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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Bernie Sanders just declared war on the Democratic establishment — (CNN)Bernie Sanders took his long-running fight with the Democratic Party establishment very public Friday night, hours after news broke that Russia is working to help his 2020 primary bid and hours before the critical Nevada caucuses.
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Nevada Democratic caucuses: Live results — You can follow the results here as they come in. — Update: As of 7:35 pm, Decision Desk called the race for Sen. Bernie Sanders. — The Nevada caucuses — the third contest in the Democratic nomination process — took place Saturday …
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BuzzFeed News, The Nevada Independent and NBC News
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Trump, Schiff spar ahead of Nevada caucuses over claim Russians trying to help Bernie Sanders — President Trump and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff tangled on Twitter ahead of the Nevada caucuses on Saturday over the reports U.S. officials believe Russia is attempting to interfere …
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The Daily Beast and The Hill
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.
Fox News:
Bernie Sanders projected to win Nevada caucuses
Bernie Sanders projected to win Nevada caucuses
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NBC News:
Live Blog / Nevada caucuses live updates: Results and analysis from the third 2020 Democratic contest
Live Blog / Nevada caucuses live updates: Results and analysis from the third 2020 Democratic contest
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Betting the House on Red: Odds Favor Sanders in Nevada Amid Claims of Russian Backing
Betting the House on Red: Odds Favor Sanders in Nevada Amid Claims of Russian Backing
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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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NBC News, Associated Press, ABC News and Politico
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump's new intel chief makes immediate changes, ousts top official — President Trump's new acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell, has already made major changes at the agency, including ousting the No. 2 official. — Former acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Efforts to Remove the Disloyal Heightens Unease Across His Administration — As senior officials are shown the door, a new personnel chief orders a search for political appointees as well as career officials deemed insufficiently supportive of the president.
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Raw Story, The National Memo, Breitbart, The American Independent, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Post
Emily Tillett / CBS News:
National Security Adviser O'Brien says “no intelligence behind” claims of Russian interference in 2020 elections — Last week, intelligence officials warned lawmakers in a briefing before the House Intelligence Committee that the Russians are continuing their efforts to interfere in the 2020 election …
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Political Wire, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Deseret News and Bloomberg
ABC News:
National security adviser Robert O'Brien disputes Russian meddling to favor Trump's reelection — Robert O'Brien directly contradicted intelligence official findings. — White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien is denying new U.S. intelligence reports that Russian actors …
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New York Times, Newsweek and The Moderate Voice
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 2-23-20: Amb. Robert O'Brien, Rep. Jim Clyburn
‘This Week’ Transcript 2-23-20: Amb. Robert O'Brien, Rep. Jim Clyburn
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Bloomberg 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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Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Clint Eastwood Ditches Donald Trump for Mike Bloomberg in 2020 Election — Longtime Republican Clint Eastwood is pulling support from Donald Trump in the 2020 election. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the actor-director signaled that he thinks a different candidate would be the better choice.
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Debra J. Saunders / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Nevada GOP meets in Pahrump to bind delegates to Trump
NBC News:
Some Nevada caucus sites facing volunteer shortages — A spokeswoman for state Democrats said the staffing issues were not causing voting problems. — LAS VEGAS — Voters were turning out for the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, but there was a lack of volunteers to meet them at some polling locations.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
How Beating Up Bloomberg Has Reinvigorated the Democratic Field
How Beating Up Bloomberg Has Reinvigorated the Democratic Field
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Nevada Dems hope to avoid caucus chaos: Here's how the process is supposed to work
Nevada Dems hope to avoid caucus chaos: Here's how the process is supposed to work
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 and ABC News
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 …
Steven W. Mosher / New York Post:
Don't buy China's story: The coronavirus may have leaked from a lab — At an emergency meeting in Beijing held last Friday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke about the need to contain the coronavirus and set up a system to prevent similar epidemics in the future.
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Zeynep Tufekci / The Atlantic:
How the Coronavirus Revealed Authoritarianism's Fatal Flaw
How the Coronavirus Revealed Authoritarianism's Fatal Flaw
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The National Interest
Dean Balsamini / New York Post:
AOC wears rented luxe designer dress on ‘The View’ — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is clothes-minded! — The lefty darling set tongues wagging when she donned a luxe designer dress for her Wednesday appearance on “The View.” — “Don't you love it when an avowed SOCIALIST wears $580 dresses from Rickie Freeman?
Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
White Supremacist Guilty of Killing 2 Who Came to Aid of Black Teens — Mr. Christian killed two men who had intervened to confront him as he went on an anti-Muslim tirade against two black teenagers. — Walia Mohamed, a Somali immigrant to Portland, Ore., no longer rides the city's light rail system.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
TV Networks, Led By CNN And MSNBC, Have Aired Misleading Bloomberg Ad More Than 70 Times — TV networks, led by CNN and MSNBC, have aired a Michael Bloomberg ad more than 70 times in recent days in which the 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful falsely said he led New York City through 9/11.
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