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Bernie Sanders briefed by U.S. officials that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaign — U.S. officials have told Sen. Bernie Sanders that Russia is attempting to help his presidential campaign as part of an effort to interfere with the Democratic contest, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Bernie Sanders calls out MSNBC over campaign coverage — Bernie Sanders went ballistic at NBC and MSNBC execs ahead of the Democratic debate this week — jabbing one top TV exec repeatedly in the face with his finger and accusing the networks of offensive negative coverage.
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Brian Barrett / Wired:
Russia Doesn't Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos
Russia Doesn't Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos
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The Hill, New York Times, Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
William H. McRaven / Washington Post:
If good men like Joe Maguire can't speak the truth, we should be deeply afraid — William H. McRaven, a retired Navy admiral, was commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014. He oversaw the 2011 Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bernie unleashes volunteer army on Nevada — LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Nevada is a notoriously tough place for presidential candidates to attract volunteers. But Bernie Sanders has somehow amassed an army. — Thousands of the Vermont senator's volunteers and aides in the state have knocked …
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
With little left to lose, Elizabeth Warren rolls the dice
With little left to lose, Elizabeth Warren rolls the dice
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NBC News:
Pigeons with ‘Make America Great Again’ hats glued to their heads released in Las Vegas
Pigeons with ‘Make America Great Again’ hats glued to their heads released in Las Vegas
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Elizabeth Warren reverses her position on super PAC support as she seeks comeback
Elizabeth Warren reverses her position on super PAC support as she seeks comeback
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Los Angeles Times:
Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing ‘platform manipulation’ — Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has been experimenting with novel tactics to cultivate an online following, or at least the appearance of one. — But one of these strategies …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Sonia Sotomayor Just Accused the Supreme Court's Conservatives of Bias Toward the Trump Administration — On Friday evening, by a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration's wealth test for immigrants to take effect in Illinois. All four liberal justices dissented from the order …
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New York Times:
Richard Grenell Begins Overhauling Intelligence Office, Prompting Fears of Partisanship — The new acting director of national intelligence also asked to see the facts underlying the finding that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election and favors President Trump's re-election.
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Washington Post:
Trump embarks on expansive search for disloyalty as administration-wide purge escalates — President Trump has instructed his White House to identify and force out officials across his administration who are not seen as sufficiently loyal, a post-impeachment escalation that administration officials …
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COURIER, Mother Jones, Mediaite and Raw Story
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump's new intel chief was a Trump critic in 2016
Trump's new intel chief was a Trump critic in 2016
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Trump's Latest ‘Russia Scandal’ Is Less Than It Appears
Trump's Latest ‘Russia Scandal’ Is Less Than It Appears
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court dumps Nunes' suit against Trump dossier firm — A federal judge has tossed out a racketeering lawsuit House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes filed last year against the private investigation firm at the heart of the Trump-Russia saga. — Alexandria, Virginia-based U.S …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Judge rules against Devin Nunes in $9.9 million lawsuit over the salacious Steele Dossier — Internet heaps praise on CNN's Anderson Cooper for his ‘must watch’ destruction of Rod Blagojevich … Bill Barr's relationship with Trump ‘on the rocks’ as unleashed president ‘openly defies him’: ex-prosecutor
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump's New Spy Chief Used to Work for a Foreign Politician the U.S. Accused of Corruption — Richard Grenell did not disclose payments for advocacy work on behalf of a Moldovan politician whom the U.S. later accused of corruption. His own office's policy says that could leave him vulnerable to blackmail.
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Washington Post:
Trump wants to block Bolton's book, claiming most conversations are classified — President Trump has directly weighed in on the White House review of a forthcoming book by his former national security adviser, telling his staff that he views John Bolton as “a traitor,” …
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New York Times:
Under O'Brien, N.S.C. Carries Out Trump's Policy, but Doesn't Develop It — WASHINGTON — When President Trump's national security adviser, Robert C. O'Brien, convenes meetings with top National Security Council officials at the White House, he sometimes opens by distributing printouts …
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Washington Post:
Trump was not told coronavirus-infected Americans would be flown home from cruise ship — President Trump grew furious with senior advisers this week over a decision to allow 14 Americans who tested positive for coronavirus to return to the United States from Japan after being assured …
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump visits a big foreign market — for the U.S. and for Trump Org — President Donald Trump arrives Monday in a country featuring the most Trump properties outside the U.S. — The White House hopes the visit will advance trade talks and bolster the president's standing with Indian-Americans ahead of the 2020 election.
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Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Trump has flipped the 9th Circuit — and some new judges are causing a ‘shock wave’ — When President Trump ticks off his accomplishments since taking office, he frequently mentions his aggressive makeover of a key sector of the federal judiciary — the circuit courts of appeal …
Zeynep Tufekci / The Atlantic:
How the Coronavirus Revealed Authoritarianism's Fatal Flaw — China is in the grip of a momentous crisis. The novel coronavirus that emerged late last year has already claimed three times more lives than the SARS outbreak in 2003, and it is still spreading.
Rick Wilson / New York Daily News:
Memo to Mike: Bloomberg needs to go medieval on Bernie if he wants any chance of beating Trump — Dear Mr. Bloomberg, or may I call you Mike? — So, Wednesday didn't quite go according to plan, did it? — You've invested $400 million dollars in the biggest, fastest, shiniest campaign toy that money can buy.
NBC News:
Harry Reid: Iowa and New Hampshire ‘have done so much damage’ — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Iowa and New Hampshire should not be the first to vote in the Democratic primary nominating contest. He also told NBC News' Leigh Ann Caldwell that he doesn't support Medicare for All …
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Trump loves ‘Gone With the Wind.’ Historians, not so much. — President Trump, whose grades in history classes have long been buried, added a new riff to his shtick at a rally in Colorado Springs on Thursday night, bemoaning the film “Parasite” — the first foreign-language film to win the Oscar for best picture.
Tunku Varadarajan / Wall Street Journal:
A Hollywood Legend Talks Politics — Actor-director Clint Eastwood, 89, weighs in on Bloomberg, Trump, #MeToo and the dispute over a reporter's depiction in his latest film. — Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. — 'Many years ago," Clint Eastwood says—drawing close to me as if to share a secret—"I was in Las Vegas.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Sanders drives toward Super Tuesday delegate haul as establishment frets — Analysis: The national front-runner left Nevada for California because he has the luxury of trying to build a lead while rivals battle to be the one to take him on. — LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders spent …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Roger Stone moves to disqualify judge in last-ditch bid to avoid prison — President Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone, sentenced to 40 months in prison this week for impeding the congressional investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election, moved Friday to disqualify …