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The Daily Beast:
Trump Grants Clemency to Another Round of Convicts He Saw on Fox News — “I watched his wife on television,” Trump said of his decision to pardon Blago after seeing his spouse on Fox. The network seems to have influenced several of Tuesday's pardons. — President Donald Trump …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump pardons Michael Milken, face of 1980s insider trading scandals — President Donald Trump pardoned Michael Milken, the former junk bond king who was a face of the insider trading scandals of the 1980s. — Trump cited the “incredible job” that Milken has done supporting cancer research …
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National Review, Raw Story and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New York Times:
Trump Commutes Corruption Sentence of Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois — The president also pardoned Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, and Edward DeBartolo, a former owner of the San Francisco 49ers. — WASHINGTON — President Trump commuted the 14-year prison sentence …
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Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr. — President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr. …
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ABC News:
Trump says he's commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Trump says he's commuted the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
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The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency
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Associated Press:
President Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long
President Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump expected to grant clemency to former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, ex-NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik
Trump expected to grant clemency to former Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich, ex-NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Sanders Leads The Field, Bloomberg Qualifies For His 1st Debate — Toggle more options — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened up a double-digit lead in the Democratic nominating contest, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. — Sanders has 31% support nationally …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ poll: Sanders opens up double-digit national lead in primary race — The Vermont senator's lead in the Democratic race comes as former Vice President Joe Biden's standing has dropped by 11 points since January. — LAS VEGAS — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has jumped …
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Sanders Leads Democratic Primary Field as Biden Slips, WSJ/NBC News Poll Finds — Four candidates essentially tied for second place, while Trump's approval hits higher marks — Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken sole possession of the lead in the Democratic primary race, a new Wall Street …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Only 1 In 4 Voters Firm About Choice
Only 1 In 4 Voters Firm About Choice
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Politico:
Bloomberg campaign writes off Biden
Bloomberg campaign writes off Biden
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
Bloomberg Campaign Says It's a Two-Man Race for the Nomination
Bloomberg Campaign Says It's a Two-Man Race for the Nomination
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Susan Collins Faces Tough Re-Election Race in Maine, Poll Suggests — Survey shows her slightly behind expected Democratic rival in November race — WASHINGTON—The polarized political climate is taking a toll on Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), who is facing a competitive race …
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Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
The Immoderate Susan Collins After a long career voting across the aisle, why did the Maine senator gamble her legacy on Trump? — Photo: Rod Lamkey Jr./SIPA USA/AP Images — Last fall, Erik Mercer, a Maine social worker and psychotherapist, saw one of his senators, the Republican Susan Collins …
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed News:
Mike Bloomberg Once Again Called Transgender People “It” And “Some Guy Wearing A Dress” — Bloomberg suggested transgender rights would sink Democratic campaigns in comments recorded last year in New York. He's tried to distance himself from similar comments he made in 2016.
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Gary He / Eater:
The Lavish Spreads of Mike Bloomberg's Food-Filled Campaign — Billionaire presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is enticing voters with unprecedented amounts of free food and booze — and not the cheap stuff, either — Last week, on the first day of early voting in North Carolina …
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New York Times, Vox, Townhall, Slate and Mother Jones
WRAL-TV:
WRAL News poll: 3 tied atop Democratic presidential field in NC — RALEIGH, N.C. — Two weeks out from North Carolina's March 3 primary, three Democrats are in essentially a dead heat for the state's presidential nomination, according to a new WRAL News poll.
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Tom Kludt / Vanity Fair:
Fox Has Been “More Fair”: Why Bernie's Team Has Had It With MSNBC — The liberal network's talk of “digital brown shirts” and Fidel Castro admiration has Sandersworld seeing red. (More like “MSDNC,” says Glenn Greenwald). The blowback is classic Sanders-campaign ref-working—and a sign of a deepening Democratic divide.
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Townhall, National Review, Mediaite, Fox News, Twitchy and The Daily Caller
James B. Comey / Washington Post:
Justice is supposed to be blind. Bill Barr can't see that. — James B. Comey is a former director of the FBI and former deputy attorney general. — Recent events have prompted a lot of talk about the Justice Department and threats to its credibility. Many alumni of the department believe …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Judge refuses to delay Stone sentencing
Judge refuses to delay Stone sentencing
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The Hill:
Limbaugh: Trump advised me to ‘never apologize’ for Buttigieg remarks — Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said President Trump advised him to “never apologize” for his comments on Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's sexuality. — Limbaugh said on his Monday show …
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Leta Hong Fincher / The Intercept:
When Bloomberg News's Reporting on China Was Challenged, Bloomberg Tried to Ruin Me for Speaking Out — I am one of the many women Mike Bloomberg's company tried to silence through nondisclosure agreements. The funny thing is, I never even worked for Bloomberg.
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Senator Chris Murphy:
Behind the Scenes of My Trip to Ukraine and Munich — I just got back from a return trip to visit President Zelensky in Ukraine and a stop at the important Munich Security Conference in Germany. As is my habit, on the long plane ride home I wrote a candid, behind-the-scenes summary of my trip.
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Washington Post:
U.S. designates 5 major Chinese media outlets as government entities — BEIJING — The State Department on Tuesday designated five Chinese media outlets as official government entities under the Foreign Missions Act, meaning they will treated as though they are diplomatic outposts …
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
State Department designates 5 Chinese media outlets ‘foreign missions’
State Department designates 5 Chinese media outlets ‘foreign missions’
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Top intel office lawyer who handled Ukraine whistleblower complaint resigning — The top lawyer for the intelligence community, whose decision to block a whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump and Ukraine from reaching Congress helped jumpstart the impeachment inquiry, is resigning from his post, officials confirmed.
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The Hill, CNN, Talking Points Memo and Axios
David Crary / Associated Press:
Boy Scouts' future uncertain after bankruptcy filing — Barraged with sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the 110-year-old organization to carry on.
Clare Sibthorpe / Sky News:
NHS staff can refuse to treat racist or sexist patients under new rules — The NHS will soon bar discriminatory patients from non-critical care - powers that currently only cover aggression or violence. — Created with Sketch. — Sexist and racist patients could be barred from non-emergency care …
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The Daily Caller, Big League Politics and Twitchy
Cristina Gallardo / Politico:
UK shuts the door to unskilled migrants — British government tells employers to ‘adjust’ to not being able to recruit low-skilled workers from Europe. — LONDON — The U.K. government will not create a visa route for low-skilled migrants and temporary workers in its post-Brexit immigration system …
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Tom Nichols / USA Today:
Sanders was ridiculously naive about the Soviet Union. The Trump ads write themselves. — Sanders was amazed at the open ‘self-criticism’ of his Soviet hosts, but they were playing him. I hope I'm not forced to vote for him to oust Trump. — Sen. Bernie Sanders and I don't have a lot in common.
The White House:
The Executive Branch — The power of the Executive Branch is vested in the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end …
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
MSNBC Panelist to NeverTrumper: If You Can't Vote Sanders, Trump Isn't ‘Emergency’ You Say He Is — An MSNBC panelist called out NeverTrumper Steve Schmidt Tuesday for declaring President Donald Trump an “emergency” but expressing strong criticism for 2020 Democratic frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.).
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Nevada Democrats begin demonstrating live caucus calculator tool to campaigns, volunteers — With four days until the first in the West caucus, the Nevada State Democratic Party is finally debuting a live, hands-on version of a new iPad-based calculator tool that precinct chairs will use …
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Protocol
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Stephen Miller's Uncle Donates To Pro-Refugee Group As ‘Wedding Gift’ To Nephew — The Trump administration's immigration policies, spearheaded by Miller, are “a danger to everybody in our country,” David Glosser told HuffPost. — Stephen Miller, the senior White House adviser behind …
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Kathleen Ronayne / Associated Press:
Bloomberg would sell business interests if elected president — Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a campaign rally at the Buffalo Soldier Museum in Houston, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner stands at right.
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall — SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. — The Department of Homeland Security said waiving procurement regulations …
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Slate, The Daily Caller, GovExec.com, Daily Kos, TheBlaze, The Hill, IJR and National Review
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Backers Want Extra $1 Billion to Blunt Bloomberg Spending — Campaign, party officials in talks about raising more money — Bloomberg's spending could negate Trump's incumbent advantage — Members of President Donald Trump's re-election team and some of the GOP's biggest fundraisers …