**The Soleimani Strike: One Person Decides**
*by News2016 (<https://redd.it/elay7p>)*
https://www.lawfareblog.com/soleimani-strike-one-person-decides

**Trump may be in over his head with the Iran crisis – and he could pay for it at the ballot box**
*by sketch24 (<https://redd.it/elaype>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-iran-crisis-war-2020-election-qassem-soleimani-death-a9273571.html

**A Delaware man faces federal charges after he allegedly threw an incendiary device at a Planned Parenthood facility**
*by mnorthwood13 (<https://redd.it/elaz4i>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/us/planned-parenthood-delaware-incendiary-device/index.html

**The United States' allies warn Trump that terrorists 'would be the only winners' of war with Iran**
*by Face2FaceRecs (<https://redd.it/elaziu>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-allies-warn-donald-trump-terrorists-only-winners-iran-war-2020-1

**GOP Rep. Shows Images of Colin Kaepernick, Ilhan Omar And 'The Squad' Burning in New Campaign Ad: 'I Will Not Let Them Tear Our Country Apart'**
*by randy88moss (<https://redd.it/elb0up>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-shows-images-colin-kaepernick-ilhan-omar-squad-burning-new-campaign-ad-i-will-not-1480592

**The Health 202: Mike Bloomberg is pounding voters with a single ad. It's about Health Insurance.**
*by swingadmin (<https://redd.it/elb16b>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-health-202/2020/01/07/the-health-202-mike-bloomberg-is-pounding-voters-with-a-single-ad-it-s-about-health-insurance/5e13768088e0fa32a51481ee/

**DOJ's New Argument: Trump's No King. He's A Roman Emperor.**
*by oapster79 (<https://redd.it/elb2gk>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-no-king-hes-a-roman-emperor-according-to-department-of-justices-new-argument

**If Trump Is Laundering Russian Money, Here’s How It Works**
*by infodawg (<https://redd.it/elb2if>)*
https://www.wired.com/story/if-trump-is-laundering-russian-money-heres-how-it-works/

**The Progressive's Guide to Corporate Democrat Speak**
*by Hanging-Chads (<https://redd.it/elb2pk>)*
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-progressives-guide-to-corporate-democrat-speak/

**Michael Bloomberg's campaign grows to more than 800 staffers, dwarfing Democratic competitors**
*by Ulthar29 (<https://redd.it/elb2zt>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/michael-bloomberg-staff/index.html

**Khamenei Wants to Put Iran’s Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General**
*by futuredude (<https://redd.it/elb313>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/middleeast/iran-khamenei-general-soleimani.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

**Trump’s Twitter threat to destroy Iran’s cultural sites is a historic mistake**
*by Morihando (<https://redd.it/elb3h8>)*
https://theconversation.com/trumps-twitter-threat-to-destroy-irans-cultural-sites-is-a-historic-mistake-129405

**The US spent trillions trying to remake the Middle East. Trump's strike may have undone it all**
*by alfiedotwtf2 (<https://redd.it/elb4il>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/06/world/iran-analysis-amanpour-intl/index.html

**How Trump’s Trade War Is Making Lobbyists Rich and Slamming Small Businesses**
*by billthomson (<https://redd.it/elb52j>)*
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/01/how-trumps-trade-war-is-making-lobbyists-rich-and-slamming-small-businesses/

**Iran has been cut off from internet by its own government**
*by PD216ohio (<https://redd.it/elb58n>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/iran-internet-blackout-2019-11?r=US&IR=T&utm_content=buffer2a1da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-bi&fbclid=IwAR1qW391tk94SDU_2HTTw_p7zFgR4fv7KvvXQ7m8phpQMCtZBgf0RR6AlHQIran

**Warren: Reasonable to Ask if Trump's Iran Strike Is a Distraction From Impeachment**
*by Fr1sk3r (<https://redd.it/elb5gz>)*
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/warren-reasonable-to-ask-if-trump-s-iran-strike-is-a-distraction-from-impeachment-1.8370699

**CNBC mistakes VC Geoff Yang and presidential candidate Andrew Yang.**
*by 532mpt13 (<https://redd.it/elb5mx>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/cnbc-shows-completely-different-person-photo-andrew-yang-graphic-2020-presidential-candidates-1480661

**Fox News host Tucker Carlson slammed conservatives for pushing Trump to go to war with Iran and trusting 'deep state' intelligence**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/elb86q>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-criticizes-conservatives-for-pushing-iran-conflict-2020-1?r=US&IR=T

**Amy Kennedy to run against party-switching US Rep. Van Drew**
*by Morihando (<https://redd.it/elb8q1>)*
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/01/06/nation/amy-kennedy-run-against-party-switching-us-rep-van-drew/

**The US military mistakenly sent a draft letter to the Iraqi government suggesting it was pulling out its troops**
*by mindtonic (<https://redd.it/elb98l>)*
https://amp.businessinsider.com/leaked-letter-sparks-concerns-of-us-troop-withdrawal-from-iraq-2020-1

**Bernie Sanders can unify Democrats and beat Trump in 2020**
*by NEEThimesama (<https://redd.it/elbas7>)*
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/7/21002895/bernie-sanders-2020-electability

**Trump's shadow secretary of defense.**
*by TheHye (<https://redd.it/elbasd>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/trumps-shadow-secretary-defense-pompeo-095191

**Facebook to remove deepfake videos in run-up to 2020 U.S. election**
*by ProgressiveKhanna (<https://redd.it/elbat7>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-deepfake/facebook-to-remove-deepfake-videos-in-run-up-to-2020-u-s-election-idUSKBN1Z60JV

**How would the far right react to a Trump loss? Here’s a glimpse.**
*by Kunphen (<https://redd.it/elbexc>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/06/how-would-far-right-react-trump-loss-heres-glimpse/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

**What Will Happen to Trump’s Republican Collaborators?: Look to Nixon’s defenders, and the Vichy collaborators, for clues.**
*by hamberderberdlar (<https://redd.it/elbfrk>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/what-will-happen-to-trumps-republican-collaborators.html

**Senate Democrats launch website hitting Collins's past stance on on impeachment**
*by dejavuamnesiac (<https://redd.it/elbglv>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/477057-dscc-launches-website-hitting-collinss-past-stance-on-on-impeachment

**Secretary of State Pompeo not planning 2020 Senate run: sources**
*by ProgressiveKhanna (<https://redd.it/elbhwx>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo/secretary-of-state-pompeo-not-planning-2020-senate-run-sources-idUSKBN1Z528Y

**The only remaining check on Trump is the 2020 election: Our legal system was not built for a president like Trump.**
*by wonderingsocrates (<https://redd.it/elbiz4>)*
https://www.vox.com/2020/1/7/21048243/trump-2020-election-iran-soleimani-no-law

**Bernie Sanders could be the most electable Democrat in 2020**
*by edenfairy (<https://redd.it/elbj12>)*
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/7/21002895/bernie-sanders-2020-electability

**Iranian official calls revenge plan 'a historic nightmare for Americans'**
*by Arzu_1982 (<https://redd.it/elbj6b>)*
https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Iranian-official-Our-weakest-response-will-be-a-nightmare-for-Americans-613398

**What a Bernie Sanders Presidency Would Look Like - The possibilities of an “organizer-in-chief.”**
*by Hanging-Chads (<https://redd.it/elbj8e>)*
http://inthesetimes.com/features/Bernie-Sanders-presidency-climate-mobilization.html

**Bernie Sanders Goes After Biden Over His Claims About Opposing The Iraq War**
*by alexandracooper94 (<https://redd.it/elbja5>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-goes-after-biden-false-claims-iraq-war_n_5e1402dce4b0b2520d26d3cb

**Trump Claims Mark Zuckerberg Told Him He's 'Number One On Facebook'**
*by wwabc (<https://redd.it/elbksl>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-mark-zuckerberg-facebook_n_5e12e125e4b0843d3615393f

**Trump and Pelosi clash over Iran, impeachment**
*by Kalevra9670 (<https://redd.it/elblg5>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/477052-trump-and-pelosi-clash-over-iran-impeachment

**Pelosi and McConnell Are Playing High-Stakes Poker**
*by milqi (<https://redd.it/elbm90>)*
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/01/house-senate-impeachment-standoff/604531/

**Think the Constitution guarantees your right to vote? Think again | There are unacceptable inconsistencies in how we engage in the most fundamental method of making our democracy work.**
*by dottiemommy (<https://redd.it/elbnh7>)*
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/01/01/opinion/think-constitution-guarantees-your-right-vote-think-again/

**Trump's 2020 trade vision: More disruption**
*by stkmro (<https://redd.it/elbnpy>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/trump-2020-trade-vision-094746

**Iran approves bill labeling US military, Pentagon terrorist organizations**
*by Boofing_with_Squee (<https://redd.it/elbnrl>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/477077-iran-approves-bill-labeling-us-military

**Biden and Buttigieg Exemplify How Corporatism and ‘the Madness of Militarism’ Go Together - Political positions on class warfare don't always run parallel to positions on military warfare. But they have now clearly aligned in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.**
*by Hanging-Chads (<https://redd.it/elbo4h>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/01/07/biden-and-buttigieg-exemplify-how-corporatism-and-madness-militarism-go-together

**US to start collecting DNA from people detained at border**
*by geoxol (<https://redd.it/elbobm>)*
https://apnews.com/8e7d4e3d6e2ef24dcc4fd9e79552a3d0

**Iran and Presidential War Powers, Explained**
*by dagoon79 (<https://redd.it/elbonf>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/war-powers-resolution-iran.html