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1:30 PM ET, February 7, 2020

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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 …
Discussion: Washington Post, Bloomberg and The Hill
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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 …
CNN:
Mulvaney's job in doubt now that impeachment dust has settled  —  Mulvaney confesses to quid pro quo: Get over it  —  Washington (CNN)With a five-month impeachment saga behind them, White House aides are bracing for the prospect of another staff shake-up in the West Wing as President Donald Trump looks …
Discussion: Politico, New York Post and The Hill
Bloomberg:
White House Weighs Ouster of Aide Who Testified Against Trump
Washington Post:
Trump lambastes his critics as he moves to target perceived enemies over impeachment
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.
Discussion: National Review and The Hill
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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.
The Boston Globe:
Pete Buttigieg continues to surge in N.H. polling
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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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:   What President Trump's company charges the Secret Service
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.
Discussion: Fox News, IJR and CNN
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Inside Buttigieg's Iowa comeback
Tim Alberta / Politico:   12 Wild Hours With Andrew Yang
NBC News:
Coronavirus updates: 8 more Americans diagnosed on cruise ship as death toll hits 638  —  As confirmed cases reach more than 31,000 in mainland China, here is the latest you need to know.  —  • Global death toll rises to at least 638 as confirmed cases reach more than 31,000 in mainland China
Discussion: Breitbart, Disrn and ABC7
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Li Yuan / New York Times:
Widespread Outcry in China Over Death of Coronavirus Doctor
Discussion: Slate, The Week and Breitbart
Gerry Shih / Washington Post:
Doctor's death from coronavirus sparks a digital uprising, rattling China's leaders
Discussion: The Nation
New York Times:   China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in ‘Wartime’ Battle With Coronavirus
Dan Evon / Snopes.com:
Was Ripping Up the SOTU Speech Illegal?  Legal Experts Say No  —  While one lawmaker has filed an ethics complaint against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, legal scholars have refuted this claim.  —  On Feb. 4, 2020, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump finished delivering his State …
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Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times:   From vindictive to vulgar, Trump lets loose after impeachment acquittal
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.
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:   Appeals court tosses Democrats' emoluments lawsuit against Trump
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Raw Story
Joseph Cox / VICE:
Shadow's Cancelled Nevada Caucus App Had Errors, Too  —  As the app used to report caucus results in Iowa failed, volunteers for the Nevada State Democratic Party encountered errors while testing their own version of the app made by the same company, Motherboard has learned.
Discussion: National Review, Mashable and NBC News
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Trump's former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer will endorse Mike Bloomberg for president  —  Richard Spencer, fired for objecting to Trump's intervention in the Gallagher case, will be the first Trump appointee to back a possible Trump opponent.  —  NORFOLK, Virginia — Richard Spencer …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Trump's former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer endorses Mike Bloomberg for president
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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Joe Walsh / Washington Post:
Challenging Trump for the GOP nomination taught me my party is a cult
Discussion: Deadline and The Week
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite, KTLA, Page Six and The Wrap
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Hamilton Nolan / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Post's masthead will have to accept that it is not God  —  It's been a grueling couple of weeks for the Washington Post.  The paper found itself as the subject of news, rather than its author.  Morale is hurting.  The newsroom is angry.  Management is stumbling.
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?
 
 
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New York Times:
Joe Biden Shakes Up Campaign Leadership, Elevating Anita Dunn
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Illinois, not Iowa, should go first in primaries
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New York Times:
Clearview's Facial Recognition App Is Identifying Child Victims of Abuse
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
The Election Year Economy Is Everything Trump Could Hope For
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Manufacturers group to award Ivanka Trump
Scottie Andrew / CNN:
Virginia will eliminate a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
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Tim Novak / Chicago Sun-Times:
President's Chicago tax appeal on Trump Tower is under investigation
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The Democrats' Unserious Week
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Mitt Romney's ‘profile in courage’
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Jerusalem Post:
Kushner: Abbas, Olmert jealous they couldn't bring about peace themselves
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Internal Document Bashes Pro-Trump Fox Regulars for Spreading ‘Disinformation’
 

 
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