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New York Times:
Republican Senators Tried to Stop Trump From Firing Impeachment Witness — A handful of senators reached out to the White House to warn the president not to dismiss Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union who testified in the House hearings. But Mr. Trump went ahead anyway.
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Washington Post:
‘Not just chilling but frightening’: Inside Vindman's ouster amid fears of further retaliation by Trump — He had been publicly vilified by President Trump, marched out of his national security office across from the White House, so Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman wanted only to get his mind off politics …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘Friday night massacre’ is just the beginning. I fear what's to come. — “They have learned nothing and forgotten nothing.” So the French statesman Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand supposedly said after the Bourbon kings were restored to power in 1814. That is President Trump to a T.
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CNN:
Major cuts to National Security Council staff expected as soon as next week, sources say
Major cuts to National Security Council staff expected as soon as next week, sources say
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Vivian Salama / CNN:
Firing of House impeachment witnesses raises questions over US-Ukraine policy
Firing of House impeachment witnesses raises questions over US-Ukraine policy
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CNN:
CNN poll: Sanders leads as Buttigieg grabs momentum in New Hampshire — Buttigieg and Sanders both claim victory in Iowa — (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders heads into the New Hampshire primary still holding a lead over his top rivals for the Democratic nomination, but with Pete Buttigieg …
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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Joe Biden Is Collapsing — Joe Biden brought his “No Malarkey” tour to a New Hampshire debate stage on Friday night. But in promising to tell the truth, he accidentally exposed his own doleful (or I should say, Bob Dole-ful) prospects in Tuesday's opening-gun primary.
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Associated Press:
Biden mocks rival Buttigieg's record as small city mayor
Biden mocks rival Buttigieg's record as small city mayor
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists shouldn't make political predictions. I learned this lesson the hard way.
The Boston Globe:
Buttigieg opens slight lead over Sanders in N.H., Globe/WBZ/Suffolk poll shows
Buttigieg opens slight lead over Sanders in N.H., Globe/WBZ/Suffolk poll shows
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Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Biden on Buttigieg: 'This guy's not Barack Obama'
Biden on Buttigieg: 'This guy's not Barack Obama'
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Democrats on edge after 2020 election season's ragged launch
Democrats on edge after 2020 election season's ragged launch
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TMZ.com:
Trump's ‘Orange Face’ Photo Appears Edited to Show Stark Contrast … DT took to Twitter Saturday, writing ... “More Fake News. This was photoshopped, obviously, but the wind was strong and the hair looks good? Anything to demean!” The black and white rendition of the pic was also posted by this Moon guy.
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President Trump Arrives To White House From North Carolina — U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Trump is sending top surrogates to New Hampshire ahead of the contentious Democratic primary.
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Joseph Brean / National Post:
Jordan Peterson's year of ‘absolute hell’: Professor forced to retreat from public life because of addiction — The controversial author and professor is recovering from addiction to tranquilizers and near-death in Russia, his family says — SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK — We want to improve your reading experience
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Nevada Democrats debut to volunteers new iPad-based ‘tool’ to calculate math on Caucus Day in the wake of Iowa fiasco — Democratic supporters cheer at the the Nevada Democratic Party election night event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)
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Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
After the meltdown at the Iowa caucuses, Democrats fear a repeat in Nevada
After the meltdown at the Iowa caucuses, Democrats fear a repeat in Nevada
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
CBS News head calls threats against Gayle King reprehensible — NEW YORK (AP) — The CBS News chief called threats against journalist Gayle King “reprehensible” Saturday as backlash grew against rapper Snoop Dogg and others critical of King for an interview where she asked about a sexual assault charge against the late Kobe Bryant.
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Mary Margaret Olohan / The Daily Caller:
ANALYSIS: Infanticide Is A Real Issue, Despite Establishment Media Narrative — Establishment and liberal media news outlets insist that Republicans and President Donald Trump falsely emphasize Democratic support for infanticide. — But Democrats, including Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam …
Washington Post:
Trump's new budget proposal expected to show how far he has moved away from some 2016 campaign promises — The president's 2021 budget request will kick off the annual spending roulette — The budget proposal President Trump will release Monday is expected to lay bare how much he has adjusted …
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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Part of America Is Still Forgotten, Now Under Trump — The economy may get the president re-elected, but not everyone is sharing in its strength. — President Trump declared in his State of the Union address that “our economy is the best it has ever been.”
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
The Castro's shame: Addiction and mental illness devastate iconic SF neighborhood — Heading up Market Street the other day from City Hall to the Castro, we spotted her: a woman sitting on a concrete median in the middle of Duboce Avenue, her skinny, sore-covered legs and bright orange shoes hanging dangerously into traffic.
Jon Levine / New York Post:
AOC, boyfriend talk about ‘combating racism as a white person’ in Instagram stories — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a rare appearance with boyfriend Riley Roberts while taking questions from fans in an Instagram story Friday night. — The freshman Queens socialist enlisted her man …
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New York Times:
Trump's 2020 Re-Election Challenges and Strategy to Win — With impeachment behind the president, his re-election campaign wants to address political weaknesses exacerbated by his policies and behavior. — WASHINGTON — Buoyed by his impeachment acquittal and the muddled Democratic primary race …
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Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
The Democratic Primary Is A Mess. Michael Bloomberg Is Taking Advantage. — NORFOLK, Virginia — While the rest of the Democratic field showed up in New Hampshire still unclear about who, exactly, won the Iowa caucuses, Mike Bloomberg was elsewhere. — He was in Philadelphia …
Washington Post:
‘Tempted to despair’: Trump's resilience causes Democrats to sound the alarm — Anxiety is coursing through the Democratic Party as President Trump emerges from his impeachment proceedings as a potent threat for reelection, with party leaders and activists uncertain about how to beat …
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump used Philly girl's story to attack ‘failing government schools.’ But she's at one of the city's most desired charters. — President Donald Trump turned a Philadelphia fourth grader into a poster child for the school-choice movement Tuesday when he told the nation that thousands of students were …
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Jonah Goldberg / The G-File:
The Cult of Unity Is a Poison — Dear Reader (Including those of you still standing in an Iowan elementary school gymnasium), — Let's imagine for a moment that you've been invited to an Afghan warlord's home for dinner. How you found yourself in this situation is beside the point …
WJXT-TV:
Police: Van drives through Republican's voter registration tent in Jacksonville — Lt. Larry Gayle says unclear if incident in East Arlington parking lot was politically motivated — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are looking for a brown Chevrolet van …
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Associated Press:
Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian who enlivened the game show “To Tell the Truth” and played a crotchety merchant on “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said.
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