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12:40 PM ET, February 7, 2020

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CBS Boston:
Exclusive NH Tracking Poll: Pete Buttigieg Stays Hot, Ties Bernie Sanders For Lead  —  BOSTON (CBS) - New Hampshire - Hoosier daddy now?  In the latest exclusive WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll, Pete Buttigieg continues his remarkable post-Iowa surge.
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
So, Now What?  —  CONCORD, N.H. — Although controversy continues to swirl around the Iowa caucuses, folks here in New Hampshire seemed to have already moved on.  They don't need an official recanvass or final party certified winner to tell them what happened on Monday night.
Washington Post:
His campaign on the line, Joe Biden goes missing in New Hampshire  —  NASHUA, N.H. — Inside the castle-themed Radisson Hotel where Joe Biden has been staying, workers were preparing the ballroom for his Tuesday night election party.  Outside, Biden's campaign bus was parked and ready for events.
Joan Walsh / The Nation:
The Erasure of Elizabeth Warren Continues  —  The media is ignoring that Warren beat Joe Biden, the Democratic front-runner, and outperformed her final polling.  —  Coming out of the disastrous Iowa caucuses this week, media coverage of the Democratic presidential race turned back the clock almost a year …
The Boston Globe:
Pete Buttigieg continues to surge in N.H. polling
Cameron Peters / Vox:
New Hampshire Democratic debate: February 7, 2020
Discussion: The Verge, NPR and ABC7
Washington Post:
Secret Service has paid rates as high as $650 a night for rooms at Trump's properties  —  President Trump's company charges the Secret Service for the rooms agents use while protecting him at his luxury properties — billing U.S. taxpayers at rates as high as $650 per night …
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:   What President Trump's company charges the Secret Service
Politico:
Iowa blowback scorches Tom Perez  —  Democrats are fuming that it took a full day for Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez to issue a statement on the caucus debacle in Iowa — and three full days for him to go before national viewers to explain what's going on.
Discussion: Fox News
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The Daily Beast:
The New Dem Fear About Iowa: Do They Have a Turnout Problem?
Discussion: Redstate, The Federalist and NBC News
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Inside Buttigieg's Iowa comeback
Associated Press:
Amid irregularities, AP unable to declare winner in Iowa
Bloomberg:
White House Weighs Ouster of Aide Who Testified Against Trump  — Army's Vindman could be removed as part of a broader sweep  — Some officials may be reassigned from NSC in impeachment wake  —  The White House is weighing a plan to dismiss Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council …
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New York Times:
Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman Will Be Transferred From the White House
Discussion: Washington Post and Bloomberg
NBC News:
Coronavirus updates: 8 more Americans diagnosed on cruise ship as death toll hits 638  —  As confirmed cases reach more than 31,000 in mainland China, here is the latest you need to know.  —  • Global death toll rises to at least 638 as confirmed cases reach more than 31,000 in mainland China
Discussion: Breitbart, Disrn and ABC7
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Li Yuan / New York Times:
Widespread Outcry in China Over Death of Coronavirus Doctor
Discussion: Slate, Breitbart and The Week
New York Times:   China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in ‘Wartime’ Battle With Coronavirus
Dan Evon / Snopes.com:
Was Ripping Up the SOTU Speech Illegal?  Legal Experts Say No  —  While one lawmaker has filed an ethics complaint against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, legal scholars have refuted this claim.  —  On Feb. 4, 2020, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump finished delivering his State …
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
The Gospel According to Mad King Donald
Discussion: CBS News, NBC News and HuffPost
Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times:   From vindictive to vulgar, Trump lets loose after impeachment acquittal
Vicky Ward / CNN:
Exclusive photos of Giuliani in Spain show Lev Parnas has lots more to share  —  New York (CNN)Stored in devices seized from Lev Parnas by law enforcement, there's a 34-second cell phone video of Rudy Giuliani relishing a bullfight.  There are also photos of Donald Trump's personal attorney posing …
Discussion: Raw Story
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
How Trump Rewired the Electoral Map  —  When President Barack Obama launched his 2012 reelection campaign, he did it with back-to-back rallies in a pair of logical places: Virginia and Ohio.  The two essential swing states, with 31 electoral votes between them, were vital to Obama's chances of winning a second term.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Raw Story
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Trump's former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer will endorse Mike Bloomberg for president  —  Richard Spencer, fired for objecting to Trump's intervention in the Gallagher case, will be the first Trump appointee to back a possible Trump opponent.  —  NORFOLK, Virginia — Richard Spencer …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Trump's former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer endorses Mike Bloomberg for president
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Joe Walsh ends Republican primary challenge against Trump  —  GOPer: If a Democratic President had done this, she would have already been impeached & removed  —  (CNN)Former US Rep. Joe Walsh is ending his uphill challenge against Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination …
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Joe Walsh / Washington Post:
Challenging Trump for the GOP nomination taught me my party is a cult
Discussion: Deadline
Chris Lee / Vulture:
Who Is Writing Brad Pitt's Awards Season Speeches?  —  By this point in awards season, Brad Pitt's march toward a Best Supporting Actor Oscar seems all but inevitable.  Not to say anyone's complaining.  In fact, the loudest knock against the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star is that his warm …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court rejects Democrats' emoluments suit against Trump  —  A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit from Congressional Democrats who accused President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by receiving profits from foreign governments' spending at his luxury Washington hotel and other businesses.
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Mike Bloomberg Is Paying ‘Influencers’ to Make Him Seem Cool  —  The Bloomberg campaign is trying an ad strategy familiar to every other startup with a ton of cash and a questionable business model: paying influencers to make it seem cool.  —  One day after the Iowa caucuses were effectively botched …
Discussion: The Intercept and Twitchy
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Trump's State of the Union speech was a white supremacist vision of America  —  President Trump defiled the majesty of the East Room of the White House with a vulgar display of vindictiveness that shocked even those of us who didn't expect anything less.  For more than an hour …
Discussion: The Hill
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
What It Was Like to Work for Andrew Yang  —  He has called his campaign “the journey of my life.”  But what got lost in the novelty of his bid, former employees say, was scrutiny of his life before this particular journey.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Andrew Yang on the presidential debate stage …
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Tim Alberta / Politico:   12 Wild Hours With Andrew Yang
Chuck Schumer / New York Times:
The Woman Defending Harvey Weinstein … In the trial of Harvey Weinstein, six women have taken the stand, each making similar accusations of rape and sexual assault against the movie producer.  Throughout their testimony, Weinstein's defense lawyers have portrayed those encounters as consensual …
Discussion: KTLA, The Wrap and Page Six
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New York Times:
This Is the Toughest Question Facing Harvey Weinstein's Jury
Discussion: Page Six
Elaina Plott / New York Times:
Mitch McConnell Wasn't Always Loved by Republicans.  He Is Now.  —  When he secured President Trump's acquittal in the impeachment trial, the Senate majority leader completed a journey from staid establishment figure to conservative icon.  —  GEORGETOWN, Ky. — How has Mitch McConnell blessed the Republican Party?
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New York Times:   How Mitch McConnell Delivered Acquittal for Trump
CNN:
Mulvaney's job in doubt now that impeachment dust has settled  —  Mulvaney confesses to quid pro quo: Get over it  —  Washington (CNN)With a five-month impeachment saga behind them, White House aides are bracing for the prospect of another staff shake-up in the West Wing as President Donald Trump looks …
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Steve Israel / New York Times:
How Never Trumpers Fell in Line  —  Political rationalization has always been part of politics.  But what is happening now is dangerous.  —  Mr. Israel served as a Democratic representative in Congress from 2001 to 2017.  —  During my 16 years in Congress, from 2001 to 2017 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Hamilton Nolan / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Post's masthead will have to accept that it is not God  —  It's been a grueling couple of weeks for the Washington Post.  The paper found itself as the subject of news, rather than its author.  Morale is hurting.  The newsroom is angry.  Management is stumbling.
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Internal Document Bashes Pro-Trump Fox Regulars for Spreading ‘Disinformation’  —  In a dossier obtained by The Daily Beast, Fox's research unit advises colleagues to be wary of “disinformation” from several Trump-boosting on-air regulars, including Giuliani.
 
 
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