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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Barr blasts Trump's tweets on Stone case: ‘Impossible for me to do my job’: ABC News Exclusive — The attorney general spoke with ABC News Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas. — LIVE NOW — In an exclusive interview, Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that President Donald Trump …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
After Trump's Attacks on Justice Dept., Barr Says He Will Not ‘Be Bullied’ — The attorney general said that the president's attacks on prosecutors' handling of his friend Roger Stone's sentencing undermine the legal system and the Justice Department. — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Everyone is focusing on the wrong part of William Barr's interview — Barr telling Trump to stop tweeting allows him to distract attention from more central issues. — Attorney General William P. Barr offered his first public comments Thursday since a controversy erupted at the Justice Department this week.
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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 …
Washington Post:
Barr pushes back against Trump's criticism of Justice Dept., says tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job’ — Attorney General William P. Barr pushed back hard Thursday against President Trump's criticism of the Justice Department, saying, “I'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody.”
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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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Patrick Reis / Rolling Stone:
Roger Stone Knows Trump's Secrets. That's Why He'll Avoid Prison
Roger Stone Knows Trump's Secrets. That's Why He'll Avoid Prison
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
Barr: Trump tweets on cases make it ‘impossible’ to do job
Barr: Trump tweets on cases make it ‘impossible’ to do job
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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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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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Nevada's powerful Culinary Union declines to endorse a 2020 candidate
Nevada's powerful Culinary Union declines to endorse a 2020 candidate
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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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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Powerful Nevada union declines to endorse a candidate in Dem race in major snub to Biden
Powerful Nevada union declines to endorse a candidate in Dem race in major snub to Biden
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Las Vegas newspaper endorses Biden and Klobuchar, scorches ‘non-starter’ Sanders
Las Vegas newspaper endorses Biden and Klobuchar, scorches ‘non-starter’ Sanders
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Froma Harrop / The National Memo:
Bernie Sanders Isn't Doing So Hot
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
Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly admits: ‘It was a killer’ working for Trump
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump floats halt to officials listening in on calls with foreign leaders
Trump floats halt to officials listening in on calls with foreign leaders
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Investigating C.I.A. Resistance to Sharing Russia Secrets — The prosecutor was assigned by the attorney general to scrutinize the agents and analysts who sought to understand Russia's covert operation to help Donald J. Trump win the 2016 election.
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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 Bloomberg Campaign Is a Waterfall of Cash
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Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Suddenly Drops Memes Everywhere
Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Suddenly Drops Memes Everywhere
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Documents reveal DNC was ‘intimately involved’ in development of troubled Iowa caucus app — While the Democratic National Committee over the last 10 days has tried to distance itself from the troubled app that through the results of the Iowa caucus into disarray, a copy of the contract …
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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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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
The Big Roadblock For Bernie Sanders' Agenda — Moderates shouldn't be too scared of a Sanders presidency when all Republicans and most Democrats in Congress publicly oppose “Medicare for All.” — WASHINGTON ― It's no exaggeration to say the biggest flashpoint in the Democratic …
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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 …
Politico:
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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Mairead McArdle / National Review:
Senate Passes Resolution Limiting Trump's War Powers in Iran
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Limbaugh draws bipartisan condemnation for Buttigieg remarks — WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh drew bipartisan condemnation Thursday for saying the country won't elect Pete Buttigieg president because he's been “kissing his husband” on stage after debates.
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Queer Opposition to Pete Buttigieg, Explained
The Queer Opposition to Pete Buttigieg, Explained
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump accused of another quid pro quo, this time with New York — President Donald Trump appeared Thursday to link his administration's policies toward New York to a demand that the state drop investigations and lawsuits related to his administration as well as his personal business and finances.
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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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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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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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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden to host over 250 donors from Wall Street, big business at NYC fundraisers - here's the guest list — Joe Biden is set to rally more than 250 Wall Street and big money donors Thursday at a pair of fundraisers in New York after his presidential campaign stumbled in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
New Hampshire man arrested after allegedly assaulting pro-Trump teen at polling site — EXCLUSIVE: A New Hampshire man was arrested Thursday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old Trump supporter and two adults at a polling site during the state's first-in-the-nation primary earlier this week.
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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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