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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Bloomberg Loses Ground Following Debate Debut in Las Vegas — Former New York City mayor loses first-choice support, and popularity wanes — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg stands behind the lectern at Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas.
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Mother Jones, The Hill and Eschaton
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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, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Washington Times, The Hill, Raw Story and CNN
Tim Perry / CBS News:
Mike Bloomberg trolls Trump with billboards as Trump campaigns in West — Mike Bloomberg is looking beyond the war being waged against him by the Democratic primary field toward general election opponent President Trump, trolling him with billboards where the president himself is campaigning in the West this week.
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The Independent, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Fox News, The Hill and NBC News
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
Warren, Biden and Buttigieg dangerously close to going broke
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Associated Press, Redstate, Washington Post, Fox News, CNN, The Hill, The National Interest, Reuters, Outside the Beltway, WTOP and Breitbart
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren's Big Strengths
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
FBI Arrests Hacker Linked to Former Rep. Katie Hill's Campaign — Federal agents have arrested Arthur Dam in connection with a hacking spree that disrupted the 2018 Democratic California primary that ultimately nominated Katie Hill, according to a new criminal complaint.
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BuzzFeed News, Rolling Stone and Raw Story
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 …
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Mediaite, Vanity Fair and Bloomberg
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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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Washington Post, CNN, Breitbart, Vanity Fair, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, The American Independent, Raw Story, Daily Kos and Law & Crime
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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Fox News, Rolling Stone, CNN, TheBlaze, The National Interest, National Review, VICE, Raw Story, The Intercept, The Hill, The Independent and Twitchy
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
AOC announces new PAC, endorses slate of progressive candidates for Congress
AOC announces new PAC, endorses slate of progressive candidates for Congress
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Washington Post and New York Post
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Don't mince words. Trump is abetting an attack on our country. — When the Senate acquitted President Trump of the high crimes he committed against our country, Republicans and Democrats alike fell back on a convenient fiction: No, Trump has not really placed himself beyond the law …
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National Review, New Republic, Washington Monthly, New York Times, NB Blog, The Hill and Raw Story
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Adam Schiff / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: How to protect democracy from lawless presidents like Trump — The impeachment trial of President Trump has ended, but the threat to our democracy continues. In the short time since the trial concluded, the president has proven that the House managers' warning to senators that he will never change was prescient.
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Raw Story
Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
She wanted a ‘freebirth’ with no doctors. Online groups convinced her it would be OK. — As Judith's pregnancy stretched past 44 weeks, she grew worried. But rather than seeking medical assistance, she turned to extreme online communities.
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Matt's Newsletter and Gothamist, more at Mediagazer »
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Nevada could surprise us — (CNN)Finding a public poll of the Nevada caucuses has been like trying to find a needle in a haystack. — There have been just eight polls released publicly over the last three months. Two of those were internal polls. Only five of those have been taken since …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
NBC News/WSJ poll: Sanders gains ground on Biden with black voters nationally
NBC News/WSJ poll: Sanders gains ground on Biden with black voters nationally
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The Hill, ABC News, Breitbart, New York Post and Mediaite
Tom Espiner / BBC:
JP Morgan economists warn of ‘catastrophic’ climate change — Human life “as we know it” could be threatened by climate change, economists at JP Morgan have warned. — In a hard-hitting report to clients, the economists said that without action being taken there could be “catastrophic outcomes”.
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NBC News:
‘Taking no chances’: Nevada Dems hire massive call center to avoid caucus meltdown — The state party, and the DNC, are taking steps to avoid an Iowa-style voting fiasco on Saturday. — LAS VEGAS — Nervous about another fiasco like Iowa's, Democrats here and nationally are going to extra lengths …
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Associated Press, New York Times, The Week and MSNBC
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Barbara McQuade / USA Today:
Stone prison term: Will courts hold Trump accountable after Congress, Mueller failures? — Accountability still matters in court. Perhaps the judiciary will protect us from Trump where the executive and legislative branches have let us down. — Truth still matters in some places.
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Power Line, American Greatness and Daily Kos
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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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The Independent, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Contemptor
Associated Press:
Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts — NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial indicated Friday that they are deadlocked on the most serious charges, but the judge told them to keep trying. — In a note sent to the judge during their lunch break …
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National Review
New York Times:
What Happened Between E. Jean Carroll and Elle Magazine? — Her contract was terminated early, but the fashion magazine maintains it wasn't because of her allegations against President Trump. — In the fall of 2017, when Nina Garcia, the fashion editor and “Project Runway” judge …
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal — NEW YORK (AP) — Former Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat who during the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump offered a chilling account of alleged threats from Trump and his allies, has a book deal.
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The Daily Caller and Law & Crime
Bob Christie / Associated Press:
Arizona governor pulls immigration plan amid business revolt — PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey spent much of his first term working to repair the damage to the state's reputation caused by a 2010 tough-on-immigrants law known as SB 1070 that his predecessor signed.
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 …
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The Hill
Bob Brookshire / Aiken Standard:
Letter: Republicans, vote in the Democratic primary — Being retired gives me the freedom to read and view the political landscape 24/7. Ever since President Trump's election, I have learned way more than I ever wanted to know about our political system both locally and nationally …
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
Coronavirus-Themed College Party Being Investigated For Racism — A group of college students who threw an off-campus coronavirus-themed party are now being investigated by their university for violating the school's student code of conduct regarding racism.
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New York Post
Mac Stipanovich / Tampa Bay Times:
I'll be voting in the Democratic primary for the first time in 40 years | Column — Long-time Republican strategist Mac Stipanovich explains why he has registered as a Democrat ahead of Florida's presidential primary. — Registration for the March 17 Democratic presidential primary in Florida has closed.
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Raw Story
NBC News:
Will Bernie Sanders' long-ago praise of Socialist regimes hurt Democrats in November? — If Sanders is the nominee, some Democrats worry Trump will hammer him on his long-buried words in defense of governments in Nicaragua, Cuba and the USSR. — WASHINGTON — In October 1985 …
Dana Schwartz / Washington Post:
I criticized ‘South Park’ for spawning a generation of trolls. And so the trolls came for me. — Dana Schwartz is an author based in Los Angeles and the creator of the podcast “Noble Blood.” — About a week ago, I tweeted about a TV show. I was fed up with the way that conversations …
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.
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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Fox News, TheBlaze and Vanity Fair
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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The Hill, IJR, Raw Story, National Review and Roll Call