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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
John Kelly Finally Lets Loose on Trump — MORRISTOWN, N.J.—Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the former National Security Council aide and impeachment witness President Donald Trump fired Friday, was just doing his job, former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told students and guests …
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William Westhoven / Daily Record:
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly admits: ‘It was a killer’ working for Trump — MORRISTOWN — For more than an hour, Gen. John Kelly focused on the “Governance Versus Politics” topic promised during his speaking appearance Wednesday at the Mayo Performing Arts Center.
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LasVegasWeekly.com:
Our 2020 Nevada caucus endorsement: Amy Klobuchar and Joe Biden — For all the talk of Democrats being divided along moderate-progressive ideological lines and for all the debate among party candidates on fractious issues like health care and immigration, poll after poll shows that the majority …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Sanders Cements Front-Runner Status After New Hampshire Win — Vermont senator expands lead over Biden to 10 points — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) takes the stage on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Manchester, N.H. New polling shows the senator cementing his status as the race's front-runner.
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Washington Post:
Only two recent major party nominees have lost both Iowa and New Hampshire
Only two recent major party nominees have lost both Iowa and New Hampshire
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Why Bernie Sanders's fight with a Nevada union really matters
Why Bernie Sanders's fight with a Nevada union really matters
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Democrats Should Welcome Michael Bloomberg to Their Debates—ASAP
Democrats Should Welcome Michael Bloomberg to Their Debates—ASAP
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Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
You like Amy Klobuchar now? Remember that when your inner sexist starts doubting her.
You like Amy Klobuchar now? Remember that when your inner sexist starts doubting her.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Hope Hicks to Return to the White House After a Nearly Two-Year Absence — President Trump's former communications director will return as an aide to Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser. — Hope Hicks, a close aide to President Trump who resigned nearly two years ago …
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
First on CNN: Jessie Liu resigns from Treasury after pulled nomination — (CNN)The US attorney whose nomination for a top Treasury Department job was yanked because she ran the office that oversaw Roger Stone's prosecution has resigned, an administration official tells CNN.
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Jessie Liu, ex-U.S. attorney who oversaw Roger Stone case, resigns from Trump administration — President Trump yanked Liu's nomination for a top spot at the Treasury Department earlier this week. — The former U.S. attorney whose office oversaw the Roger Stone prosecution resigned …
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Political journalists are sounding the alarm. They mustn't stop.
Political journalists are sounding the alarm. They mustn't stop.
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Windsor Mann / The Week:
The Don seizes the Justice Department
The Don seizes the Justice Department
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Mike Bloomberg Is Hiring So Many Operatives, Local and State Campaigns Are Starving for Help — Jennifer Leeper was on her last night of maternity leave with her second boy when Donald Trump was declared winner of the 2016 presidential election. When she recovered from shock …
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Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
The Bloomberg Campaign Is a Waterfall of Cash — The billionaire has deployed his corporation in service of his presidential bid, producing slick events and recruiting staff members with unusually high pay and other perks. — MIAMI — In a warehouse covered in murals in the Design District here …
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Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Suddenly Drops Memes Everywhere — A campaign of sponsored content for the candidate flourished suddenly on Instagram. A new outfit, called Meme 2020, is behind it. — Mike Bloomberg has contracted some of the biggest meme-makers on the internet …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Here's What The Lead Roger Stone Juror Said During Jury Selection — A former Democratic congressional candidate revealed Wednesday that she was the foreperson on the jury that convicted Roger Stone. — Tomeka Hart said during the jury selection process that she did not …
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Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Trump takes on Judge Amy Berman Jackson ahead of Roger Stone's sentencing
Trump takes on Judge Amy Berman Jackson ahead of Roger Stone's sentencing
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Joshua Nelson / Fox News:
Judge Napolitano: Roger Stone should get new trial in light of juror's anti-Trump tweets
Judge Napolitano: Roger Stone should get new trial in light of juror's anti-Trump tweets
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Washington Post:
The president's rhetoric has changed the way hundreds of children are harassed in American classrooms, The Post found — Left: Students at Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan chant “Build the wall!” the day after the 2016 election. Students' faces blurred in provided video (Storyful).
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Politico:
Pentagon to shift $3.8B for fighter planes, ships toward border wall — The Trump administration plans to sap money intended to build fighter jets, ships, vehicles and National Guard equipment in order to fund barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon told Congress on Thursday …
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Senate votes to limit Trump's military authority against Iran — The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution limiting President Donald Trump's authority to attack Iran without congressional approval, delivering the president another bipartisan foreign-policy rebuke and flexing its constitutional power over military actions.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
In Bipartisan Bid to Restrain Trump, Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
In Bipartisan Bid to Restrain Trump, Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
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Felix Salmon / Axios:
Judy Shelton vs. Fed independence — President Trump hasn't given up on his dream of politicizing the Fed. After failing to get Herman Cain and Stephen Moore onto the Fed's board of governors, his latest candidate is one of his former campaign advisers, Judy Shelton, who testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee today.
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Adele Ankers / IGN:
NASA Spots ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Rapidly Approaching Earth — Asteroid alert! — NASA has confirmed that an asteroid larger than the tallest man-made structure in the world is currently travelling towards Earth at a speed of almost 34,000 miles per hour.
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Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
President Trump rehires Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer to White House roles — Since leaving the West Wing, Spicer competed on “Dancing With the Stars” and Priebus joined the U.S. Navy — President Donald Trump has rehired his former chief of staff Reince Priebus and former press secretary …
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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
McClatchy files bankruptcy to shed costs of print legacy and speed shift to digital — McClatchy Co. filed for bankruptcy Thursday, a move that will end family control of America's second largest local news company and hand it to creditors who have expressed support for independent journalism.
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Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Michael Bloomberg Quietly Rejoined Clubs That Largely Exclude Women, Minorities — When no one was watching, the presidential candidate re-upped his membership at two of these clubs after resigning from them in 2001. — When Michael Bloomberg was on the verge of running for mayor of New York City in 2001 …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside the Bloomberg machine — DRIVING THE DAY — G'morning from NASHVILLE. — IF A FEW CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS were sitting at a bar and dreamed up how they'd run a nationwide presidential primary campaign with no constraints, no qualms and no care for tradition …
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Judge temporarily blocks Microsoft Pentagon cloud contract after Amazon suit — A federal judge ordered Thursday a temporary block on the JEDI cloud contract in response to a lawsuit filed by Amazon. — Last month, Amazon filed a motion asking the court to pause Microsoft's work on the $10 billion cloud contract.
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Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
U.S. House removes ERA ratification deadline, one obstacle to enactment — The U.S. House of Representatives gave the Equal Rights Amendment a temporary new lease on life Thursday by voting to remove a 1982 deadline for ratification by the states. — The vote on a resolution introduced …
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Jeff Bezos Buys David Geffen's Los Angeles Mansion for a Record $165 Million — The Amazon CEO also bought a plot of land from the estate of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for $90 million — Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has purchased the Warner Estate from media mogul David Geffen for $165 million …
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Helen Andrews / Claremont Review of Books:
The Law That Ate the Constitution — This review appears in the forthcoming Winter 2019/20 Claremont Review of Books. And don't miss this exclusive book excerpt, “The Price of the 1980s.” — During a democratic town hall event hosted by the Human Rights Campaign and CNN on October 10 …
John F. Harris / Politico:
Sanders Joins Trump in Telling the Media to Go to Hell — Where are those medical records you promised to show us, NBC News' Chuck Todd asked last weekend on “Meet the Press.” Sen. Bernie Sanders sounded polite enough, as he exhaled a puffy cloud of obfuscation.
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