**CNN settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student, Nick Sandmann**
*by Brad_Tits (<https://redd.it/elifyx>)*
https://www.13abc.com/content/news/CNN-settles-lawsuit-with-Covington-Catholic-student-Nick-Sandmann-566783491.html

**Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee wants 12-week paid leave for parents, caregivers**
*by eyewheels (<https://redd.it/elig3r>)*
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/07/tennessee-fmla-paid-parental-leave-bill-lee-time-off-state-employees/2831754001/

**Federal Judge Invites Scammed Students to Propose Additional Punishments for Betsy DeVos**
*by burning_dawn (<https://redd.it/elign2>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-judge-invites-scammed-students-to-propose-additional-punishments-for-betsy-devos/

**Rep. Duncan Hunter will resign from Congress on Jan. 13**
*by pipsdontsqueak (<https://redd.it/elih1o>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-duncan-hunter-resigns-from-congress/2020/01/07/85b4159c-2d78-11ea-9b60-817cc18cf173_story.html

**'Biggest point is getting under Trump’s skin': Michael Bloomberg to spend millions on Super Bowl ad**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/eliiev>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/01/07/election-2020-michael-bloomberg-run-super-bowl-ad-costs-millions/2834756001/

**Warren's new bankruptcy plan could spark a clash with Biden**
*by CodyBye (<https://redd.it/elijjp>)*
https://apnews.com/ab6e76a8db1952f8812f1f3c380d669a

**Rep. Duncan Hunter will resign from Congress on Jan. 13**
*by swingadmin (<https://redd.it/elijyq>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-duncan-hunter-resigns-from-congress/2020/01/07/85b4159c-2d78-11ea-9b60-817cc18cf173_story.html

**Nathan Robinson’s case for socialism**
*by Honest_Dictator (<https://redd.it/elikjl>)*
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/2020/1/7/21055676/nathan-robinson-ezra-klein-socialism-bernie-sanders

**Rep. Duncan Hunter plans to resign next week**
*by schmunkr (<https://redd.it/eliliy>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/477211-rep-duncan-hunter-plans-to-resign-next-week

**Parker mother plotted raid with QAnon to take back child, police say - The FBI classified QAnon extremists as a domestic terrorism threat in May, according to the affidavit**
*by INMATE_NUMBER_45343 (<https://redd.it/elimkg>)*
https://www.denverpost.com/2020/01/07/parker-mother-raid-qanon-police/

**'Apprentice' contestant's lawsuit against Trump goes to top New York court**
*by drunkles (<https://redd.it/elimmf>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-zervos/apprentice-contestants-lawsuit-against-trump-goes-to-top-new-york-court-idUSKBN1Z62I6

**CNN settles its lawsuit with Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann**
*by MyCakeDayIsSpooky (<https://redd.it/elinb3>)*
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/477203-cnn-settles-lawsuit-with-covington-catholic-student-report

**McConnell Says He Will Proceed on Impeachment Trial Without Witness Deal**
*by aristocreon (<https://redd.it/elince>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/politics/impeachment-trial-witnesses.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

**Major Trump Donor Imaad Zuberi Charged With Obstructing Probe Into Inauguration**
*by Bemuzed (<https://redd.it/elinz6>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/major-trump-donor-imaad-zuberi-charged-with-obstruction-of-justice

**Nikki Haley: Democratic leadership, 2020 Dems are the only people mourning Soleimani death**
*by nimobo (<https://redd.it/elio5n>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/477082-nikki-haley-democratic-leadership-2020-dems-are-the-only-people?amp&__twitter_impression=true

**Former Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer joins DC lobbying firm**
*by wizardofthefuture (<https://redd.it/elipw0>)*
https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/477089-former-sen-barbara-boxer-joins-dc-lobbying-firm

**In Your Opinion, What Has President Trump Genuinely Done Right and Succeeded in Specifically From a Democrat/Liberal/Leftist/Non-Supporter Perspective?**
*by darthrevan22 (<https://redd.it/eliq8b>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-biggest-accomplishments-and-failures-heading-into-2020-2019-12

**Trump says US killed 'a monster' in Soleimani**
*by Shr3kk_Wpg (<https://redd.it/elir2m>)*
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51027619

**Kansas Democrat Bollier raises more than $1 million; Senate race heats up without Pompeo**
*by miguisystem (<https://redd.it/elirmq>)*
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article239032038.html

**The Media Are Ignoring Andrew Yang**
*by shapeofaquaman (<https://redd.it/elirqt>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/media-ignoring-andrew-yang-opinion-1480910

**"We Were All Told to Do This": US Border Officer Uses Nuremberg Defense to Explain Involvement in Separating Families**
*by RationalBassist (<https://redd.it/eliru5>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/we-were-all-told-do-us-border-officer-uses-nuremberg-defense-explain-involvement

**Fact check: Amy Klobuchar falsely claims Iran is 'announcing' it will develop a nuclear weapon**
*by tabriz100 (<https://redd.it/elit17>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/fact-check-klobuchar-iran-nuclear-weapon/index.html

**Tulsi Gabbard says "war with Iran would make Iraq/Afghanistan wars seem like a picnic"**
*by BelleAriel (<https://redd.it/eliu2u>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-says-war-iran-would-make-iraq-afghanistan-wars-seem-like-picnic-1480886

**Flynn Deserves Up to 6 Months in Prison for Lying to FBI**
*by resnica (<https://redd.it/eliu4x>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-flynn-deserves-up-to-6-months-in-prison-for-lying-to-fbi-justice-department

**Hundreds of lawyers ask McConnell for ‘impartial justice’ in Trump impeachment trial**
*by heinderhead (<https://redd.it/eliu7k>)*
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article239051998.html

**Biden slams Trump as "dangerously incompetent" on Iran**
*by Shr3kk_Wpg (<https://redd.it/eliuxg>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/biden-slams-trump-as-dangerously-incompetent-on-iran/

**What Rep. Ilhan Omar’s War Powers resolution would do, and why she introduced it now**
*by Minneapolitanian (<https://redd.it/elivit>)*
https://www.minnpost.com/national/2020/01/what-rep-ilhan-omars-war-powers-resolution-would-do-and-why-she-introduced-it-now/

**This is why Trump should be re-elected**
*by darthrevan22 (<https://redd.it/eliw8y>)*
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0108-reelect-trump-20200107-stryi5fes5gbxftv7pakeyj43m-story.html

**Pressed for evidence of an ‘imminent attack,’ Pompeo comes up short**
*by Kunphen (<https://redd.it/eliwjo>)*
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/pressed-evidence-imminent-attack-pompeo-comes-short?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

**Trump’s Assassination of Iran’s Suleimani Was a Colossal Strategic Blunder**
*by Next_Hammer (<https://redd.it/eliwwb>)*
https://www.thenation.com/article/trump-iran-suleimani-iraq/

**McConnell says he has the votes to set impeachment trial rules without Democratic support**
*by i_am_bartman (<https://redd.it/eliy46>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/mitch-mcconnell-impeachment-trial-latest/index.html

**Trump Is Running Hundreds Of Facebook Ads Praising Himself For The Killing Of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani**
*by imitationcheese (<https://redd.it/eliy8n>)*
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/trump-is-running-hundreds-of-facebook-ads-praising-himself

**Joe Biden needs better answers on Ukraine**
*by SpezluvsMaga (<https://redd.it/eliyur>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/amp/2804049001

**Bloomberg Spends $10 Million On Super Bowl AD To F--k With Trump**
*by zsreport (<https://redd.it/eliyxs>)*
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/01/mike-bloomberg-trump-super-bowl

**Bernie Sanders walks back stance on shutting down vaping industry**
*by Phillifails (<https://redd.it/eliz4i>)*
http://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/01/04/bernie-sanders-vaping-shutdown-093780

**CNN settles defamation lawsuit with Nick Sandman. The kid has a smile worth millions**
*by TheToastado (<https://redd.it/elj18h>)*
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/01/07/cnn-settles-lawsuit-with-covington-catholic-student-nick-sandmann/

**Inside the U.S. military's raid against its own security guards that left dozens of Afghan children dead**
*by koavf (<https://redd.it/elj1rt>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/12/29/security-guards-afghan-warlords-mass-civilian-casualties/2675795001/

**Trump Fails to Get Rehearing on Claim of State Lawsuit Immunity**
*by TrumpSharted (<https://redd.it/elj2f4>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-07/trump-fails-to-get-rehearing-on-claim-of-state-lawsuit-immunity

**If There Are Witnesses, the Senate Can Compel Them**
*by Kunphen (<https://redd.it/elj2qm>)*
https://thebulwark.com/if-there-are-witnesses-the-senate-can-compel-them/?utm_source=afternoon-newsletter&utm_medium=email

**Why Is Mitch McConnell So Afraid of John Bolton? The Senate must hear his testimony in an impeachment trial.**
*by 6p6ss6 (<https://redd.it/elj3c3>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/opinion/john-bolton-testify.html

**Biden: Trump has lied ‘about virtually everything’**
*by Shr3kk_Wpg (<https://redd.it/elj3dk>)*
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/biden-trump-has-lied-about-virtually-everything-76207173949?cid=public-rss_20200107