memeorandum: Fox News Poll: Biden and Sanders vie for lead in Nevada, Biden tops Trump (Dana Blanton/Fox News)

8:15 PM ET, January 9, 2020

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Video Shows Ukrainian Plane Being Hit Over Iran — The New York Times has obtained video that shows the moment a Ukrainian airliner was hit minutes after takeoff from Tehran. — Video verified by The New York Times appears to show an Iranian missile hitting a plane above Parand …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Daily Caller, American Military News, New York Post, UPI, Alternet.org, Bloomberg and The Week

Newsweek:

Iranian missile system shot down Ukraine flight, probably by mistake, sources say — The Ukrainian flight that crashed just outside the Iranian capital of Tehran was struck by an anti-aircraft missile system, a Pentagon official, a senior U.S. intelligence official and an Iraqi intelligence official told Newsweek.

New York Times:

Iranian Missile Accidentally Brought Down Ukrainian Jet, Officials Say, Citing Early Evidence — An Iranian surface-to-air missile brought down the jetliner, killing everyone aboard, Canada's prime minister said, citing intelligence reports and echoing U.S. officials' conclusions.

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Wall Street Journal:
Boeing Jet Was on Fire Before Crash, Iran Says; Investigators Consider Hostile Act

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Fox News, Talking Points Memo and The Week

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

Who Will Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination? — Our latest forecast for how many pledged delegates each candidate will win after all states have voted — FiveThirtyEight's model simulates the primary season thousands of times to find the most likely outcome for each candidate.

Discussion: Townhall, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Free Beacon and ABC News

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Biden and Sanders vie for lead in Nevada, Biden tops Trump — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders remain the top picks for the Democratic nomination among Nevada caucusgoers, while Elizabeth Warren fades and Tom Steyer gains momentum. In the general election contest …

Discussion: NBC News, Associated Press, CNN, Washington Post and The Hill

Monmouth University Polling Institute:

Four-Way Fight in Dem Primary — Granite State voters divided on whether all Dems have equal voice in nomination — West Long Branch, NJ - Support for former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has grown while backing for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …

Discussion: New York Times, Politico, Power Line, CNN, Mediaite, CBS Boston and Washington Times

Zach Montellaro / Politico:

Surging Steyer qualifies for Democratic debate — Billionaire Tom Steyer has qualified for next week's Democratic presidential debate on the strength of an apparent polling surge in two early-nominating states. — Two Fox News polls released on Thursday evening, just one day ahead …

Discussion: Axios, The Hill, MSNBC and CNN

Dana Blanton / Fox News: Fox News Poll: Races tighten between Trump and Democrats in Wisconsin

CNN: Democrats slept on Bernie Sanders. Now he's surging as Iowa approaches

Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden ahead by 21 points among South Carolina Democrats

Discussion: The Hill

Washington Post:

Justice Dept. winds down Clinton-related inquiry once championed by Trump. It found nothing of consequence. — A Justice Department inquiry launched more than two years ago to mollify conservatives clamoring for more investigations of Hillary Clinton has effectively ended with no tangible results …

Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

GOP senator who erupted over Iran briefing shares awful new details — If President Trump made the decision to assassinate the supreme leader of Iran, would he need to come to Congress to get authorization for it? — The Trump administration won't say. — That remarkable claim …

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Zachary Basu / Axios:

House passes war powers resolution condemning military action against Iran — The House voted 224-194 on Thursday in favor of a symbolic war powers resolution directing President Trump to halt the use of military force against Iran unless he obtains approval from Congress.

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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
House passes measure seeking to limit Trump's military actions against Iran

Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and MSNBC

Josh Israel / The American Independent:
House votes to rein in Trump's war powers over Iran strike

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Mike Lee: ‘Worst’ Classified Briefing Was Obama Benghazi Briefing

Discussion: Politico, CNN, Talking Points Memo and Washington Post

Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:

Army general denies request by officer pardoned by Trump to have his Special Forces tab reinstated — An Army general has denied a request by an officer pardoned in an open murder case by President Trump to have his Special Forces tab reinstated, setting up a potential showdown between senior defense officials and the White House.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Washington Times, Hullabaloo and Task & Purpose

Molly Ball / TIME:

'We've Upped the Ante.' Why Nancy Pelosi Is Going All in Against Trump — Nancy Pelosi isn't wild about the question. The impeachment of President Donald Trump is under way, and I've asked the Speaker of the House if she thinks it's the most important thing she'll ever do.

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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:

Rep. Stefanik tweets altered photo of Pelosi in GOP fundraising appeal — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) tweeted a petition and fundraising appeal that included what appeared to be an altered photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, drawing a retweet Thursday morning from President Trump.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon, The Hill, Breitbart, NB Blog, Alternet.org, Twitchy, Townhall and IJR

Tom Winter / NBC News:

Surveillance video from Jeffrey Epstein's first apparent suicide attempt ‘no longer exists’ — Officials at the federal jail housing Epstein preserved video from the wrong floor due to a clerical error. — The surveillance footage taken from outside Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell …

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite

Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:

Surveillance video of Jeffrey Epstein's cell during suicide attempt was destroyed: prosecutors — Surveillance footage from outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell during his suicide attempt was destroyed, prosecutors revealed Thursday. — The revelation in a letter filed by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Maurene Comey …

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Devan Cole / CNN:

‘I left parts of my body in Iraq’: Duckworth rips into GOP rep who said Democrats ‘love’ terrorists — Washington (CNN)Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs serving in the Iraq War, on Thursday ripped into the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee …

Discussion: Washington Post, Axios, The Root, HuffPost, The Hill, The Week and Raw Story

Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Trump remarks ignite conflicting claims about plot against US embassy

Discussion: One America News Network

CNN: How Pompeo convinced Trump to kill Soleimani and fulfilled a decade-long goal

Jordain Carney / The Hill:

McConnell backs measure to change Senate rules, dismiss impeachment without articles — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is backing a resolution to change the Senate's rules to allow for lawmakers to dismiss articles of impeachment against President Trump before the House sends them over.

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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:

Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals — Harry and Meghan quit as senior Royals, announcing they will split their time between the UK and North America, and are understood to have done so without discussing the matter with other Royals.

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Afua Hirsch / New York Times:
Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out

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Associated Press:

Joe Biden gets endorsement from Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is endorsing Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, giving the former vice president another high-profile supporter as he tries to demonstrate a wide base of support across the party.

Discussion: One America News Network and The Hill

Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times: Eric Garcetti endorses Joe Biden for president

Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Bernie emerges as growing threat to Biden

Discussion: ABC News, Detroit News, The Hill, Washington Post, NBC News, New York Times, Blue Delaware and Public Policy Polling

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Maybe Nominating Bloomberg for President Isn't a Crazy Idea — Not long ago, my teenaged kids and one of their friends asked me what I thought about Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign. The question momentarily took me aback, since even though I spend hours a day following campaign coverage …

Discussion: Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Scripting News

Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Around the Country in 17 Hours With Michael Bloomberg

Discussion: Axios

Rudy Giuliani / The Daily Caller:

The Supreme Court Should Step In To Rule This Impeachment Unconstitutional — Democrats' obsession from day one to impeach President Donald J. Trump, without regard to substance or process, led them to change the grounds for impeachment every couple of months.

Discussion: Washington Post, Fox News and Raw Story

Priscilla DeGregory / New York Post:

Judge denies Trump's bid to have E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit tossed — New York journalist E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against President Trump will go forward after a judge denied the president's bid to toss her case. — Last week, Trump asked a judge to dismiss the Elle magazine …

Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press: Judge denies Trump effort to stop columnist defamation suit

Susan Page / USA Today:

Exclusive: Americans say Soleimani's killing made US less safe, Trump ‘reckless’ on Iran — Americans by more than 2-1 say the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani has made the United States less safe, a nationwide USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds, amid broad concerns about the potential consequences ahead.

Discussion: Ipsos, Washington Post, UPI, Alternet.org, HillReporter.com, Raw Story, The Hill, The Week and CNN

ABC News:

Bloomberg won't release women who sued him from secrecy agreements — Bloomberg was sued several times over the years. The cases were resolved. — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg told ABC News this week he will not take any steps to release women who have signed …

Discussion: The Hill

New York Times:

Who Killed the Knapp Family? — Across America, working-class people — including many of our friends — are dying of despair. And we're still blaming the wrong people. — Mr. Kristof is an Opinion columnist. Ms. WuDunn is a business consultant. — YAMHILL, Ore. …

Ali Zerdin / Associated Press:

Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia — LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A wooden statue mocking U.S. President Donald Trump was burned to the ground Thursday in Slovenia, the birthplace of his wife Melania, authorities said. — The nearly eight-meter (26-foot) high construction …

Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller

Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:

Millions of Americans devastated to learn they were ardent fans of Soleimani this whole time — “The only ones that are mourning the loss of Soleimani are our Democrat leadership and our Democrat presidential candidates.” — Nikki Haley — “They are in love with terrorists.

Discussion: CNN

Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:

NYC Bar Association Asks Congress to Investigate AG Barr for Bias — A rare rebuke of a U.S. attorney general by a bar association — Group says Barr has ‘disregarded’ his duty to be impartial — The New York City Bar Association has asked Congress to investigate U.S. Attorney …

Discussion: The Hill, Alternet.org, Common Dreams, Axios and Raw Story

Jonathan Bernstein / Yahoo News:

Why Utah's Mike Lee Might Actually Vote to Remove Trump — (Bloomberg Opinion) — Get Jonathan Bernstein's newsletter every morning in your inbox. Click here to subscribe. — I had a Twitter discussion awhile ago in which I argued that Utah Senator Mike Lee was one of the three or four …

Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story

Kathy Mccormack / Associated Press:

Dixville Notch finds enough people to retain claim to fame — CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A tiny New Hampshire community whose tradition of being among the first to cast ballots for president in primaries and the general election was endangered now has enough people to go ahead, the town moderator said Thursday.