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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.
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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New York Times, Washington Examiner, Balloon Juice and Raw Story
New York Times:
Russia Is Said to Be Interfering to Aid Sanders in Democratic Primaries
Russia Is Said to Be Interfering to Aid Sanders in Democratic Primaries
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New Republic, CANNONFIRE, COURIER, The Daily Caller, Washington Free Beacon, CNN, Townhall and New York Post
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Was Warned Russia Is Trying to Boost His Presidential Campaign
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Sanders told Russia is trying to help his campaign
Sanders told Russia is trying to help his campaign
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, Fox News, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Mediaite
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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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
With little left to lose, Elizabeth Warren rolls the dice — LAS VEGAS — Everybody loses some of their inhibitions in Las Vegas. Even Elizabeth Warren. — This is where the Democratic senator from Massachusetts shrugged off her reluctance to criticize rivals and eviscerated them during a debate …
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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 …
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Sanders aims for Nevada caucus win to keep momentum going — but other Dems not giving up
Sanders aims for Nevada caucus win to keep momentum going — but other Dems not giving up
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Bloomberg Loses Ground Following Debate Debut in Las Vegas
Bloomberg Loses Ground Following Debate Debut 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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Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
‘It could be a zoo’: Nevada on edge as caucus day arrives
‘It could be a zoo’: Nevada on edge as caucus day arrives
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The Hill, The Guardian, IJR and The Nevada Independent
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 …
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 and Mediaite
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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American Greatness, Fox News and Breitbart
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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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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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
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker: Russia ‘trying to interfere in 2020’
Former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker: Russia ‘trying to interfere in 2020’
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The Hill
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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Associated Press and The Hill
Politico:
White House fears coronavirus could shape Trump's 2020 fortunes — The Trump administration is bracing for a possible coronavirus outbreak in the United States that could sicken thousands — straining the government's public health response and threatening an economic slowdown in the heat …
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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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 …
Matt Mueller / WNYW-TV:
Why the IRS may be knocking on your door during tax season this year — NEW YORK - Taxpayers who make six-figure salaries and have a history of filing late returns could get a visitor this filing season. — The IRS is stepping up unannounced house calls to those people to remind them to file their taxes on time.
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.
Associated Press:
UConn students' arrest over racial slur prompts review of state's ridicule ban — Two University of Connecticut students uttered a racial slur several times while walking through the parking lot of a campus apartment complex and were recorded by a black student.
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The Root
The Seattle Times:
Endorsement: Amy Klobuchar for president — For Washington state, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is the best choice to advance to the general election in the crucial effort to unseat President Donald Trump. — She is an effective third-term senator with a strong track record of leading initiatives whether …
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