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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. to reduce sentencing recommendation for Trump associate Roger Stone, official says, after president calls it ‘unfair’ — The Justice Department plans to reduce its sentencing recommendation for longtime President Trump confidant Roger Stone, after top officials were apparently blindsided …
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Fox News:
DOJ expected to scale back Roger Stone's ‘extreme’ sentencing recommendation: official — The Justice Department is preparing to change its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone after top brass were “shocked” at the stiff prison term initially being sought, according to a senior DOJ official.
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Seek Shorter Sentence for Roger Stone, Overruling Its Prosecutors — President Trump had complained that the recommendation of seven to nine years in prison for his former adviser and longtime friend was a “miscarriage of justice.” — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department …
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Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones: Source involved in Roger Stone White House discussions says Trump will pardon him after sentencing
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Joe.My.God.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Two Stone prosecutors resign amid reports of DOJ overruling sentencing memo
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Washington Post, Joe.My.God., The Gateway Pundit and emptywheel
NBC News:
Roger Stone prosecutor resigns from case after DOJ backpedals on sentencing recommendation
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IJR, Mediaite, Balloon Juice and Reuters
CNBC:
Two Roger Stone prosecutors quit case after DOJ says it will cut Trump ally's recommended prison sentence
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The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, emptywheel and Washington Post
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
DOJ to Override ‘Excessive’ Sentencing Recommendation for Trump Ally Roger Stone
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Law & Crime, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and The Week
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Mueller Prosecutors May Have Lied To DOJ About Stone Prison Sentence Recommendation
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VICE and The American Independent
New York Times:
Warren, in New Memo, Outlines Her Path and Rivals' Flaws — Seeking a revival, Elizabeth Warren's campaign manager sent a letter to supporters expressing optimism about her path forward while taking a skeptical view of her leading opponents. — MANCHESTER, N.H. — In a lengthy Election …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
28 Scenarios For What Things Could Look Like After New Hampshire — Manchester, N.H. — After an extremely confusing week in the Democratic presidential primary, I have some bad news: New Hampshire might not resolve as much as you think. — That's for two reasons.
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Patterico's Pontifications and Mediaite
WMUR:
First results of 2020 New Hampshire Primary are in. Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump lead — Midnight voting took place in Dixville Notch, Hart's Location & Millsfield — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. — The first votes in the 2020 New Hampshire primary …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Sanders Has Built The Most Powerful Machine In Democratic Politics—And It May Be Unstoppable — The senator is seen as a movement leader. The reality is, he's a master political practitioner. — HUDSON, New Hampshire—At the loading dock behind a supermarket …
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The Hill
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Sanders Takes the Lead, but Bloomberg and Buttigieg Reap Spoils of Biden's Decline
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FiveThirtyEight, IJR, Breitbart, Townhall, The Hill and New York Times
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Is Running Her Race. The Real One May Be Passing Her By.
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Slate, The Week and The Guardian
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
This Democratic field is so flawed that even Biden still has a chance
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NBC News, Washington Monthly, The Week, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, The Hill and Washington Post
Natasha Turak / CNBC:
Joe Biden can beat Trump — but he won't win the Democratic nomination, Paul Ryan says
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Axios, The Hill and JONATHAN TURLEY
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden super PAC warns of ‘doomsday scenario’
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OpenSecrets.org, COURIER and The Hill
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Electile Dysfunction: Joe Biden Pulls Out Early from New Hampshire
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The Week
Kate Brannen / Just Security:
Exclusive: New Unredacted Emails Show How Deeply OMB Misled Congress on Ukraine — “Can we call you in 5, DoD is being extraordinarily difficult.” — It was almost 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, and Mark Paoletta, the general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
White House expected to drop Pentagon nominee Elaine McCusker amid Ukraine fallout — The White House is expected to pull the nomination of Elaine McCusker to be the Pentagon's comptroller and chief financial officer in the latest staffing fallout from President Trump's impeachment, The Post has learned.
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The Week
Wall Street Journal:
DOJ Nears Decision on Whether to Charge Blackwater Founder Erik Prince — Prince could face charges stemming from his testimony to Congress about Seychelles meeting with Putin adviser and potential arms-trafficking violations — The Justice Department is in the late stages of deciding whether …
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries. — For more than half a century, governments all over the world trusted a single company to keep the communications of their spies, soldiers and diplomats secret. — The company, Crypto AG …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Bloomberg heard in 2015 audio clip defending ‘stop and frisk,’ throwing minority kids against wall: report — A newly surfaced recording from a 2015 speech by Michael Bloomberg, in which the former three-term mayor of New York City gives a full-throated defense of the controversial policing procedure known …
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Virginia Kruta / The Daily Caller:
Michael Bloomberg Circa 2015 Justifies Russia's Invasion Of Crimea
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The Daily Beast and Twitchy
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump calls Bloomberg ‘A TOTAL RACIST’ over tape of ex-NYC mayor defending ‘stop and frisk’
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Washington Post, Fox News, Mother Jones, National Review, The Hill, NPR, VICE and Raw Story
CNBC:
Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in House Democratic primary — Former longtime CNBC correspondent and anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera filed late Monday to run for Congress in New York's 14th District. — The seat is currently held …
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Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
AOC's Speech Snub, ICE Remarks Rankle Bernie Sanders Campaign
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Deseret News
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate GOP blocks three election security bills — Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to unanimously pass three election security-related bills on Tuesday, marking the latest attempt to clear legislation ahead of the November elections — Democrats tried to get consent …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Most Expect Trump Will Be Reelected; Sanders Overtakes Biden Among Dem Voters — Enthusiasm up from 2016, but with a partisan gap — West Long Branch, NJ - As New Hampshire primary voters go to the polls, there already seems to be an impact from the Iowa caucus results on presidential preferences among Democrats nationwide.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, NBC News, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, Instapundit and Politico
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
‘Fear and chaos’: Andrew Yang staffers are furious over sudden layoffs and a campaign near collapse — Yang's staff said they were blindsided by the layoffs. Many found out something was amiss when they suddenly lost their email accounts or heard about it from the rumor mill.
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Politico, New York Times and NBC News
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities — WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a presidential candidate nominated by their party who happened to be black, Catholic, Hispanic, Jewish or a woman. Such willingness drops to eight in 10 …
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The Hill, Fox News, Common Dreams, UPI, PJ Media Home and New York Post
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg probably just dealt a fatal blow to the Equal Rights Amendment — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks on stage during her induction into the National Museum of American Jewish History's Only in America Gallery. Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images
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ABC News, CNN, National Review, Joe.My.God., Twitchy, Searching for Equality and Reason
Brent Lang / Variety:
‘The Hunt’ Producer Jason Blum and Writer Damon Lindelof Speak Out: ‘This Is Not a Dangerous Movie’ — Universal and Blumhouse are ready to unveil “The Hunt,” a satiric thriller that follows a group of liberal elites who try to track down and kill “red state” conservatives for sport …
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