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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
How Beating Up Bloomberg Has Reinvigorated the Democratic Field — Entering the final week before Saturday's Nevada caucuses, it was hard to walk down the Las Vegas Strip without running into Democratic officials, strategists, and campaign staffers. Often, when I'd begin talking with them …
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NBC News
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bernie unleashes volunteer army on Nevada
Bernie unleashes volunteer army on Nevada
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Mother Jones, One America News Network, ABC News and The Hill
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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Politico and Associated Press
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
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Associated Press, Politico and ABC News
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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The American Spectator, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Bulwark, Reuters, Townhall, WTOP and The Daily Beast
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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Vanity Fair, The Gateway Pundit and ArkansasTimes
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Nevada Democratic caucuses: Live results — You can follow the results here as they come in. — The Nevada caucuses — the third contest in the Democratic nomination process — are happening Saturday, with caucus locations opening at 10 am Pacific and the actual caucuses scheduled to begin at 12 pm Pacific (or 3 pm Eastern).
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New York Times and The Nevada Independent
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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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NBC News, New York Post, The Hill, The Guardian, Washington Free Beacon and IJR
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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The Independent, Contemptor and Mediaite
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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Washington Post, NBC News, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Engadget, The Hill, Bloomberg, Mediaite, CNBC, The Root and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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.
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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court dumps Nunes' suit against Trump dossier firm
Court dumps Nunes' suit against Trump dossier firm
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POLITICUSUSA and The Hill
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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The Guardian, Slate, CNN, The Week, Contemptor, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, Mediaite and Associated Press
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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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Mediaite
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 …
CNN:
Justice Department unease with Barr goes beyond Stone case — Washington (CNN)In recent months, as Attorney General William Barr stood on the sidelines of President Donald Trump's impeachment drama, he noted to associates how problematic the episode was for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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Raw Story and Sacramento Bee
Washington Post:
Al-Qaeda and Islamic State groups are working together in West Africa to grab large swaths of territory — NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, at war with each other in the Middle East, are working together to take control of territory across a vast stretch …
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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Raw Story
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
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 …
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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