**China Uighur Muslims: On brink of trade deal, Rubio says U.S. should sanction China over human rights abuses**
*by louisamarisa (<https://redd.it/ekzogr>)*
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**Pentagon Chief Esper to Brief Congress on Strike: Iran Update**
*by Big_Stinky_Cock (<https://redd.it/ekzoi6>)*
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**U.S.-led Coalition Says Will Withdraw From Iraq Following Parliament Vote**
*by cynycal (<https://redd.it/ekzoib>)*
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**U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq -letter**
*by HugeDetective0 (<https://redd.it/ekzoj7>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/iraq-security-withdrawal/u-s-led-coalition-says-it-will-withdraw-from-iraq-letter-idUSL8N29B4GK

**Women donate to multiple candidates. But men tend to stick to people who look like them.**
*by sarkanyfarok (<https://redd.it/ekzouc>)*
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**The Electability Argument Is the Second Biggest Threat of the 2020 Election**
*by VoteBernieFor2020 (<https://redd.it/ekzp72>)*
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-electability-argument-is-the-second-biggest-threat-of-the-2020-election/

**AOC 'groans' at prospect of Biden presidency: 'In any other country we would not be in the same party'. New York congresswoman has endorsed Bernie Sanders.**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/ekzpaq>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-running-president-2020-election-a9272906.html

**Obamaworld Hates Bernie—and Has No Idea How to Stop Him**
*by NotfWorkingForPutin (<https://redd.it/ekzqkc>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/obamaworld-hates-bernie-sandersand-has-no-idea-how-to-stop-him?source=twitter&via=desktop

**Top administration officials to brief Congress on Iran as Democrats move to rein in Trump**
*by JohnWalkar (<https://redd.it/ekzqpu>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/trump-iran-congress-war-powers-debate/index.html

**Trump under fire for threat to Iran cultural sites**
*by Foxhidesinfo (<https://redd.it/ekzsg9>)*
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51014237

**Trump Boasts of Soleimani Killing in 2020 Campaign Email**
*by menstrual_discharge (<https://redd.it/ekzt0n>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-boasts-of-soleimani-killing-in-2020-campaign-email?ref=wrap

**Trump administration to deport Mexican asylum-seekers to Guatemala in expansion of controversial plan: report**
*by biglou722 (<https://redd.it/ekzthz>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/476988-trump-administration-to-deport

**Don't try to make sense of Trump's Iran policy. He doesn't have one**
*by asIsaidtomyfriend (<https://redd.it/ekztwj>)*
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-06/dont-try-to-make-sense-of-trumps-iran-policy

**GOP senators introduce resolution to change rules, dismiss impeachment without articles**
*by tima101 (<https://redd.it/ekztzp>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/476974-gop-senators-introduce-resolution-to-change-rules-dismiss-impeachment-without

**U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq: letter**
*by cynycal (<https://redd.it/ekzu3w>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdrawal/u-s-led-coalition-says-it-will-withdraw-from-iraq-letter-idUSKBN1Z520A

**U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq: letter**
*by DamnTheAdmiralty (<https://redd.it/ekzugp>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdrawal/u-s-led-coalition-says-it-will-withdraw-from-iraq-letter-idUSKBN1Z520A?il=0

**Ed Martin’s Phyllis Schlafly Eagles Attacks U.S. Archivist in Desperate Bid to Prevent Ratification of the ERA**
*by Jonny43 (<https://redd.it/ekzuoh>)*
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/ed-martins-phyllis-schlafly-eagles-attacks-u-s-archivist-in-desperate-bid-to-prevent-ratification-of-the-era/

**Adam Schiff calls for open hearings as Trump’s Iran moves stoke tensions**
*by TheGamerDanYT (<https://redd.it/ekzuus>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/06/adam-schiff-calls-for-open-hearings-as-trumps-iran-moves-stoke-tensions.html

**Netanyahu - "The assassination of Suleimani isn’t an Israeli event but an American event. We were not involved and should not be dragged into it"**
*by endeavorm2 (<https://redd.it/ekzvhy>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/06/us-allies-trump-suleimani-killing-reaction-response

**Senators 'block' nomination of Trump pick for U.S. attorney in western Mich.**
*by Peter_Jennings_Lungs (<https://redd.it/ekzw3v>)*
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/06/trump-u-s-attorney-pick-michigan-senators-block-nomination/2817028001/

**U.S. Military Says It Will Exit Iraq Following Iraqi Parliament Vote**
*by nclobo (<https://redd.it/ekzykw>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/united-states-military-exit-iraq-parliament-vote_n_5e139219e4b0843d3616faac

**It’s 2003 All Over Again. It doesn’t require much squinting to see the ways the Iran crisis resembles the lead-up to the Iraq War.**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/ekzyli>)*
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-2003/604477/

**American Paratroopers Were Denied Entry to Iraq After Soleimani Assassination**
*by shill_hunter_x (<https://redd.it/ekzz20>)*
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvgx4d/american-paratroopers-were-denied-entry-to-iraq-after-soleimani-assassination

**Trump's order to kill Iran's top general has created a giant mess in just 4 days, and the dangers are rising**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/ekzzzn>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-order-kill-iran-top-general-already-created-giant-mess-2020-1

**'Did the Iraq War Just End?': In Letter, US-Led Coalition Announces It Will Leave Iraq**
*by Al-Andalusia (<https://redd.it/el00jm>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/06/did-iraq-war-just-end-letter-us-led-coalition-announces-it-will-leave-iraq

**Big-Dollar Party Donors Like Biden … And Warren**
*by nor_his_highness (<https://redd.it/el019r>)*
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/big-dollar-party-donors-like-biden-and-warren/

**Elizabeth Warren's ever-shifting statements on Qasem Soleimani's killing**
*by JohnWalkar (<https://redd.it/el02al>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/elizabeth-warren-quasem-soleimani-trump-2020/index.html

**Trump’s actions in Iraq could plunge the country into crisis once again, with Iran as strong as ever. Fighting between Iran and US on Iraqi soil could unleash untold chaos in the country, and with its enemies at each other’s throats, Isis may once again take root and flourish**
*by roku44 (<https://redd.it/el033d>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-iraq-iran-soleimani-troops-isis-middle-east-a9272726.html

**U.S. military says it will reposition troops within Iraq in preparation for a possible withdrawal**
*by StaffSergeant (<https://redd.it/el04j6>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-strike-live-updates/2020/01/06/3b5451f2-3024-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html

**Gov. Inslee Says CBP Denials Of Detaining Iranians Are ‘Simply Not Credible’**
*by Perrin42 (<https://redd.it/el04qg>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gov-inslee-says-cbp-denials-of-detaining-iranians-are-simply-not-credible

**Delaware GOP chair condemns party leader's anti-gay post. Amid calls for his resignation, Delaware Republican Chris Rowe reportedly said he won’t apologize for using a gay slur, calling it “locker room talk.”**
*by drewiepoodle (<https://redd.it/el05h0>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/delaware-gop-chair-condemns-party-leader-s-anti-gay-post-n1110041

**In letter, U.S. military tells Iraq it will withdraw**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/el05k9>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdrawal/in-letter-u-s-military-tells-iraq-it-will-withdraw-idUSKBN1Z520A

**Daughter of deceased GOP redistricting expert releases trove of documents**
*by drunkles (<https://redd.it/el060j>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daughter-of-thomas-hofeller-late-north-carolina-gop-redistricting-expert-releases-docs-on-gerrymandering-efforts/

**Trump’s War Against Iran Is an Impeachable Offense**
*by kozmo1313 (<https://redd.it/el068w>)*
https://prospect.org/impeachment/trump-war-against-iran-impeachable-offense/

**John Bolton just made Mitch McConnell an offer he badly wants to refuse**
*by The-Autarkh (<https://redd.it/el06ny>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/06/bolton-just-made-mcconnell-an-offer-he-probably-must-refuse

**Northam backs bills to make Election Day a state holiday, expand early voting**
*by friedrice5005 (<https://redd.it/el06sg>)*
https://www.wavy.com/news/virginia/northam-backs-bills-to-make-election-day-a-state-holiday-expand-early-voting/

**AOC takes aim at party leadership for tolerating moderates: "Democrats can be too big of a tent."**
*by Hetalbot (<https://redd.it/el076l>)*
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/aoc-takes-aim-at-party-leadership-for-tolerating-moderates-democrats-can-be-too-big-of-a-tent/

**Sen. Bernie Sanders leads in New Hampshire, tied for lead with Biden, Buttigieg in Iowa, polls say**
*by Jase919 (<https://redd.it/el07ba>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/06/democratic-primary-poll-new-hampshire-iowa/2820395001/

**Robert Henderson Claims He Has Been Called by God to Be Trump’s Spiritual Running Mate in 2020**
*by Jonny43 (<https://redd.it/el07vs>)*
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/robert-henderson-claims-he-has-been-called-by-god-to-be-trumps-spiritual-running-mate-in-2020/

**Trump Administration Blocks Iran’s Top Diplomat From Addressing the U.N. Security Council**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/el08gf>)*
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/06/trump-administration-blocks-iran-foreign-minister-zarif-addressing-un-security-council/

**In Letter, U.S. Military Tells Iraq It Will Withdraw**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/el0a5h>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/01/06/world/middleeast/06reuters-iraq-security-withdrawal.html?searchResultPosition=10

**In letter, U.S. military tells Iraq it will withdraw - Reuters**
*by leftleg (<https://redd.it/el0a6k>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-withdrawal-idUSKBN1Z520A

**Trump reiterates threat to target Iranian cultural sites**
*by Lillyhope777 (<https://redd.it/el0bgd>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/05/politics/trump-plane-iran-comments/index.html

**Trump needs to play chess not checkers: Rep. Jimmy Panetta on airstrike**
*by KSBW8 (<https://redd.it/el0bkv>)*
https://www.ksbw.com/article/trump-needs-to-play-chess-not-checkers-rep-jimmy-panetta-on-airstrike/30395420

**U.S.-Led Military Coalition Prepares for ‘Onward Movement’ From Iraq: Letter**
*by liquiddemocracy (<https://redd.it/el0cqs>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-led-military-coalition-prepares-for-onward-movement-from-iraq-letter-says

**Sanders To Trump on Impeachment: What Are You Afraid Of?**
*by anhonestandpoorguy (<https://redd.it/el0d0q>)*
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-to-trump-on-impeachment-what-are-you-afraid-of

**Gen. Keane on Soleimani's death: Ayatollah Khamenei 'personally shook,' did not expect this from Trump**
*by kilgreen (<https://redd.it/el0d45>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jack-keane-soleimani-death-ayatollah-khamenei-iran

**McConnell: Senate should stick with Clinton 'precedent' for Trump trial**
*by JohnWalkar (<https://redd.it/el0dbw>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/476996-mcconnell-senate-should-stick-with-clinton-precedent-for-trump-trial

**Trump Tells Limbaugh: ‘Even I Was Impressed With How Clean I Am’**
*by Twoweekswithpay (<https://redd.it/el0epg>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-limbaugh-impeachment-clean

**Analysis | John Bolton says he would testify to the Senate. So why not the House?**
*by mintaphil (<https://redd.it/el0fe4>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/06/john-boltons-big-announcement-testifying-what-it-means/

**Establishment Democrats Can’t Stop Bernie Sanders’ Surge**
*by Bernie-Standards (<https://redd.it/el0g4m>)*
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/establishment-democrats-cant-stop-bernie-sanders-surge/

**Trump claims Mark Zuckerberg congratulated him for being 'No. 1 on Facebook'**
*by Pomp_N_Circumstance (<https://redd.it/el0h3d>)*
https://theweek.com/speedreads/887842/trump-claims-mark-zuckerberg-congratulated-being-no-1-facebook

**US insists military not withdrawing from Iraq after confusion over leaked letter**
*by OwnRules (<https://redd.it/el0hqc>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-us-military-withdraw-troops-letter-trump-iran-army-a9273001.html

**Rep. Paul Gosar Tweets Out Fake Image of Obama, Iranian President Shaking Hands**
*by Mateony (<https://redd.it/el0ivn>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/paul-gosar-tweets-out-fake-image-of-obama-iranian-president-shaking-hands

**Why Julian Castro’s Endorsement of Elizabeth Warren Is a Huge Deal**
*by sarkanyfarok (<https://redd.it/el0jbt>)*
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kz9a9/why-julian-castros-endorsement-of-elizabeth-warren-is-a-huge-deal

**Trump’s Ground Game Against Iran**
*by sfffer (<https://redd.it/el0jcn>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/opinion/trump-iran-suleimani-assassination-baghdad.html

**Iran vows revenge for Soleimani killing as Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions**
*by Jase919 (<https://redd.it/el0k02>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-news-qassem-soleimani-killing-iraq-us-airstrike-tension-fears-middle-east-war-today-live-updates-2020-01-06/

**Trump Objects to Certain Transparency Requirements of 2020 Spending and Policy Bills | The provisions he opposes are for both public and classified matters.**
*by 1900grs (<https://redd.it/el0kwh>)*
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/01/trump-objects-certain-transparency-requirements-2020-spending-and-policy-bills/162237/

**Trump threatens ‘sanctions like they’ve never seen’ if Iraq evicts U.S. forces. Can Iraq do it?**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/el0lfr>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/06/trump-threatens-sanctions-like-theyve-never-seen-if-iraq-evicts-us-forces-can-iraq-do-it/

**GOP lawmaker shares photoshopped image of Obama meeting with Iran's Rouhani**
*by shill_hunter_x (<https://redd.it/el0ml9>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/476999-gop-lawmaker-shares-photoshopped-image-of-obama-meeting-with-irans-rouhani

**Elizabeth Warren's ever-shifting statements on Qasem Soleimani's killing**
*by Foggydoggbreath (<https://redd.it/el0nmw>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/elizabeth-warren-quasem-soleimani-trump-2020/index.html

**Bolton says he is willing to testify in Trump impeachment trial**
*by Skynetdyne (<https://redd.it/el0non>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment/bolton-says-he-is-willing-to-testify-in-trump-impeachment-trial-idUSKBN1Z510V

**U.S. Military Prepares To Move 'Out Of Iraq' Amid Nation's Anger Over Deadly Strikes**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/el0nvc>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-get-out-iraq-1480680

**Trump is sucking us into another war with lots of arrogance and little strategy**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/el0pyd>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/06/trump-is-sucking-us-into-another-war-with-lots-arrogance-little-strategy/

**CBP’s Detention of Iranian Americans Was Probably Illegal | The agency is out of control.**
*by billthomson (<https://redd.it/el0s7k>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/cbp-illegal-detention-iran-canada-washington-border.html

**The U.S. Is Shredding Its Own Goals in the Middle East**
*by OwnRules (<https://redd.it/el0tvw>)*
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/01/qassem-soleimani-united-states-iran-middle-east/604504/

**Elizabeth Warren’s Support For Trump Trade Deal Chafes Climate Allies**
*by Helicase21 (<https://redd.it/el0txa>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warren-usmca-trade-deal_n_5e139811e4b0b2520d26252c?m8v

**Trump must now depend on 'Grim Reaper' McConnell to save him in Senate trial**
*by growyurown (<https://redd.it/el0txt>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-mcconnell/trump-must-now-depend-on-grim-reaper-mcconnell-to-save-him-in-senate-trial-idUSKBN1Z5125?il=0

**Can the Bernie Sanders Campaign Alter the Course of the Democratic Party?**
*by Avinash_Tyagi (<https://redd.it/el0u11>)*
https://theintercept.com/2020/01/03/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-2020-presidential-election/

**Pompeo falsely claims Trump did not say he’d go after Iranian cultural sites**
*by nnnarbz (<https://redd.it/el0ubq>)*
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2020/jan/06/mike-pompeo/pompeo-falsely-claims-trump-did-not-say-hed-go-aft/

**Trump Accused of 'Disgraceful Abdication' of Duty to Protect Earth for Proposal to Neuter Landmark Environmental Law| The reported plan targets the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which has been called the Magna Carta of environmental legislation, and could hasten approval of pipelines..."**
*by SetMau92 (<https://redd.it/el0uuy>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/06/trump-accused-disgraceful-abdication-duty-protect-earth-proposal-neuter-landmark

**US military mistakenly circulates letter suggesting withdrawal of American troops from Iraq**
*by Normiesreeee69 (<https://redd.it/el0v5t>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/us-troops-iraq/index.html

**Selective Service Website from the government is down**
*by spc1979 (<https://redd.it/el0vaq>)*
https://www.sss.gov/

**Iran Soleimani killing: US denies Iraq pullout amid letter mystery**
*by the-rood-inverse (<https://redd.it/el0w9v>)*
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51014352

**Google and Amazon entered the oil business. Interesting timing.**
*by ciagirl25 (<https://redd.it/el0wvy>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3n8txX3144

**Trump Judicial Adviser’s Dark Money Network Hides Supreme Court Spending. The Judicial Crisis Network has spent millions of dollars to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court picks.**
*by easyone (<https://redd.it/el0zon>)*
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-judicial-advisers-dark-money-network-hides-supreme-court-spending/

**Trump Administration Blocks Iran’s Top Diplomat From Addressing the U.N. Security Council**
*by ILikeTalkn2Myself (<https://redd.it/el0zuj>)*
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/06/trump-administration-blocks-iran-foreign-minister-zarif-addressing-un-security-council/

**Trump properties could become Iranian targets**
*by RedSoxStormTrooper (<https://redd.it/el0zz8>)*
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-properties-could-become-iranian-targets-190912364.html

**The Four Lies Trump Tells Evangelical Christians**
*by app4that (<https://redd.it/el10mt>)*
https://thebulwark.com/the-four-lies-trump-tells-evangelical-christians/

**Growing doubts on legality of US strike**
*by gahdzila (<https://redd.it/el10va>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/middleeast/soleimani-strike-legality-doubts-us-iran-intl/index.html

**The remarkable extent to which Trump gets the benefit of the doubt from Republicans on Iran**
*by Adodie (<https://redd.it/el112y>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/06/remarkable-extent-which-trump-gets-benefit-doubt-republicans-iran/

**US ambassador to Afghanistan leaving post in 'long-planned' departure**
*by Mamacrass (<https://redd.it/el11ja>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/476993-us-ambassador-to-afghanistan-leaving-post-in

**How would the far right react to a Trump loss? Here’s a glimpse.**
*by upnorthgirl (<https://redd.it/el11t9>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/06/how-would-far-right-react-trump-loss-heres-glimpse/

**Schumer: Senate must vote on resolution limiting Trump on Iran**
*by iyoiiiu (<https://redd.it/el11x2>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477003-schumer-senate-must-vote-on-resolution-limiting-trump-on-iran

**Prosecutors want to make public more details about Paul Manafort lies to Mueller--potentially about Trump and Ukraine**
*by futuredude (<https://redd.it/el1225>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/05/politics/paul-manafort-robert-mueller-unseal-details/index.html

**NATO stands with US after Soleimani assassination and warns Iran**
*by Sakerasu (<https://redd.it/el13db>)*
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/nato-stands-soleimani-assassination-warns-iran-200106173245219.html

**Hi Reddit! I’m Wired’s Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson. I write and speak about how technology is influencing democracy. Ask me anything!**
*by wiredmagazine (<https://redd.it/el154q>)*
Hi, Reddit! I’m Wired Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson. I co-authored two cover stories on the mess inside Facebook before and after the 2016 election, and a feature on the technological cold war between the US and China. I’m deeply interested in...

**US military has no plans to leave Iraq: US defence chief**
*by mountaintop111 (<https://redd.it/el1595>)*
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/military-tells-iraq-preparing-move-200106195552545.html

**Iran Soleimani killing: US denies Iraq pullout amid letter mystery**
*by Sdgal01 (<https://redd.it/el15p1>)*
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51014352

**The president didn’t threat Iran’s culture sites. He threatened culture.**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/el16k7>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/the-president-didnt-threat-irans-culture-sites-he-threatened-culture/2020/01/06/704e1ed4-30a0-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html

**Border Patrol begins pilot program to collect DNA from some migrants**
*by miguisystem (<https://redd.it/el17bz>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/477006-cbp-begins-pilot-program-to-collect?fbclid=IwAR2txPhC98uQ_sZz0KuSOvGbv_KOEYOkuq78KO1tJfMuoToeauaKrw4_zF4

**Netanyahu Distances From Soleimani Slaying, Says Israel Shouldn’t Be ‘Dragged’ Into It: Report**
*by MartialBob (<https://redd.it/el1a11>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/netanyahu-distances-from-soleimani-slaying-says-israel-shouldnt-be-dragged-into-it-report

**Bloomberg's campaign staff grows to 800**
*by Tcrlaf1 (<https://redd.it/el1al4>)*
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**With Bolton Willing to Testify Before Senate, Sanders Ask Trump: 'What Are You Afraid Of?'**
*by Bakedschwarzenbach (<https://redd.it/el1alm>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/06/bolton-willing-testify-senate-sanders-ask-trump-what-are-you-afraid

**democrats skip bible for manlius swearing in cermony use town code book instead**
*by stinkfist469 (<https://redd.it/el1amo>)*
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/01/3-democrats-skip-bible-for-manlius-swearing-in-cermony-use-town-code-book-instead.html

**Trump’s Next Impeachable Offense is Nigh**
*by bluestblue (<https://redd.it/el1c9g>)*
https://newrepublic.com/article/156136/trumps-next-impeachable-offense-nigh

**CNBC Mistakes Andrew Yang for GOP Venture Capitalist**
*by shapeofaquaman (<https://redd.it/el1ci0>)*
https://freebeacon.com/issues/cnbc-mistakes-andrew-yang-for-venture-capitalist-republican-donor/

**Trump administration to begin collecting DNA from detained immigrants**
*by Jescro (<https://redd.it/el1e34>)*
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21052229/ice-cbp-immigration-dna-collection-detainees-trump-administration

**More than 60,000 Mexicans have been ‘disappeared’ amid drug war, officials say**
*by Adodie (<https://redd.it/el1ea2>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/more-than-60000-mexicans-have-been-disappeared-amid-drug-war-officials-say/2020/01/06/07a4ea56-24f8-11ea-9cc9-e19cfbc87e51_story.html

**The New NAFTA Is a Raw Deal for Workers**
*by UCantBahnMi (<https://redd.it/el1ezb>)*
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/nafta-deal-usmca-united-states-mexico-canada-agreement

**Arizona Republican congressman shares fake photo of Obama with Iran leader on Twitter**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/el1fej>)*
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article239009483.html

**ICE Detention Center Captain Was on a Neo-Nazi Website and Wanted to Start a White Nationalist Group**
*by aresef (<https://redd.it/el1g9s>)*
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**World Recoils As Trump Threatens Iranian Cultural Sites | Destroying culturally significant sites would likely constitute a war crime, and for good reason.**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/el1i1k>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-cultural-heritage-sites-trump-threat_n_5e135592c5b6b5a713be3150

**Top Border Officials Scrambled To Call Officers When They Found Out They Were Questioning Iranian US Citizens**
*by Mateony (<https://redd.it/el1i3k>)*
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/cbp-officials-scrambled-second-screenings-iranians

**CNBC uses wrong photos for Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard**
*by Mysterio400 (<https://redd.it/el1icv>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/476951-cnbc-uses-wrong-photos-for-andrew-yang-tulsi-gabbard

**Obamacare looks surprisingly sturdy after the individual mandate’s repeal Insurers are doing just fine with Obamacare after the penalty for not having insurance was repealed.**
*by IContiSonoInutili (<https://redd.it/el1ipo>)*
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/6/21052264/obamacare-still-in-effect-mandate-gone-voxcare

**Amy McGrath reports raising another $6 million, even as some progressives grumble**
*by Watchdogs66 (<https://redd.it/el1iq7>)*
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article238944743.html

**Pentagon mistakenly releases draft memo promising withdrawal from Iraq**
*by TheWeekMag (<https://redd.it/el1ivz>)*
https://theweek.com/speedreads/887890/pentagon-mistakenly-releases-draft-memo-promising-withdrawal-from-iraq

**Ilhan Omar voted 2019's antisemite of the year**
*by New_Diet (<https://redd.it/el1k59>)*
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Antisemitism/Ilhan-Omar-voted-2019s-antisemite-of-the-year-613308

**Amy Kennedy announces run against New Jersey congressman who switched parties**
*by KillKrites (<https://redd.it/el1lbt>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/amy-kennedy-running-against-jeff-van-drew/index.html

**Trump Threat to Destroy Iranian Cultural Sites Condemned Internationally**
*by UnstatesmanlikeChi (<https://redd.it/el1lca>)*
https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/voa-news-iran/trump-threat-destroy-iranian-cultural-sites-condemned-internationally

**The U.S. Military Accidentally Told Iraq It’s Removing Troops**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/el1nr9>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/us-accidentally-releases-draft-letter-calling-for-withdrawal-of-troops-from-iraq.html

**California legislature returns amid homeless, climate crisis**
*by discocrisco (<https://redd.it/el1omb>)*
https://apnews.com/2f513a9ae6061cdb80c557d5a63e658a

**Pete Buttigieg is a Hufflepuff, husband reveals**
*by 419e (<https://redd.it/el1qo0>)*
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/434422-pete-buttigieg-is-a-hufflepuff-husband-reveals

**US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass steps down**
*by DragonPup (<https://redd.it/el1r6z>)*
https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-ambassador-afghanistan-john-bass-steps/story?id=68091686

**Column: Don’t try to make sense of Trump’s Iran policy. He doesn’t have one**
*by viva_la_vinyl (<https://redd.it/el1t15>)*
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-06/dont-try-to-make-sense-of-trumps-iran-policy

**Trump administration denies Iran's top diplomat visa to attend UN meeting: report**
*by CodyBye (<https://redd.it/el1umh>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/un-treaties/477009-trump-administration-denies-irans-top-diplomat-visa-to

**Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iran's cultural sites**
*by MAGAsniper (<https://redd.it/el1upi>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/esper-iran-cultural-sites-trump/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Politics%29

**Joe Lieberman Sad Democrats Aren’t Supporting Trump’s Iran War**
*by armchairmegalomaniac (<https://redd.it/el1uyt>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/joe-lieberman-democrats-support-trump-iran-war.html

**Groups rallying in Frankfort demand fair impeachment**
*by RiseAboveTfrump (<https://redd.it/el1uzb>)*
https://www.lex18.com/news/groups-rallying-in-frankfort-demand-fair-impeachment-proceedings-in-the-u-s-senate

**US military sends Iraq withdrawal letter by 'mistake'. The head of the US-led coalition in Iraq told his counterpart that US forces are preparing to leave. But the Pentagon has denied any plans to exit the country, and a top general said the letter was sent by "mistake."**
*by easyone (<https://redd.it/el1w52>)*
https://www.dw.com/en/us-military-sends-iraq-withdrawal-letter-by-mistake/a-51907519

**‘All retaliation options are on the table’: Iran-backed forces warn US they will send soldiers ‘back in coffins’ if troops don’t withdraw from Iraq**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/el1we1>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-iraq-trump-soleimani-khamenei-supreme-leader-a9272951.html

**Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas**
*by Dr_Tobias_Funke_PhD (<https://redd.it/el1weq>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/mike-pompeo-senate-kansas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

**The US spent trillions trying to remake the Middle East. Trump's strike may have undone it all.**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/el1z5h>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/world/iran-analysis-amanpour-intl/index.html

**Iran told EU foreign policy chief it doesn’t want escalation**
*by le_br1t (<https://redd.it/el1z9n>)*
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-told-eu-foreign-policy-chief-it-doesnt-want-escalation-javad-zarif-josep-borrell/

**Trump Admin Bars Top Iranian Diplomat From Entering U.S.: Report**
*by Foxhidesinfo (<https://redd.it/el1zby>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-blocks-iranian-foreign-minister_n_5e13aa58e4b0843d36174de4

**Presidential Candidate Mark Charles (Navajo) Condemns the Assassination of Iranian General**
*by News2016 (<https://redd.it/el1zir>)*
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/presidential-candidate-mark-charles-navajo-condemns-the-assassination-of-iranian-general/

**Feds to Hand Over Roger Stone Records to Media Outlets**
*by PLZ-PM-ME-DAD-JOKES (<https://redd.it/el20ra>)*
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-to-hand-over-roger-stone-records-to-media-outlets/

**Donald Trump Jr. Under Fire For Decorating AR-15 With Hillary Clinton Cartoon | Many people on Twitter wondered if the president’s son would go against family tradition and actually enlist in the military.**
*by SetMau92 (<https://redd.it/el218s>)*
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e137350e4b0b2520d25b9b0

**Pentagon chief on targeting cultural sites: "We will follow the laws of armed conflict"**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/el21dp>)*
https://www.axios.com/esper-trump-cultural-sites-armed-conflict-b05559af-e803-4f66-9781-0125248420a1.html

**Obama Wanted to Cut Social Security. Then Bernie Sanders Happened.**
*by almarabierto (<https://redd.it/el21jh>)*
https://theintercept.com/2016/06/02/obama-wanted-to-cut-social-security-then-bernie-sanders-happened/

**The People Around Trump Are Totally Unqualified to Stop the Iran Crisis**
*by TheGamerDanYT (<https://redd.it/el21og>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/trump-team-iran-crisis-pompeo-esper.html

**Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iran's cultural sites**
*by neurocentricx (<https://redd.it/el21x7>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/esper-iran-cultural-sites-trump/index.html

**Florida pulls in billions high-tax state exodus**
*by aw3524 (<https://redd.it/el23ir>)*
https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/florida-revenue-windfall-movers-2018

**Trump says Iranian commander ‘should have been taken out’ years ago**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/el23tw>)*
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/trump-presidency/trump-says-iranian-commander-should-have-been-taken-out-years-ago-1.4132209

**Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas**
*by Hrekires (<https://redd.it/el23yy>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/mike-pompeo-senate-kansas.html

**Rouhani points to US downing of Iranian airliner in response to Trump threat**
*by geoxol (<https://redd.it/el242p>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/476970-rouhani-points-to-downing-of-iranian-airliner

**Red states are more charitable**
*by wowzerz_ (<https://redd.it/el249o>)*
https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/study-red-states-more-charitable-079888

**Trump's tweets about attacks don't count as congressional notice, Warren says in Iowa**
*by sarkanyfarok (<https://redd.it/el24ha>)*
https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2020/01/05/elizabeth-warren-says-president-trump-tweet-not-congressional-notice/2820816001/

**Prospect of gun control in Virginia draws threats, promise of armed protest**
*by popashotbruv (<https://redd.it/el25mq>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/prospect-of-gun-control-in-virginia-draws-threats-promise-of-armed-protest/2020/01/05/7e9b230c-2e38-11ea-bcd4-24597950008f_story.html

**One Year in Washington: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reshaped her party’s agenda, resuscitated Bernie Sanders’s campaign, and hardly has a friend in town.**
*by A-MacLeod (<https://redd.it/el25qb>)*
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/aoc-first-year-in-washington.html

**Collins Takes McConnell Line On Impeachment Trial**
*by ginger_bredman (<https://redd.it/el29pd>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/collins-takes-mcconnell-line-on-impeachment-trial

**If Donald Trump orders the bombing of Iranian cultural sites, would it be a war crime?**
*by gahdzila (<https://redd.it/el29wy>)*
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2020/jan/06/if-donald-trump-orders-bombing-iranian-cultural-si/

**Trump Administration Accidentally Declares End of War in Iraq**
*by billthomson (<https://redd.it/el29xj>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/us-troop-withdrawal-from-iraq-letter-mistake-trump-administration.html

**Gov. Inslee Says CBP Denials Of Detaining Iranians Are ‘Simply Not Credible’**
*by Wordie (<https://redd.it/el2b1t>)*
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gov-inslee-says-cbp-denials-of-detaining-iranians-are-simply-not-credible

**Saudi envoy arrives in Washington amid fear of U.S.-Iran war**
*by Freezer_slave2 (<https://redd.it/el2b6x>)*
https://www.axios.com/saudi-arabia-worry-us-iran-war-qasem-soleimani-d9790cc9-956b-4648-89dd-909c01bd19ca.html

**Pentagon says will not break law of war, despite Trump threat**
*by temporarycreature (<https://redd.it/el2bxo>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-culturalsites/pentagon-says-will-not-break-law-of-war-despite-trump-threat-idUSKBN1Z527H?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

**Warren hires senior staffers in Georgia to boost her 2020 bid**
*by SuccessfulOperation (<https://redd.it/el2cc6>)*
https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/warren-hires-senior-staffers-georgia-boost-her-2020-bid/kPIx1Odglts32YrD1EZ84K/

**Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, key player in decision to strike Iranian general, declines to run for Senate in Kansas**
*by Eurynom0s (<https://redd.it/el2clm>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2020/01/06/secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo-key-player-in-decision-to-strike-iranian-general-declines-to-run-for-senate-in-kansas/

**2020 candidate Mike Bloomberg says he has no regrets for backing Iraq War**
*by UCantBahnMi (<https://redd.it/el2d86>)*
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-01-06/bloomberg-presidential-campaign-iraq-iran?_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true

**The very real scenario of a protracted, ‘bizarro world’ Democratic primary**
*by Tcrlaf1 (<https://redd.it/el2e9c>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/democrats-post-super-tuesday-scramble-093743

**Tv Pundits Praising Suleimani Assassination Neglect To Disclose Ties To Arms Industry**
*by VoteBernieFor2020 (<https://redd.it/el2eoj>)*
https://theintercept.com/2020/01/06/iran-suleimani-tv-pundits-weapons-industry/

**Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020**
*by Neth110 (<https://redd.it/el2f39>)*
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/476995-why-trump-should-fear-sanders-much-more-than-warren-in-2020

**South Dakotans to Vote on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana**
*by redditor01020 (<https://redd.it/el2fyl>)*
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2020-01-06/south-dakotans-to-vote-on-legalizing-recreational-marijuana

**Trump the Intimidator Fails Again**
*by TrumpSharted (<https://redd.it/el2h0b>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/opinion/trump-iran-trade.html

**Graham says he warned Trump against targeting Iranian culture sites**
*by KAGsniper (<https://redd.it/el2ipy>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477031-graham-says-he-warned-trump-against-targeting-iranian-culture-sites

**Gabbard responds to criticism for wearing BJP scarf: 'Somebody put something around my neck and snapped a picture'**
*by boghopper2000 (<https://redd.it/el2jqi>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/476992-gabbard-responds-to-criticism-for-wearing-bjp-scarf-somebody-put-something

**Trump Admin Bars Top Iranian Diplomat From Entering U.S.: Report**
*by cranberryfix (<https://redd.it/el2jqu>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-blocks-iranian-foreign-minister_n_5e13aa58e4b0843d36174de4

**Supreme Court orders quick response in Obamacare challenge**
*by drunkles (<https://redd.it/el2kuq>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-orders-quick-response-obamacare-challenge-n1111481

**The Iran Cock-Up**
*by ClownsToTheRightOfMe (<https://redd.it/el2kzm>)*
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/the-iran-cock-up-soleimani/

**This Mitch McConnell Speech Was So Sleazy I Thought He'd Spontaneously Combust**
*by xzaszx (<https://redd.it/el2lc3>)*
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a30421412/mitch-mcconnell-trump-iran-speech-qasem-suleimani/

**US Defense Secretary Esper says no decision to leave Iraq**
*by the_boz_man_cometh (<https://redd.it/el2mzu>)*
https://apnews.com/e384b6e3d230b63d3f69092ef53b5bd9

**Pompeo tells McConnell he's not running for Senate**
*by Dantes_inferno666 (<https://redd.it/el2okl>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/477032-pompeo-tells-mcconnell-hes-not-running-for-senate

**Trump doubles down on striking cultural sites in Iran**
*by AStartlingStatement (<https://redd.it/el2p03>)*
https://apnews.com/8d3385ab6c29c3da3ab9b081bae53884

**Legal Experts Scorch Marco Rubio’s Refusal to Subpoena John Bolton: ‘Utterly Wrong and Utterly Ahistorical’**
*by M00n (<https://redd.it/el2phq>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/legal-experts-scorch-marco-rubios-refusal-to-subpoena-john-bolton-utterly-wrong-and-utterly-ahistorical/

**Trump’s Threat to Attack 52 Iranian Sites Draws Criticism, Concern**
*by ccorrall29 (<https://redd.it/el2pht>)*
https://to.wttw.com/2FrBVNG

**Meet the Corporate War Profiteers Making a Killing on Trump's Attacks on Iran**
*by futuredude (<https://redd.it/el2r6e>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/01/06/meet-corporate-war-profiteers-making-killing-trumps-attacks-iran

**Trump awaits Iranian retaliation as White House security tightens**
*by funk_addict (<https://redd.it/el2raj>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/trump-iran-soleimani-security-095126?fbclid=IwAR2WA5Xpm7cXYKbr-sgtLHMiDpJi3GMVC7kgNaIEsmKULyIgEImx_iP8IrU

**Decade of Disappointment, Decade of Hope**
*by imitationcheese (<https://redd.it/el2xxo>)*
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/01/decade-of-disappointment-decade-of-hope/

**Trump’s order to kill Soleimani is already starting to backfire**
*by GirasoleDE (<https://redd.it/el30ea>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/01/06/trumps-order-kill-soleimani-is-already-starting-backfire/

**Iran overshadows impeachment as Trump leaves Congress staggering - Lawmakers are struggling to juggle the crises of the Trump era.**
*by iyoiiiu (<https://redd.it/el30uz>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/iran-impeachment-trump-congress-095139

**Time has come for agriculture labor reform**
*by southpawFA (<https://redd.it/el345h>)*
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/477030-time-has-come-for-agriculture-labor-reform

**Democrat Barbara Lee Spreads False Information About DHS Going After Iranian-Americans**
*by ThomasZ18 (<https://redd.it/el356h>)*
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-barbara-lee-spreads-false-information-about-dhs-going-after-iranian-americans

**Read the Letter the Pentagon Accidentally Sent Announcing Withdrawal From Iraq**
*by nirad (<https://redd.it/el35m5>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/read-pentagons-accidental-draft-announcing-iraq-withdrawal.html

**George Lopez's response to Trump's bounty "We'll do it for half"**
*by mic_wazuki (<https://redd.it/el378d>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-lopez-donald-trump-bounty-rumor-iran-bounty-to-kill-president-after-soleimani-killed-2020-01-06/

**Democrats move swiftly to halt Trump's conflict with Iran - The House could vote as early as Wednesday to rein in the president, though the odds are slim the GOP-controlled Senate will follow suit.**
*by iyoiiiu (<https://redd.it/el37ur>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/democrats-halt-trump-conflict-iran-094814

**Targeting Cultural Sites in War Is Illegal. It’s Also Barbaric.**
*by sketch24 (<https://redd.it/el398e>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/arts/design/trump-iran-cultural-sites.html

**Kelly Loeffler sworn in as new Georgia senator**
*by assh0les97 (<https://redd.it/el39wm>)*
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/01/06/georgia-loeffler-sworn-in-senate-094785

**Pompeo tells McConnell he won't run for the Senate**
*by stvntdr (<https://redd.it/el3apm>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/pompeo-senate-bid-mcconnell/index.html

**Trump wags the hippopotamus**
*by upnorthgirl (<https://redd.it/el3b8h>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/06/trump-wags-hippopotamus/

**The Anarchist Daughter of the GOP's Gerrymandering Mastermind Just Dumped His Maps and Files on Google Drive**
*by covrere17936464 (<https://redd.it/el3c0q>)*
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pked4v/the-anarchist-daughter-of-the-gops-gerrymandering-mastermind-just-dumped-all-his-maps-and-files-on-google-drive?utm_source=reddit.com

**Donald Trump Jr. poses with rifle decorated with a cross used during the Crusades**
*by LostMyBackupCodes (<https://redd.it/el3ex1>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2020/01/06/donald-trump-jr-poses-with-rifle-decorated-with-cross-used-during-crusades/

**McConnell has the votes to block Democrats' witness demands in Trump impeachment trial**
*by waingro1215 (<https://redd.it/el3g91>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477045-mcconnell-has-the-votes-to-block-democrats-witness-demands-in-trump

**Defense secretary denies US troops leaving Iraq**
*by Brjgjdj5788 (<https://redd.it/el3how>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/477017-defense-secretary-denies-us-troops-leaving-iraq

**Why Senate Republicans should think twice about letting Trump stiff-arm Congress | The GOP is protecting a Republican now, but the precedent could come back to haunt them.**
*by upnorthgirl (<https://redd.it/el3hxb>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/06/why-senate-republicans-should-think-twice-about-letting-trump-stiff-arm-congress/

**Shocked Iraqis Ask Team Trump WTF After General’s Botched Pullout Letter**
*by qdude1 (<https://redd.it/el3iev>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/shocked-iraqis-ask-team-trump-wtf-after-generals-botched-pullout-letter

**Trump officials are bending over backwards to say he didn't threaten to commit a war crime after he repeatedly threatened to commit a war crime**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/el3ik6>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-officials-defend-targeting-iran-cultural-sites-war-crime-2020-1

**A New Electorate Can the Bernie Sanders Campaign Alter the Course of the Democratic Party?**
*by BCas (<https://redd.it/el3iw0>)*
https://theintercept.com/2020/01/03/bernie-sanders-democratic-party-2020-presidential-election/

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*by speakhyroglyphically (<https://redd.it/el3jxc>)*
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/republican-gerrymandering-gurus-confidential-documents-posted-online-2020-01-06

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*by magnus007 (<https://redd.it/el3lcb>)*
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*by Jons312 (<https://redd.it/el3nwb>)*
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**Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020**
*by xbettel (<https://redd.it/el3o16>)*
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/476995-why-trump-should-fear-sanders-much-more-than-warren-in-2020?amp&__twitter_impression=true

**Trump Is Launching A School Prayer Crusade. Americans United Will Be There To Meet It.**
*by JuDGe3690 (<https://redd.it/el3otu>)*
https://www.au.org/blogs/trump-school-prayer

**Trump officials are bending over backwards to say he didn't threaten to commit a war crime after he repeatedly threatened to commit a war crime**
*by Bakedschwarzenbach (<https://redd.it/el3p5f>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-officials-defend-targeting-iran-cultural-sites-war-crime-2020-1

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*by meaty_maker (<https://redd.it/el3pma>)*
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/01/impeachment-lindsey-graham-change-rules-mcconnell-pelosi/

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*by buzzboyle (<https://redd.it/el3pna>)*
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**KT McFarland: Soleimani was the terror king – Dems and liberal media decry his death. Here's why they're wrong**
*by nimobo (<https://redd.it/el3pxf>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/solemani-terror-king-democrats-liberal-media

**The ‘Painful Consequences’ of Trump’s Soleimani Decision Are Already Here**
*by Bakedschwarzenbach (<https://redd.it/el3r63>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/consequences-trump-soleimani-strike.html

**Rep. Ro Khanna on a Public Takeover of PG&E: “Why Can’t We Provide Power to Our Own Citizens?”**
*by AvailableWrongdoer (<https://redd.it/el3rvm>)*
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/01/ro-khanna-green-new-deal-bernie-sanders

**In Case Anyone Needs More Proof the Trump Administration Is in Over Its Head With Iran… | The Defense Department seems to have accidentally informed Iraq the U.S. will pull troops out of the nation**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/el3u3r>)*
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-administration-confused-iraq-troops-policy-letter-leak-934221/

**U.S. to start collecting DNA from people detained at border**
*by Eurynom0s (<https://redd.it/el3ufz>)*
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/u-s-to-start-collecting-dna-from-people-detained-at-border-1.4755259

**Former Trump FEMA pick resigns from agency**
*by PsychSiren (<https://redd.it/el3v2i>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/477051-former-trump-fema-pick-resigns-from-agency

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*by NessunAbilita (<https://redd.it/el3v9v>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlcsuJtXYkM

**Trump calls for speedy end to impeachment amid escalating tensions with Iran**
*by ClownsToTheRightOfMe (<https://redd.it/el3x8m>)*
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-calls-speedy-end-impeachment-amid-escalating-tensions/story?id=68096699

**Maine farmer denied federal cleanup funds**
*by readerseven (<https://redd.it/el3xh8>)*
https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-farmer-denied-federal-cleanup-funds/30421779

**Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump**
*by ColdRefreshment (<https://redd.it/el3yno>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/trump-esper-iran-cultural-sites.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

**Poll shows Sanders edging out Biden in NM, lesser support for Pres. Trump**
*by xbettel (<https://redd.it/el3ywe>)*
https://amp.kob.com/articles/poll-shows-sanders-edging-out-biden-in-nm-lesser-support-for-pres-trump-5599717.html

**Iranian-Americans Questioned at the Border: ‘My Kids Shouldn’t Experience Such Things’ -- Up to 200 people were held by border agents, with some of them reportedly asked to share their opinions about the situation in Iran and Iraq.**
*by rdgwdqns (<https://redd.it/el40fg>)*
http://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/border-iranians-washington-patrol.html

**Bipartisan group of campaign finance lawyers urge leaders to ‘immediately’ restore quorum at Federal Election Commission**
*by TJ_SP (<https://redd.it/el41pg>)*
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**Pompeo will reportedly not run for Kansas Senate.**
*by Media_Offline (<https://redd.it/el42j2>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pompeo-decides-against-run-for-us-senate-seat-in-kansas/2020/01/06/2e3b75d6-30dd-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html

**Former Trump FEMA pick resigns from agency**
*by interestedin86 (<https://redd.it/el44vn>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/477051-former-trump-fema-pick-resigns-from-agency

**Trump Administration Blocks Iran’s Top Diplomat From Addressing the U.N. Security Council**
*by Hysterical_Realist (<https://redd.it/el45cw>)*
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/06/trump-administration-blocks-iran-foreign-minister-zarif-addressing-un-security-council/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&fbclid=IwAR1JXIg9dQ5ywn15QqFK4lqyuQnupi3OtqvwEGFhF_8cHknspBdWCx54TxA

**Brigadier General Qasem Soleimani, Commander of the Qods Force was designated a terrorist by the US Treasury (2007)**
*by Sxslippy (<https://redd.it/el46pt>)*
https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/pages/hp644.aspx

**The Nightmare Stage of Trump’s Rule Is Here**
*by The-Autarkh (<https://redd.it/el47wh>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/opinion/trump-iran.html

**GOP support for constraining Trump on Iran fades in wake of Soleimani killing**
*by BuckRowdy (<https://redd.it/el4941>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/gop-support-for-constraining-trump-on-iran-fades-in-wake-of-soleimani-killing/2020/01/06/9d6d0656-30c2-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html

**McConnell has the votes to block Democrats' witness demands in Trump impeachment trial**
*by HandSack135 (<https://redd.it/el4b0q>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477045-mcconnell-has-the-votes-to-block-democrats-witness-demands-in-trump?amp#click=https://t.co/oTVqMKKJLl

**Khamenei Wants to Put Iran’s Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General**
*by unicoitn (<https://redd.it/el4c2s>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/middleeast/khamenei-wants-to-put-irans-stamp-on-reprisal-for-us-killing-of-top-general.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

**Pentagon says US military won't leave Iraq, 'draft letter' on troop movements released by 'mistake'**
*by parke1zj (<https://redd.it/el4c86>)*
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-military-wont-leave-iraq-draft-letter-troop-movements-mistake

**US Defense Secretary Esper says no decision to leave Iraq**
*by AwardWinningFjord (<https://redd.it/el4dth>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-defense-secretary-esper-says-no-decision-to-leave-iraq/2020/01/06/2f1648b2-30cb-11ea-971b-43bec3ff9860_story.html

**Rand Paul: Trump 'got bad advice' on killing of Soleimani**
*by smellslike__updog (<https://redd.it/el4f60>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/477055-rand-paul-trump-got-bad-advice-on-killing-of

**US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/el4f66>)*
https://apnews.com/b6b5f79d170628a0db384f9374ca983f

**Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump**
*by pigmons_balloon (<https://redd.it/el4g7q>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/trump-esper-iran-cultural-sites.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

**Iran officials hint at possible attacks on Trump properties**
*by DonnyMoscow1 (<https://redd.it/el4i3g>)*
https://nypost.com/2020/01/06/iran-officials-hint-at-possible-attacks-on-trump-properties/

**Bernie Sanders: Trump administration hasn't a clue about what it's doing**
*by Neth110 (<https://redd.it/el4jqa>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxyXrezEfL0

**Sen. Hawley to introduce measure to dismiss Trump impeachment if Pelosi fails to send articles to Senate**
*by 1BigUniverse (<https://redd.it/el4lyx>)*
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-hawley-introduce-measure-dismiss-123657982.html

**Progressive Challenger Jessica Cisneros Denounces Democratic Incumbent Henry Cuellar for Backing Trump's Assassination of Iran General**
*by progressive-alliance (<https://redd.it/el4p2o>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/06/progressive-challenger-jessica-cisneros-denounces-democratic-incumbent-henry-cuellar

**Trump Administration Denies Iran Foreign Minister Visa to Attend U.N. Meeting Amid Rising Tensions: Report**
*by TrumpyBoneSpurs (<https://redd.it/el4pkz>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-denies-iran-foreign-minister-visa-attend-un-meeting-amid-rising-tensions-1480701

**AOC Expresses Frustration With 'Moderates', Generally States Facts In New Interview**
*by RationalBassist (<https://redd.it/el4ppi>)*
https://www.theroot.com/aoc-expresses-frustration-with-moderates-generally-sta-1840840210

**Trump administration begins drafting possible sanctions against Iraq following Trump’s economic threat | No decision has been made on whether to implement the penalties, but aides scrambled following presidential warning to Baghdad**
*by Eurynom0s (<https://redd.it/el4pry>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/06/trump-administration-begins-drafting-possible-sanctions-against-iraq-following-trumps-economic-threat/

**The U.S. Spends $2,500 Per Person on Health Care Administrative Costs. Canada Spends $550. Here's Why.**
*by clash1111 (<https://redd.it/el4qoj>)*
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**Trump Administration Blocks Iran’s Top Diplomat From Addressing the U.N. Security Council**
*by parke1zj (<https://redd.it/el4qxr>)*
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/06/trump-administration-blocks-iran-foreign-minister-zarif-addressing-un-security-council/

**The Nightmare Stage of Trump’s Rule Is Here**
*by AngelaMotorman (<https://redd.it/el4r0l>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/opinion/trump-iran.html?partner=IFTTT

**AP sources: Secretary of State Pompeo won’t run for KS Senate**
*by kruxdeux (<https://redd.it/el4r5a>)*
https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-government/2020/jan/06/ap-sources-secretary-of-state-pompeo-wont-run-for-senate/

**Buttigieg's foreign policy highlights Biden's bad record**
*by Finiouss (<https://redd.it/el4r8e>)*
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/pete-buttigiegs-foreign-policy-baits-dictator-loving-bernie-bros-and-highlights-bidens-bad-record

**Joe Biden hires Colorado state director for presidential campaign**
*by HonoredPeople (<https://redd.it/el4rto>)*
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**Arizona’s GOP Sen. Martha McSally target of new super PAC ad**
*by 115MRD (<https://redd.it/el4tzg>)*
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**The Executive Branch Is Staffed Entirely With People Who Tell a Half-Crazy Guy What He Wants to Hear**
*by ImHere4TheShortHaul (<https://redd.it/el4uxu>)*
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/executive-branch-staffed-entirely-people-175100035.html

**Iranian-Americans Questioned at the Border: ‘My Kids Shouldn’t Experience Such Things’**
*by AngelaMotorman (<https://redd.it/el4yld>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/border-iranians-washington-patrol.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

**Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump**
*by MWBartko (<https://redd.it/el51un>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/trump-esper-iran-cultural-sites.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

**Sanders: Biden Is Too Low Energy to Defeat Trump**
*by Bakedschwarzenbach (<https://redd.it/el51zc>)*
https://freebeacon.com/politics/sanders-biden-is-too-low-energy-to-defeat-trump/

**Media Trashes Ricky Gervais For Telling Hollywood To ‘F*** Off’ | The Daily Wire**
*by deabeatdad (<https://redd.it/el52j1>)*
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**John Bolton's statement should scare Trump**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/el52xv>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/opinions/bolton-statement-scare-trump-honig-cross-exam/index.html

**Attacking Trump Tower? Would Iran Be That Reckless?**
*by KAGsniper (<https://redd.it/el548v>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/attacking-trump-tower-would-iran-be-that-reckless?source=articles&via=rss

**Sanders unloads on Biden as battle for Iowa intensifies**
*by Bernie-Standards (<https://redd.it/el5dmq>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/477059-sanders-unloads-on-biden-as-battle-for-iowa-intensifies

**U.S. presidential hopeful Bloomberg's campaign staff swells to 800**
*by FortuitousAdroit (<https://redd.it/el5ecr>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-bloomberg-idUSKBN1Z51O0

**A war with Iran is awful, and Iraq knows it. Why doesn't America — especially Democrats?**
*by coolbern (<https://redd.it/el5ej9>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/war-iran-awful-iraq-knows-it-why-doesn-t-america-ncna1110666

**Swalwell: Why Trump can't be trusted on Iran Opinion by Eric Swalwell Updated 8:32 PM ET, Mon January 6, 2020**
*by HereForTheMemes2019 (<https://redd.it/el5hik>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/opinions/trump-iran-american-public-trust-swalwell/index.html

**Sanders unloads on Biden as battle for Iowa intensifies**
*by Normiesreeee69 (<https://redd.it/el5jfw>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/477059-sanders-unloads-on-biden-as-battle-for-iowa-intensifies?rnd=1578366372&__twitter_impression=true

**Trump to dismiss climate impacts in overhaul of environmental reviews: sources**
*by FortuitousAdroit (<https://redd.it/el5m7q>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-nepa/trump-to-dismiss-climate-impacts-in-overhaul-of-environmental-reviews-sources-idUSKBN1Z50WW

**Schatz Supports Kaine’s War Powers Resolution**
*by aslan_is_on_the_move (<https://redd.it/el5mif>)*
https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/schatz-supports-kaines-war-powers-resolution/