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12:05 PM ET, February 5, 2020

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Elizabeth Vaughn / Redstate:
Reaction to SOTU: ‘We Need to Put a Cape on His Back, an ‘S’ on His Chest, and Call Him Superman’  —  Fox News' Pete Hegseth asked voters in Carthage, NC what they thought about President Trump's State of the Union address.  One elderly woman told him, “We need to put a cape on his back, an “S” on his chest, and call him Superman.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Pelosi's Petty Move  —  On the menu today: I don't know about you, but I'm really eager to dive into today's topics.  For once, we've got four consequential stories brewing simultaneously: Trump's reelection argument in the State of the Union Address and House speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Vox, Mother Jones and Axios
The Hill:
Pelosi trashes Trump address: ‘He shredded the truth, so I shredded his speech’  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday trashed President Trump's raucous State of the Union address while huddling with rank-and-file Democrats and explained why she dramatically ripped up his speech as he wrapped up his remarks.
Discussion: New York Post
Politico:
Pelosi unloads on Trump in private meeting after SOTU standoff  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped into President Donald Trump in a private meeting with Democrats Wednesday, just hours after the two jousted in a silent sparring match during his State of the Union address.
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
With chants, walkouts and a ripped-up speech, bitter partisanship dominates Trump's State of the Union
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:   Nancy Pelosi shamed herself at Trump's State of the Union address
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
In photos: All the drama from State of the Union address
Discussion: Politico
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Trump's 2020 State of the Union address was nothing less than magnificent
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
10 Democrats to boycott Trump State of the Union address
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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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 …
Discussion: UnionLeader.com, Politico and ABC News
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
How Iowa Slipped Away From Joe Biden
Discussion: Breitbart
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Elizabeth Warren Has a Movement. You Just Don't See It Yet.
Discussion: The Hill
The Boston Globe:
Bernie Sanders widens lead in latest N.H. poll
Issie Lapowsky / protocol:
He complained about Democrats' tech ‘morass’ — then built the Iowa app  —  Shadow CEO Gerard Niemira had high hopes for improving Democrats' tech tools.  —  The CEO of the tech startup at the center of the Iowa caucus debacle complained last year that critical parts of the Democrats' election technology …
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Bloomberg:
‘We Feel Really Terrible,’ Says CEO Whose App Roiled Iowa Caucus
Osita Nwanevu / New Republic:
Trump Has Never Looked More Comfortable as a Demagogue
Discussion: Raw Story
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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ABC News:
Senate poised to acquit Trump in historic impeachment trial
Discussion: Politico and Althouse
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
No, Susan Collins, Trump is never going to learn
Discussion: Crooked Media
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh joins the likes of Mother Teresa and Rosa Parks as recipient of highest civilian honor  —  There was Mother Teresa, “a heroine of our times,” and Rosa Parks, “a living icon for freedom in America.”  Elie Wiesel kept “watch against the forces of hatred,” while Jackie Robinson …
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump says he will award Rush Limbaugh with Medal of Freedom
Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom at State of the Union
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:   What Rush Means To Us, And To Me
Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's 2020 State of the Union address  —  President Trump's State of the Union speech once again was chock-full of stretched facts and dubious figures.  Many of these claims have been fact-checked repeatedly, yet the president persists in using them.
Discussion: Associated Press and Daily Kos
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BuzzFeed News:
She Shunned Islam And Was Embraced By Trump World.  They Took Her Money, Then Turned On Her.  —  Rabia Kazan, a Turkish national who used to be a Trump fanatic, made a big donation to the president's campaign.  But she's not a US citizen.  —  A former rising star in MAGA world recently renounced …
RJ Reinhart / Gallup:
Record-High Optimism on Personal Finances in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' views on their personal financial situation have been climbing since 2018 and are now at or near record highs in Gallup's trends.  Nearly six in 10 Americans (59%) now say they are better off financially …
Discussion: Townhall, The Federalist and Twitchy
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:   Record economic optimism under Trump, better than Reagan, Clinton, Obama
jones.senate.gov:
Senator Doug Jones Statement on Impeachment Decision  —  “As this chapter of history draws to a close, one thing is clear: our country deserves better than this.  We must find a way to come together, to set aside partisan differences, and to focus on what we have in common as Americans.”
Discussion: Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
This Is No Way to Beat Trump  —  Watching the Iowa caucus this year was a new experience for me.  Before the ascendancy of Donald Trump, I was an establishment conservative, one of those liberal New England Republicans whose tribe is now only of blessed memory.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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 …
Discussion: Axios
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Beyond the Partisan Fight, a Wealth of Evidence About Trump and Ukraine  —  Regardless of the Senate's verdict, the impeachment inquiry, President Trump's own words and other revelations yield a narrative establishing his involvement in the pressure campaign.
Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Board fires two leaders of the 2020 DNC Host Committee  —  The two leaders of Milwaukee's host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention are out.  —  Late Tuesday, the board for the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee terminated President Liz Gilbert and her chief of staff, Adam Alonso.
Alex Griswold / Washington Free Beacon:
Bloomberg Used Box to Boost Height as NYC Mayor, Documents Show  —  The Bloomberg campaign was quick to shoot down President Donald Trump's claim that the Democratic presidential candidate plans to use a box to boost his height at Friday's Democratic debate.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Van Jones Warns Democrats: Trump Is Helping African-Americans ‘In Real Life’  —  CNN contributor Van Jones warned fellow panelists, and Democrats in general, on Tuesday evening that President Donald Trump was helping African-Americans “in real life” and reaching out to them for their vote in 2020.
Discussion: Clash Daily and The Hill
 
 
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Alexandra Clough / Palm Beach Post:
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
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Associated Press:
Trump impeachment acquittal on track ahead of Senate vote
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 Earlier Items: 
Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
Newsom grants posthumous pardon to civil rights leader Bayard Rustin
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Private payrolls soar in January, the best monthly gain in nearly 5 years
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Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
Energy Department Releases New Batch of Ukraine Documents
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Ramps Up Google Probe, With Heavy Focus on Ad Tools
Michelle R. Smith / Associated Press:
Rhode Island governor backs Michael Bloomberg for president
Discussion: The Hill and Contemptor
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
State of the Union fact check: What's true and what's false in Trump's address
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Signal
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Trump Had America's Top TV News Anchors Over for Lunch—and Ate Them Alive
 

 
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