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Washington Post:
After a congressional briefing on election threats, Trump soured on acting spy chief — President Trump erupted at his acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, in the Oval Office last week over what he perceived as disloyalty by Maguire's staff, ruining his chances of becoming …
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New York Times:
Russia Backs Trump's Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support — A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure. — WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As of today, how many jobs does Richard Grenell have?
As of today, how many jobs does Richard Grenell have?
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CNN, Politico, The National Memo and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump anger cost Joseph Maguire the job of director of national intelligence
Trump anger cost Joseph Maguire the job of director of national intelligence
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New York Times
Ben Weingarten / The Federalist:
Why Richard Grenell As Director Of National Intelligence Is A Loss For The Deep State
Why Richard Grenell As Director Of National Intelligence Is A Loss For The Deep State
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Daily Caller
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump appoints a partisan propagandist to run the intelligence community
Trump appoints a partisan propagandist to run the intelligence community
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Raw Story, Vanity Fair, Breitbart and The American Independent
Adrian Carrasquillo / Mediaite:
Elizabeth Warren Buys Ad In Sheldon Adelson's Paper Telling Sheldon Adelson How Much He'll Pay Under Her Wealth Tax — The morning after Sen. Elizabeth Warren savaged billionaire Mike Bloomberg on stage, possibly giving her flagging campaign new life, she went up with a new ad …
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New York Times:
Will Warren's Dominant Debate Performance Boost Her Chances in Nevada and Beyond? — Her strong performance helped her raise $2.8 million by night's end. But the question was whether it was too late to help Ms. Warren's campaign. — LAS VEGAS — Senator Elizabeth Warren was raring to go.
Dominique Cuce / NBC News:
NBC NEWS AND MSNBC BREAK RATINGS RECORD AGAIN WITH THE MOST-WATCHED DEMOCRATIC DEBATE EVER
NBC NEWS AND MSNBC BREAK RATINGS RECORD AGAIN WITH THE MOST-WATCHED DEMOCRATIC DEBATE EVER
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The American Independent, The Hill and Politico
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Nevada Democratic debate was the greatest debate in human history
Nevada Democratic debate was the greatest debate in human history
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Washington Monthly
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Despite His Billions, Bloomberg Busts
Despite His Billions, Bloomberg Busts
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John Gage / Washington Examiner:
‘Sexist against sexist’: Joy Behar predicts Bloomberg would be ‘better in a debate’ with Trump
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Face facts, Bernie Sanders is electable
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Ninth Democratic Debate Posts Strong Early Numbers
TV Ratings: Ninth Democratic Debate Posts Strong Early Numbers
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The Federalist, PJ Media Home and New York Post
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Bloomberg seeks to regain footing after uneven debate debut
Bloomberg seeks to regain footing after uneven debate debut
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Associated Press and Florida Politics
Mike Allen / Axios:
Bloomberg's rough debut
Bloomberg's rough debut
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Politico, Breitbart, Outside the Beltway, NBC News and Washington Post
Michael Luo / New Yorker:
Warren Makes Her Electability Argument by Skewering Bloomberg at the Democratic Debate
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Bloomberg in debate: Billions of dollars and zero vision
Bloomberg in debate: Billions of dollars and zero vision
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Washington Free Beacon
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ hours after sentencing — The president also attacked the jury forewoman in Stone's criminal case, calling her “totally tainted.” — President Donald Trump said his former adviser Roger Stone has “a very good chance of exoneration …
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Washington Post:
Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months for lying to Congress, witness tampering amid turmoil between Justice Dept. and Trump on penalty — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone, President Trump's longtime friend, to serve three years and four months in prison for impeding …
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Power Line, Spectator USA, Florida Politics, Occupy Democrats, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Week, ArkansasTimes and Mother Jones
CNBC:
Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison as judge slams him for ‘covering up for’ Trump — President Donald Trump's friend Roger Stone was sentenced to more than three years in prison for crimes related to lying to Congress and tampering with a witness.
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The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Gateway Pundit
Matthew Cole / The Intercept:
The FBI Is Investigating Erik Prince for Trying to Weaponize Crop Dusters — Last May, shortly after Congress accused Erik Prince of lying under oath and referred criminal charges to the Justice Department, an associate approached the Blackwater founder to offer help and commiserate about Prince's potential legal jeopardy.
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Raw Story
courthousenews.com:
Judge Hands Stone Light Sentence but Scorches Meddling at Justice — WASHINGTON (CN) — Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to three years and four months in prison, but speculation that the president may hand the self-proclaimed …
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TalkLeft, Mother Jones, New York Times and CNBC
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Roger Stone's sentencing shows what the ‘rule of law’ is all about
Roger Stone's sentencing shows what the ‘rule of law’ is all about
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Townhall, TheBlaze and The Guardian
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Rohrabacher confirms he offered Trump pardon to Assange for proof Russia didn't hack DNC email — WASHINGTON — Former California Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher confirmed in a new interview that during a three-hour meeting at the Ecuadorian Embassy in August 2017 …
Washington Post:
Mulvaney says U.S. is ‘desperate’ for more legal immigrants — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told a crowd at a private gathering in England on Wednesday night that the Trump administration “needs more immigrants” for the U.S. economy to continue growing …
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National Review, Mother Jones, The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
In speech, Mulvaney says Republicans are hypocritical on deficits
In speech, Mulvaney says Republicans are hypocritical on deficits
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Talking Points Memo, CNN, Raw Story, Daily Kos, National Review, Axios and TheBlaze
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Sanders Leads with One-Quarter of Vote — Projected high Latino turnout boosts poll front-runner — West Long Branch, NJ - Bernie Sanders leads the field in California's Super Tuesday primary, despite the fact that only 1 in 4 likely voters currently support him.
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus-infected Americans flown home against CDC's advice — In the wee hours of a rainy Monday, more than a dozen buses sat on the tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Inside, 328 weary Americans wearing surgical masks and gloves waited anxiously to fly home after weeks in quarantine aboard …
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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA:
Current Findings — Results of Winthrop Poll released on February 21, 2020 of Likely Voters in the Feb. 29 SC Democratic Presidential Primary. — ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Joe Biden remains the top choice for South Carolina voters for the Democratic Party presidential nominee …
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Politico, The Hill and Political Wire
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
How conservatives learned to wield power inside Facebook — Facebook created “Project P” — for propaganda — in the hectic weeks after the 2016 presidential election and quickly found dozens of pages that had peddled false news reports ahead of Donald Trump's surprise victory.
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ABC News:
Bloomberg dismisses past comments as ‘a joke.’ NDA shows plaintiff barred from offering differing view — Sen. Warren confronted Bloomberg about the issue during Wednesday's debate. — During his debut on the Democratic debate stage in Nevada on Wednesday night, former …
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CNN, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Daily Kos and Vox
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Molly Redden / HuffPost:
Bloomberg Says Women ‘Get Paid Exactly The Same As Men’ At His Company. They Don't.
Bloomberg Says Women ‘Get Paid Exactly The Same As Men’ At His Company. They Don't.
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Power Line, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system — A leaked demo features bright red and orange badges for tweets that have been deemed “harmfully misleading.” — Facebook releases trove of data to social science academics to combat hate speech, misinformation
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NB Blog, The Verge, The Week, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
Ilhan Omar DID marry her brother and said she would ‘do what she had to do to get him “papers” to keep him in U.S.’, reveals Somali community leader — Ilhan Omar told friends years ago that the man who went on to become her second husband was in fact her brother, DailyMail.com can confirm
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Power Line, Big League Politics and The Gateway Pundit
BBC:
Germany shooting: ‘Far-right extremist’ carried out shisha bars attacks — A suspected far-right extremist has killed at least nine people in attacks on two shisha bars in a city in western Germany, officials say. — Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were many signs the attacker in Hanau had acted out of racism.
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ABC News:
Former Rep. Katie Hill breaks silence months after resigning from Congress: ‘I made the right call’ — The former Representative from California sat down with George Stephanopoulos. — via — Former Rep. Katie Hill said she doesn't regret stepping down from her seat in Congress last year …
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The Hill, New York Post, Townhall and The Daily Beast
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
‘All traitors must die’: Feds charge man for threatening whistleblower attorney — Federal prosecutors in Michigan have charged a man with making a death threat against one of the attorneys for a whistleblower who initiated the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, according to newly unsealed court records.
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Washington Post, Raw Story, Law & Crime and Axios