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 …

New Hampshire primary: Sanders leads, Buttigieg and Klobuchar fight for second  —  Polls are closed in New Hampshire, and as of 8:30 p.m. ET, the primary is leaning toward Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg is in second place and Amy Klobuchar in third.  CBS News projects Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are not on pace to win any delegates.

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 …

Four major journalistic errors in just 10 hours  —  If you think the news industry's credibility problem is bad now, you haven't seen anything yet.  —  It is going to get much, much worse the closer we get to Election Day, if Tuesday's slipshod news reporting and commentary is any indication.

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 …

In new flyer, Culinary Union warns members Sanders would ‘end’ their health care if elected president  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a Culinary Union town hall in Las Vegas on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.  (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders would …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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