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Your Week in Review



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He has a very good shot of winning Iowa, a very good shot of winning New Hampshire, and other than Joe Biden, the best shot of winning Nevada," said one former Obama adviser.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The words of an aspiring dictator."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's honestly one of the most evil things we've ever seen from a presidential campaign, and hopefully Bloomberg's campaign will end with him paying out unimaginable sums to the people he exploited. In a just world it would."

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President Donald Trump leaves his Merry Christmas Rally at the Kellogg Arena on December 18, 2019 in Battle Creek, Michigan. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"We'd be in much better shape if Trump and company were merely heartless misers. What they really are is much, much worse."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"McConnell's not protecting the economy. He's stalling while his friends loot the safe."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Hit pieces on progressive candidates become questionable when run by a news outlet owned by one of their rivals. This as much as anything shows why Bloomberg must sell Bloomberg News ."


Fire and Rescue personnel run to move their truck as a bushfire burns next to a major road and homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"They believe they have the situation in hand. That is definitely not the case."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If there's nothing wrong with withholding the aid, why didn't Mr. Duffey want anyone to know about what he was doing?" asked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.


candlelight vigil

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Human rights advocates criticized Saudi Arabia Monday following an announcement from the nation's public prosecutor that five people were sentenced to death and three others given various prison terms in connection with the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey last year.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump says he doesn't understand wind then proved it."

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