate floor while announcing his intention to vote to convict and remove President Trump from office. The speech was lauded by Democrats, liberal journalists …
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Salt Lake Tribune:
Tribune Editorial: Mitt Romney's profile in courage — By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board … — Sen. Edmund G. Ross, R-Kansas, reflecting on his deciding vote to acquit the impeached President Andrew Johnson in 1868. — Mitt Romney could have ducked this one.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Wrenching Truth About Mitt Romney's Vote Is That It Doesn't Matter — Donald Trump's impeachment-trial acquittal makes him the President he always wanted to be: inescapable and utterly unaccountable. — On Monday afternoon, Representative Adam Schiff closed the House managers' case …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
How Mitt Romney Decided Trump Is Guilty — Mitt Romney didn't want to go through with it. — “This has been the most difficult decision I have ever had to make in my life,” he told me yesterday afternoon in his Senate office. Roughly 24 hours later, Romney would deliver a speech announcing …
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Romney: One Man Alone
Romney: One Man Alone
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Washington Monthly, New York Times, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
Don Jr. Calls Sen. Mitt Romney a ‘Pussy’ for Announcing Vote to Convict Trump
Don Jr. Calls Sen. Mitt Romney a ‘Pussy’ for Announcing Vote to Convict Trump
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The Atlantic, The Hill, Raw Story, New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Moderate Voice and Task & Purpose
Conrad Black / American Greatness:
Romney's Discreditable, Dishonest Vote
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney knew the storm was coming over his impeachment vote. How long it lasts will be up to Trump.
Mitt Romney knew the storm was coming over his impeachment vote. How long it lasts will be up to Trump.
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
What Mitt Romney learned from his father
What Mitt Romney learned from his father
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Outside the Beltway
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Romney impeachment vote heartens some, angers others in Utah
John F. Harris / Politico:
Democracy in Inaction: How Trump Beat the Rap
Democracy in Inaction: How Trump Beat the Rap
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Washington Post and Axios
Laura Bassett / GQ:
Why Susan Collins Is More Dangerous Than Mitch McConnell
Why Susan Collins Is More Dangerous Than Mitch McConnell
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New York Times, Slate, Bangor Daily News and Daily Kos
Marie L. Yovanovitch / Washington Post:
These are turbulent times. But we will persist and prevail. — Marie L. Yovanovitch served most recently as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. — After nearly 34 years working for the State Department, I said goodbye to a career that I loved. It is a strange feeling to transition …
Gregg Re / Fox News:
DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents in response to sanctuary law — Homeland Security reviewing two administration immigration programs looking to expedite deportation process — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf exclusively told Fox News' …
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Politico, Axios, American Greatness, Jezebel, New York Times, CNN, The Daily Beast, New York Post and Contemptor
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
TV Ratings Declined for Trump's State of the Union Speech — About 37 million Americans tuned in on Tuesday, the smallest audience of President Trump's tenure. — President Trump put a “Celebrity Apprentice” spin on his State of the Union address on Tuesday, seeding the 78-minute broadcast …
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Tamar Lapin / New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi ‘pre-ripped’ pages of Trump's SOTU speech, video shows — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently made tiny tears into her copy of President Trump's State of the Union address — so that her speech-ripping moment could go off without a hitch. — As Trump introduced cancer …
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Liz Plank / NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi tears up Trump's State of the Union speech in possible 2020 tipping point
Nancy Pelosi tears up Trump's State of the Union speech in possible 2020 tipping point
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CNN, Washington Post and Townhall
Sherrod Brown / New York Times:
In Private, Republicans Admit They Acquitted Trump Out of Fear — One journalist remarked to me, “How in the world can these senators walk around here upright when they have no backbone?” — Mr. Brown is a Democratic senator from Ohio. — Not guilty. Not guilty.
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story, HuffPost, Vanity Fair and POLITICUSUSA
CBS Boston:
Exclusive NH Tracking Poll: Sanders Continues To Lead, Buttigieg Closing In — BOSTON (CBS) - In a continuation of movement we picked up in last night's WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University tracking poll, it's another day of good results in New Hampshire for Pete Buttigieg.
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Surprise for New York Renters: No More Broker Fees — Regulators unexpectedly banned broker fees for renters, which in the city have long amounted to as much as 15 percent of the annual lease. — In New York's City intensely competitive rental market, tenants usually deal with middlemen known as brokers …
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Simple Justice
People.com:
Kirk Douglas, Hollywood Icon and Spartacus Star, Dies at 103 — With over 92 acting credits, including some 75 movies, Douglas became a superstar even before the term was coined — Kirk Douglas, one of the leading stars of Hollywood's golden age, has died. He was 103.
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President — One day last fall, I sat down to create a new Facebook account. I picked a forgettable name, snapped a profile pic with my face obscured, and clicked “Like” on the official pages of Donald Trump and his reelection campaign.
Jessica Donati / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Troops in Standoffs With Russian Military Contractors in Syria — Top U.S. envoy warns that rise in tensions could lead to hostile action between two powers — WASHINGTON—Russian personnel are engaging in tense standoffs with U.S. troops on highways in northeastern Syria in violation …
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Foreign Policy
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Investigations Into 2020 Candidates Must Be Cleared by Top Justice Dept. Officials — The move is intended to help avoid upending the election as the F.B.I. inadvertently did in 2016 when its campaign inquiries shaped the outcome of the race. — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr issued …
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National Review and The Hill
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Zelensky Adviser on Trump Impeachment: ‘It Definitely Was Stressful’ — “If we could choose, this thing wouldn't have happened. It would have been building the relationship rather than trying to save it from something very political, very loud.” — The finale of President Donald Trump's …
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Raw Story