**White House proposes guidelines for regulating the use of AI**
*by geoxol (<https://redd.it/elctut>)*
https://apnews.com/cf2ef1681c65139a55623f5f5df3709f

**Twitter Beef Accelerates as Iranian Official Hints at Targeting Trump Properties**
*by havenoideawatimdoin (<https://redd.it/elctvd>)*
https://www.theroot.com/twitter-beef-accelerates-as-iranian-official-hints-at-t-1840851080

**Russian trolls are targeting American veterans, and Trump’s government isn’t helping, group says**
*by recycleaccount38 (<https://redd.it/elctxf>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/01/07/russian-trolls-are-targeting-american-veterans-trumps-government-isnt-helping-group-says

**Qassem Soleimani eulogist offers $80 million bounty for Donald Trump's head during Iranian general's funeral**
*by stkmro (<https://redd.it/elcu90>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/qassem-soleimani-eulogist-offers-80-million-bounty-donald-trump-head-iranian-general-funeral-1480513

**McConnell’s coverup for Trump cannot make this one thing disappear**
*by The-Autarkh (<https://redd.it/elcufi>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/07/mcconnells-coverup-trump-cannot-make-this-one-thing-disappear/

**GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is now straight-up arguing the 'wag the dog' theory of the Iran crisis**
*by Mateony (<https://redd.it/elcx8i>)*
https://theweek.com/speedreads/887966/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-now-straightup-arguing-wag-dog-theory-iran-crisis

**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 WyldBlu (<https://redd.it/elcxea>)*
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-administration-confused-iraq-troops-policy-letter-leak-934221/?fbclid=IwAR1sQBPEf10UH4ERjuDfkgEgVajEJrdIwnilCg_HN3HKb1rcWVGt0jB1ZkE

**Trump wants us to trust him on Iran. Without a real impeachment trial, we can’t.**
*by antyher0 (<https://redd.it/elcxvr>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/07/trump-wants-us-trust-him-iran-how-can-we-without-real-impeachment-trial/

**Sanders, Biden lead Democratic field in New Mexico: poll**
*by Sixfingered (<https://redd.it/elcy9w>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/477074-sanders-biden-lead-democratic-field-in-new-mexico-poll

**Trump admin reportedly drafts sanctions to punish Iraq**
*by sapientia-maxima (<https://redd.it/elcygk>)*
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-admin-reportedly-drafts-sanctions-punish-iraq

**Hundreds of Lawyers Send Open Letter to Senate Criticizing McConnell’s Refusal to Do ‘Impartial Justice’**
*by newnemo (<https://redd.it/elcyjf>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/impeachment/hundreds-of-lawyers-send-open-letter-to-senate-criticizing-mcconnells-refusal-to-do-impartial-justice/

**Outrage at George Lopez's joke is a missed Republican opportunity about Mexicans stealing jobs because they work for 1/2 the money. /s**
*by dutchbone (<https://redd.it/elcze1>)*
https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-george-lopez-trump-20200107-fl2tjdhmlzbl5bgxzcvpbjh7cu-story.html

**Why Aren’t All the President’s Men Testifying? - Their contempt for Congress should be met with a legal and political fusillade**
*by News2016 (<https://redd.it/elczg8>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/opinion/trump-impeachment-congress.html

**Trump has created his biggest foreign policy crisis yet**
*by HereForTheMemes2019 (<https://redd.it/eld0sg>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/03/opinions/trump-biggest-foreign-policy-crisis-yet-bergen/index.html

**Top US allies are abandoning Trump and warning ISIS will benefit following the assassination of an Iranian general**
*by Dogwise (<https://redd.it/eld17r>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-allies-are-abandoning-trump-as-he-escalates-threats-iran-2020-1

**Stop saying Biden is the 'most electable'. Trump will run rings round him**
*by hugeposuer (<https://redd.it/eld1ap>)*
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/04/joe-biden-electable-trump-2020-election

**Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to overhaul bankruptcy laws, spotlighting disagreements with Biden**
*by sarkanyfarok (<https://redd.it/eld1qv>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/07/elizabeth-warren-unveils-bankruptcy-agenda-targeting-joe-biden.html

**Elizabeth Warren’s new plan to reform bankruptcy law, explained**
*by Lillyhope777 (<https://redd.it/eld249>)*
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/7/21051906/elizabeth-warren-bankruptcy-reform

**Pompeo again declines to present evidence of 'imminent' threat that led to strike against Iranian genera**
*by Baarney23 (<https://redd.it/eld2w0>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/pompeo-iran-briefing/index.html

**If Americans Die in the Escalating Iran Crisis, Remember That Mike Pompeo Called It ‘a Little Noise’**
*by nnnarbz (<https://redd.it/eld3io>)*
https://www.thenation.com/article/mike-pompeo-iran-assassination/

**Trump the Intimidator Fails Again**
*by 6p6ss6 (<https://redd.it/eld3x1>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/opinion/trump-iran-trade.html

**Meet Brittany Kaiser, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Releasing Troves of New Files From Data Firm**
*by IntnsRed (<https://redd.it/eld4u4>)*
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/the_great_hack_cambridge_analytica

**Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump**
*by futuredude (<https://redd.it/eld4v0>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/trump-esper-iran-cultural-sites.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

**Former Castro supporters in Texas switch to Biden after Castro drops out**
*by TerryTwoOh (<https://redd.it/eld5mi>)*
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/07/julian-castros-former-supporters-switch-endorsements-joe-biden/

**Authorities prepared to hand over Roger Stone records to media**
*by StevenSanders90210 (<https://redd.it/eld5rl>)*
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/477090-authorities-prepared-to-hand-over-roger-stone-records-to-media?amp&__twitter_impression=true

**Welch to discuss War Powers Resolution vote as tensions with Iran rise**
*by TheRealDL (<https://redd.it/eld6ku>)*
https://www.wcax.com/content/news/Rep-Welch-to-discuss-upcoming-war-powers-resolution-vote-566774961.html

**Pompeo again declines to present evidence of 'imminent' threat that led to strike against Iranian general**
*by KAGsniper (<https://redd.it/eld70n>)*
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/6CpFI0DU8UA/index.html

**Biden Beats Trump in Hypothetical 2020 Election Matchup, Outperforms Other 2020 Dems**
*by black-thorne (<https://redd.it/eld8iw>)*
https://ijr.com/biden-beats-trump-matchup-outperforms-dems/

**Warren Rolls Out a Bankruptcy Plan, Reviving an Old Clash With Biden**
*by 6p6ss6 (<https://redd.it/eld95m>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-bankruptcy-plan-biden.html

**Ex-Defense Secretary Cohen sees Putin trying to step in to defuse escalating US-Iran tensions**
*by Baarney23 (<https://redd.it/elda4x>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/07/william-cohen-sees-putin-trying-to-step-in-to-defuse-us-iran-tensions.html

**Iranian-Americans Questioned at the Border: ‘My Kids Shouldn’t Experience Such Things’**
*by futuredude (<https://redd.it/eldawe>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/border-iranians-washington-patrol.html

**Pentagon won't target Iranian cultural sites, contradicting President Trump’s repeated threats. Kellyanne Conway now claims Trump never said "he’s targeting cultural sites" after he tweeted exactly that.**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/eldb2s>)*
https://www.salon.com/2020/01/07/pentagon-wont-target-iranian-cultural-sites-contradicting-president-trumps-repeated-threats/

**At least 50 killed in stampede at Iranian general's funeral, Tehran weighs response to U.S. attack**
*by Nawaao (<https://redd.it/elddaw>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security/at-least-50-killed-in-stampede-at-iranian-generals-funeral-tehran-weighs-response-to-u-s-attack-idUSKBN1Z60NL

**Bernie Sanders can unify Democrats and beat Trump in 2020**
*by Bernie-Standards (<https://redd.it/elddvm>)*
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2020/1/7/21002895/bernie-sanders-2020-electability?

**Iran - Now What? - Frontpagemag**
*by randyjm (<https://redd.it/eldej4>)*
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/01/iran-now-what-michael-ledeen/#.XhSq4OpgzkU.reddit

**Pompeo Aligns U.S. Foreign Policy With Christian Zionists. They believe that events in the Middle East align with Biblical prophecy about the end times.**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/eldet1>)*
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/01/07/pompeo-aligns-u-s-foreign-policy-with-the-christian-zionists/

**NJ Democrats gave thousands to Jeff Van Drew before he switched parties. Now they're mad.**
*by BanksOfTheBassRiver (<https://redd.it/eldf92>)*
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/charles-stile/2020/01/07/nj-democrats-who-gave-jeff-van-drew-money-furious-about-party-switch/2824171001/

**Trump meets with Saudi defense official amid Iran tensions**
*by Whoshabooboo (<https://redd.it/eldf9a>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/477112-trump-meets-with-saudi-defense-official-amid-iran-tensions

**“The Great Hack”: Big Data Firms Helped Sway the 2016 Election. Could It Happen Again in 2020?**
*by IntnsRed (<https://redd.it/eldfa3>)*
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/1/7/the_great_hack_documentary_cambridge_analytica

**Pompeo again declines to present evidence of 'imminent' threat that led to strike against Iranian general**
*by kilgreen (<https://redd.it/eldfnf>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/07/politics/pompeo-iran-briefing/index.html

**Elizabeth Warren: Michael Bloomberg is ‘skipping the democracy part’ of the primary**
*by sarkanyfarok (<https://redd.it/eldgfj>)*
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/7/elizabeth-warren-michael-bloomberg-skipping-democr/