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Lawmakers Are Warned That Russia Is Meddling to Re-elect Trump — A classified briefing to House members is said to have angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure. — WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia …
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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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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
NSC aide who worked to discredit Russia probe moves to senior ODNI post — Kash Patel, a former top National Security Council official who also played a key role as a Hill staffer in helping Republicans discredit the Russia probe, is now a senior adviser for new acting Director …
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The Daily Beast:
Russia Is Helping Elect Trump Again, Intel Official Says — “Republicans went nuts” when an intelligence official told Congress that Russia was siding with Trump in the election—again. Then Trump tapped a political ally as his top spy. — Intelligence officials briefed House lawmakers …
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Washington Post:
Trump puts an unqualified loyalist in charge of national intelligence
Trump puts an unqualified loyalist in charge of national intelligence
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CNN:
Russia is looking to help Trump win in 2020, election security official told lawmakers
Russia is looking to help Trump win in 2020, election security official told lawmakers
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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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Morning Consult:
The 2020 U.S. Election — On a daily basis, Morning Consult is surveying over 5,000 registered voters across the United States on the 2020 presidential election. Every week, we'll update this page with the latest survey data, offering an in-depth guide to how the race for the White House is shaping up.
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David Siders / Politico:
Bloomberg quietly plotting brokered convention strategy — LAS VEGAS — Mike Bloomberg is privately lobbying Democratic Party officials and donors allied with his moderate opponents to flip their allegiance to him — and block Bernie Sanders — in the event of a brokered national convention.
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Wall Street Journal:
Democratic Presidential Candidates Ended January Short on Cash — Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden haven't invested in any ads in the crucial Super Tuesday states, data show — Four of the top six Democratic presidential campaigns spent heavily ahead of the Iowa caucuses …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Harry Reid says Sanders needs more than plurality to win Democratic nomination — LAS VEGAS — Former Senate majority leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) or any presidential candidate should not get the Democratic nomination if they end the primary process …
Nicole Gaudiano / Politico:
American Federation of Teachers urges members to support Biden, Sanders, Warren
American Federation of Teachers urges members to support Biden, Sanders, Warren
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The GOP's new 2020 strategy: Invoke President Sanders
The GOP's new 2020 strategy: Invoke President Sanders
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CBS News:
Bernie Sanders on Bloomberg debate performance: “I think it's quite likely that Trump will chew him up and spit him out.” — Bernie Sanders tells 60 Minutes he was surprised by how unprepared Michael Bloomberg seemed at Wednesday's debate and sounded off on a hypothetical debate matchup between Bloomberg and President Trump.
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New York Times:
How Bloomberg Bungled a Debate That He Had Been Prepped For
How Bloomberg Bungled a Debate That He Had Been Prepped For
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The rest of the world is preparing for four more years of Trump
The rest of the world is preparing for four more years of Trump
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Associated Press:
Wounded but defiant, Bloomberg promises to keep fighting
Wounded but defiant, Bloomberg promises to keep fighting
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Washington Post:
The Democratic race is now Sanders against the field, and a contested convention possibly awaits the party
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Warren taunts Bloomberg with document to release his employees from NDAs
Warren taunts Bloomberg with document to release his employees from NDAs
Scott Morefield / The Daily Caller:
Tucker Carlson Calls For Roger Stone Judge's Impeachment: ‘Democratic Activist Wearing Robes’ — Fox News host Tucker Carlson called for the impeachment of U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson during a Thursday night “Tucker Carlson Tonight” monologue in which he called her a “Democratic activist wearing robes.”
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone Judge Amy Berman Jackson: Look Out, America, ABJ Is the New RBG
Washington Post:
At the Justice Dept., a cautious sigh of relief as Roger Stone's sentence hits Barr's preferred target
At the Justice Dept., a cautious sigh of relief as Roger Stone's sentence hits Barr's preferred target
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ hours after sentencing
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ hours after sentencing
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Dems race to avoid going broke before Super Tuesday — Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren each started the month scraping perilously close to the bottom of their campaign bank accounts, posing an existential threat to their candidacies as the Democratic primary goes national.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Debate Exposed Bloomberg's Downside — But It Was There All Along
The Debate Exposed Bloomberg's Downside — But It Was There All Along
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Trilby Beresford / Hollywood Reporter:
Trump Rips ‘Parasite’ Oscars Win and Brad Pitt in Colorado Rally Rant — “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked at the podium to boos from the crowd. — During Thursday's campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado, President Donald Trump criticized the Oscar-winning Korean film Parasite …
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Alex Ward / Vox:
Mike Bloomberg tweeted a doctored debate video. Is it political spin or disinformation? — Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is shown on a screen during a Democratic debate watch party at the candidate's field office on February 19, 2020. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Mulvaney Says He Often Disagrees With Trump (Just Never Publicly) — The acting chief of staff, addressing a crowd of several hundred in England, spoke freely about the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. — Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff …
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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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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Collins won't accept Trump's intel post, vows to stay in Georgia Senate race — Trump floated Collins for the job, possibly sparing GOP of brutal Senate fight — U.S. Rep. Doug Collins rejected the idea of becoming the permanent director of national intelligence on Friday …
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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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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Top GOP super PAC spent money on NC Democrat — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The largest super PAC that supports Republican Senate candidates will say in a filing with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) late Thursday it spent millions of dollars to boost a liberal Democratic candidate running …
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ poll: Sanders gains ground on Biden with black voters nationally — Trump's approval rating with black voters stands at just 14 percent — LAS VEGAS — As the Democratic primary battle turns to states with more racial diversity than the first two nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire …
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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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Bloomberg:
Trump Ads Will Take Over YouTube's Homepage on Election Day — In the immediate run up to the U.S. presidential election and on Election Day, the homepage of YouTube is set to advertise just one candidate: Donald Trump. — The president's re-election campaign purchased the coveted advertising space atop …
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