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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.
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.” — A key prosecutor has resigned …
NBC News:
Roger Stone prosecutor resigns from case after DOJ backpedals on sentencing recommendation — Trump tweeted early Tuesday, calling the initial sentencing recommendation “disgraceful” and a “miscarriage of justice.” — The lead prosecutor in Roger Stone's criminal case abruptly resigned …
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CNBC:
Two Roger Stone prosecutors quit case after DOJ says it will cut Trump ally's recommended prison sentence — Two federal prosecutors in the criminal case against Republican operative Roger Stone dramatically quit the case Tuesday shortly after the Department of Justice said it will force prosecutors …
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
DOJ to Override ‘Excessive’ Sentencing Recommendation for Trump Ally Roger Stone
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Two Stone prosecutors resign after DOJ overrules sentencing memo
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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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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Mueller Prosecutors May Have Lied To DOJ About Stone Prison Sentence Recommendation
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Politico:
Two prosecutors exit Roger Stone case after DOJ shifts to lighter sentence
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: DOJ To Make Extraordinary Reversal On Tough Sentence For Roger Stone
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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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WMUR:
First results of 2020 New Hampshire Primary are in. Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump lead
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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
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The Hill
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Electile Dysfunction: Joe Biden Pulls Out Early from New Hampshire
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The Week
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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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden super PAC warns of ‘doomsday scenario’
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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
New York Times:
What's at Stake in the New Hampshire Primary
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Surging in the polls, Klobuchar says Trump can't put himself in voters' shoes, ‘I can’
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The Hill
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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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, Law & Crime 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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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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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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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 …
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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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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National Review and Page Six
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
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
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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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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