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Eric Russell / Press Herald:
Sen. Collins says retribution after impeachment acquittal would not be appropriate — Maine's Republican senator defended her vote not to impeach President Trump but said she'll continue to challenge him when appropriate. — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, appearing in Maine for the first time since …
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POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos and The Daily Beast
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New York Times:
Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman Will Be Transferred From the White House — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, whose testimony in the House inquiry infuriated President Trump and his allies, will be reassigned within the military, officials said. — The White House plans to transfer …
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Washington Post, Unprecedented, Bloomberg, The Hill and Redstate
CNN:
Mulvaney's job in doubt now that impeachment dust has settled
Mulvaney's job in doubt now that impeachment dust has settled
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Politico, New York Post and The Hill
Bloomberg:
White House Weighs Ouster of Aide Who Testified Against Trump
White House Weighs Ouster of Aide Who Testified Against Trump
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NBC News, Redstate, The Daily Beast, Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Vanity Fair, Newsy, CNN, National Review, Breitbart, Twitchy, Daily Kos, Slate, The Last Refuge, The Week and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Trump lambastes his critics as he moves to target perceived enemies over impeachment
Trump lambastes his critics as he moves to target perceived enemies over impeachment
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Politico, Washington Monthly, ABC News, The Hill, Associated Press, Vox, Axios, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, The White House, Daily Kos, HuffPost, New York Times, The Last Refuge, Breitbart and PJ Media Home
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
So, Now What? — CONCORD, N.H. — Although controversy continues to swirl around the Iowa caucuses, folks here in New Hampshire seemed to have already moved on. They don't need an official recanvass or final party certified winner to tell them what happened on Monday night.
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CBS Boston:
Exclusive NH Tracking Poll: Pete Buttigieg Stays Hot, Ties Bernie Sanders For Lead — BOSTON (CBS) - New Hampshire - Hoosier daddy now? In the latest exclusive WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll, Pete Buttigieg continues his remarkable post-Iowa surge.
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National Review and The Hill
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues
The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues
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National Review, NBC News, Redstate, Raw Story and The Smoke Eater
David Catanese / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Buttigieg's ‘urgent’ New Hampshire mission: squeeze Sanders, beat Biden
Buttigieg's ‘urgent’ New Hampshire mission: squeeze Sanders, beat Biden
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Washington Post, Monmouth University … and New York Times
Washington Post:
Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at Trump's properties — President Trump's company charges the Secret Service for the rooms agents use while protecting him at his luxury properties — billing U.S. taxpayers at rates as high as $650 per night …
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The Atlantic, Vox, Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, Daily Kos, The Week, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and IJR, more at Mediagazer »
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
What President Trump's company charges the Secret Service
Sean Illing / Vox:
“We're losing our damn minds”: James Carville unloads on the Democratic Party — James Carville arrives for the annual JFK Profiles in Courage Award ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 20, 2018. Paul Marotta/Getty Images — Why the longtime Democratic strategist is “scared to death” of the 2020 election.
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Twitchy, Washington Post and National Review
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Mike Bloomberg Is Paying ‘Influencers’ to Make Him Seem Cool — The Bloomberg campaign is trying an ad strategy familiar to every other startup with a ton of cash and a questionable business model: paying influencers to make it seem cool. — One day after the Iowa caucuses were effectively botched …
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The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Intercept, NB Blog and Twitchy
Li Yuan / New York Times:
Widespread Outcry in China Over Death of Coronavirus Doctor — The doctor, Li Wenliang, had been silenced by the police after warning about the new coronavirus that has killed hundreds in China and sickened thousands. — They posted videos of the Les Misérables song, “Do You Hear the People Sing.”
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
January adds a much stronger-than-expected 225,000 jobs, with a boost from warm weather — By Jeff Cox@JEFF.COX.7528@JEFFCOXCNBCCOM — Nonfarm payrolls surged 225,000 for the month, well above Wall Street estimates for a 158,000 gain. — The unemployment rate ticked higher to 3.6% …
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Townhall, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Week, Disrn and Twitchy
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Vice President Pence defends deficit expansion under Trump as necessary for economic growth
Reade Pickert / Yahoo Finance:
U.S. Jobs Top Estimates With 225,000 Gain, Wages Accelerate
U.S. Jobs Top Estimates With 225,000 Gain, Wages Accelerate
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NB Blog
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Real Truth the Iowa Caucuses Don't Want You to Know! — There's no Pepe Silvia? This is big. — I have a very simple maxim that I share with non-political friends who ask me to explain what I think is happening behind the scenes in any given political scandal: — When in doubt, it's VEEP, not House of Cards.
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Common Dreams, Raw Story and NBC News
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The Daily Beast:
The New Dem Fear About Iowa: Do They Have a Turnout Problem?
The New Dem Fear About Iowa: Do They Have a Turnout Problem?
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Redstate, The Daily Caller, Iowa Starting Line, NBC News and The Guardian
Joseph Cox / VICE:
Shadow's Cancelled Nevada Caucus App Had Errors, Too
Shadow's Cancelled Nevada Caucus App Had Errors, Too
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National Review and Mashable
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court rejects Democrats' emoluments suit against Trump — A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit from Congressional Democrats who accused President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by receiving profits from foreign governments' spending at his luxury Washington hotel and other businesses.
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ABC News, Associated Press, Axios and Breitbart
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Appeals court tosses Democrats' emoluments lawsuit against Trump
Parker Molloy / Media Matters for America:
Chris Cillizza, impeachment, and a grotesque monument to modern media — What CNN's analyst shows about what gets prioritized in the press — You know how in movies like Freaky Friday, 13 Going on 30, and Big, there are always those scenes where the main character has to learn how to be an adult?
Chuck Schumer / New York Times:
The Woman Defending Harvey Weinstein … In the trial of Harvey Weinstein, six women have taken the stand, each making similar accusations of rape and sexual assault against the movie producer. Throughout their testimony, Weinstein's defense lawyers have portrayed those encounters as consensual …
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Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Page Six, The Wrap and KTLA
New York Times:
Joe Biden Shakes Up Campaign Leadership, Elevating Anita Dunn — Ms. Dunn, who worked in the Obama White House, is taking on a new role as Mr. Biden seeks a reset after a disappointing fourth-place finish in Iowa. — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Anita Dunn, a veteran Democratic operative and top adviser …
Matthew Cappucci / Washington Post:
Antarctica just hit 65 degrees, its warmest temperature ever recorded — It comes days after earth's warmest January on record. — Just days after the earth saw its warmest January on record, Antarctica has broken its warmest temperature ever recorded. A reading of 65 degrees was taken …
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The Week
Politico:
Iowa blowback scorches Tom Perez — Democrats are fuming that it took a full day for Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez to issue a statement on the caucus debacle in Iowa — and three full days for him to go before national viewers to explain what's going on.
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
How Trump Rewired the Electoral Map — When President Barack Obama launched his 2012 reelection campaign, he did it with back-to-back rallies in a pair of logical places: Virginia and Ohio. The two essential swing states, with 31 electoral votes between them, were vital to Obama's chances of winning a second term.
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Washington Monthly and Raw Story
Chris Lee / Vulture:
Who Is Writing Brad Pitt's Awards Season Speeches? — By this point in awards season, Brad Pitt's march toward a Best Supporting Actor Oscar seems all but inevitable. Not to say anyone's complaining. In fact, the loudest knock against the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star is that his warm …
Vicky Ward / CNN:
Exclusive photos of Giuliani in Spain show Lev Parnas has lots more to share — New York (CNN)Stored in devices seized from Lev Parnas by law enforcement, there's a 34-second cell phone video of Rudy Giuliani relishing a bullfight. There are also photos of Donald Trump's personal attorney posing …
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Raw Story
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Trump's State of the Union speech was a white supremacist vision of America — President Trump defiled the majesty of the East Room of the White House with a vulgar display of vindictiveness that shocked even those of us who didn't expect anything less. For more than an hour …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Joe Walsh ends Republican primary challenge against Trump — GOPer: If a Democratic President had done this, she would have already been impeached & removed — (CNN)Former US Rep. Joe Walsh is ending his uphill challenge against Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination …
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Manufacturers group to award Ivanka Trump — The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is giving Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and White House adviser, an award for supporting manufacturing. — Trump will be the inaugural recipient of the association's Alexander Hamilton Award.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Ivanka Trump credited with boosting jobs ‘like no one has ever done’
Ivanka Trump credited with boosting jobs ‘like no one has ever done’
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Raw Story
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
What It Was Like to Work for Andrew Yang — He has called his campaign “the journey of my life.” But what got lost in the novelty of his bid, former employees say, was scrutiny of his life before this particular journey. — MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Andrew Yang on the presidential debate stage …
Wall Street Journal:
Federal Agencies Use Cellphone Location Data for Immigration Enforcement — Commercial database that maps movements of millions of cellphones is deployed by immigration and border authorities — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has bought access to a commercial database that maps …
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Steve Israel / New York Times:
How Never Trumpers Fell in Line — Political rationalization has always been part of politics. But what is happening now is dangerous. — Mr. Israel served as a Democratic representative in Congress from 2001 to 2017. — During my 16 years in Congress, from 2001 to 2017 …
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Raw Story
Sasha Ingber / Newsy:
Experts Worry About Your Personal Data In The 2020 Election — Cambridge Analytica made headlines for a major privacy breach. Another company with former employees has links to the president's 2020 campaign. — The world learned in 2018 that a data company working for Donald Trump's …