“New Jersey Democrats are reviving a controversial effort to force President Trump to release his tax returns or be denied a spot on the state’s 2020 ballot,” North Jersey reports.

“The state Senate on Thursday approved a bill — which the Legislature passed once before, in 2017, but which then-Gov. Chris Christie blocked by issuing a scathing veto — that would prohibit candidates for president and vice president from appearing on the ballot unless they make their tax returns public.”

“Similar legislation has been introduced in at least 30 states but never enacted.”

“The Bernie Sanders vs. Elizabeth Warren primary is on. The run-up to their presidential announcements sparked concern on the left that having both of them in the race would split the activist base and clear the way for a more moderate nominee. Now that they’re both in, the competition between the two promises to be one of the more intriguing subplots of the primary,” Politico reports.

“Sanders starts out indisputably ahead. Bolstered by the grassroots army he amassed in 2016, the Vermont senator easily outraised Warren in the first 24 hours of their campaigns. He’s far ahead of her in the polls, too, trailing only former Vice President Joe Biden, who hasn’t announced whether he’ll run.”

“I think that our decisions at the end of the Clinton email investigation, particularly the decision to make that announcement in October to Congress about the re-opening of the case as a result of the emails on the Anthony Weiner laptop, I think its undeniable that those actions at an impact on the election.”

— Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, in an interview on MSNBC.