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**GOP moderates side with McConnell over Bolton testimony**
*by ishtar_the_move (<https://redd.it/el5nop>)*
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/06/romney-bolton-testify-impeachment-trial-095023
**'It's 2020 – girls can do anything': Congresswoman fires back at former Navy SEAL opponent after he refers to her as 'these girls' in sexist remark**
*by OwlsHootTwice (<https://redd.it/el5p1g>)*
https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-taylor-navy-seal-refers-to-democrats-as-girls-2020-1
**Influential SC Democrat backs Joe Biden’s 2020 bid for president**
*by HonoredPeople (<https://redd.it/el5qo2>)*
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/south-carolina/article238999703.html
**Trump’s ignorance has created an international crisis**
*by UkraineClownPosse (<https://redd.it/el5ugg>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-has-all-of-macarthurs-arrogance--but-none-of-his-strategic-wisdom/2020/01/06/f883370a-30cb-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html
**Thom Tillis' birthday blunder embarrasses NC**
*by TrumpUberAlles (<https://redd.it/el5ui1>)*
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article238993753.html
**Democrats ask U.S. Supreme Court to save Obamacare**
*by MTDreams123 (<https://redd.it/el5unf>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obamacare/democrats-ask-u-s-supreme-court-to-save-obamacare-idUSKBN1Z21YF
**Local Iranian Americans weigh in on US-Iran tensions**
*by Bemuzed (<https://redd.it/el5uq1>)*
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/us-iran-tensions-views-from-la/local-iranian-americans-weigh-in-on-us-iran-tensions
**Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump**
*by JeanJauresJr (<https://redd.it/el5uyj>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/trump-esper-iran-cultural-sites.html
**Once a policy afterthought, Iraq becomes a problem for Trump administration**
*by RiseAboveTfrump (<https://redd.it/el5vj6>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/once-a-policy-afterthought-iraq-becomes-a-problem-for-trump-administration/2020/01/06/c986c482-30bf-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html
**McConnell has the votes to block Democrats' witness demands in Trump impeachment trial**
*by ultralightdude (<https://redd.it/el5vsc>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477045-mcconnell-has-the-votes-to-block-democrats-witness-demands-in-trump
**Washington Post: Trump administration drafting possible sanctions against Iraq**
*by KAGsniper (<https://redd.it/el5w4a>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/trump-iraq-sanctions/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Most+Recent%29
**Trump's grandfather was kicked out of his native Germany for failing to do his mandatory military service there, a historian has claimed**
*by 1000000students (<https://redd.it/el5w52>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/22/politics/trump-grandfather-germany-friedrich/index.html
**Saudi deputy defense minister met Esper, discussed ongoing military cooperation: tweet**
*by DJTisarapist (<https://redd.it/el5zv1>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-saudi-iran/saudi-deputy-defense-minister-met-esper-discussed-ongoing-military-cooperation-tweet-idUSKBN1Z60AP?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29
**AOC Expresses Frustration With 'Moderates', Generally States Facts In New Interview**
*by havenoideawatimdoin (<https://redd.it/el6029>)*
https://www.theroot.com/aoc-expresses-frustration-with-moderates-generally-sta-1840840210
**CNBC uses wrong photos for Andrew Yang and Tulsi Gabbard.**
*by Gboneskillet (<https://redd.it/el62fq>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/cnbc-shows-completely-different-person-photo-andrew-yang-graphic-2020-presidential-candidates-1480661
**Russia stands to benefit as Middle East tensions spike after Soleimani killing**
*by drunkles (<https://redd.it/el62pi>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/russia-stands-to-benefit-as-middle-east-tensions-spike-after-soleimani-killing/2020/01/06/c4de52f0-2e4f-11ea-bffe-020c88b3f120_story.html
**Gun reality vs. gun fantasy in Virginia**
*by do_you_even_ship_bro (<https://redd.it/el63t6>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/gun-reality-vs-gun-fantasy-in-virginia/2020/01/06/767d6c0e-30b1-11ea-9313-6cba89b1b9fb_story.html
**Trump administration officials begin drafting potential Iraq sanctions after Trump threat**
*by RosarioBaratta (<https://redd.it/el63tg>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/477062-trump-admin-officials-begin-drafting-potential-iraq-sanctions-after
**Fact check: Biden again dishonestly suggests he opposed the Iraq War from the beginning**
*by abudabu (<https://redd.it/el67dr>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/fact-check-biden-iraq-war-repeat-iowa/index.html
**Biden's Foreign Policy Prowess Tested by Iran Tensions**
*by HonoredPeople (<https://redd.it/el699f>)*
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-01-06/bidens-foreign-policy-prowess-tested-by-iran-tensions
**Ex-GOP Strategist Says Trump's 'Selfish' Actions In Iran Will Result In 'American Blood' Being Spilled: He's 'Boorish, Incompetent'**
*by Plymouth03 (<https://redd.it/el6alv>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-gop-strategist-says-trumps-selfish-actions-iran-will-result-american-blood-being-spilled-1480709
**Warren: Trump embodies the corruption he campaigned against in 2016**
*by Throwawaydude01928 (<https://redd.it/el6ck8>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/warren-trump-embodies-the-corruption-he-campaigned-against-in-2016-76148805609
**Gun-related bills on the table in Virginia’s General Assembly**
*by do_you_even_ship_bro (<https://redd.it/el6crr>)*
https://wtop.com/virginia/2020/01/the-gun-bills-that-are-a-big-focus-for-new-democratic-led-virginia-general-assembly/
**Bloomberg sees California as model on climate change, guns**
*by NattyBohng (<https://redd.it/el6ct3>)*
http://www.startribune.com/bloomberg-sees-california-as-model-on-climate-change-guns/566758982/
**Pentagon Rules Out Striking Iranian Cultural Sites, Contradicting Trump**
*by johnnybiggles (<https://redd.it/el6e6e>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/trump-esper-iran-cultural-sites.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR0TrKRK29XtARx4AVGOJxPHrCuQt17KCOo4xKDx2Aim9djXzZhneUGxYO4
**Obama's Former Middle East Adviser Says 'Americans Are Less Safe' After Trump's Strike Killing Iran's Soleimani**
*by roku44 (<https://redd.it/el6ekf>)*
https://www.newsweek.com/obamas-former-middle-east-adviser-says-americans-are-less-safe-after-trumps-strike-killing-1480674
**Georgia's new GOP senator sworn in amid impeachment**
*by NattyBohng (<https://redd.it/el6hc9>)*
https://apnews.com/a3b225eb29f85537162f444c9db1d8b0
**The U.S. Seemed to Be Leaving Iraq. But It Was All an ‘Honest Mistake.’ A letter saying that the U.S. was “repositioning forces” for “movement out of Iraq” produced headlines around the world that a withdrawal had begun.**
*by perryyyyyy (<https://redd.it/el6l1p>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/middleeast/iran-letter-withdrawal-iraq.html
**Pentagon says will not break law of war, despite Trump threat**
*by roku44 (<https://redd.it/el6l20>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-security-iran-culturalsites/pentagon-says-will-not-break-law-of-war-despite-trump-threat-idUSKBN1Z527H?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=reddit.com
**Trump Admin Denies Iran Foreign Minister’s Visa to Attend U.N. Security Council Meeting**
*by Ice_Burn (<https://redd.it/el6lbc>)*
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-admin-denies-iran-foreign-ministers-visa-to-attend-u-n-security-council-meeting/
**The last White House press briefing was 301 days ago**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/el6lgu>)*
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/01/07/stephanie-grisham-press-briefings-ridiculist-sot-pkg-ac360-vpx.cnn
**Massachusetts' first Muslim mayor elected in Cambridge on Monday**
*by NattyBohng (<https://redd.it/el6loh>)*
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/01/06/massachusetts-first-muslim-mayor-elected-in-cambridge-on-monday/
**Secretary of State Pompeo not planning 2020 Senate run: sources**
*by readerseven (<https://redd.it/el6p2l>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-pompeo-idUSKBN1Z528Y
**Republican congressman shares fake photo of Obama with Iranian president on Twitter**
*by xxxsultanxxxx (<https://redd.it/el6rfz>)*
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paul-gosar-twitter-republican-congressman-shares-fake-photo-of-barack-obama-with-iranian-president-rouhani-2020-01-06/
**Critics skeptical of EPA plans for tougher truck standards**
*by besselfunctions (<https://redd.it/el6s8o>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/477015-epa-eyes-tougher-standards-for-trucks-but-critics-worry-emissions
**Rep. Paul Gosar tweets phony photo of Obama and Iranian president, gets ridiculed**
*by superdude1970 (<https://redd.it/el6sta>)*
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/06/arizona-us-rep-paul-gosar-tweets-photoshopped-photo-obama-rouhani/2829813001/
**The latest on the US-Iran crisis**
*by Craramy (<https://redd.it/el6tfx>)*
https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/us-iran-soleimani-tensions-intl-01-06-20/
**Trump Says He'll Target Iran's Cultural Sites. That's Illegal.**
*by clarebearpanda (<https://redd.it/el6ubn>)*
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/06/794006073/trump-says-hell-target-iran-s-cultural-sites-that-s-illegal?utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr
**Warren: Trump inability to get story straight on Iran shows his real motives**
*by lombar77 (<https://redd.it/el6ugc>)*
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/warren-trump-inability-to-get-story-straight-on-iran-shows-his-real-motives-76149829507
**U.S. manufacturing activity hits worst level since 2009**
*by 1000000students (<https://redd.it/el6yxv>)*
https://www.axios.com/us-manufacturing-index-ism-lowest-great-recession-af6fb388-9cee-4944-8955-6aec166671ea.html
**Khamenei Wants to Put Iran’s Stamp on Reprisal for U.S. Killing of Top General - In a departure from Iran’s usual tactics of hiding behind proxies, the country’s supreme leader wants any retaliation for the killing of a top military commander to be carried out openly by Iranian forces**
*by senfgurke (<https://redd.it/el70q0>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/world/middleeast/iran-khamenei-general-soleimani.html