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WARREN and the 2020 cycle – The first BALLOT QUESTION ads of 2018 – MOULTON’s Pennsylvania swing 03/12/2018 07:02 AM EDT By Lauren Dezenski  ( ldezenski@politico.com ;  @LaurenDezenski ) with Brent D. Griffiths ( bgriffiths@politico.com ;  @BrentGriffiths ) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.  Welcome to Monday. Ready for another  snowstorm ? WARREN'S 2020 VISION -  Sen.  Elizabeth Warren  is the latest Massachusetts pol to take a spin in the 2020 news cycle, refusing to commit on NBC's "Meet the Press" this weekend to fulfilling her six-year term if reelected this November. "I am in this fight to retain my Senate seat in 2018," she said. "That's where I'm focused. That's where I'm going to stay focused.  I'm not running for president. " But it's not just the national press interested in a 2020 answer from Warren. Warren has crisscrossed the state in town halls for months as the public's interest in a potential ...

12 March 18 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News NOTICE ON FUNDING: The start to the March funding drive is well below what would be needed to complete the process in a reasonable time frame. We sincerely wish we could provide this service without some donations, but we can’t. Now would be a good time to make a contribution. Thank you. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Charles Pierce | Stormy Daniels Is Running Rings Around Trump's Lawyer  Charles Pierce, Esquire Pierce writes: "This is quite a crew of miscreants we have running things these days." READ MORE Carl Icahn. (photo: Getty Images) White House Spokesman Does Not Deny That Carl Icahn Was Tipped Off Josh Israel, ThinkProgress Israel writes: "A White House spokesman offered a non-denial and a curious explanation for why Trump confidant Carl Icahn dumped millions of dollars worth of steel-related stock just before the president...

Red-state Democratic senator highlights bills signed by Trump in first reelection ad "13 Bills" BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Running for reelection in a state Donald Trump carried by 21 points, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is kicking off his 2018 campaign today with a commercial highlighting the 13 pieces of legislation he’s co-sponsored that the president signed into law. Veterans, a cop, a firefighter and an elderly couple count off the bills and resolutions. Tester,  who lost three of his fingers  in a meat grinder at age 9, then holds up his hands. “Washington’s a mess, but that’s not stopping me from getting bills to help Montana signed into law by President Trump,” he says to camera. “I’m out of fingers, but I’m not finished getting things done for Montana.” During a primary season in which many Democrats are seeking to outdo each another in denouncing Trump the loudest, Tester’s debut ad –  shared...