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Democratic Primary Voters Flock Back to Biden After South Carolina Victory — Former VP pulls within striking distance of Sanders in national poll — Getty Images / Morning Consult illustration by Samantha Elbouez — 26% of Democratic primary voters nationwide are backing former Vice …
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Harry Reid endorses Joe Biden for president; Amy Klobuchar also plans to back him — Former Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday, saying the former vice president's resume and stability make him the best candidate to beat President Trump.
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Amy Klobuchar Drops Out of Presidential Race and Plans to Endorse Biden — Ms. Klobuchar made her decision hours before Super Tuesday. She shocked the primary field with a third-place finish in New Hampshire, but ultimately could not compete with better-funded rivals.


The Simple Answer — Don't overthink your Super Tuesday vote. — “They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong. There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers.” — You are a normal American. You don't like demagogues of the right or the left.


Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in Democratic primary — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential nominating contest on Monday, shortly after ending his own bid for the White House, a top Buttigieg adviser told Reuters.
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Amy Klobuchar will end 2020 presidential campaign and endorse Joe Biden
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Amy Klobuchar drops out of presidential race, will endorse Joe Biden
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Bernie or Biden. Period.
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Pete Buttigieg to endorse Joe Biden at Dallas rally
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Obama spoke with Buttigieg after he dropped out of 2020 race: report
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Inside the final month of Buttigieg's historic campaign
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The Latest: Primary turnout for Dems sets S. Carolina record
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Trump retweets video of him defeating his critics after second confirmed coronavirus death reported in U.S. — Shortly after health officials in Washington state confirmed the second U.S. death from the novel coronavirus in as many days, President Trump retweeted an animated video Sunday night …
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U.S. death toll climbs to 6 as viral crisis eases in China
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Supreme Court will hear major challenge to Obamacare — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will take up a Republican challenge to Obamacare, in a move that boosts Democrats who want to highlight the lawsuit's threat to health care coverage during campaign season.
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Supreme Court will take up challenge to Obamacare's individual mandate
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Can We Get a Vaccine Early? How the Rich Are Preparing for Coronavirus — Langone dials hospital experts, others hunt supplies or meds — One investor may fly to Idaho with or without family. A doctor in a Colorado ski town is soothing wealthy clients who want a cure.

Joint Statement from DOS, DOJ, DOD, DHS, ODNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Preparations for Super Tuesday — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, Acting Director of National Intelligence …


Texas closes hundreds of polling sites, making it harder for minorities to vote — Guardian analysis finds that places where black and Latino population is growing by the largest numbers experienced the majority of closures and could benefit Republicans — Last year, Texas led the US south …
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Washington Monthly


Trump administration announces new restrictions on Chinese journalists — President Trump's administration on Monday announced new restrictions against Chinese journalists working for state media, a reaction to how American and other foreign journalists are treated in China.
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Trump administration orders four Chinese news outlets in U.S. to reduce staffs
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‘The Nation’ Endorses Bernie Sanders and His Movement — We are proud to endorse Sanders, a democratic socialist with a program both realistic and radical enough to meet the challenges of our time. — EDITOR'S NOTE: We've put a lot of thought into our endorsement, and we want you to know why.
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Judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition in email flap — A federal judge has ordered former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to sit for a sworn deposition for the first time in connection with her use of a private email account during her State Department tenure.
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Federal judge orders Hillary Clinton deposition to address private emails: ‘Still more to learn’
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White House takes aggressive public posture amid new coronavirus spread — Experts say it could take a year or more to develop a vaccine. — The White House on Monday continued to project an image that's it's on on the offensive in how it's handling the new coronavirus …
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Trump says it's safe to hold rallies amid coronavirus outbreak
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FEMA preparing for possible coronavirus emergency declaration — “To me this is another indication that the president and the White House are finally aware of the gravity of the situation,” said former FEMA official Michael Coen. — WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency …
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Ivanka Trump Completes a Political Evolution: 'I'm a Proud Trump Republican' — In an interview, the president's older daughter described her anger at her father's impeachment and the role she will play fund-raising for his campaign. — WASHINGTON — She told the Fox News host Sean Hannity …


Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of GE, dies at 84 — Jack Welch was a railroad conductor's son who rose to chairman and CEO of General Electric. — During the 20 years he led the conglomerate, its market value grew from $12 billion to $410 billion.
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The President Is Winning His War on American Institutions — When Donald Trump came into office, there was a sense that he would be outmatched by the vast government he had just inherited. — The new president was impetuous, bottomlessly ignorant, almost chemically inattentive …
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Raw Story


How a Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research — An official at the Interior Department embarked on a campaign that has inserted misleading language about climate change — including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial …
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How Bloomberg Buys the Silence of Unhappy Employees — Every year, Mike Bloomberg's company pays hundreds of fired employees to not say anything bad. — Every year, hundreds of departing employees at Bloomberg L.P. are presented with a choice: Either leave the company empty-handed or accept …
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Azar in the crosshairs for delays in virus tests — Even as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention takes blame for testing delays that may have led to hundreds of Americans being quietly infected with the coronavirus, officials inside the health department and the White House …
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Public Enemy Fire Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Rally Spat — “We thank him for his years of service and wish him well” — Public Enemy announced they are permanently “moving forward” without Flavor Flav, firing one of hip-hop's most memorable hypemen after more than 35 years.
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Pentagon says US will not retaliate for Turkey in Syria — The United States will not take direct action in Syria despite a dramatic uptick in violence and calls for an immediate no-fly zone over Idlib, which would require the Pentagon to take out aircraft and airfields. — REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
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The Man Behind Trump's Facebook Juggernaut — Brad Parscale used social media to sway the 2016 election. He's poised to do it again. — In September, at a resort hotel in the Coachella Valley, the California Republican Party held its fall convention. Brad Parscale—forty-four …
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Washington Post