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8:55 PM ET, September 21, 2019

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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Elizabeth Warren leads Register's Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders  —  Elizabeth Warren has surged in Iowa, narrowly overtaking Joe Biden and distancing herself from fellow progressive Bernie Sanders, the latest Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
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CNN:
Elizabeth Warren surges and Joe Biden fades in close Iowa race, new poll shows  —  (CNN)A surging Sen. Elizabeth Warren is challenging Joe Biden's dominance in the race for the Democratic nomination, standing at 22% to the former vice president's 20% in a new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers.
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
An exchange at an LGBTQ forum reopens questions about Joe Biden's treatment of women  —  Moderator Lyz Lenz called Biden's comments towards her “a little condescending,” and said, “You shouldn't be calling women sweethearts.”  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden, the leading Democratic …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
If This Isn't Impeachable, Nothing Is  —  The president of the United States reportedly sought the help of a foreign government against an American citizen who might challenge him for his office.  This is the single most important revelation in a scoop by The Wall Street Journal …
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Washington Post:
Trump's Ukraine call reveals a president convinced of his own invincibility  —  When the July 24 congressional testimony of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III deflated the impeachment hopes of Democrats, President Trump crowed “no collusion” and claimed vindication from accusations …
Discussion: Vox
en.hromadske.ua:
“Trump Did Not Pressure Zelenskyy, Ukraine Is Independent State” - Foreign Minister Prystaiko  —  Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko denies that U.S. President Donald Trump had pressured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a telephone conversation.  —  Prystaiko said this in an interview with hromadske.
Discussion: Fox News
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
President Trump and the warping of democratic governance
Discussion: Raw Story, Opinion Today and Mediaite
Robert Kraychik / Breitbart:
Peter Schweizer on Whistleblower: Media Trying to Turn a Biden Scandal into a Trump Scandal
Discussion: Fox News, Politico, Daily Wire and YouTube
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden: 'I've Never Spoken to My Son About' Ukraine Business Deals
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Yemeni Rebels Warn Iran Plans Another Strike Soon  —  The information has been passed along to the Saudis and the U.S., according to people briefed on the warnings  —  BEIRUT—Houthi militants in Yemen have warned foreign diplomats that Iran is preparing a follow-up strike to the missile …
Discussion: Townhall
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Washington Post:
Should U.S. troops put their lives on the line for Saudi Arabia?  —  PRESIDENT TRUMP has so far responded with sanctions and diplomacy to the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil production facilities last weekend, which his administration and the Saudi government have blamed on Iran.
South China Morning Post:
China, Russia, Iran ‘plan joint naval drill in international waters’  —  Iranian news outlet quotes military official as saying exercise will be held soon, but Chinese media silent on reported manoeuvres Iranian news outlet quotes military official as saying exercise will be held soon …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Cory Booker memo: May not be in race ‘much longer’ if he can't raise millions in days  —  The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign manager warned the NJ senator won't stick around without a viable chance to win.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker must raise nearly $2 million …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden goes hard after Trump in Iowa over Ukraine accusations  —  DES MOINES — Joe Biden moved quickly under an arch of balloons and a marching band, past an ice cream truck and dozens of supporters — then he lit into Donald Trump.  —  At the Polk County Steak Fry, one of the biggest political affairs …
Cory Booker / Medium:
Now or Never: Radical Transparency about the Next 10 Days of This Race
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Booker campaign warns end is near without fundraising surge
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Tucker Carlson 2024  —  I tried to imagine a president worse than Trump.  Welcome to my nightmare.  —  Presidents these days always seem to get worse, don't they?  —  To many on the left, Donald Trump is an order of magnitude more disastrous a commander in chief than was George W. Bush …
Discussion: Raw Story
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders deputy field director in Iowa is no longer with campaign  —  Bernie Sanders has parted ways with one of his deputy field directors in Iowa, the campaign confirmed Saturday.  —  Kevin Lata joined the Vermont senator's 2020 team after working in several positions during his first run for the White House.
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Calls for Eliminating Americans' Medical Debt  —  On top of his “Medicare for all” proposal, Mr. Sanders's new plan would wipe out an estimated $81 billion in existing medical debt and ignore such debt in credit scores.  —  WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders has long wanted to remake …
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Trump unleashed: He's talking more and tweeting more  —  Washington (CNN)For better or worse, we're getting more Donald Trump these days.  —  If you feel like you are hearing the President's voice all the time, you are not imagining things.  Trump is talking and tweeting more in 2019 than he did in 2018 …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Washington Times
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Running up the score in House races could deliver White House to Democrats  —  Reps. Ron Kind (Wis.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) have little in common.  Kind is a 12-term veteran of Congress, a leader of the Democratic caucus's moderate wing.  Tlaib is an unabashed liberal in the self-proclaimed “Squad” of young first-term Democrats.
Discussion: Opinion Today
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
How the White Nationalists Who Love Trump Found Inspiration in the Group That Gave Us Narendra Modi  —  Question: What is the connection between controversial Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who is visiting Houston this Sunday for the “Howdy, Modi” summit, as well as a meeting …
Discussion: The Texas Observer
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Suparna Chaudhry / Washington Post:   India's prime minister will visit the U.S. next week.  What will he say about human rights in Kashmir?
Washington Post:
Rep. Kennedy announces Democratic primary challenge to Sen. Markey  —  BOSTON — Rep. Joe Kennedy, the latest generation of the famous political family to hold office, announced Saturday that he would challenge Sen. Edward J. Markey in Massachusetts's Democratic primary, a bid certain to divide the party in the state and in Washington.
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Steve Leblanc / Associated Press:
Rep. Joe Kennedy formally announces US Senate campaign
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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