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Mike Allen / Axios:
Bloomberg camp's “dire” warning: Bernie Sanders will soon be unstoppable — Mike Bloomberg's campaign is sounding the alarm that Bernie Sanders will soon amass an unsurmountable delegate lead if the Democratic field stays split — and took the extraordinary step of suggesting laggards should drop out.
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National Review, Washington Post, Associated Press, The Hill and The Smoke Eater
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Bernie Could Beat Trump. Here's How. — The conventional wisdom says that Bernie Sanders can't possibly beat Trump. The convention wisdom is wrong. — 1. How Bernie Loses — I understand the Democratic panic about the possibility of Bernie Sanders winning their nomination.
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Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Will Democrats stand up to the bully on their own side? — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at the CNN town hall Tuesday night confirmed what he told MNBC's Chuck Todd recently: He will not, on second thought, release his full medical records as he promised after the 78-year-old had a heart attack last fall.
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed News:
Why Elizabeth Warren Got Dropped From A Poll Question About General Election Matchups
Why Elizabeth Warren Got Dropped From A Poll Question About General Election Matchups
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The Hill, The Week, Daily Kos, Instapundit, Wall Street Journal, NBC News and New York Times
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders is not just a garden-variety social democrat
Bernie Sanders is not just a garden-variety social democrat
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Fox News, Marginal REVOLUTION and Project Syndicate
Savannah Behrmann / USA Today:
Bernie Sanders says he won't release full medical records
Bernie Sanders says he won't release full medical records
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NBC News, National Review, New York Daily News, The Week and CNN
The Hill:
The Hill's review of John Solomon's columns on Ukraine — On Nov. 18, 2019, The Hill announced it was reviewing John Solomon's opinion columns on Ukraine after State Department diplomats criticized several of those columns during House impeachment hearings.
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, Mediaite and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Sanders surges into national lead in new Post-ABC poll — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), on the strength of his performances in Iowa and New Hampshire, has surged nationally and now holds a sizable lead over all of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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NBC News, Mother Jones, VICE, National Review, Breitbart, Slate, Mediaite and Axios
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Biden, Sanders tied for first place in South Carolina: poll
Biden, Sanders tied for first place in South Carolina: poll
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One America News Network
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders takes wide lead in California primary, new poll finds
Bernie Sanders takes wide lead in California primary, new poll finds
New York Times:
Tonight's Democratic Debate in Nevada: When It Is and What to Watch For
Tonight's Democratic Debate in Nevada: When It Is and What to Watch For
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Detroit Metro Times
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Sanders takes double-digit lead in new national poll, as Biden crumbles and Bloomberg rises
Sanders takes double-digit lead in new national poll, as Biden crumbles and Bloomberg rises
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National Review, Politico and CBS News
Josh Blackman / Washington Post:
Trump has the constitutional power to intervene in Roger Stone's sentencing — The Constitution does not place a wall between the president and the Justice Department — President Trump tweeted last week that he has the “legal right” to tell Attorney General William P. Barr …
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
The Dispute Over Roger Stone's Recommended Sentence Explained — Trial prosecutors argued four add-on punishments apply, but senior Justice Department officials disagreed — How much time should Roger Stone serve in prison? — The answer to that question involves a complicated set …
Associated Press:
AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets
AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets
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Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, CNN, New York Post, PJ Media Home, Axios and TheBlaze, more at Mediagazer »
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's pardon spree deepens crisis gripping American justice
Trump's pardon spree deepens crisis gripping American justice
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The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
China Expels Three Wall Street Journal Reporters — China's Foreign Ministry says move was punishment for a recent opinion piece published by the Journal — China revoked the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal reporters based in Beijing, the first time in the post-Mao era …
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New York Times, Townhall, National Review, The Wrap, Washington Post, globaltimes.cn, VICE, The Hill, CNBC and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
The Trouble with Donald Trump's Clemencies and Pardons — Authoritarianism is usually associated with a punitive spirit—a leader who prosecutes and incarcerates his enemies. But there is another side to this leadership style. Authoritarians also dispense largesse, but they do it by their own whims …
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HuffPost, New York Times, PJ Media Home, Althouse, Rolling Stone, New Republic and Daily Kos
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CNN:
Top Pentagon policy official resigns at Trump's request — Washington (CNN)The Pentagon's top policy official John Rood resigned on Wednesday at the request of President Donald Trump, according to a copy of his resignation letter obtained by CNN. — John Rood, Under Secretary of Defense …
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Axios, Politico, Daily Kos, Foreign Policy and Defense One
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Bloomberg:
Pentagon Policy Chief in Ukraine-Aid Case Exits Under Pressure — Under Secretary Rood said to have faced pressure to resign — Rood is latest in a wave of Trump administration departures — John Rood has stepped down as the top policy official at the Defense Department, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Daily Caller and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg Bankrolls a Social-Media Army to Push Message — Campaign is hiring workers for $2,500 per month to promote Bloomberg to all their contacts — Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign is hiring hundreds of workers in California to post regularly on their personal social-media accounts …
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Trump Offered Assange Pardon if He Covered Up Russian Hack, Court Hears — Lawyers acting for the WikiLeaks founder said Dana Rohrabacher, a former Republican congressman, had brought the message to London from Trump. — LONDON—President Trump offered to pardon Julian Assange if he agreed …
Julia Azari / Washington Post:
It's time to switch to preference primaries — Julia Azari is an associate professor and assistant chair in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University. This is the third op-ed in a series about how to improve the presidential nominating process.
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Townhall, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Devan Cole / CNN:
Andrew Yang joins CNN as a political commentator — Washington (CNN)Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator, the network announced Wednesday. — “I'm excited to join @CNN to help shed light on the election and the candidates' experiences …
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National Review, The Hill, Fox News, Politico, The Daily Caller, Axios, The Week, Mediaite, IJR, Deadline, Contemptor and The Wrap
Bethany Rodgers / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah senators pass bill to decriminalize polygamy — A bill that would effectively decriminalize polygamy and dispel fears of prosecution for plural marriage among consenting adults sailed through the Utah Senate on Tuesday. — Sen. Deidre Henderson's bill would reclassify bigamy as an infraction …
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Jennifer Dobner / Reuters:
Utah Senate votes to decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults
Utah Senate votes to decriminalize polygamy among consenting adults
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Associated Press, The Week and The Hill
Charlene Carruthers / Teen Vogue:
Black Womxn For Supports Elizabeth Warren for Admitting Her Mistakes — In this oped, activist Charlene Carruthers praises the 2020 candidate's willingness to listen to Black women. — There are two things political leaders in this country rarely do well: the first is owning …
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Ahead of 2020 election, a ‘Blue Wave’ is rising in the cities, polling analysis shows — NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Republican President Donald Trump seeks a second term in November, Americans' interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats …
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Raw Story
Kenneth S. Baer / The Atlantic:
The Debates Broke the Primary — With one caucus and one primary complete, Democratic insiders are worried. The number of Democratic candidates is working to President Trump's advantage, Senator Dianne Feinstein told Politico. A recent Wall Street Journal headline read: “Moderate Democrats Stress Over Crowded Center Lane.”
Dan Desai Martin / The American Independent:
Trump has built just 1 mile of new border wall since taking office — The mile of ‘new wall’ is broken up over multiple locations along the U.S.-Mexico border. — Since taking office three years ago, Donald Trump has managed to build approximately 1 mile of new wall along the U.S.-Mexico border …
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The Daily Caller
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign hires alum of controversial data company — President Donald Trump's campaign is bringing on an alum of the controversial data firm Cambridge Analytica, a move likely to raise alarms among Trump critics and data privacy advocates who worry the president will push the technological envelope to get reelected in 2020.
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Raw Story and 20 Minutes into the Future
Washington Examiner:
Sorry, Pete Buttigieg, but South Bend hasn't prepared you to be president — We have nothing against South Bend, Indiana. In fact, two members of our opinion staff were born and raised in that city. But we all know that it's no proving ground for the presidency.
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Klobuchar tries to explain forgetting Mexican president and mispronounces his name — Amy Klobuchar offered an excuse on why she couldn't name the Mexican president in an interview with Telemundo, clapping back at Pete Buttigieg, who has turned her blunder into a punchline on the campaign trail.
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The Hill
Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna / Politico:
Could Higher Turnout Actually Help Trump? — A new study challenges the idea that suppressing the vote hurts Democrats. — Conventional wisdom is that those who stayed home in 2016 cost Hillary Clinton the election, and if Democrats can just increase turnout in 2020, they'll defeat President Donald Trump in November.
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Washington Monthly
Michael Gold / New York Times:
‘Hi Haters’: Why New Jersey's Twitter Account Is Like No Other — With brassy quips and state-centric memes, @NJGov is trying to burnish New Jersey's much-maligned reputation. — The two women who run New Jersey's official state Twitter account, Megan Coyne and Pearl Gabel …