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10:10 AM ET, February 23, 2020

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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.

Discussion: CANNONFIRE

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.

Discussion: Power Line and Althouse

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.

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 …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Vox

Ryan Lizza / Politico:

Sanders eviscerates the 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 …

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

Ella Nilsen / Vox:

Bernie Sanders just won the Nevada caucuses — Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigns in Las Vegas on February 21, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP — 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 …

Discussion: NBC News, New York Times, LGBTQ Nation and HuffPost

Third Way:

Stand up to Bernie or You - and We - All Lose — Memo to Vice President Biden; Mayor Bloomberg; Mayor Buttigieg; Senator Klobuchar; and Senator Warren — At the Las Vegas debate, each of you took aim at one another, often to withering effect. But with few exceptions, you declined to really challenge Senator Sanders.

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 …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
MSNBC panel disparages Nevada voters for picking Bernie Sanders: ‘Sounds a lot like political suicide’

Discussion: NB Blog

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Bernie Sanders just declared war on the Democratic establishment

Discussion: Reason, The Week, Rolling Stone and Raw Story

Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders decisively wins Nevada caucuses

Discussion: Fox News

Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
It's not just bros: Sanders wins with a diverse coalition

Discussion: The Independent, The Moderate Voice and Fox News

New York Times: How Bernie Sanders Dominated in Nevada

Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders Won Nevada. In 10 Days, He Could Make It Very Hard For Anyone To Catch Up.

Discussion: CNN and The Guardian

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses: Live Updates

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, National Review, LGBTQ Nation and TheStreet

ABC News:
With help from Latino voters, Bernie Sanders hits the Nevada jackpot

Discussion: Fox News and Mother Jones

Washington Post:
Early entrance polls from the 2020 Nevada Democratic caucuses

Discussion: National Review, Vox, The Nevada Independent, The Atlantic, The Week, NBC News and CNN

Fox News:
Bernie Sanders projected to win Nevada caucuses

Discussion: Breitbart, Spectator USA, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Politico, NBC News, TheBlaze and Associated Press

Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Nevada Dems hope to avoid caucus chaos: Here's how the process is supposed to work

Discussion: Geller Report News, Breitbart, Associated Press, The Hill, One America News Network, Politico and NBC News

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 …

Discussion: Politico, The Guardian, The Hill, New York Post and Radio Free Europe/Radio …

David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Lobotomizing Our Government

Discussion: Raw Story

ABC News:
National security adviser Robert O'Brien disputes Russian meddling to favor Trump's reelection

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, The Week, Raw Story, American Thinker, INSIDER, CNN and NBC News

Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Security adviser: I've seen no intel of Moscow helping Trump

Discussion: HuffPost

Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 2-23-20: Amb. Robert O'Brien, Rep. Jim Clyburn

Discussion: Mediaite, Yahoo News, The Moderate Voice, The Daily Beast, Bloomberg and Breitbart

Nick Givas / Fox News:

Philip Haney, DHS whistleblower, found dead, police say — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) whistleblower Philip Haney was found dead in Amador County, Calif., on Friday, according to local authorities. — Haney, 66, “appeared to have suffered a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Last Refuge

Mitch McKinley / Law Enforcement Today:
Sources: DHS whistleblower on Obama administration, terrorism in America found dead

Discussion: Geller Report News, Redstate, The Gateway Pundit and American Greatness

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 …

Wall Street Journal:

Tapping Trump's Anger About 2016 Surveillance, White House Seeks Overhaul of Spying Law — Effort is spurred by president's criticism of the investigation of former campaign adviser Carter Page

Zak Cheney-Rice / New York Magazine:

Oklahoma Will Require Its Schools to Teach the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — Oklahoma's Education Department is adding the 1921 Tulsa race massacre to its curriculum for the first time, in what doubles as a contingency to stop the tragedy's centennial from devolving into a pile …

Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:

EXCLUSIVE: Pompeo Reveals Trump Admin's Wide-Ranging Plan to Combat Iran, Deal Death Blow to Nuclear Deal — In discussion with Free Beacon, secretary of state explains how he is galvanizing the globe against the Islamic Republic — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—The Trump administration is waging …

Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:

Gov. Phil Murphy has tumor on kidney, likely cancer — Gov. Phil Murphy disclosed Saturday he has a tumor on his kidney that is 90 percent likely to be cancerous and will soon undergo surgery. — Murphy, 62, told NJ Advance Media that doctors caught it at an early stage and have …

Discussion: The Hill, NBC News, CNN, Bloomberg and New York Post

Ryan Hutchins / Politico: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has kidney tumor that's likely cancerous

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 …

Ian Millhiser / Vox:

Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration — The ordinary rules no longer apply when the Trump administration shows up in court. — The Supreme Court voted along ideological lines Friday evening to allow a Trump administration rule …

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Slate