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11:15 PM ET, February 11, 2020

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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. to reduce sentencing recommendation for Trump associate Roger Stone, official says, after president calls it ‘unfair’  —  The Justice Department plans to reduce its sentencing recommendation for longtime President Trump confidant Roger Stone, after top officials were apparently blindsided …
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump pulls nomination for former U.S. attorney for D.C. to Treasury post  —  President Trump is withdrawing his nomination for former U.S. attorney for D.C. Jessie Liu to serve as the Treasury Department's undersecretary for terrorism and financial crimes, a top position overseeing economic sanctions …
New York Times:
Prosecutors Quit Roger Stone Case After Justice Dept. Intervenes on Sentencing … Breaking2093 comments  —  New Hampshire Democrats Head to the Polls in 2020 Primary … Live  —  Polls will start to close at 7 p.m. Eastern time.  Here's what to watch for.  —  6:20 a.m.  —  Manchester, N.H.
NBC News:
Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing  —  Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's case wasn't the first time senior political appointees reached into a case involving ab ex-Trump aide, officials say.  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. attorney who had presided …
Fox News:
DOJ expected to scale back Roger Stone's ‘extreme’ sentencing recommendation: official  —  The Justice Department is preparing to change its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone after top brass were “shocked” at the stiff prison term initially being sought, according to a senior DOJ official.
Harry Litman / Washington Post:
The Justice Department's reputation is on life support
Discussion: NPR, Raw Story and The Hill
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Justice Department becomes a political hit squad for an unleashed president
Discussion: Politico, New York Magazine and CNN
CBS News:
New Hampshire primary: Sanders leads, Buttigieg and Klobuchar fight for second  —  Polls are closed in New Hampshire, and as of 8:30 p.m. ET, the primary is leaning toward Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg is in second place and Amy Klobuchar in third.  CBS News projects Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren are not on pace to win any delegates.
Discussion: Spectator USA and The Week
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New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren, in New Memo, Outlines Her Path and Rivals' Flaws  —  Seeking a revival, Ms. Warren's campaign manager sent a letter to supporters expressing optimism about her path forward while taking a skeptical view of her leading opponents.  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. …
Discussion: Team Warren
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. Here's Why.
Washington Post:
Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race
Kaylie Piecuch / Fox News:
Meet the New Hampshire voter who made $12G from Andrew Yang's ‘Freedom Dividend’
Discussion: Vox
NBC News:
Andrew Yang drops out of presidential race
Discussion: Redstate and Axios
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. He Thinks His Campaign Has Two Big Legacies.
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
‘Fear and chaos’: Andrew Yang staffers are furious over sudden layoffs and a campaign near collapse
Discussion: The Week and New York Times
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Andrew Yang drops out
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Post
CNN:
Andrew Yang ends 2020 presidential campaign
Discussion: WHDH-TV and Washington Times
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Fires Defense Official for Refusing to Break the Law on His Behalf  —  Two days after Senate Republicans acquitted President Trump on both counts of impeachment, the Trump administration fired a number of national-security officials: European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Week
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
White House expected to drop Pentagon nominee Elaine McCusker amid Ukraine fallout  —  The White House is expected to pull the nomination of Elaine McCusker to be the Pentagon's comptroller and chief financial officer in the latest staffing fallout from President Trump's impeachment, The Post has learned.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
‘We are not a banana republic’: National security adviser defends Vindman dismissals
Discussion: Raw Story
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Live analysis of the 2020 New Hampshire Primary  —  Hey folks, good evening and welcome to POLITICO's New Hampshire primary live chat.  —  Senior politics editor12:01 a.m.  —  We've got a great cast of reporters here tonight, many of them in the New Hampshire, ready to talk about tonight's big vote.
Discussion: Axios, The Root, New York Times and CNN
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NBC News:
NBC News Exit Poll: No jump in independents or first-time voters in New Hampshire Democratic primary
Discussion: Breitbart
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:   Trump Jr. says Sanders won't be ‘real competition’ if he's the nominee
Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
New poll shows most Utahns pleased with Mitt Romney's vote, but 60% of GOP has negative reaction  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Reactions to Sen. Mitt Romney's vote to remove President Donald Trump from office has ranged from outrage to praise across the country and in Utah.
Discussion: The Hill
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Washington Post:   Trump escalates campaign of retribution as Republican senators shrug
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Romney suggests Senate GOP has moved on following his vote to convict Trump
Discussion: Associated Press and Deseret News
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:   Trump calls Romney a ‘disgrace’ for impeachment vote
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Paging Michael Bloomberg  —  Democrats need to nominate the right person to prevent Trump from winning a second term.  —  My fellow Americans, we face a national emergency.  Never before have we had a president so utterly lacking in personal integrity, so able to lie and abuse his powers …
Matt Mueller / FOX 32 Chicago:
Jussie Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago, source says  —  CHICAGO - Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday in Chicago by special prosecutor Dan Webb, stemming from the alleged racist and anti-gay attack on him that occurred in January of 2019, a source confirms to FOX 32 News.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate GOP blocks three election security bills  —  Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to unanimously pass three election security-related bills on Tuesday, marking the latest attempt to clear legislation ahead of the November elections  —  Democrats tried to get consent …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Daily Kos
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Four major journalistic errors in just 10 hours  —  If you think the news industry's credibility problem is bad now, you haven't seen anything yet.  —  It is going to get much, much worse the closer we get to Election Day, if Tuesday's slipshod news reporting and commentary is any indication.
Kate Brannen / Just Security:
Exclusive: New Unredacted Emails Show How Deeply OMB Misled Congress on Ukraine  —  “Can we call you in 5, DoD is being extraordinarily difficult.”  —  It was almost 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, and Mark Paoletta, the general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) …
Mike Bloomberg for President:
Statement from Mike Bloomberg  —  “President Trump's deleted tweet is the latest example of his endless efforts to divide Americans.  I inherited the police practice of stop-and-frisk, and as part of our effort to stop gun violence it was overused.  By the time I left office, I cut it back by 95% …
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Discussion: VTDigger
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Most Expect Trump Will Be Reelected; Sanders Overtakes Biden Among Dem Voters  —  Enthusiasm up from 2016, but with a partisan gap  —  West Long Branch, NJ - As New Hampshire primary voters go to the polls, there already seems to be an impact from the Iowa caucus results on presidential preferences among Democrats nationwide.
Wall Street Journal:
DOJ Nears Decision on Whether to Charge Blackwater Founder Erik Prince  —  Prince could face charges stemming from his testimony to Congress about Seychelles meeting with Putin adviser and potential arms-trafficking violations  —  The Justice Department is in the late stages of deciding whether …
 
 
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
In new flyer, Culinary Union warns members Sanders would ‘end’ their health care if elected president
New York Times:
Trump Adviser Pushes Utah Congressman for Top Intelligence Post
Discussion: The Hill
ABC News:
3 things to know about Trump's budget plan for Medicare, Medicaid
Discussion: The Hill
Alex Swoyer / Washington Times:
Mitch McConnell on judges: My motto for the year is ‘leave no vacancy behind’
Discussion: Redstate
Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Officials Say Huawei Can Covertly Access Telecom Networks
Associated Press:
Judge dismisses lieutenant governor's libel suit against CBS
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Jeff Bezos has sold nearly $4.1 billion worth of Amazon shares in the past 11 days
Discussion: The National Interest
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
28 Scenarios For What Things Could Look Like After New Hampshire
Tom LoBianco / Yahoo News:
Giuliani storms back into Ukraine investigation with Hunter Biden documentary
 

 
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