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The NSA operations revealed to President Obama that Israeli officials had coordinated on messaging with U.S. Jewish groups that had come out against the Iran nuclear deal, the report says, citing unnamed officials familiar with the espionage operations.

At the time, President Obama was facing a wave ofcriticism from European leaderssuch as French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkelregarding allegations of NSA spying operations against their respective countries. This, however, did not stop him from ordering spy agencies to continue their operations against Israel, claiming they served a compelling national security purpose, according to the WSJ report.

Thereafter, the President successfully wiredthe office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the two leaders fell on opposite sides of the Iran nuclear deal. Netanyahu, a fierce critic of the deal, warned it would empower Iran as the worlds largest state-sponsor of terror. President Obama, on the other hand, was convinced that negotiating with Iran, and funneling tens of billions of dollars into their coffers, would allow for the regime to open up to the world and give power to more moderate voices from within.

The NSA would routinely intercept Netanyahus communications and send them to White House officials for dissections, the report says, citing a former official.

When Israel continued to lobby against the deal, the NSA picked up on Israeli officials conversations with American members of Congress. The people interviewed for the Wall Street Journal piece claim that these communications were mistakenly obtained, but nonetheless, still amount to a Nixonian endeavor.

The Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. responded to allegations they were coaching American Jewish groups on anti- Iran deal talking points, describing them as total nonsense.

The Obama Administration would ultimately agree to the Iran nuclear deal without the support of the American public or the U.S. Congress. When polled, a majority of the American people consistently rejected the iran deal.

Iran has already tested the limits of the nuclear deal, firing off two ballistic missile tests in clear violation of UN sanctions. The regime in Tehran has sent Shiite mercenaries to fight the civil war in Syria, and continues to overtly support terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah.

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Watch CNN's interview with Bernie Sanders on "New Day" Thursday at 9 a.m. ET.

Overall, Clinton tops Sanders among registered voters who are Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents 50% to 34%. That's a slightly tighter margin than in late-November, when Clinton led 58% to 30% over Sanders.

But those overall results mask a shift back toward Clinton following the Democratic debate on Saturday night. In interviews conducted before the debate, Sanders ran closer to Clinton, with 37% support to Clinton's 45%. Among those interviewed after the debate, Clinton's lead grew to 60% vs. Sanders' 27%.

The Sanders campaign focuses heavily on economic issues, and the new poll suggests he has boosted his standing on that issue. Yet Sanders continues to trail Clinton as the candidate better able to handle economic issues, 47% say they think Clinton is best able to handle it, 39% Sanders.

The former secretary of state has even larger leads on foreign policy matters and ISIS, however, topping Sanders 72% to 15% on foreign policy, 63% to 18% on ISIS. Clinton also holds a 21-point advantage over Sanders on handling gun policy, 51% prefer Clinton vs. 30% Sanders.

Although much of the debate over guns on the Democratic side has centered on Sanders' more gun-friendly views after representing a state where many own guns, among registered Democrats who say they or someone in their household owns a gun, Clinton is more widely trusted to handle gun policy: 58% favor her take on the issue vs. 28% who prefer Sanders.

Clinton's favorability rating holds steady in the new poll compared to earlier in the fall, with 47% of adults viewing her favorably and 51% unfavorably.

Among registered Democrats, 77% have a favorable take, about the same as the 78% viewing her positively in October. Sanders, who was less well known in October, has seen an uptick on both the positive and negative sides of his favorability ledger, 46% now hold a favorable opinion, 36% unfavorable. Among registered Democrats, 74% have a positive take, up from 62% in October.

RELATED: Trump dominant on the GOP side in CNN poll

The gender gap that has persisted throughout the race for the Democratic nomination continues as the year comes to a close, with women favoring Clinton 56% to 23% and men about evenly divided, 46% Sanders to 44% Clinton. The gap is actually even larger when it comes to favorable views of the candidates: 82% of Democratic women hold a favorable view of Clinton, but that drops to 71% among men. And on Sanders, 84% of men hold a positive impression vs. just 64% of Democratic women.

Despite those gaps, Democratic men are actually more likely than Democratic women to say the party has a better chance to win in 2016 with Clinton than without her (64% of men say the best chance is with Clinton, 55% of women say the same). Overall, about 6 in 10 Democratic voters say the Democratic Party has a better chance of winning the presidency with Clinton as their nominee than with someone else (59% say the party has its best chance with Clinton, 38% someone else).

Democrats are more apt to see Clinton as holding several key attributes than they are Sanders. Nearly nine in 10 see Clinton as having the right experience to be president (89%), three-quarters call her someone they would be proud to have as president (76%), and 7 in 10 as someone who shares their values (72%). Smaller majorities say the same about Sanders, with the smallest gap coming on shared values (62% experience, 63% proud, 67% values).

RELATED: Sanders losing the senior vote

Among all registered voters, Clinton tops the five Democratic and Republican candidates tested in the poll on experience (62% of voters say she has the right experience to be president) and as someone you would be proud to have as president (44%, not significantly ahead of Rubio at 43%). On values, Sanders tops the field with 43% of voters saying the Democratic socialist shares their values, narrowly topping Clinton (42%) and Rubio (42%).

The poll, however, suggests Clinton faces a stiff challenge from each of three Republicans at the top of the field. She narrowly tops Donald Trump within the poll's margin of sampling error, 49% to 47%, in a hypothetical general election matchup. But she falls behind Ted Cruz by 2 points (Cruz 48% to Clinton 46%, a shift since last month when Cruz trailed Clinton 50% to 47%) and 3 points behind Marco Rubio (49% Rubio to 46% Clinton). Among independent voters, Clinton trails Rubio and Cruz by 12 points each, while running even with Trump.

The CNN/ORC poll was conducted by telephone Dec. 17-21 among a random national sample of 1,018 adults. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. For results among the 414 registered voters who are Democrats or independents who lean toward the Democratic Party, the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 5 percentage points.

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Congress approved a rewrite to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act today. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law on Thursday.

The following is a statement from Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-Seattle), chair of the Washington State House Education Committee.

Im extremely pleased that Congress has finally approved a rewrite of the badly broken No Child Left Behind law. While the federal government certainly has a role to play in K-12 education, the newly-adopted Every Student Succeeds Act recognizes that education policy should be largely driven at the state and local levels.

States need flexibility in order to adopt policies that work best in our unique communities. The previous policy not only lacked flexibility, but it relied too heavily on punitive measures as a means to improve student performance. As we all observed over the last decade, No Child Left Behind is a poorly considered federal policy that focuses on student failure and school punishment. This is no way to run a public education system. Gone are the days when the federal government can use the threat of funding cuts to coerce states into adopting policies that dont best meet the needs of students.

The bipartisan ESSA will give states and local school districts the flexibility they need to create accountability systems that work best to meet the needs in their communities and provide opportunities to learn for all students. It also ends the over-reliance on high-stakes testing. Students will spend more time in classrooms learning and less time taking tests.

Im also pleased that the ESSA will use innovative grant programs to help improve low-performing schools. Federal policymakers tried the stick approach for over a decade and that didnt work. Im optimistic that offering a few carrots will give us better results.

The new federal policy is much more in line with how we approach K-12 education policy in this Washington: student-centered and success focused. The new approach will ultimately lead to better educational outcomes for students.

Id like to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to our senior senator from Washington state, Sen. Patty Murray, who took on this monumental effort. I dont believe this bill ends up on the presidents desk without her leadership and dedication to solving this problem.

Session Assistant

To Members, Washington State House of Representatives

Mission: To assist a legislative office team in successfully fulfilling the legislators public obligations by providing support services in the areas of administration, communication, research and constituent services.

Reports to: Legislative Assistant, Representative, Caucus Staff Director, Chief Clerk

Type of position: This is an exempt session/temporary position.

Necessary Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Typical Assignments (These tasks may vary depending on the needs of individual Legislative offices)

Administration

Communication

Research

Prior legislative experience is preferred

INTERESTED CANDIDATES should send electronically a cover letter, rsum and a writing sample to:

Amy.Ruble@leg.wa.gov and Josie.Regan@leg.wa.gov

The Washington State House of Representatives is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Housing & Health Care Research AnalystWashington State House of Representatives, Democratic CaucusSalary: Based on previous job experience and qualificationsOpen until position has been filled

AGENCY DESCRIPTION:

The House of Representatives is comprised of the elected Members of the House of Representatives and the staff necessary to carry out the business of a legislative branch of government. The Democratic Caucus consists of the Democratic members of the Washington State House. Each caucus has partisan staff positions that assist the members of the House. This job is in Olympia during the legislative session and is a full-time, exempt position with benefits.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Caucus Policy Analysts are experienced research professionals who are responsible for analyzing and developing innovative public policy solutions for House Democrats in health care and housing.

Duties include but are not limited to:

Successful candidates will have the ability to:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

INTERESTED CANDIDATES should send electronically a cover letter, rsum and a writing sample to:

Amy.Ruble@leg.wa.gov

The Washington State House of Representatives is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Rep. Gael Tarleton (D-Ballard) speaking on the House floor.

OLYMPIA Rep. Gael Tarleton (D-Ballard) was elected Majority Floor Leader of the state House of Representatives by her colleagues in Olympia today.

Tarleton joins the House leadership team mid-way through her second term as a state representative from the 36th legislative district.

Im proud of the work Ive been able to accomplish for my community and the state of Washington, said Tarleton. In just a few short years, weve improved public health, expanded access to higher education, and built more secure communities. But theres still work to do to ensure we provide opportunity for all and build a strong middle class through continued investments in education and the creation of family-wage jobs in all corners of the state. Im looking forward to serving the people of Washington in this new leadership role.

The Majority Floor Leader is primarily responsible for coordinating the floor debate and the passage of bills during the legislative session.

Tarleton will continue to serve as the vice chair of the House Technology & Economic Development Committee as well as a member of the House Transportation and Rules Committees.

The 2016 legislative session, slated to last 60 days, begins January 11.

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