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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 …
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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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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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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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EXCLUSIVE: Harry Reid Says It's Time to Kill Off the Iowa Caucus — LAS VEGAS — Harry Reid is done with Iowa. — The former senate majority leader, who remains a powerful force in the Democratic Party, led off a lengthy interview with VICE News by declaring the end of the Iowa Caucuses.
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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.


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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Power Up: Bernie Sanders's ‘revolution’ may not materialize after narrow New Hampshire primary win
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The Nation, New York Times, Politico, The Guardian and No More Mister Nice Blog

New Hampshire Democratic primary exit poll results and analysis
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The Pundits Wrote Off Bernie's Candidacy. In Iowa and New Hampshire, He Proved Them Wrong.
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National Review, Vox, Reason and Common Dreams

How Amy Klobuchar Pulled Off the Big Surprise of the New Hampshire Primary
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Sanders ekes one out, but the revolution has yet to arrive
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There's No Country For Faux Moderates Like Joe Biden
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Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race
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Van Jones: ‘People are depressed’ by primary process, just want ‘somebody to vote for against Trump’

Sanders Is The Front-Runner After New Hampshire, And A Contested Convention Has Become More Likely
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Jill Filipovic, The Dispatch and Breitbart


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 …
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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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As Trump openly corrupts DOJ, a former insider sounds the alarm
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Harris demands Barr testify over Roger Stone sentence recommendation
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Trump withdraws Treasury nomination of former U.S. attorney for D.C. Jessie K. Liu after criticism …
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Why Bill Barr's DOJ replaced Catholic Charities with Hookers for Jesus
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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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Jim Jordan's name comes up during Statehouse testimony on OSU abuse victims bill — COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan's name came up Tuesday during a Statehouse hearing on a bill that would pave the way for victims of former Ohio State University doctor Richard Strauss to sue the university for damages.
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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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Inside Mike Bloomberg's big play for black voters
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New York Post, The Independent and Axios


The Jewish nightmare of Bernie vs. Trump — In his first months in office, President Trump emboldened the far-right fringe. President Sanders would do the same with the far left — Ask British Jews what advice they would offer to American Jews, based on their experience fighting Corbynism …
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The Federalist


Senate to rein in Trump's war powers after Iran strike — The Senate is set to pass a bipartisan resolution this week to limit President Donald Trump's authority to launch military operations against Iran weeks after the U.S. killed a top Iranian general. — The War Powers resolution …
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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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Washington Post and Althouse


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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‘We are not a banana republic’: National security adviser defends Vindman dismissals
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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


Bernie Sanders Has an MSNBC Problem — Cable news networks, particularly the “liberal” one, are a growing barrier to his surging campaign. — Add to Pocket — For all the talk of cord-cutting and the rise of the digital campaign, cable television remains central to politics.
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JONATHAN TURLEY, The Atlantic and The Week


QAnon follower who blocked bridge near Hoover Dam pleads guilty to terrorism charge — A man who, motivated by his belief in the wide-ranging conspiracy theory known as QAnon, blocked the bridge near the Hoover Dam with a homemade armored vehicle, has pleaded guilty to making a terrorist threat.


White supremacist propaganda spreading, anti-bias group says — NEW YORK (AP) — Incidents of white supremacist propaganda distributed across the nation jumped by more than 120% between 2018 and last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League, making 2019 the second straight year …
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Amid uproar, Senate Democrats to offer compromise on bail law — ALBANY — Under public pressure, State Senate Democrats are set to propose an overhaul to the state's freshly minted and controversial bail law. — The Democrats this week will recommend abolishing bail altogether while increasing …


How Bernie Sanders could build up an insurmountable delegate lead on Super Tuesday — Some top Democrats tell Axios that if the split 2020 field persists through Super Tuesday, Bernie Sanders could build an insurmountable delegate lead while the moderates eat each other up.
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Political Wire