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  1. trump rally
    Trump Complains About Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize Days After War Crime ThreatOther rally highlights included a claim that Dems would have “leaked” the Soleimani attack, and that M4A will cost “more money than we’ll ever make.”
  2. jeffrey epstein
    Video From the Night of Epstein’s First Suicide Attempt ‘Inadvertently’ DeletedProsecutors state that the MCC deleted the video outside Epstein’s cell on July 23, saving over it with footage from another tier of the prison.
  3. president trump
    Trump Doesn’t Want Voters to Know How Much His Family’s Trips Cost TaxpayersThe administration wants to delay revealing Secret Service expenses until 2021, in part so taxpayers don’t find out how much Trump’s vacations cost.
  4. iran
    Trump’s De-escalatory Remarks on Iran Strike Appease GOP HawksMore relieving than Trump’s decision not to escalate may be the GOP’s welcome reception, considering that he is notoriously reluctant to appear weak.
  5. iran
    Boeing 737 Crashes Near Tehran, Killing All 176 OnboardOfficials from Iran and Ukraine offered contradictory information on the cause, but suggested it was unrelated to the strike on U.S. bases in Iraq.
  6. us-iran conflict
    Iran Launches Missiles Against U.S. in Iraq, Threatens More RetaliationThe Pentagon confirmed that over a dozen missiles were launched on two air bases. No casualties are currently being reported.
  7. alexandria ocasio-cortez
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Appeases Critics With Something Everyone LikesIt’s a French bulldog.
  8. iran
    Trump Walks Back War-Crime Threat Against Iran: ‘I Like to Obey the Law’“I like to obey the law,” said Trump, despite years of evidence to the contrary.
  9. michael flynn
    DOJ Suggests Michael Flynn Spend Up to 6 Months in Prison for Lying to FBIFlynn, famous for chanting “lock her up” at the 2016 RNC, could be facing jail time for his “apparent failure to accept responsibility.”
  10. iraq
    Trump Admin Drafts Iraq Sanctions to Counter Vote to Expel U.S. Troops: ReportSanctions aren’t normally levied against allies, but very little of the first week of the current crisis in the region could be considered “normal.”
  13. iran
    Fox News Welcomes ‘Deep State’ Intelligence When It Leads to Conflict With IranA serious change of tune for the network, which has attacked the “deep state” intelligence community for the Trump-Russia inquiries for three years.
  14. iraq
    Read the Letter the Pentagon Accidentally Sent Announcing Withdrawal From IraqAfter a DOD letter emerged stating the U.S. would move troops out of Iraq, the Pentagon said it was a “poorly worded” draft and a “mistake.”
  15. iran
    House to Vote to Limit Trump’s Authority to Wage War on IranThe House will vote on a War Powers Resolution to cut off Trump’s authority to engage Iran after 30 days unless he seeks congressional approval.
  16. vision 2020
    Sanders Leads in New Hampshire, Part of Three-Way Tie for First in Iowa: PollThe end of the holiday polling drought is great for Bernie, and not so great for Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg.
  17. iran
    Mike Pompeo: Expected Iranian Retaliation Is Just a ‘Little Noise’It’s already pretty noisy: Since Soleimani’s death, Iran withdrew from the nuclear deal, Iraq wants U.S. forces out, and the U.S. expects retaliation.
  18. impeachment
    Unredacted Emails Show Pentagon’s Concern Over Trump Withholding Aid to UkrainePentagon emails call the withholding of aid a “clear direction” from Trump, as officials worried he would violate the Impoundment Control Act.
  19. iran
    U.S. Kills Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Airstrike at Baghdad AirportThe Pentagon confirmed that Trump ordered U.S. forces to kill Iran’s leader of clandestine forces Qasem Soleimani “to protect U.S. personnel abroad.”
  20. vision 2020
    Video of Joe Biden Suggesting White Nationalist Idea Is Deceptively EditedA comment from Biden on changing a culture that tolerates the abuse of women was cut to suggest he considers European culture to be superior.
  21. vision 2020
    Buttigieg Campaign Says It Raised $24.7 Million in the Fourth Quarter of 2019The impressive fourth quarter brings his haul for the year to $76 million.
  22. white nationalism
    Entire West Virginia Correctional Officer Class Fired After Nazi Salute PhotoGovernor Jim Justice fired almost 30 correctional officer trainees who posed in a Nazi salute for a class photo.
  25. vision 2020
    Bloomberg Vows to Deliver Change Needed in the White House: An Open-Office PlanBig structural changes from the former mayor include an open-office East Room.
  26. vision 2020
    Bernie Sanders’s Doctors Say He Is in ‘Good Health’ After October Heart AttackIt’s unlikely to stifle concern from Sanders’s critics, or anyone worried that four of the top five Democrats, and the incumbent, are in their 70s.
  27. mass shooting
    Everything We Know About the Church Shooting in Texas That Left 3 DeadTwo parishioners and the assailant were killed in the attack, which was briefly livestreamed on the West Freeway Church of Christ’s YouTube page.
  28. politics
    Rep. John Lewis Announces He Is Being Treated for Stage 4 Pancreatic CancerThe civil-rights leader announced he is undergoing treatment, and that he will continue to represent Georgia’s Fifth District.
  29. ivanka trump
    Ivanka Trump Indicates She May Not Return for Second Term If Trump Is ReelectedHer record in the first term suggests the White House adviser’s presence may not be missed.
  30. jeffrey epstein
    FBI Reportedly Investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged ‘Madam’ Ghislaine MaxwellTwo law enforcement agents familiar with the case reportedly said Maxwell and others “who facilitated” Epstein’s sex ring are under investigation.
  31. impeachment
    GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski ‘Disturbed’ by Mitch McConnell Impeachment CommentMeanwhile, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal claims “five to 10” GOP senators have “severe misgivings” about McConnell’s impeachment trial plan.
  32. president trump
    Germans Consider Trump More Dangerous Than Putin, Kim Jong-un: PollForty-one percent of Germans polled considered Trump to be a greater threat to world peace than any other head of state.
  33. syria
    Trump Thinks of Saving ‘Innocent Civilians’ in Syria Only After Removing TroopsTrump warned Russia and Syria to avoid killing “innocent civilians” in Idlib province after negating the U.S.’s ability to do anything about it.
  34. ukraine scandal
    Trump Won’t Say Whether Putin Swayed His View on Ukraine Interference in 2016Trump deflected and moved on to another topic when asked if Putin influenced his thinking on nonexistent Ukrainian interference in U.S. elections.
  37. vision 2020
    Bloomberg Campaign Admits to Using Subcontracted Prison Labor: ‘We Didn’t Know’On Monday, the former New York mayor’s campaign fired a contractor which employed incarcerated people in Oklahoma to call voters in California.
  38. vision 2020
    Groups Unaffiliated With Trump Are Still Fundraising Using His Name: ReportPACs unaffiliated with Trump have raised $46 million in the 2020 cycle to the chagrin of his campaign, which sees fundraising as a zero-sum game.
  39. vision 2020
    Sanders, Warren Criticize Amazon As Campaigns Spend Six-Figure Sums on the SiteThe Sanders and Warren campaigns spent $233,000 and $151,000 respectively while calling for substantial reform at the anti-union e-commerce giant.
  40. impeachment
    Judiciary Lawyer Suggests House May Have to Impeach Trump AgainIf ex–White House counsel Don McGahn exposes offenses not covered by the impeachment articles, the House could add an obstruction-of-justice charge.
  41. impeachment
    White House May Try to Argue Impeached President Wasn’t Impeached: ReportA little case of holiday denial born out of a process-based concern surrounding Pelosi’s delay in sending articles of impeachment to the Senate.
  42. democratic debates
    Key Moments From the December Democratic DebateHighlights from the eighth Democratic debate, including health-care fights, jabs at Mayor Pete, and an unexpected emphasis on wine caves.
  43. impeachment
    Trump’s Post-Impeachment Rally Was His Longest and Strangest YetFor 123 minutes, Trump mostly avoided impeachment, but suggested a late Michigan Democrat is in hell and compared the looks of Tom Cruise to an F-35.
  44. impeachment
    President Trump Officially Impeached by the House While Onstage at RallyTrump is the third president to ever be impeached by the House. Now the process moves to the Senate, which is expected to hold a trial next month.
  45. impeachment
    GOP Reps Liken Impeachment to Pearl Harbor, Say Trump Treated Worse Than JesusMike Kelly said the impeachment will “live in infamy,” while Barry Loudermilk said at least Jesus had the “opportunity to face his accusers.”
  46. impeachment
    Scenes From Tuesday’s Protests Calling for Trump Impeachment200,000 people reportedly marched in “Nobody Is Above the Law” protests in 500 cities on the eve of the impeachment vote to remove Trump.
  49. impeachment
    Trump Suggests Adam Schiff Be Subject to Guatemalan Justice for Paraphrasing HimIn front of President Jimmy Morales, Trump said if Schiff were in Guatemala, he’d be punished for paraphrasing him: “They handle things much tougher.”
  50. impeachment
    Read Trump’s Unhinged Letter to Nancy Pelosi on ImpeachmentIn the letter, Trump claims Democrats are “declaring open war on American Democracy” and that Pelosi’s prayers for him offend “Americans of faith.”
  51. impeachment
    Swing-District Dems Move to Yes on Impeachment, Majority of Public in FavorOf the 31 Democrats in swing districts where an impeachment vote could shake their support, more than half have come out in favor of removing Trump.
  52. gun control
    Congress to Fund Gun-Violence Research for First Time in DecadesDemocrats will secure $25 million in funding for gun-violence research at the CDC and NIH after over two decades of GOP stonewalling on the issue.
  53. climate change
    U.N. Climate Talks Fall Apart Over Potential of Trump 2020 WinOne negotiator said that U.N. member nations were “waiting for the U.S. election” to determine how to move forward on vital emissions cutbacks.
  54. white nationalism
    Military Investigating Possible White Power Hand Signal at Army-Navy GameBoth military academies are “looking into” a hand gesture associated with white power that cadets flashed during the broadcast of the football game.
  55. vision 2020
    Trump May Skip 2020 Debates: ReportTrump is reportedly more concerned about moderators than fellow debaters. He once bailed on a debate after host Megyn Kelly called out his sexism.
  56. crime
    Everything We Know About the Jersey City ShootingThe FBI is treating Tuesday’s deadly attack on a kosher market as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime.
  57. ukraine scandal
    Trump Said to Be Surprised This High Crime Got Him Impeached“Frankly, I think he’s a little surprised it’s the Ukraine thing that’s done it,” a presidential adviser reportedly said.
  58. donald trump jr.
    Donald Trump Jr. Exploits Nepotism by Shooting Endangered Animal in MongoliaThe president’s son got a rare retroactive permit to kill an endangered argali in Mongolia, a country that relies heavily on U.S. aid.
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