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| FRI, FEB 14, 2020 | | | Hello, It's been a busy week, and we're still in the early stages of the fight for the White House. Here's what happened and what's next: - Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary, edging out Pete Buttigieg. Sanders, meanwhile, has begun to overtake Joe Biden in national polls of Democrats, and appears to be in the front-runner position at the moment.
- The next test for the candidates will come in the Nevada caucuses, which are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. Before that, the candidates will have another debate Wednesday. Former front-runners Biden and Elizabeth Warren are looking to bounce back in Nevada and South Carolina, on Feb. 29, after dismal performances in Iowa and New Hampshire.
- Mike Bloomberg isn't on a ballot until Super Tuesday, March 3, but he's surging in the polls and is spending a ton of money in his bid to become a legitimate challenger for the nomination. Part of his strategy? Sponsored posts generated by some of the social media's biggest influencers.
- President Trump finds himself in perhaps the most awkward and unusual showdown of his presidency – with an attorney general who has done everything the president has wanted. William Barr, in a Thursday interview ABC News, said the president's tweets about DOJ cases "make it impossible to do my job." Then, looking directly at the camera, Barr said he would not be "bullied" by anyone, including the president. The White House responded with a statement saying Trump wasn't bothered by Barr's statements. Yet Trump shrugged off Barr's challenge and tweeted Friday morning that he has the right to interfere in criminal cases.
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