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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:
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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Hunter Moyler / Newsweek:
New poll shows every Democratic frontrunner beating Donald Trump in 2020 election — New poll results from Morning Consult released Monday showed all five of the leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination defeating President Donald Trump in hypothetical match-ups.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, NewsOne and Vanity Fair
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.
New York Times:
Snail Mail and Nuisance Calls: New Details on the Iowa Caucus Problems
Snail Mail and Nuisance Calls: New Details on the Iowa Caucus Problems
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New York Post
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 …
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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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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The Week, Washington Post and Mother Jones
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Romney: One Man Alone
Romney: One Man Alone
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New York Times, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Politico, BizPac Review and The Week
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Wrenching Truth About Mitt Romney's Vote Is That It Doesn't Matter
Christopher Bedford / The Federalist:
What Does Mitt Romney Even Stand For? An Investigation
What Does Mitt Romney Even Stand For? An Investigation
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National Review, The Atlantic and Deseret News
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
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 The Hill
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.
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Politico:
Biden campaign agonizes over Iowa shellacking
Biden campaign agonizes over Iowa shellacking
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Chrissy Clark / The Federalist:
CNN Excludes Tulsi Gabbard From Town Hall That Includes Lower-Polling Candidates
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
Bloomberg seizes on chaos in Democratic presidential race to escalate his campaign
Bloomberg seizes on chaos in Democratic presidential race to escalate his campaign
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The Smoke Eater
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump impeachment live updates: President lashes out at Democrats as ‘corrupt people’ at National Prayer Breakfast, in his first public remarks after acquittal — President Trump used his remarks to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday to lash out at House Democrats responsible …
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Raw Story, The Hill, One America News Network and The Week
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Dishonest and corrupt’: Trump unloads at National Prayer Breakfast after acquittal — The Senate found the president not guilty on abuse of power and obstruction of justice on Wednesday. — President Donald Trump blasted “dishonest and corrupt” people Thursday morning at the National Prayer Breakfast …
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.
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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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?
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
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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, The Week, Daily Kos, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, Vanity Fair and HuffPost
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
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.
Marina Koren / The Atlantic:
The Night Sky Will Never Be the Same — Last year, Krzysztof Stanek got a letter from one of his neighbors. The neighbor wanted to build a shed two feet taller than local regulations allowed, and the city required him to notify nearby residents. Neighbors, the notice said, could object to the construction.
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
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
New High of 90% of Americans Satisfied With Personal Life — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nine in 10 Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life, a new high in Gallup's four-decade trend. The latest figure bests the previous high of 88% recorded in 2003.
Ted Nesi / WPRI-TV:
VP Raimondo? Bloomberg, gov keep the door open — PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Democratic presidential hopeful Mike Bloomberg and Gov. Gina Raimondo played it coy Wednesday about whether she could be his running mate, after she became the first governor in the country to endorse the former New York City mayor.
New York Times:
Draft Executive Order Would Give Trump a New Target: Modern Design — The proposed order, called “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” favors classical design for buildings in Washington. It has drawn opposition from architects. — WASHINGTON — Should every new government building …
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The Hill, Spectator USA, The Daily Caller and CityLab
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