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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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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Don't mince words. Trump is abetting an attack on our country.
Don't mince words. Trump is abetting an attack on our country.
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The Daily Beast:
Russia Is Helping Elect Trump Again, Intel Official Says
Russia Is Helping Elect Trump Again, Intel Official Says
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump considering Doug Collins as nominee for director of national intelligence
Trump considering Doug Collins as nominee for director of national intelligence
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Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
How Stephen Miller Manipulates Donald Trump to Further His Immigration Obsession — Donald Trump's senior adviser has been the true driving force behind this Administration's racist agenda. How far will he go? — One afternoon in November, a half-dozen government officials sat …
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The 5 Lessons from 2016 Democrats Need to Understand If They Want to Stop Bernie — History is repeating itself. Democrats can learn how to save their party from seeing how the Republicans lost theirs. — Barring a drastic change in the race, Bernie Sanders is going to be the presumptive Democratic nominee 11 days from now.
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Warren, Biden and Buttigieg dangerously close to going broke — 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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The Daily Beast:
Elizabeth Warren Wanted to Be the Unity Candidate. Now, She's Playing for Keeps — “If all the candidates want to get rid of super PACs, count me in. I'll lead the charge,” Sen. Warren said in Las Vegas on Thursday. — After rising to prominence as an unapologetic crusader against money in politics …
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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 …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Down-ballot Republicans watch with glee as Sanders gains steam
Down-ballot Republicans watch with glee as Sanders gains steam
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David Siders / Politico:
Bloomberg quietly plotting brokered convention strategy
Bloomberg quietly plotting brokered convention strategy
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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
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Axios:
Scoop: New White House personnel chief tells Cabinet liaisons to target Never Trumpers - Axios — McEntee has told people there will be no more promotions for “Never Trumpers.”
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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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New York Times:
How Bloomberg Bungled a Debate That He Had Been Prepped For — Michael Bloomberg's campaign advisers had anticipated tough debate questions on stop-and-frisk and nondisclosure agreements. The former mayor's performance left his team rattled. — Michael R. Bloomberg had put in the hours …
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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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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
Roger Stone Judge Amy Berman Jackson: Look Out, America, ABJ Is the New RBG
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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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Tim Perry / CBS News:
Mike Bloomberg trolls Trump with billboards as Trump campaigns in West
Mike Bloomberg trolls Trump with billboards as Trump campaigns in West
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
‘Parasite’ studio fires back after Trump criticism: 'He can't read' — The movie studio behind the South Korean film “Parasite” clapped back on Thursday after President Trump criticized the foreign language film after it won Best Picture at the 2020 Academy Awards.
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Trilby Beresford / Hollywood Reporter:
Trump Rips ‘Parasite’ Oscars Win and Brad Pitt in Colorado Rally Rant
Trump Rips ‘Parasite’ Oscars Win and Brad Pitt in Colorado Rally Rant
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Ilhan Omar's Challenger Is Literally on the Run From the Law — It's not every day that someone can't campaign in their district because it might result in arrest. — It's not unheard-of for members of Congress to resign their seats because of serious legal trouble.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Builds Progressive Campaign Arm to Challenge Democrats — Ms. Ocasio-Cortez plans to endorse a slate of progressive challengers to Democratic candidates and incumbents, working to create a liberal counterweight to the party's official campaign arm.
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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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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
KFF Health Tracking Poll - February 2020: Health Care in the 2020 Election — Key Findings: — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide today whether to take up Texas v. United States, which challenges the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
ObamaCare favorability hits highest level: poll
ObamaCare favorability hits highest level: poll
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Lloyd Blankfein: ‘I might find it harder to vote for Bernie than for Trump’ — The former Goldman chief executive on the crash, the criticism — and sparring with Bernie Sanders — Lloyd Blankfein has not had far to travel. As we take our table, Goldman Sachs' former chief executive points …
Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
GOP is accused of sending misleading ‘census’ forms ahead of the actual count — The Republican National Committee is sending documents labeled “2020 Congressional District Census” to people in California and across the country just weeks before the start of the official nationwide count of the country's population.
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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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Christian Toto / Hollywood in Toto:
Esquire Bullies John Krasinski: Are You a Closet Conservative? — Men's magazines obsess over more than just style, personal grooming and the latest ab workout. — Too often GQ, Esquire and Men's Health double as progressive magazines meant to push liberal talking points.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Authoritarian Stamp of Jim Crow — We don't have to look overseas to find models that help explain where Trumpism may be taking us. — When critics reach for analogies to describe Donald Trump — or look for examples of democratic deterioration — they tend to look abroad.
Jacob Kornbluh / Jewish Insider:
DMFI taking a step back from presidential race — Democratic Majority for Israel does not intend to run any more televised ads against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) beyond the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, DMFI CEO Mark Mellman confirmed to Jewish Insider. “We don't have plans to be further involved …