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Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
CBS News poll: In South Carolina, Biden's lead narrows, with Sanders and Steyer on his heels — The contest in South Carolina looks very different heading into its final week than it did last fall. Joe Biden (28%) has only a single-digit lead with Bernie Sanders (23%) now right behind him.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here is Democrats' last chance to get this right — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) racked up an impressive win in the Nevada caucuses, crushing his opponents and expanding his support to older voters and Hispanics. Unless Democrats manage to alter the race swiftly and dramatically …
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The Atlantic, Politico and HuffPost
New York Times:
Nevada Caucuses 2020: Live Results — Bernie Sanders has won the Nevada caucuses, according to The Associated Press. For the latest updates, follow our live blog.
Washington Post:
As Bernie Sanders's momentum builds, down-ballot Democrats move to distance themselves — Former astronaut Mark Kelly, the Democratic Party's hope for flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, tried to do no harm this month when he was asked about Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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The Hill, Outside the Beltway, Althouse, Power Line and BuzzFeed News
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Sanders eviscerates conventional wisdom about why he can't win — LAS VEGAS — On Saturday in Nevada, Bernie Sanders laid waste not just to his five main rivals but also to every shard of conventional wisdom about the Democratic presidential primaries. — You could see the dominoes …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Romps in Nevada. Is He Unstoppable?
Bernie Sanders Romps in Nevada. Is He Unstoppable?
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Chris Matthews faces calls for resignation after comparing Sanders victory to Nazi invasion
Chris Matthews faces calls for resignation after comparing Sanders victory to Nazi invasion
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Newsweek, Townhall, Mother Jones, NB Blog, The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump congratulates Sanders on Nevada caucus win
The Latest: Trump congratulates Sanders on Nevada caucus win
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Biden blames Steyer for drop in South Carolina African American support
Biden blames Steyer for drop in South Carolina African American support
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Fox News, NBC News and The Moderate Voice
Politico:
Your 2020 Nevada Democratic caucus results
Your 2020 Nevada Democratic caucus results
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Redstate, The Hill, FiveThirtyEight, TheBlaze and Mediaite
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada — Putting Him In The Driver's Seat To Win The Nomination
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada — Putting Him In The Driver's Seat To Win The Nomination
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The Atlantic, Vox, Outside the Beltway, National Review, The Nevada Independent and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
After The Nevada Caucuses, Bernie Sanders Is The Man To Beat
After The Nevada Caucuses, Bernie Sanders Is The Man To Beat
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The National Interest, The Guardian and Breitbart
Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Joe Biden, on the ropes, looks for first win as 2020 campaign moves to South Carolina
CNN:
Bloomberg needs to take down Sanders — immediately
Bloomberg needs to take down Sanders — immediately
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Vox, Slate, The Mahablog, Reason, Politico and CANNONFIRE
CNN:
US intelligence briefer appears to have overstated assessment of 2020 Russian interference — Washington (CNN)The US intelligence community's top election security official appears to have overstated the intelligence community's formal assessment of Russian interference in the 2020 election …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump makes veiled threat toward Schiff over classified briefing on Russian 2020 election interference
Trump makes veiled threat toward Schiff over classified briefing on Russian 2020 election interference
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
Why Exactly Does Putin Love Bernie?
Why Exactly Does Putin Love Bernie?
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Talking Points Memo, Foreign Policy Research …, Politico and The Week
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Buttigieg's campaign alleges numerous errors in caucus vote-counting — Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg's campaign, in a letter sent to the Nevada State Democratic Party just before midnight on Sunday, is alleging numerous errors in how early vote totals were folded into the Caucus Day process.
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Washington Post:
Coronavirus cases spike in Italy, China says most new infections limited to Hubei, South Korea declares ‘red alert’ — The latest novel coronavirus figures from China suggest that the outbreak remains worst in locked-down Hubei province, where 630 new cases and 96 more deaths were reported Saturday evening.
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New York Times:
How a Neighbors' Feud in Paradise Launched an International Rape Case — The fashion executive Peter Nygard has clashed for years with his neighbor in the Bahamas, the billionaire Louis Bacon. The latest development is a lawsuit saying Mr. Nygard sexually exploited teenage girls.
Joshua Geltzer / Politico:
The Lost 110 Words of Our Constitution — The 14th Amendment says states that infringe the vote must lose representation in Congress. It's time to make this happen. Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images … The U.S. Constitution is famously short—a mere 7,591 words, including its 27 amendments.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
We have entered the Trump Unbound era — and journalists need to step it up. — When Donald Trump was elected, the media spent months figuring out how to cover a far-from-ordinary presidency. — Some will argue that many journalists never rose to that challenge — that they normalized Trump …
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Paula Bolyard / PJ Media Home:
Stunning: A Delusional Socialist Just Blew Away the Democrat Competition in Nevada. Now What? — If you think that headline sounds like something from the Babylon Bee, you're not alone. It defies logic, reason, and incredible odds, but as of publishing time, it appears that Bernie Sanders …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Wall Street Journal reporters protest ‘sick man’ headline in Wall Street Journal — The Wall Street Journal's China staff is urging the newspaper to apologize for a headline that prompted the Chinese government to expel three of its journalists this week. — The email from the Journal's China bureau …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Can we talk about the Trump-loving, QAnon-type who slaughtered 10 people in Germany? — The virus is spreading worldwide faster than our ability to contain it. — No, not that one. — I'm thinking about the tragic and shocking events that took place on Wednesday night nearly 4,000 miles away …
Fred Backus / CBS News:
CBS News poll: Most voters expect Trump will be reelected — Whether or not they're voting for him, 65% of registered voters nationwide think President Trump will definitely or probably be reelected, including more than a third of Democrats who think so. Republicans are especially optimistic: more than nine in 10 expect him to win.
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The Hill
Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
They're paid to tweet for Mike Bloomberg. They don't necessarily support him — A vocal Bernie Sanders supporter. A Chicagoan with zero followers on Twitter. A dozen registered Republicans. These are some of the digital soldiers Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has recruited …
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American Greatness, CNN and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Lobotomizing Our Government — Trump's national security adviser has made clear that he sees his job as serving as a kind of human cocktail of drugs for the erratic president—part palliative, part sedative. — BEAST INSIDE — For just over a century, since America arrived …
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Ephrat Livni / Quartz:
Justice Sotomayor calls out the US Supreme Court in a sharp dissent — Yesterday, the US Supreme Court granted the federal government's emergency request to stay an injunction in an Illinois case about the “public charge” rule in immigration. The order came with no explanation from most …
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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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