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New York Times:
Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies  —  The mistakes do not appear intentional, but they raise questions about whether there will ever be a completely precise accounting.  —  Results from the Iowa Democratic caucuses were delayed by “quality control checks” on Monday night.
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NBC News:
‘Clog the lines’: Internet trolls deliberately disrupted the Iowa caucuses hotline for reporting results  —  Several officials at caucuses attended by NBC News reporters struggled with lengthy hold times that made it impossible for them to report results over the phone.
Discussion: Vox, Bloomberg, WHOTV, The Hill and Mashable
Bloomberg:
Trump Fans Flooded Iowa Caucus Hotline, Democrats Say
Des Moines Register:
DNC chair says ‘enough is enough,’ calls on Iowa Democratic Party to begin a recanvass of caucus results
Hunter Moyler / Newsweek:
New poll shows every Democratic frontrunner beating Donald Trump in 2020 election
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If You Think It's Bad for Mainstream Democrats Now, Just Wait  —  It is always darkest, John McCain used to say, before it gets totally black.  So it is for the American center-left right now.  Bernie Sanders is currently favored to win the nomination, a prospect that would make Donald Trump …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's campaign has a problem, and it begins with the candidate  —  Joe Biden has a problem, and it's not just that no Democrat has finished a weak fourth in the Iowa caucuses and gone on to become the party's presidential nominee.  The problem is Joe Biden the candidate.
Discussion: The Hill
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
How Biden Blew It  —  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—The Friday night …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Hails Acquittal and Lashes Out at ‘Evil’ and ‘Corrupt’ Opponents  —  Reacting to the defeat of two articles of impeachment against him, the president claimed vindication and expressed resentment.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday denounced the “evil” and “corrupt” …
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Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
After impeachment acquittal, Bill Clinton was ‘profoundly sorry.’ Trump not so much.
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Raw Story
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Lashes Out at Impeachment Foes and Pelosi Hits Back
Discussion: COURIER and Associated Press
Washington Post:
Trump impeachment live updates: President celebrates Senate acquittal at the White House …
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 …
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Internal Document Bashes Pro-Trump Fox Regulars for Spreading ‘Disinformation’  —  In a dossier obtained by The Daily Beast, Fox's research unit advises colleagues to be wary of “disinformation” from several Trump-boosting on-air regulars, including Giuliani.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Christopher Miller / BuzzFeed News:
Ukraine Says The US Is Holding Up $30m Worth Of Guns And Ammo — And It Wants Its Money Back  —  KYIV — At the heart of the impeachment saga that ended on Wednesday in Donald Trump's acquittal was $391 million in US military assistance for Ukraine that the president ordered be withheld.
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:   Trump administration delaying arms transfers worth $30M to Ukraine: report
Financial Times:
Donald Trump ‘apoplectic’ in call with Boris Johnson over Huawei  —  Donald Trump vented “apoplectic” fury at Boris Johnson in a tense phone call over the UK's decision to allow Huawei a role in its 5G mobile phone networks, according to officials in London and Washington.
Luppe B. Luppen / Yahoo News:
Treasury Department sent information on Hunter Biden to expanding GOP Senate inquiry  —  The Treasury Department has complied with Republican senators' requests for highly sensitive and closely held financial records about Hunter Biden and his associates and has turned over " …
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Emma Loop / BuzzFeed News:
Here's What's Happening In Republicans' Biden-Ukraine Investigation
Discussion: The Iowa Standard
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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Chuck Schumer / New York Times:   Mitt Romney's Lonely Vote
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   Trump Is the Rosetta Stone for Understanding Mitt Romney
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Yang fires dozens of staffers after Iowa debacle  —  Andrew Yang's campaign fired dozens of staffers this week after an abysmal finish in the Iowa caucuses, according to four former staffers who were let go.  —  Among those dismissed were the national political and policy directors of the campaign …
Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
These southern Utah sites were once off limits to development.  Now, Trump will auction the right to drill and mine there.  —  The Interior Department finalized plans Thursday that will expand drilling, mining and grazing in southern Utah that had once been protected as two separate national monuments …
Discussion: CNN, Common Dreams and The Daily Caller
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Brady Mccombs / Associated Press:   Trump administration moves ahead on shrinking Utah monuments
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.
Dan Cobb / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump hints at Republican compromise in messy Georgia Senate race  —  President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he's working on a compromise between U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, two Georgia Republicans who are clashing over the same seat in a November election.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Sanders Takes Lead, Buttigieg and Biden Vie For Second  —  Beating Trump is most important factor; uncertain impact from Iowa results  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Bernie Sanders has taken the lead in New Hampshire's presidential primary, while Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden currently jockey for second place.
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
On Facebook, anti-vaxxers urged a mom not to give her son tamiflu.  He later died.  —  Online groups that routinely traffic in anti-vaccination propaganda have become a resource for people seeking out a wide variety of medical information.  —  Facebook groups that routinely traffic …
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Women of color bolt Warren's Nevada campaign in frustration  —  A half-dozen women of color have departed Elizabeth Warren's Nevada campaign in the run-up to the state's caucuses with complaints of a toxic work environment in which minorities felt tokenized and senior leadership was at loggerheads.
Discussion: Fox News
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
At Embassies Abroad, Trump Envoys Are Quietly Pushing Out Career Diplomats  —  “There's zero support or pushback from the department for the career people,” said one former U.S. official.  —  Lana Marks is a successful fashion designer and member of U.S. President Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
These Fake Local News Sites Have Confused People For Years.  We Found Out Who Created Them.  —  As they stole stories from real newspapers, these sites baffled scientists, activists, and journalists.  Until now.  —  Jay Pinho and his wife, Victoria, rely on Google Alerts to track …
David Freedlander / Politico:
An Unsettling New Theory: There Is No Swing Voter  —  What if everything you think you know about politics is wrong?  What if there aren't really American swing voters—or not enough, anyway, to pick the next president?  What if it doesn't matter much who the Democratic nominee is?
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's latest viral attack on Romney exposes Trumpism's ugly core  —  The retribution has been swift and severe.  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who heretically placed his oath of office before his higher duty to defend President Trump, is now taking brutal incoming from all corners …
Rick Scott / USA Today:
Rein in House partisan impeachment power: Sen. Rick Scott  —  If given the chance, the House may pursue partisan impeachment again.  We simply cannot let that happen.  Impeachment must be taken seriously.  —  Our Founding Fathers feared that impeachment would be used as a partisan tool by partisan actors.
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Rick Scott announces Constitutional amendment to raise threshold for impeachment
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Doctor Who Issued Early Warning on Virus Dies  —  Li Wenliang, a 33-year-old ophthalmologist based in Wuhan, had captivated the country and triggered an extraordinary outpouring of emotion as he ailed  —  WUHAN—The whistleblowing Chinese doctor who was among the first to flag …
Discussion: New York Post and National Review
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Rep. Matt Gaetz demands criminal probe of Pelosi for mutilating Trump speech.  ‘This is cute,’ responds Laura Ingraham.  —  The original version of this article suggested that Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) joined Gaetz in demanding a probe.  While he appeared on Fox News with Gaetz, he did not demand an investigation.
Media Matters for America:
Hugh Hewitt: “Slanderous” to call Rush Limbaugh a racist  —  Trump is using Global Entry as political retaliation.  Some media outlets aren't calling that out.
 
 
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Politico:
Capitol Police investigate suspicious substance near Schiff's office
Erin Donaghue / CBS News:
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ProPublica:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
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