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12:55 AM ET, February 12, 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.
Washington Post:
Trump withdraws Treasury nomination of former U.S. attorney for D.C. Jessie K. Liu after criticism of her oversight of Mueller prosecutions  —  President Trump on Tuesday withdrew the nomination of former U.S. attorney Jessie K. Liu of Washington, D.C., to a high-ranking Treasury Department post …
Discussion: Vox and The Hill
Fox News:
DOJ expected to scale back Roger Stone's ‘extreme’ sentencing recommendation: official
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Justice Department becomes a political hit squad for an unleashed president
Discussion: CNN, Politico and Bloomberg
NBC News:
Roger Stone prosecutor resigns from case after DOJ backpedals on sentencing recommendation
CBS News:
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.
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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. …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out.  Here's Why.  —  KEENE, N.H.— Even after Donald Trump broke all the rules of politics, there shouldn't have been room in this presidential race for Andrew Yang.  Yet here he was yesterday, just before midnight on the last event of a six-event day …
Washington Post:
Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Klobuchar nabs third place in New Hampshire, exclaims, ‘Hello, America!’
Discussion: MSNBC, The Daily Beast and VTDigger
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:   'They've Both Taken on the Stench of Death.' Are Biden and Warren Making It Out of N.H. Alive?
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
28 Scenarios For What Things Could Look Like After New Hampshire
Washington Post:
Michael Bennet drops out of presidential race
Discussion: New York Times, NPR and IJR
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 …
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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.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump suggests military should consider additional discipline for Vindman  —  President Trump on Tuesday suggested the military should consider additional disciplinary action against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who provided damaging testimony against Trump in the impeachment inquiry and was reassigned from his White House job last week.
Washington Post:
Trump escalates campaign of retribution as Republican senators shrug  —  Trump escalated his campaign of retribution against his perceived impeachment enemies Tuesday, railing in the Oval Office about a decorated combat veteran who testified about the president's conduct with Ukraine …
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
‘We are not a banana republic’: National security adviser defends Vindman dismissals
Discussion: Raw Story
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
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.
Discussion: New York Times, Redstate, NB Blog and NPR
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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% …
Kaylie Piecuch / Fox News:
Meet the New Hampshire voter who made $12G from Andrew Yang's ‘Freedom Dividend’  —  Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has famously called for implementing a universal basic income (UBI) where every American adult gets $1,000 a month from the government — but one New Hampshire family already cashed in on the idea.
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NBC News:
Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race
Discussion: Redstate and Axios
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. He Thinks His Campaign Has Two Big Legacies.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Fox News and Politico
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
‘Fear and chaos’: Andrew Yang staffers are furious over sudden layoffs and a campaign near collapse
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:   Entrepreneur Andrew Yang ends his bid for the presidency
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 …
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, The Root, CNN and COURIER
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NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: No jump in independents or first-time voters in New Hampshire Democratic primary
Discussion: Breitbart
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   Trump Jr. says Sanders won't be ‘real competition’ if he's the nominee
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
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 …
Discussion: VICE, The Intercept and Raw Story
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: POLITICUSUSA and Daily Kos
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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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Romney suggests Senate GOP has moved on following his vote to convict Trump
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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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Former news anchor to challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the primary
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
 
 
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ABC News:
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