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Democrats stop betting on a Biden implosion
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Rival campaigns are working to persuade Iowa caucus-goers to shift support to someone other than Biden if their candidates fall short on Feb. 3.
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POLITICO It took more than a year, but the Democratic presidential primary is finally coming to terms with the fact that Joe Biden isn’t going to collapse before the first votes are cast 36h
Warren and Bernie try to move on as conflict shakes 2020 primary
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But fully exorcising the spat that led to their post-debate confrontation is proving more difficult than simply saying it’s over.
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POLITICO Warren and Sanders' presidential campaigns are publicly taking steps to move on from the feuding of the past week 39h
14 states sue Trump administration over food stamp rule
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The lawsuit argues that USDA unlawfully limited states' discretion to exempt certain adults from work requirements for an extended period of time based on local employment conditions.
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POLITICO A coalition of attorneys general in 13 states, Washington, D.C., and New York City are suing the Agriculture Department over a plan to impose stricter work requirements on millions of food stamp recipients 52h
Flynn sentencing delayed amid bid to withdraw guilty plea
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The president's former national security adviser has shifted to a confrontational legal strategy after cooperating with the government for over a year.
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POLITICO A federal judge agreed to postpone Michael Flynn’s sentencing for another month while he considers the former Trump national security adviser’s recent request to withdraw his guilty plea over false statements to the FBI 53h
Intel agencies push to close threats hearing after Trump outburst
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Last year the president told intelligence officials to 'go back to school' after the annual Worldwide Threats hearing.
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POLITICO The U.S. intel community is trying to persuade lawmakers to drop the public portion of an annual briefing on the globe’s greatest security threats — a move inspired after last year’s session provoked an angry outburst from President Trump 54h
Rand Paul threatens fellow Republicans with explosive witness votes
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The Kentucky senator is vowing to squeeze vulnerable GOP incumbents if they side with Democrats during Trump's impeachment trial.
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POLITICO Sen. Rand Paul is vowing to squeeze vulnerable GOP incumbents if they side with Democrats during Trump's impeachment trial 55h
White House violated the law by freezing Ukraine aid, GAO says
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“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,” the GAO wrote.
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POLITICO (2/2)GAO rejected that claim, saying Trump’s decision, carried out by the budget office, was a violation of the Impoundment Control Act, which requires notification to Congress of any such delay in an appropriation of funds. Read the 8️⃣page report here 👇 55h
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POLITICO (1/2) GAO, an independent nonpartisan government watchdog that responds to congressional requests, said the White House attempted to justify its decision not to notify Congress by claiming it was simply a “programmatic delay” 55h
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POLITICO BREAKING: The White House budget office violated the law when it froze U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the Government Accountability Office concluded in a new report 56h
Liz Cheney says she won't run for Senate seat
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“I believe I can have the biggest impact for the people of Wyoming by remaining in leadership in the House of Representatives," she said in a statement.
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POLITICO BREAKING: Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has announced she will not run for Senate, passing on a competitive GOP primary in favor of remaining in the House and GOP leadership 56h
The caucus change that has Iowa bracing for a hot mess
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The release of raw vote totals for the first time could give multiple candidates grist to claim victory.
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POLITICO For the first time in the history of Iowa’s Democratic caucuses, the party will report the raw vote count for each candidate — which could give multiple candidates a chance to claim victory 59h
Democrats plan $50M campaign to flip state legislatures before redistricting
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The plan is backed by both Democratic megadonors as well as small-dollar donors giving online.
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POLITICO The plan is backed by both Democratic megadonors as well as small-dollar donors giving online 3d
State Department abruptly cancels briefing on embassy security
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Congressional staffers had asked for an update following the administration's claims that Iran threatened U.S. embassies.
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POLITICO The State Department abruptly canceled a classified congressional briefing today that was supposed to focus on embassy security 3d
Pelosi appoints impeachment managers for Trump’s Senate trial
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The House will vote on a resolution later Wednesday sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
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POLITICO BREAKING: Speaker Nancy Pelosi has appointed a team of seven House Democrats to serve as prosecutors in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial 3d
POLITICO Playbook: What you need to know about Tuesday night’s Dem debate
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And Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to announce the House impeachment managers.
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POLITICO Pelosi's delay in sending the impeachment articles to the Senate could have a tremendous impact [on the 2020 race]. Sanders, Warren and Klobuchar will have to be in D.C. nearly every day for the next month or so 3d
Democratic Debate 2020: Live Analysis from Iowa
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Tonight, six candidates participate in Tuesday's Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa as the field narrows. Watch the debate live alongside POLITICO’s 2020 team as we break down the key moments, best exchanges and witty zingers of the candidates...
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POLITICO Asked to respond to the "Can a woman beat Trump" question: "The best way to talk about who can win is by looking at people's winning records," Warren said. "The only people on this stage who've won every election they’ve been in are the women: Amy and me" 4d
House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate
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It also includes a previously undisclosed May 2019 letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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POLITICO Breaking news: The House Intelligence Committee released new evidence related to Trump's impeachment inquiry, including information from Lev Parnas, an indicted former associate of Rudy Giuliani 4d
UK warns Iran over arrest of British ambassador
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Rob Macaire was briefly detained after attending a vigil in Tehran.
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POLITICO British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Saturday denounced the arrest of the U.K. ambassador to Iran as a "flagrant violation of international law" 5d
'I thought a woman could win; he disagreed': Warren-Bernie feud escalates
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A non-aggression pact between the two leading progressives frays as voting nears.
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POLITICO Elizabeth Warren stood by news reports that Bernie Sanders told her last year that he thought Democrats would lose in 2020 if they nominated a woman to challenge Donald Trump — an account Sanders denied earlier in the day 5d
Booker drops out of presidential race
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The New Jersey senator struggled to raise money and was mired in the low single digits in polls.
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POLITICO BREAKING: Cory Booker suspends his presidential campaign, conceding that he no longer sees a path to victory due to a lack of financial resources 5d
Ocasio-Cortez stockpiling campaign cash after first year in Congress
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Speculation has already started about the star freshman's next move.
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POLITICO Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised nearly $2 million over the final three months of last year, one of the largest cash hauls revealed so far among members of Congress so far 5d
Obama campaign guru: Trump would love to run against Bernie
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Jim Messina says Sanders' socialism at the top of the ticket would be problematic for the party.
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POLITICO Barack Obama’s 2012 campaign manager is warning that Democrats would struggle in a general election against Donald Trump if Bernie Sanders is the nominee 7d