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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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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders Won Nevada. In 10 Days, He Could Make It Very Hard For Anyone To Catch Up. — EL PASO — On one side of the room, at the back of Bally's casino, Michael Bloomberg's top strategist speculated with reporters about not if, but perhaps when, they would spend millions on negative ads against the Democratic frontrunner.
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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, The Hill and Breitbart
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Nevada Democratic caucuses: Live results — You can follow the results here as they come in. — Bernie Sanders has won the Nevada caucuses — the third contest in the Democratic nomination process — according to a call by Decision Desk. — The win is Sanders's most decisive yet and makes clear …
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LGBTQ Nation and New York Times
Fox News:
Bernie Sanders projected to win Nevada caucuses — Sen. Bernie Sanders will win the Nevada caucuses, Fox News can project, furthering the democratic socialist's lead over his Democratic rivals and raising the question as to whether he can be stopped on his path to the Democratic nomination.
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The Federalist, Jacobin, NBC News, CBS News, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and TheBlaze
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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Power Line, ABC News, The Week and Breitbart
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
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
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:
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
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Bernie unleashes volunteer army on Nevada
Bernie unleashes volunteer army on Nevada
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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, INSIDER, The Dispatch Fact Check and РБК
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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
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, Blogs of War, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Axios
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump's new intel chief makes immediate changes, ousts top official
Trump's new intel chief makes immediate changes, ousts top official
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The Moderate Voice, The Last Refuge, Twitchy, CNN, Raw Story, The Independent and Breitbart
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
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?
Mitch McKinley / Law Enforcement Today:
Sources: DHS whistleblower on Obama administration, terrorism in America found dead — SAN FRANCISCO, CA- We've received reports that Philip Haney, a DHS whistleblower on the Obama administration, has been found dead. — We have not yet received independent confirmation from the Sheriff's Department …
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Redstate, The Gateway Pundit and American Greatness
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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