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Axios:
The costs of going after Bloomberg — Here's the growing dilemma for 2020 Democrats vying for a one-on-one showdown with frontrunner Bernie Sanders: Do they have the guts — and the money — to first stop Mike Bloomberg? — Why it matters: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar …
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NBC News, New York Times, The Hill, Althouse, American Prospect and Breitbart
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Bloomberg News's Dilemma: How to Cover a Boss Seeking the Presidency — Michael Bloomberg's rise in the polls has increased the pressure on political reporters employed by his news outlet. — John Micklethwait, the editor in chief of Bloomberg News, walked into his Washington bureau …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Is Huge. That's The Point
Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Is Huge. That's The Point
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Fox News, American Prospect, Tangle, Washington Post and CNN
Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Bernie Sanders tears into Michael Bloomberg, says Dem billionaire can't beat Trump
Bernie Sanders tears into Michael Bloomberg, says Dem billionaire can't beat Trump
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The Week, Breitbart and American Prospect
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Past Remarks Are Challenging for Bloomberg, and Fair Game for Rivals
Donald Ayer / The Atlantic:
Bill Barr Must Resign — When Donald Trump chose Bill Barr to serve as attorney general in December 2018, even some moderates and liberals greeted the choice with optimism. One exuberant Democrat described him as “an excellent choice,” who could be counted on to “stand …
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ABC News, Balloon Juice, Mediaite, Raw Story, Law & Crime, Washington Post and The Guardian
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The descent of the GOP into authoritarian know-nothingism — When Ivy League-educated, formerly sane politicians spew conspiracy theories, debunked talking points and contempt for science, the question often arises: Do they believe this nonsense (i.e. have they become thickheaded by listening …
Paulina Firozi / Washington Post:
Tom Cotton keeps repeating a coronavirus conspiracy theory that was already debunked
Tom Cotton keeps repeating a coronavirus conspiracy theory that was already debunked
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The American Independent, Twitchy, The Hill and Balloon Juice
Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
Senator Tom Cotton Repeats Fringe Theory of Coronavirus Origins
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Trump campaign manager deletes dramatic Air Force One photo after people point out it's from 2004 — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's campaign manager deleted a tweet featuring a dramatic photo of Air Force One at the Daytona 500 after users pointed out that the shot …
New York Times:
Katie Waldman and Stephen Miller Wed at Trump Hotel — Katie Rose Waldman and Stephen Miller, who both work in the Trump White House, were married Feb. 16 at Trump International Hotel in Washington. Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, who is a senior adviser to David Friedman, the United States ambassador to Israel, officiated.
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New York Post and Breitbart
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Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Trump attends wedding of Stephen Miller
WJLA-TV:
Virginia lawmakers have rejected assault weapon ban despite Northam's push — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask …
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National Review, Redstate, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Assault weapons bill dies in Virginia, giving gun-rights groups a rare victory. — RICHMOND — A Virginia Senate committee killed a bill on Monday that would have banned the sale of assault-style weapons and possession of high-capacity magazines, handing gun-rights activists a rare win …
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Axios, Associated Press, UPI, The Hill and The Week
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
The Sanders foreign policy you don't know about — Moderates who panic at the prospect of Bernie Sanders as the Democratic presidential nominee have some good reasons to do so — above all, the risk that he will pave the way to Donald Trump's reelection. On that, count me as one of the worried.
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David Siders / Politico:
Bernie breaks out of the pack — LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders is becoming harder to stop. Nevada is where his opponents are starting to realize it. — Advisers to three rival campaigns privately conceded over the weekend that the best anyone else could hope for here is second or third.
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CNN:
Federal prosecutors weigh new charges that bring Lev Parnas investigation closer to Giuliani — Lev Parnas describes multiple quid pro quos with Ukraine — New York (CNN)Federal prosecutors are weighing new charges against associates of Rudy Giuliani in connection with a company that paid him $500,000 …
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Talking Points Memo and New York Post
Tony Katz / 93.1 WIBC:
New York Times Has An Issue With Trump's Daytona 500 Appearance — BLOG > TONY KATZ > MORNING NEWS > NEW YORK TIMES HAS AN ISSUE WITH TRUMP'S DAYTONA 500 APPEARANCE — Air Force One flew low, just 800 ft above the massive crowd gearing up to watch the 62nd running of the Daytona 500.
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Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Townhall
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Top Trade Adviser Peter Navarro Has a Side Project: Secretly Hunting for ‘Anonymous’ — The search is on for the alleged insider who has been raising concerns about the president's acumen and ineptitude. — As President Donald Trump moves to purge his administration of perceived disloyalty …
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Mediaite
Christian Schneider / The Bulwark:
We Already Know What Trump Will Do Next — In the 1940s, Graham Greene entered a contest to write the best Graham Greene parody. He finished third. — None of us likes to think we're predictable—the highest compliment you can get is to be told that you are independent of thought …
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Raw Story
Brian Feldman / New York Magazine:
11 Months From Today A second term for Trump seems more possible than ever. But what would it look like? … Here is one starting point for contemplating a second Trump term: The Ukraine scandal only became a Trump scandal because Ukraine refused to submit to a pair of presidential demands that would have been fairly easy to satisfy.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Why President Trump asked Ukraine to look into a DNC “server” and CrowdStrike — The consensus view of the CIA, NSA, FBI and a Senate investigation is that Russians interfered in the 2016 election. But those findings don't line up with the ever-evolving story President Trump has been telling about Ukraine.
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The Gateway Pundit, more at Techmeme »
Dan Pfeiffer / Politico:
Dems Beware: Don't Be Like Mitt in 2012 — He's become a folk hero for his impeachment vote, but as a candidate he blew the race. Here's how to avoid the mistakes of 2012. — Democratic political operatives have been banging their heads against the wall trying to figure out what went wrong in 2016.
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Amazon.com and Political Wire
Politico:
Democrats fear Republican sabotage in key Senate race — Democrats are growing alarmed about Republican attempts to prop up an insurgent liberal candidate in North Carolina — fearful that GOP meddling will undercut the party's prospects in a key Senate contest.
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Raw Story