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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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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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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.
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
DNC chair calls for Iowa to recanvass caucus vote, says ‘enough is enough’ — The results of Monday's Iowa caucuses were delayed after there were problems with a smartphone app. — Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez is calling on Iowa Democratic officials to immediately recanvass …
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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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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
DNC chair calls for recanvass in Iowa
DNC chair calls for recanvass in Iowa
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Associated Press:
Buttigieg clings to narrow lead as Iowa results trickle in
Buttigieg clings to narrow lead as Iowa results trickle in
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden's poor Iowa showing dramatically ups the stakes in New Hampshire
Biden's poor Iowa showing dramatically ups the stakes in New Hampshire
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CNN:
DNC chair calls for a recanvass in Iowa as chaos ensues
DNC chair calls for a recanvass in Iowa as chaos ensues
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Morning Consult:
Buttigieg and Sanders Move Up, Biden Slides After Bungled Iowa Caucuses
Buttigieg and Sanders Move Up, Biden Slides After Bungled Iowa Caucuses
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The Hill
Politico:
Biden campaign agonizes over Iowa shellacking
Biden campaign agonizes over Iowa shellacking
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Gregory Korte / Bloomberg:
Democratic Chair Calls for Recanvass of Iowa Caucus Results
Democratic Chair Calls for Recanvass of Iowa Caucus Results
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German Lopez / Vox:
Democrats have good plans to tackle the opioid epidemic. They should talk about them.
Democrats have good plans to tackle the opioid epidemic. They should talk about them.
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Washington Post:
Trump impeachment live updates: President celebrates Senate acquittal at the White House, expresses no contrition and calls Democratic leaders ‘vicious and mean’ — President Trump on Thursday portrayed his impeachment as a continuation of the scrutiny his actions have faced since he announced his run for the presidency in 2015.
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Axios:
Trump cuts loose at White House impeachment acquittal celebration
Trump cuts loose at White House impeachment acquittal celebration
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ABC News:
Trump declares victory over impeachment: ‘It was evil’
Trump declares victory over impeachment: ‘It was evil’
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Dishonest and corrupt’: Trump unloads at National Prayer Breakfast after acquittal
‘Dishonest and corrupt’: Trump unloads at National Prayer Breakfast after acquittal
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Rick Scott announces Constitutional amendment to raise threshold for impeachment
Rick Scott announces Constitutional amendment to raise threshold for impeachment
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Lashes Out at Impeachment Foes and Pelosi Hits Back
Trump Lashes Out at Impeachment Foes and Pelosi Hits Back
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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 …
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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.
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The Hill
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.
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
Mitt Romney is not ‘principled’ — and he never has been
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Conrad Black / American Greatness:
Romney's Discreditable, Dishonest Vote
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.
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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?
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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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.
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 …
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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.
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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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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Erin Donaghue / CBS News:
Racially-motivated violent extremists elevated to “national threat priority,” FBI director says — The FBI has elevated its assessment of the threat posed by racially motivated violent extremists in the U.S. to a “national threat priority” for fiscal year 2020, FBI director Christopher Wray said Wednesday.
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Senate report faults Obama administration's paralysis on Russian election interference — Widespread paralysis in the Obama administration prevented the U.S. from developing an effective response to combat Russian hacking in the 2016 election, according to a new, bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
How Trump survived impeachment — WASHINGTON — Nothing has united the modern Democratic Party like the desire to remove Donald Trump from the Oval Office. It is a desire shared by moderates and progressives alike, from a California that never quite managed to — secede from the union to a New York that has
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.
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.
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Trump Now Has the Senate GOP's Blessing to Undermine Democracy — After making it through a criminal investigation and political impeachment unscathed, Trump now has free rein to invite election interference and more. — Welcome to a dark day in America's modern experiment with democracy.
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