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JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2020? The vice president floated the idea to reporters after presiding over the Senate for a vote concerning part of his “cancer moonshot” initiative. [Marina Fang, HuffPost]

‘PENTAGON BURIES EVIDENCE OF $125 BILLION IN BUREAUCRATIC WASTE’ “The Pentagon has buried an internal study that exposed $125 billion in administrative waste in its business operations amid fears Congress would use the findings as an excuse to slash the defense budget.” [WaPo]

YOU THOUGHT BREXIT WAS BAD 2017 could prove to be a ‘bumpy one’ for the EU, with elections in Germany, France and the Netherlands. [NYT]

INSIDE THE ‘FORGIVENESS CEREMONY’ AT STANDING ROCK Take a look at the moving photos. [Jenna Amatulli, HuffPost]

JUDGE DECLARES MISTRIAL IN WALTER SCOTT CASE “A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial on Monday after jurors weighing a murder charge against a white former South Carolina police officer who shot and killed a black motorist said they were deadlocked.” Here’s how this could happen. [Julia Craven, HuffPost]

EDWARD SNOWDEN: DAVID PETRAEUS DISCLOSED MORE SENSITIVE INFORMATION THAN I DID And Snowden points out the retired general could be the next secretary of state. [Mary Papenfuss, HuffPost]

‘A REPUBLICAN ELECTOR HAS VOWED TO VOTE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP’ You can read the Texas member of the electoral college’s entire statement here, as well as take a look at this petition to reform the electoral college. [Chris D’Angelo, HuffPost]