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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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Politico, Big League Politics and Issues & Insights
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.
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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Slate, No More Mister Nice Blog and NewsOne
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
DNC chair calls for recanvass in Iowa
DNC chair calls for recanvass in Iowa
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ABC News, Axios, Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA and Sludge
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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Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Townhall and The Federalist
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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Politico
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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Politico, Fox News, The Hill, Breitbart, Florida Politics, Associated Press, WPRI-TV, The Smoke Eater and Wall Street Journal
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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HuffPost, KTLA, Vanity Fair and The Root
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Impeachment Hurt Somebody. It Wasn't Trump.
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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Fox News, Associated Press, The Hill, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
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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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Associated Press and COURIER
Axios:
Trump cuts loose at White House impeachment acquittal celebration
Trump cuts loose at White House impeachment acquittal celebration
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The Hill, Politico and Washington Post
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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Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, DCReport.org, The Hill, The Root, Raw Story, IJR, The Federalist Papers, CNN and Washington Free Beacon
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Hails Acquittal and Lashes Out at ‘Evil’ and ‘Corrupt’ Opponents
ABC News:
Trump declares victory over impeachment: ‘It was evil’
Trump declares victory over impeachment: ‘It was evil’
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Twitchy, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
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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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.
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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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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VICE, Raw Story, Politico, Deseret News, The Hill, HuffPost, Fox News and Washington Post
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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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The Daily Wire, Washington Monthly, The Week, Washington Post, New York Post and Tangle
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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BuzzFeed News, The Hill, The American Independent, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post
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?
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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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump suspends Global Entry, traveler programs for New York residents over ‘sanctuary’ policies
Trump suspends Global Entry, traveler programs for New York residents over ‘sanctuary’ policies
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Slate, The Week, New York Times, Balloon Juice and Politico
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 …
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The Hill, New York Post and The Guardian
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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CNN and The Daily Caller
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.
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Fighting words: Journalism is under attack in Europe — The United States is not the only country where journalists work in a toxic political environment, in which the leader of the nation routinely attacks and demonizes them. A recently published report from the Reuters Institute for the Study …
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Reuters and New York Times
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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CNN, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, National Review and Letters from an American
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.
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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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Air Force colonel set to take command of Air Force One base jailed for five years on child pornography charges — A decorated U.S. Air Force colonel slated to take command of the base that hosts Air Force One has been sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography.