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9:55 PM ET, February 11, 2020

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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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Axios:
Scoop: Trump pulls nomination for former U.S. attorney for D.C. to Treasury post  —  President Trump is withdrawing his nomination for former U.S. attorney for D.C. Jessie Liu to serve as the Treasury Department's undersecretary for terrorism and financial crimes, a top position overseeing economic sanctions …
NBC News:
Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing  —  Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's case wasn't the first time senior political appointees reached into a case involving ab ex-Trump aide, officials say.  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. attorney who had presided …
New York Times:
Prosecutors Quit Roger Stone Case After Justice Dept. Intervenes on Sentencing … Breaking2093 comments  —  New Hampshire Democrats Head to the Polls in 2020 Primary … Live  —  Polls will start to close at 7 p.m. Eastern time.  Here's what to watch for.  —  6:20 a.m.  —  Manchester, N.H.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News
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.
Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Prosecutors Quit After DOJ Says It Will Override ‘Excessive’ Sentencing Guideline for Roger Stone
Discussion: Axios, Joe.My.God. and Law & Crime
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Acquittal, week one: Targeting witnesses and upheaval in the Justice Department
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren, in New Memo, Outlines Her Path and Rivals' Flaws  —  Seeking a revival, Ms. 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. …
Discussion: Team Warren
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Washington Post:
Michael Bennet drops out of presidential race  —  CONCORD, N.H. — Michael Bennet, the Colorado senator and former public school superintendent, is ending his campaign for the presidency, he said.  —  Bennet walked into his New Hampshire primary-night party shortly before 8:30 p.m. …
Discussion: IJR and The Daily Beast
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Sanders Has Built The Most Powerful Machine In Democratic Politics—And It May Be Unstoppable
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Breitbart
CBS News:
New Hampshire primary: Sanders leads, Buttigieg and Klobuchar fight for second
Discussion: Spectator USA and The Week
CNN:
Exit polls: 6 in 10 New Hampshire Democrats want a nominee who can beat Trump
Discussion: Washington Times and The Hill
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
28 Scenarios For What Things Could Look Like After New Hampshire
NBC News:
Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race  —  Yang on Tuesday raised the prospect of running again in 2024.  —  Andrew Yang, a New York businessman whose unusual presidential campaign rose to prominence with a plan to give Americans $1,000 a month, is dropping out of the Democratic race.
Discussion: Redstate and Axios
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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. He Thinks His Campaign Has Two Big Legacies.
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
‘Fear and chaos’: Andrew Yang staffers are furious over sudden layoffs and a campaign near collapse
Kaylie Piecuch / Fox News:
Meet the New Hampshire voter who made $12G from Andrew Yang's ‘Freedom Dividend’
Discussion: Vox
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. Here's Why.
Discussion: Big League Politics
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:   Entrepreneur Andrew Yang ends his bid for the presidency
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Andrew Yang drops out
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Post
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Fires Defense Official for Refusing to Break the Law on His Behalf  —  Two days after Senate Republicans acquitted President Trump on both counts of impeachment, the Trump administration fired a number of national-security officials: European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Week
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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.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
‘We are not a banana republic’: National security adviser defends Vindman dismissals  —  National security adviser Robert O'Brien on Tuesday defended the dismissal of Lt. Cols.  Alexander and Yevgeny Vindman from the National Security Council, suggesting that the officials were trying to undermine the president.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mike Bloomberg for President:
Statement from Mike Bloomberg  —  “President Trump's deleted tweet is the latest example of his endless efforts to divide Americans.  I inherited the police practice of stop-and-frisk, and as part of our effort to stop gun violence it was overused.  By the time I left office, I cut it back by 95% …
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Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
New poll shows most Utahns pleased with Mitt Romney's vote, but 60% of GOP has negative reaction  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Reactions to Sen. Mitt Romney's vote to remove President Donald Trump from office has ranged from outrage to praise across the country and in Utah.
Discussion: The Hill
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Washington Post:   Trump escalates campaign of retribution as Republican senators shrug
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Romney suggests Senate GOP has moved on following his vote to convict Trump
Matt Mueller / FOX 32 Chicago:
Jussie Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago, source says  —  CHICAGO - Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday in Chicago by special prosecutor Dan Webb, stemming from the alleged racist and anti-gay attack on him that occurred in January of 2019, a source confirms to FOX 32 News.
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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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Live analysis of the 2020 New Hampshire Primary  —  Hey folks, good evening and welcome to POLITICO's New Hampshire primary live chat.  —  Senior politics editor12:01 a.m.  —  We've got a great cast of reporters here tonight, many of them in the New Hampshire, ready to talk about tonight's big vote.
Discussion: Axios, New York Times, The Root and CNN
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   Trump Jr. says Sanders won't be ‘real competition’ if he's the nominee
NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: No jump in independents or first-time voters in New Hampshire Democratic primary  —  There was no jump in independents or first-time voters in Tuesday's New Hampshire Democratic primary, according to early results from the NBC News Exit Poll.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
AP VoteCast: NH Democrats angry, seek alternative to Trump
Discussion: NBC News, Fox News and Washington Post
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) …
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 …
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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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Former news anchor to challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the primary
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Paging Michael Bloomberg  —  Democrats need to nominate the right person to prevent Trump from winning a second term.  —  My fellow Americans, we face a national emergency.  Never before have we had a president so utterly lacking in personal integrity, so able to lie and abuse his powers …
 
 
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New York Times:
Trump Adviser Pushes Utah Congressman for Top Intelligence Post
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Michael Bennet Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race
Discussion: NPR and The Gateway Pundit
ABC News:
3 things to know about Trump's budget plan for Medicare, Medicaid
Discussion: The Hill
Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Officials Say Huawei Can Covertly Access Telecom Networks
Associated Press:
Judge dismisses lieutenant governor's libel suit against CBS
Discussion: The Hill
Roby Brock / Talk Business & Politics:
Poll: Bloomberg holds slim lead among logjam in Arkansas Democratic Presidential primary
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Jeff Bezos has sold nearly $4.1 billion worth of Amazon shares in the past 11 days
Brent Lang / Variety:
‘The Hunt’ Producer Jason Blum and Writer Damon Lindelof Speak Out: ‘This Is Not a Dangerous Movie’
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Deseret News
Tom LoBianco / Yahoo News:
Giuliani storms back into Ukraine investigation with Hunter Biden documentary
 

 
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