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Tom Steyer Spends Millions in South Carolina. Black Voters Reap the Benefit.
Seeking inroads in the state, Mr. Steyer, a hedge-fund billionaire, is paying black vendors, hiring black staff members and appearing in rural outposts, lavishing money and attention. It’s paying dividends.
Live Updates on a Big Sunday in the 2020 Iowa Caucus Race
Times reporters are with the top five Democratic candidates campaigning across Iowa, as a crush of new polls and endorsements intensify the race ahead of next week’s caucuses.
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Nick Corasaniti
It's the @nytimes, live from Des Moines, all day. Follow along here
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Seeing a Bloomberg Ad on Fox News, Trump Takes the Bait
The president’s advisers have urged him not to pay attention to the low-polling Democratic presidential candidate. But as Michael Bloomberg poured cash into attack ads, he became harder to ignore.
Bruce Springsteen’s Son Becomes a Jersey City Firefighter
The musician’s youngest son, Sam Springsteen, was sworn in as a Jersey City firefighter on Tuesday.
Tom Steyer Qualifies for Democratic Debate With Two Surprising Polls
Mr. Steyer will join five other candidates onstage on Tuesday after registering double-digit support in Nevada and South Carolina.
Cory Booker Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
The New Jersey senator, who built his campaign around a message of unity, was unable to catch on with substantial numbers of voters and ended his quest before voting began.
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Nick Corasaniti
BREAKING: @corybooker drops out of the 2020 presidential race.
“I got in this race to win, and I’ve always said I wouldn’t continue if there was no longer a path to victory,” he said to his supporters.
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Nick Corasaniti
While Booker's exit is unlikely to add a significant bounce to any other candidate's poll numbers, he counted an impressive endorsement list in Iowa, NH and SC, and has one of the strongest staffs on the ground in Iowa, setting off a likely scramble
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How a Misleading Biden Video Spread
It began as a deceptively edited video clip from an obscure Twitter account. Then it made headlines.
Days After Suleimani Killing, Trump Campaign Promotes It on Facebook
The Trump campaign’s digital ads herald the death of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, a top Iranian commander. They then direct voters to the “Official Trump Military Survey.”
Bloomberg Will Target Trump in a Super Bowl Ad, Spending About $10 Million
Michael R. Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has secured a 60-second advertising spot to be aired nationally during the game on Feb. 2, campaign officials said.
Hate Negative Political Ads? This Is the Primary for You
Democrats are avoiding using ads to attack each other, as they target voters intent on defeating President Trump.
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Nick Corasaniti
New this AM: @CoryBooker campaign releases second of his campaign, this time with a 30-second Iowa-specific ad:
“A spark that starts here in Iowa will ignite the nation.”
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Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion
The inside story of President Trump’s demand to halt military assistance to an ally shows the price he was willing to pay to carry out his agenda.
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Nick Corasaniti
ICYMI: This is an incredible feat of reporting from @EricLiptonNYT @maggieNYT @MarkMazzettiNYT
Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion
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He Will Win
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Nick Corasaniti
New ad from @CoryBooker is a 60-second biospot the campaign says is backed by “six figure” buy in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids.
Follows a memo from @ASDem last week saying the campaign would frontload their paid media efforts in Iowa to make Jan 14 debate
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Letter Calls on 2020 Campaigns to Condemn Nondisclosure Agreements
The letter, from three former Fox News employees, is intended to pressure presidential campaigns to end the practice of forcing workers to sign NDAs.
Republicans Attack House Democrats on Impeachment, and Democrats Change the Subject
One party is running ads about what’s happening in Congress. The other is happy to stick to health care.
Googled ‘Impeachment’ Lately? First Result Is a Bloomberg Ad
Michael R. Bloomberg is showing what a virtually bottomless advertising budget can do by buying his way into the hottest political conversations of the moment.
Representative Jeff Van Drew, Anti-Impeachment Democrat, Considering Switching Parties
The conservative freshman Democrat, who represents a New Jersey district where President Trump is popular, is discussing announcing his switch next week.
Exposing a Hidden Climate Threat: Methane ‘Super Emitters’
Vast amounts of methane are escaping from oil and gas sites nationwide, worsening global warming, even as the Trump administration weakens restrictions on offenders.
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Nick Corasaniti
It’s a Vast, Invisible Climate Menace. We Made It Visible.
This is just incredible work from @NYTClimate
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The Political Power of the Housekeepers, Bartenders and Cooks in Las Vegas
A union in Nevada, the third state in the primary race to vote, told candidates that health care, specifically keeping union health care, is what’s on their members’ minds.
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Nick Corasaniti
The Political Power of the Housekeepers, Bartenders and Cooks in Las Vegas
Read this @jennymedina look at the Culinary Workers Local 226 in Nevada
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Cory Booker’s Silver Lining Tour of Iowa
Who needs a debate stage when you can raise $1.4 million in 36 hours?
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Nick Corasaniti
SOMEWHERE ON U.S. HWY 63, Iowa -- 48 hours inside @CoryBooker's silver lining playbook, post-Harris exit, with a debate stage looking less and less likely
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