**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>)*
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**Trump donor charged with obstructing inauguration inquiry**
*by yeoz (<https://redd.it/elgv2m>)*
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**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>)*
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**Russia vows to push ahead with gas pipeline despite Trump sanctions**
*by Pineapple__Jews (<https://redd.it/elgviw>)*
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**White House proposes guidelines for regulating the use of AI**
*by louisamarisa (<https://redd.it/elgvxb>)*
https://apnews.com/cf2ef1681c65139a55623f5f5df3709f

**McConnell says Trump impeachment trial rules will be passed without Democrats**
*by Lothire (<https://redd.it/elgvzl>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/07/mcconnell-trump-impeachment-trial-rules-to-be-set.html

**Seven Things You Should Know About Donald Trump and Iran**
*by Sachyriel (<https://redd.it/elgy54>)*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_RnLEd9jU0

**Ex ambassador to Canada says Trump disregarded allies with killing of Soleimani**
*by EssoEssex (<https://redd.it/elgy6z>)*
https://globalnews.ca/news/6375527/soleimani-death-bruce-heyman/

**Bernie Sanders is America's best hope for a sane foreign policy**
*by funk_addict (<https://redd.it/elgz53>)*
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**McConnell: GOP Will Start Impeachment Trial, Delay Witnesses**
*by ccorrall29 (<https://redd.it/elgzdd>)*
https://to.wttw.com/2ZXqMO2

**'Tweets, threats and tantrums': Biden tears into Trump's handling of Iran crisis**
*by HonoredPeople (<https://redd.it/elh02s>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/07/joe-biden-trump-iran-095610

**McConnell: 'Not appropriate' to target Iranian cultural sites**
*by Normiesreeee69 (<https://redd.it/elh0ps>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477187-mcconnell-not-appropriate-to-target-iranian-cultural-sites

**Joe Biden’s Role in Creating the Student Debt Crisis Stretches Back to the 1970s**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/elh0rb>)*
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**Mitch McConnell expected to launch trial as soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends the articles of impeachment to the Senate.**
*by Honest_Dictator (<https://redd.it/elh0w0>)*
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-impeachment-trial-senate-20200107-pcpaq7hz4fhn7gjtlyc7ykwjca-story.html

**Bernie Sanders could actually win this thing**
*by roku44 (<https://redd.it/elh0xq>)*
https://us.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-2020-democratic-primary/index.html

**Lawyer: West Virginia gov cleared in federal investigation**
*by MountainsMan55 (<https://redd.it/elh0xz>)*
https://www.wboy.com/news/politics/lawyer-west-virginia-gov-cleared-in-federal-investigation/

**Mike Pompeo Is a Dollar Store Kissinger | The Secretary of State's version of "imminent" is "it's five o'clock somewhere."**
*by JuDGe3690 (<https://redd.it/elh144>)*
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a30432639/mike-pompeo-iran-strike-qasem-soleimani-imminent/

**Trump backs off threat to target Iranian cultural sites: 'I like to obey the law'**
*by Nihilist911 (<https://redd.it/elh1d2>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/01/07/trump-backs-off-threat-to-target-iranian-cultural-sites-im-okay-with-the-law.html?__twitter_impression=true

**Attacking Cultural Sites: Illegal. Barbaric. And Foolish.**
*by shaykhatiri (<https://redd.it/elh1kv>)*
https://thebulwark.com/illegal-barbaric-and-foolish/

**Turns Out Hunter Biden Isn't the Only One Benefiting From His Parents' Careers. So Is Chelsea Clinton.**
*by PLanPLan (<https://redd.it/elh2hh>)*
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/01/06/how-rich-chelsea-clinton-is-making-millions-sitting-on-an-investment-companys-board-of-directors-n2559047

**McConnell: 'Not appropriate' to target Iranian cultural sites**
*by funk_addict (<https://redd.it/elh2jj>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477187-mcconnell-not-appropriate-to-target-iranian-cultural-sites?fbclid=IwAR0i3CjMG7w4jDh3kD6raafN7TXs4-mTner5OFIOeFxYW_2Dhim_E7Fa6X0&fbclid=IwAR3_KdZlCNnnPpWVsIGvYQyjQ0PGzhvCNb025xFOz3KvftTx7DrOvsotF4Q

**Top Sanders adviser on Biden: Voters don't need 'pathological lies about the Iraq War'**
*by VictorLinton (<https://redd.it/elh2v3>)*
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/477103-top-sanders-adviser-on-biden-voters-dont-need-pathological-lies-about-the-iraq?amp&__twitter_impression=true

**Bernie Sanders has leaped to the top of 2020 Democratic candidate polls during the past month**
*by ---0__0--- (<https://redd.it/elh305>)*
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**'No War With Iran' Marches Set for Thursday Across US - In communities nationwide, Americans "will urge restraint and that the United States avoid yet another unnecessary, costly war of choice in the Middle East."**
*by nnnarbz (<https://redd.it/elh31x>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/no-war-iran-marches-set-thursday-across-us

**WHCA: Trump's failure to disclose meeting with Saudi envoy is "disturbing"**
*by goyabean (<https://redd.it/elh3ay>)*
https://www.axios.com/whca-distrubing-saudi-arabia-oval-office-meeting-cbfa9603-532d-40a6-82cb-405d5388392d.html

**McConnell Will Move Ahead With Impeachment Trial Rules Without Democrats' Support**
*by recycleaccount38 (<https://redd.it/elh437>)*
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/07/794254074/mcconnell-will-move-ahead-with-impeachment-trial-rules-without-democrats-support

**Rand Paul says Trump's actions toward Iran make the US less safe**
*by Pomp_N_Circumstance (<https://redd.it/elh460>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/rand-paul-soleimani-death-attacks-cnntv/index.html

**Lindsey Graham suggests changing Senate rules to begin Trump impeachment trial without articles from House**
*by throwaway_ghast (<https://redd.it/elh481>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-impeachment-lindsey-graham-suggests-changing-senate-rules-to-begin-trial-without-articles/

**Trump backs off threat to target Iranian cultural sites: 'I like to obey the law'**
*by daysnotmonths (<https://redd.it/elh4do>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/01/07/trump-backs-off-threat-to-target-iranian-cultural-sites-im-okay-with-the-law.html?__twitter_impression=true

**Opinion | Don’t believe Iranian propaganda about the mourning for Soleimani**
*by Savoir_Faire (<https://redd.it/elh5sr>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/06/dont-believe-iranian-propaganda-about-mourning-soleimani/

**Migrants as Young as 14 Are Now Being Subjected to an Intrusive DNA Collection Policy...Thanks to the Trump Administration**
*by havenoideawatimdoin (<https://redd.it/elh6wz>)*
https://www.theroot.com/migrants-as-young-as-14-are-now-being-subjected-to-an-i-1840855728

**The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: The Failure of Regime‐​Change Operations**
*by PracticalProgress (<https://redd.it/elh737>)*
https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/more-things-change-more-they-stay-same