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Political Cornflakes: Trump, his advisers focused on two rivals in the Democratic presidential primary

President Donald Trump and his advisers are focused on two of his rivals in the Democratic presidential primary — and neither is the frontrunner. His campaign staff sees Senator Bernie Sanders as their ideal opponent in November, while the president is closely watching Michael Bloomberg, unnerved by his campaign spending and suggestion that he might spend $1 billion of his own fortune opposing Trump. [NYTimes]

Topping the news: Trump’s top homelessness official, Robert Marbut, has a controversial past both nationally and in Utah, drawing criticism for his push to place people experiencing homelessness in campus-type facilities and to avoid distributing resources like food and clothing outside of those buildings.