**Hundreds of lawyers urge McConnell to 'do impartial justice' at Senate impeachment trial**
*by Throwawaydude01928 (<https://redd.it/elg6j8>)*
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/477172-hundreds-of-lawyers-urge-mcconnell-to-do-impartial-justice-at-senate

**Biden: U.S. will have to bear cost of 'Trump's folly'**
*by Koing111 (<https://redd.it/elg7un>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/477169-biden-us-will-have-to-bear-cost-of-trumps-folly

**Trump’s threat to bomb Iran ‘cultural’ sites is personal for Iraq War vets in Congress – Gallego urges Trump to uphold U.S. ideals and not stoop to the level of its enemies**
*by EssoEssex (<https://redd.it/elg9aa>)*
https://www.rollcall.com/news/trumps-threat-bomb-iran-cultural-sites-personal-iraq-war-vets-congress

**Esper says US isn't looking 'to start a war with Iran, but we are prepared to finish one'**
*by WallStreetMeme (<https://redd.it/elg9f1>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/esper-iran-interview/index.html

**Pritzker pardons over 11K people with low-level cannabis convictions**
*by jms1225 (<https://redd.it/elg9hw>)*
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/31/pritzker-to-pardon-thousands-with-low-level-cannabis-convictions-on-eve-of-recreational-legalization/

**Republicans: Actually, the Deep State is cool now**
*by Mateony (<https://redd.it/elg9l3>)*
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/01/republicans-iran-actually-deep-state-is-cool-now-fox-news

**Opinion | Are the Primaries a Failed Idea?**
*by redeemedmonkeycma (<https://redd.it/elgc8o>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/01/07/primaries-elections-kind-of-work-095385

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

**“The Most Horrible Thing I’ve Ever Done”: A Border Patrol Officer Who Separated Families Speaks Out**
*by zsreport (<https://redd.it/elgeaq>)*
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-most-horrible-thing-ive-ever-done-a-border-patrol-officer-who-separated-families-speaks-out/

**WHCA: 'Disturbing' to see Saudis disclose Trump meeting before White House**
*by Mateony (<https://redd.it/elgezp>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/477174-whca-disturbing-to-see-saudis-disclose-trump-meeting-before-white-house

**Opinion: Against all odds, it looks like Bernie Sanders will be the Democratic nominee after all**
*by edenfairy (<https://redd.it/elgfnp>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/bernie-sanders-democrat-nominee-biden-pete-buttigieg-elizabeth-warren-funding-a9274341.html?fbclid=IwAR0BafXtRK8zaw_B-VjrSqlnYFl10bT4-oJ6VylbL4kJDF5-iB-Q-XvSr_Q&utm_source=reddit.com

**McConnell says he has the votes to set impeachment trial rules without Democratic support**
*by stvntdr (<https://redd.it/elgg4z>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/mitch-mcconnell-impeachment-trial-latest/index.html?utm_content=2020-01-07T18%3A31%3A21&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_medium=social&utm_term=image

**Pentagon: Letter Removing Troops From Iraq Was a “Mistake.” Iraq: No Takebacks.**
*by billthomson (<https://redd.it/elggzo>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/iraq-considers-u-s-letter-to-be-withdrawal-announcement-while-pentagon-says-it-was-a-mistake.html

**McConnell says he has the votes to set impeachment trial rules without Democratic support**
*by raghavkapur1999 (<https://redd.it/elgj13>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/mitch-mcconnell-impeachment-trial-latest/index.html

**McConnell to GOP on impeachment rules: I have the votes**
*by MainEchidna0 (<https://redd.it/elgj96>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477173-mcconnell-to-gop-on-impeachment-rules-i-have-the-votes

**Michael Flynn Defense Strategy Backfires: Prosecutors Now Recommending Time Behind Bars**
*by Minneapolitanian (<https://redd.it/elgjm8>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/michael-flynn-defense-strategy-backfires-prosecutors-now-recommending-time-behind-bars/

**McConnell Says He Will Proceed on Impeachment Trial Without Witness Deal**
*by ashnag (<https://redd.it/elgjoh>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/politics/mcconnell-says-he-will-proceed-on-impeachment-trial-without-witness-deal.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

**Biden escalates his attacks on Trump over Iran, saying the president has made the U.S. less safe**
*by FatassShrugged (<https://redd.it/elgk1w>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-escalates-his-attack-on-trump-over-iran-saying-the-president-has-made-the-us-less-safe/2020/01/07/a0af8f70-317e-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html

**More Doublespeak from Mike Pompeo: Past Actions Made Soleimani an 'Imminent' Threat**
*by tpaup (<https://redd.it/elgkcr>)*
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-pompeo-soleimani-past-actions-imminent-threat-934557/

**Trump primary challengers left off Wisconsin ballot**
*by Whoshabooboo (<https://redd.it/elgl6y>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/477177-trump-primary-challengers-left-off-wisconsin-ballot

**McConnell: GOP will move on without Democrats to set rules for Senate impeachment trial of Trump**
*by Honest_Dictator (<https://redd.it/elglt0>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/07/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-senate-impeachment-trial-rules/2833336001/

**McConnell says he has the votes to set impeachment trial rules without Democratic support**
*by liliamsky (<https://redd.it/elgmu5>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/mitch-mcconnell-impeachment-trial-latest/index.html

**McConnell says Senate trial will go forward without decision on witnesses**
*by Creddit999 (<https://redd.it/elgmws>)*
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mcconnell-senate-trial-forward-decision-witnesses/story?id=68123411

**Nikki Haley’s Pants on Fire claim that top Democrats are mourning Soleimani**
*by formeraide (<https://redd.it/elgn6z>)*
https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2020/jan/07/nikki-haley/nikki-haleys-pants-fire-claim-top-democrats-are-mo/

**McConnell Says Republicans Have Votes to Set Trump Trial Terms**
*by BrautanGud (<https://redd.it/elgnbk>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-07/mcconnell-unites-gop-on-trial-rules-aimed-at-trump-acquittal

**Rich donor to President Trump’s inaguaral committee deleted emails as feds closed in: prosecutors**
*by michkennedy (<https://redd.it/elgoub>)*
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-trump-inaugural-donor-witness-tampering-20200107-fqeqrkfh7rcv3adny24grwn5zi-story.html

**McConnell to GOP on impeachment rules: I have the votes**
*by phuber01 (<https://redd.it/elgp0j>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477173-mcconnell-to-gop-on-impeachment-rules-i-have-the-votes

**Joe Biden says Trump is ‘dangerously close’ to starting a war with Iran**
*by HonoredPeople (<https://redd.it/elgpl2>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/07/joe-biden-says-trump-is-close-to-starting-a-war-with-iran.html

**The conspiracy theories behind the anti-Semitic violence in New York**
*by benadreti (<https://redd.it/elgpm8>)*
https://www.vox.com/2020/1/3/21039446/anti-semitism-anti-orthodox-farrakhan-conspiracy-theories-bipartisan?fbclid=IwAR2NTkLmeoeZocLbafe2rbCQhxSKseq3n3My0O_b2UYUPkrXWQAruHWSE8Y

**Kansas Dem Bollier raises more than $1 million; Senate race heats up without Pompeo**
*by PLZ-PM-ME-DAD-JOKES (<https://redd.it/elgq6z>)*
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article239032038.html

**Trump Meets With Prime Minister Of Greece | NBC News**
*by Wico90 (<https://redd.it/elgq9r>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAsYesijj9M

**Omar tweets clip of anti-war George Carlin routine**
*by Normiesreeee69 (<https://redd.it/elgqor>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/477176-omar-tweets-clip-of-anti-war-george-carlin-routine

**Barbara Boxer joins D.C. lobbying firm**
*by ColdWarWarrior (<https://redd.it/elgrk8>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/barbara-boxer-joins-dc-lobbying-firm-095196

**Canada pauses military operations in Iraq amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions**
*by SugarBear4Real (<https://redd.it/elgs5g>)*
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-troops-vance-iraq-kuwait-1.5417627

**Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Demands Official UN Probe of Soleimani Assassination**
*by roku44 (<https://redd.it/elgsey>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/special-rapporteur-extrajudicial-executions-demands-official-un-probe-soleimani

**Trump Inaugural Committee Donor Charged With Obstructing Probe**
*by Creddit999 (<https://redd.it/elgtkd>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-07/trump-inaugural-committee-donor-charged-with-obstructing-probe

**Prosecutors Ask That Michael Flynn Get Prison Time Prosecutors had previously said that Mr. Flynn, President Trump’s first national security adviser, deserved a lenient sentence for lying to the F.B.I.**
*by perryyyyyy (<https://redd.it/elgu1r>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/politics/flynn-prosecutors-sentencing.html

**Facebook executive: we got Trump elected, and we shouldn’t stop him in 2020 - The memo sheds new light on years of Facebook scandals**
*by Pomp_N_Circumstance (<https://redd.it/elgv13>)*
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/7/21055348/facebook-trump-election-2020-leaked-memo-bosworth

**Trump donor charged with obstructing inauguration inquiry**
*by yeoz (<https://redd.it/elgv2m>)*
https://apnews.com/0310f2dc07b1b047e86301042db6bd7c

**The US propaganda machine justifies the assassination of Qassem Suleimani**
*by anarchytravel (<https://redd.it/elgvb9>)*
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/07/pers-j07.html

**GOP Rep. Paul Gosar tweets fake photo of Obama shaking hands with Iranian president**
*by menstrual_discharge (<https://redd.it/elgvh3>)*
https://www.salon.com/2020/01/07/gop-rep-paul-gosar-tweets-fake-photo-of-obama-shaking-hands-with-iranian-president/