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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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CNN:
Bloomberg needs to take down Sanders — immediately — Joe Lockhart was White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration. He co-hosts the podcast “Words Matter.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses, Strengthening His Primary Lead — His triumph will provide a burst of momentum that may make it difficult for the still-fractured moderate wing of the Democratic Party to slow his march to the nomination. — LAS VEGAS — Senator Bernie Sanders claimed …
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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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada — Putting Him In The Driver's Seat To Win The Nomination — Bernie Sanders has won the Nevada caucuses, and it looks like he's going to win them by a big, perhaps even landslide margin. — We don't know exactly how big. As I'm writing this just before 7 p.m. Las Vegas time …
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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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Yahoo News:
Latinos, Sanders's secret weapon in Nevada, could make him unstoppable on Super Tuesday — LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders's Nevada caucus campaign ended with a convincing win Saturday afternoon, thanks in large measure to a — 37-percentage-point victory among Latino caucus-goers.
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
Bernie Sanders just won the Nevada caucuses — Sanders is on a winning streak; he has now won two early states in a row. — Bernie Sanders is on a roll. — The independent senator from Vermont cruised to victory in Saturday's caucuses in Nevada, where his campaign has been building Latino support for months.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses: Live Updates — Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont won the Nevada caucuses, The Associated Press projected. He addressed his supporters at a rally in San Antonio, Texas. — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts …
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National Review, TheStreet, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon and Breitbart
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
It's not just bros: Sanders wins with a diverse coalition
It's not just bros: Sanders wins with a diverse coalition
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The Guardian
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Nevada Democratic caucuses: Live results
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Trump, Schiff spar ahead of Nevada caucuses over claim Russians trying to help Bernie Sanders
Trump, Schiff spar ahead of Nevada caucuses over claim Russians trying to help Bernie Sanders
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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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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
26 Scenarios For What Things Could Look Like After Nevada
26 Scenarios For What Things Could Look Like After Nevada
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
MSNBC panel disparages Nevada voters for picking Bernie Sanders: ‘Sounds a lot like political suicide’
MSNBC panel disparages Nevada voters for picking Bernie Sanders: ‘Sounds a lot like political suicide’
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CBS News:
Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, CBS News projects
Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, CBS News projects
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ABC News, NBC News, The Guardian, Breitbart, New York Post and The Week
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
ABC News:
With help from Latino voters, Bernie Sanders hits the Nevada jackpot
With help from Latino voters, Bernie Sanders hits the Nevada jackpot
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Mother Jones
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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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, the Teflon Candidate, Faces Sudden New Tests
Bernie Sanders, the Teflon Candidate, Faces Sudden New Tests
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Daily Kos
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
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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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CNN, New York Post, Newsweek, New York Times and РБК
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Efforts to Remove the Disloyal Heightens Unease Across His Administration
Trump's Efforts to Remove the Disloyal Heightens Unease Across His Administration
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Occupy Democrats, Raw Story, The National Memo, Breitbart, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The American Independent 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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Associated Press, 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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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration
Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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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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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?