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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
A socialist is likely to win the 2020 election. No, not Bernie Sanders. — It once seemed unimaginable, but a proven socialist looks quite likely to win the 2020 presidential election. — No, I'm not talking about that socialist. I'm referring to the one who already occupies the White House.
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Politico:
Bloomberg internal poll claims Bernie would sink downballot Dems — Bernie Sanders' nomination could drag down vulnerable House Democrats trying to hold onto their competitive districts, according to a new poll conducted for Mike Bloomberg's campaign that is circulating among members …
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CNN, The Hill and The Guardian
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Can Bernie Sanders really beat Trump? His pollster makes the case. — Now that Senator Bernie Sanders has become the clear favorite for the Democratic nomination, the Vermont independent's rivals — and many in the Democratic Party — are sounding loud, clanging alarms about his viability against President Trump.
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Politico, Talking Points Memo and Babalú Blog
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Bloomberg's debate strategy: Nuke Bernie — Mike Bloomberg and a handful of staffers spent Monday at the so-called “happiest place on earth,” preparing for the bruising task ahead the next day. — Hunkered down at the Four Seasons hotel in Florida's Disney World, the former New York mayor prepared …
Politico:
Why Senate Dems aren't freaking out about Bernie
Why Senate Dems aren't freaking out about Bernie
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POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Breitbart and Washington Post
Luke Darby / GQ:
Bloomberg's Paid “Volunteers” Are Telling Voters to Support Other Candidates
Bloomberg's Paid “Volunteers” Are Telling Voters to Support Other Candidates
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NOQ Report
The State:
The State endorses Pete Buttigieg in the South Carolina Democratic Party primary — The Democratic Party's presidential nominee will face a formidable general election opponent in Republican President Donald Trump, an incumbent armed with a strong economic record and a force of personality …
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NBC News, Politico, Associated Press, The Hill, The Week, Washington Times and New York Post
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Joshua Caplan / Breitbart:
Brain Freeze: Joe Biden Says He's ‘Candidate for the United States Senate’ — Former Vice President Joe Biden made yet another gaffe Monday, saying in a South Carolina campaign speech that he is a “candidate for the United States Senate” and that people could “vote for the other Biden” …
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Public Policy Polling and POLITICUSUSA
FiveThirtyEight:
Who Will Win The South Carolina Democratic Debate? — We're partnering with Ipsos to poll voters before and after the candidates take the stage. — At this point in the primary season, the field has usually started to shrink, but no such luck here in 2020: There will be seven candidates …
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Washington Post
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News poll: Biden holds narrow lead over Sanders in South Carolina
NBC News poll: Biden holds narrow lead over Sanders in South Carolina
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HuffPost, Politico, Associated Press, Breitbart, The Hill, New York Post, Mediaite, The Week and New York Times
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Trump slams Sotomayor and Ginsburg, says they should recuse themselves from ‘Trump-related’ cases — President Trump went after Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a pair of tweets and at a news conference in India on Tuesday, days after Sotomayor issued …
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National Review, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, The Week, Raw Story, ImmigrationProf Blog, Mediaite, The Hill and New York Post
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Trump calls for Sotomayor, Ginsburg to recuse themselves from cases dealing with his administration — President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, saying both should recuse themselves from cases involving him or his administration.
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CNN and One America News Network
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Demands 2 Liberal Justices Recuse Themselves From His Cases
Trump Demands 2 Liberal Justices Recuse Themselves From His Cases
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The Guardian, Raw Story, NPR, HuffPost and The Gateway Pundit
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Sanders's Comments on Fidel Castro Provoke Anger in Florida — Bernie Sanders told “60 Minutes” that it would be “unfair” to say “everything is bad” about Cuba's Communist revolution. — MIAMI — Comments from Senator Bernie Sanders praising aspects of the Communist Cuban revolution drew …
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Washington Post, Politico, MarketWatch, The Week, HuffPost, Washington Free Beacon, PJ Media Home, Breitbart, New York Post, The Daily Signal, The Hill, Twitchy, The Daily Caller and Vox
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Fabiola Santiago / Miami Herald:
I went to school in Cuba under Castro. Here's what it's like, Bernie Sanders
I went to school in Cuba under Castro. Here's what it's like, Bernie Sanders
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Townhall, CNN, Washington Post and Instapundit
Aaron Leibowitz / Miami Herald:
An ‘anti-communist concert’ is coming to Miami. The city's government is a sponsor.
An ‘anti-communist concert’ is coming to Miami. The city's government is a sponsor.
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National Review and The Daily Caller
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Staffer Mocked Warren's Looks, Pete's Sexuality on Private Twitter Account — The private Twitter account of a newly promoted campaign staffer indicates that at least some of Sen. Bernie Sanders' most toxic support is coming from inside the house. — During the most recent presidential …
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LGBTQ Nation, Big League Politics, Outside the Beltway, CANNONFIRE, Washington Times and Twitchy
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Most Dangerous Destruction Yet — During the 2016 presidential campaign, many observers worried about what Donald Trump might do with the U.S. intelligence apparatus. These organizations kill people, after all, with scary flying robots. They have the ability to spy on huge numbers of people all over the world.
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New Republic, The Hill, Washington Monthly, CNN, Raw Story and Washington Post
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is the Intelligence Community planning to meddle in 2020 election?
Is the Intelligence Community planning to meddle in 2020 election?
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New York Times, USA Today and LewRockwell
Politico:
Trump faces ‘black swan’ threat to the economy and reelection — Stock markets tumbled around the world. The number of coronavirus cases mushroomed in advanced nations like Italy, Japan and South Korea. And travel bans expanded as leaders confronted the nightmarish prospect of a spreading virus swallowing their nations.
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Associated Press, Washington Post, The Hill, CNN, The Week, NBC News, HuffPost, Balloon Juice, Occupy Democrats, New York Times, Breitbart, Vanity Fair and Raw Story
Lee Smith / Just The News:
Declassified FBI memos undercut Mueller team claims that Papadopoulos hindered Russia probe — Prosecutor who recently resigned from Roger Stone case signed court filings omitting evidence of witness cooperation — Newly declassified FBI memos directly conflict with court filings …
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Redstate and The Gateway Pundit
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John Solomon / Just The News:
House Republicans considering criminal referrals against Mueller prosecutors
House Republicans considering criminal referrals against Mueller prosecutors
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NOQ Report and The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Deputy Health Minister Contracts Coronavirus — Death toll from the virus rises to at least 15 in Iran with around 1,000 people being tested for the infection — The number of people killed by the coronavirus in Iran has risen to at least 15, the country's health ministry said …
George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Overhyped Coronavirus Weaponized Against Trump — RUSH: Folks, this coronavirus thing, I want to try to put this in perspective for you. It looks like the coronavirus is being weaponized as yet another element to bring down Donald Trump. Now, I want to tell you the truth about the coronavirus.
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Media Matters for America, The Guardian, Raw Story and HuffPost
The Markup:
Suckers List: How Allstate's Secret Auto Insurance Algorithm Squeezes Big Spenders — Insurers are supposed to price based on risk, but Allstate's algorithm put a thumb on the scale — Seven years ago, Allstate Corporation told Maryland regulators it was time to update its auto insurance rates.
New York Times:
‘Recipe for a Massive Viral Outbreak’: Iran Emerges as a Worldwide Threat — Long a regional crossroads, Iran is spreading the new coronavirus to a host of neighboring countries. Many are ill equipped to cope. — Religious pilgrims, migrant workers, businessmen, soldiers and clerics …
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Atlantic Council, CCN.com, Slate, Reuters, Al Arabiya and Associated Press
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Sarah Cascone / artnet News:
Rebekah Mercer, Billionaire Donor to Anti-Science Causes, Is Off the American Museum of Natural History's Board After Years of Protest — There had been widespread calls from museum curators and scientists for Mercer to step down. — More than two-dozen American Museum of Natural History curators called …
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Clemency for Rod Blagojevich Came After Long Campaign Tailored to Trump — Republican consultant enlisted Fox News, Rudy Giuliani and Jesse Jackson to help get ex-governor out of prison — Rod Blagojevich's release from federal prison last week culminated a nearly two-year campaign to put …
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Raw Story
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
'Gray Matter'-Deficient Americans — The billionaires and bureaucrats depend on the skilled workers they mock — and that makes them more than a little uneasy. — Former New York mayor and multibillionaire Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, four years ago at Oxford, England, dismissed farming, ancient and modern.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Democrats Aren't Terrified of Bernie, They're Not Paying Attention
If Democrats Aren't Terrified of Bernie, They're Not Paying Attention
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The Mahablog, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Axios and National Review
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Two Senate Iran hawks are pushing a new nuclear deal — U.S. nuclear diplomacy with Iran has reached a stalemate. So two Iran hawks from different parties have teamed up to promote a new scheme they think could result in a new and better nuclear deal. If they can just convince their colleagues …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Among Those Pressing Trump to Weed Out Disloyalty: Clarence Thomas's Wife — A group led by Ginni Thomas has targeted officials in the administration, and lobbied for its own preferred choices. As the president's distrust in those serving him has grown, so has its sway.
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Daily Kos, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Axios, Vanity Fair, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, IJR and The American Independent
James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus — In May 1997, a 3-year-old boy developed what at first seemed like the common cold. When his symptoms—sore throat, fever, and cough—persisted for six days, he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong. There his cough worsened, and he began gasping for air.
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New York Magazine, CCN.com, The Week, The American Spectator and Letters from an American
William Saletan / Slate:
The Voters Freaked Out by Socialism — Socialism doesn't freak out Democratic voters the way it freaks out other Americans. That's a problem. — For the past month, the centrist Democrats running against Sen. Bernie Sanders have begged Democratic voters not to nominate him.
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders has broad support in diverse California communities, new poll finds — Sen. Bernie Sanders has widespread support among communities of color in California, outstripping his nearest Democratic rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden and former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, according to a new statewide poll.