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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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Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
The spectacular collapse of Joe Biden as Democratic frontrunner — MANCHESTER, NH — He was once the presumptive Democratic nominee, but on Tuesday, Joe Biden fled New Hampshire with his tail between his legs — and headed to South Carolina where he watched his dismal results come in.
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Althouse
Catherine Garcia / The Week:
In Twitter rampage, Trump attacks federal judge set to sentence Roger Stone — President Trump on Tuesday night attacked the judge presiding over his friend and adviser Roger Stone's criminal case. — Stone was found guilty last year of lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstructing a House investigation.
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, Reason, ABC News and HuffPost
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Sanders won, but he's not the big story coming out of New Hampshire — The New Hampshire primary may very well be remembered for the third- through fifth-place finishers and for how surprisingly close the race between Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — the overwhelming favorite who won with 60 percent in 2016 …
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Daily Kos, Mediaite, Bloomberg, Coffee House and VTDigger
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden's Campaign Was a Disaster For Liberalism and the Democratic Party — Candidates who flame out early in presidential primaries, almost by definition, do not make history. But Joe Biden may be an exception. Biden's presidential campaign is now almost certain to fail …
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The Intercept, The Atlantic and Reason
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Bernie Sanders's ‘revolution’ may not materialize after narrow New Hampshire primary win — Until next time, New Hampshire. And our condolences to the #YangGang and James Carville. Hope you get a few hours of shut-eye today before everyone flocks to Nevada. Thanks for waking up with us.
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The Atlantic, No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Times, The Nation and FiveThirtyEight
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Sanders ekes one out, but the revolution has yet to arrive — CONCORD, N.H. — The biggest stories from New Hampshire are, in rough order, the Biden-Warren collapse, Sanders' underwhelming performance, Klobuchar's surge into third, and Buttigieg's compelling second place finish.
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Vox, The Nation, Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight and CNN
Sumantra Maitra / The Federalist:
There's No Country For Faux Moderates Like Joe Biden
There's No Country For Faux Moderates Like Joe Biden
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Fox News
NBC News:
The 2020 Democratic presidential contest is about to turn into a math race
The 2020 Democratic presidential contest is about to turn into a math race
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Washington Post and IJR
Washington Post:
Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race
Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. Here's Why.
Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. Here's Why.
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Outside the Beltway, Big League Politics and Balloon Juice
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
How Amy Klobuchar Pulled Off the Big Surprise of the New Hampshire Primary
How Amy Klobuchar Pulled Off the Big Surprise of the New Hampshire Primary
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Deseret News and The Guardian
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders wins New Hampshire primary
Sanders wins New Hampshire primary
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The Federalist, The Daily Beast and Breitbart
ABC News:
Sanders projected to eke out narrow win in New Hampshire primary. Buttigieg and Klobuchar were close on his heels.
Sanders projected to eke out narrow win in New Hampshire primary. Buttigieg and Klobuchar were close on his heels.
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The Hill, NB Blog, Breitbart, Axios, Mother Jones, One America News Network, Joe.My.God., Star Tribune, CANNONFIRE, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, The Week, UPI and Washington Post
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Warren's campaign at a crossroads as once-rising star confronts disappointing finishes
Warren's campaign at a crossroads as once-rising star confronts disappointing finishes
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Vox
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Amy Klobuchar is the thinking moderate Democrat's electability candidate
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren, in New Memo, Outlines Her Path and Rivals' Flaws
Elizabeth Warren, in New Memo, Outlines Her Path and Rivals' Flaws
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Vox, Washington Free Beacon, Vanity Fair, Team Warren and Politico
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Klobuchar nabs third place in New Hampshire, exclaims, ‘Hello, America!’
Klobuchar nabs third place in New Hampshire, exclaims, ‘Hello, America!’
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The Daily Beast, MSNBC and VTDigger
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 …
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Politico, The Hill, NBC News, The Week, Redstate, Mediaite, Fox News, IJR, Law & Crime, POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Beast, Patterico's Pontifications, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
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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 …
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 …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Harris demands Barr testify over Roger Stone sentence recommendation — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is demanding that Attorney General William Barr testify publicly over the Justice Department's decision to reduce the recommended sentence for Trump associate Roger Stone.
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One America News Network
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Justice Department becomes a political hit squad for an unleashed president
The Justice Department becomes a political hit squad for an unleashed president
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New York Times, Politico, The Bulwark, Breitbart and NPR
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Time for Democrats to get much tougher with William Barr
Time for Democrats to get much tougher with William Barr
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Common Dreams, Sputnik News, Axios, Politico, UPI and Raw Story
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Why Bill Barr's DOJ replaced Catholic Charities with Hookers for Jesus
Why Bill Barr's DOJ replaced Catholic Charities with Hookers for Jesus
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Althouse, Yahoo News, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Harry Litman / Washington Post:
The Justice Department's reputation is on life support
The Justice Department's reputation is on life support
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The Hill, BizPac Review, Letters from an American, Sputnik News, The Week and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. to reduce sentencing recommendation for Trump associate Roger Stone, official says …
Justice Dept. to reduce sentencing recommendation for Trump associate Roger Stone, official says …
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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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New York Times, New York Post, Washington Post, The Guardian, American Oversight, The Atlantic, Law & Crime, Joe.My.God. and The Week
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump suggests military should consider additional discipline for Vindman
Trump suggests military should consider additional discipline for Vindman
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Bloomberg and Vanity Fair
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
‘We are not a banana republic’: National security adviser defends Vindman dismissals
‘We are not a banana republic’: National security adviser defends Vindman dismissals
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The Hill, Joe.My.God., Fox News and Raw Story
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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Althouse
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.
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Washington Post, NB Blog, Redstate, Twitchy and NPR
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Sara Burnett / Associated Press:
Inside Mike Bloomberg's big play for black voters
Inside Mike Bloomberg's big play for black voters
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Axios, New York Post and The Independent
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dems pick up new GOP support to rein in Trump's Iran war powers — Democrats picked up another GOP vote ahead of a showdown on President Trump's ability to take military action against Iran without congressional sign off. — Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) said on Tuesday that he will support …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate GOP blocks three election security bills
Senate GOP blocks three election security bills
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POLITICUSUSA and Daily Kos
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 …
The Daily Beast:
Accused Yovanovitch ‘Stalker’ Robert Hyde Now Supplying Documents to Congress — When asked what he gave the Hill, Robert Hyde told The Daily Beast: “Everything that I had between Lev Parnas and I.” — Not long ago, he was accused of tracking a U.S. ambassador from the shadows.
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CNN:
This should disqualify Michael Bloomberg — Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.” Follow her on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
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Tarini Parti / Wall Street Journal:
Michael Bloomberg to Open New Hampshire Campaign Office—After Primary
Michael Bloomberg to Open New Hampshire Campaign Office—After Primary
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The Hill
Stephen Gandel / CBS News:
Bloomberg would pay $3 billion less under his wealth tax than under Sanders plan — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg says he would pay more to Uncle Sam under his plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans. What the former New York City mayor hasn't said …
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Politico
Washington Times:
Trump wins New Hampshire primary, plans to flip state in November — President Trump cruised to an easy victory Tuesday night in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Republican presidential primary, counting on the strong showing to turn the state red in November.
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Associated Press
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