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*by wiredmagazine (<https://redd.it/el154q>)*
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**US military has no plans to leave Iraq: US defence chief**
*by mountaintop111 (<https://redd.it/el1595>)*
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/military-tells-iraq-preparing-move-200106195552545.html

**Iran Soleimani killing: US denies Iraq pullout amid letter mystery**
*by Sdgal01 (<https://redd.it/el15p1>)*
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51014352

**The president didn’t threat Iran’s culture sites. He threatened culture.**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/el16k7>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/the-president-didnt-threat-irans-culture-sites-he-threatened-culture/2020/01/06/704e1ed4-30a0-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html

**Border Patrol begins pilot program to collect DNA from some migrants**
*by miguisystem (<https://redd.it/el17bz>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/477006-cbp-begins-pilot-program-to-collect?fbclid=IwAR2txPhC98uQ_sZz0KuSOvGbv_KOEYOkuq78KO1tJfMuoToeauaKrw4_zF4

**Netanyahu Distances From Soleimani Slaying, Says Israel Shouldn’t Be ‘Dragged’ Into It: Report**
*by MartialBob (<https://redd.it/el1a11>)*
https://www.thedailybeast.com/netanyahu-distances-from-soleimani-slaying-says-israel-shouldnt-be-dragged-into-it-report

**Bloomberg's campaign staff grows to 800**
*by Tcrlaf1 (<https://redd.it/el1al4>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/476991-bloombergs-campaign-staff-grows-to-800

**With Bolton Willing to Testify Before Senate, Sanders Ask Trump: 'What Are You Afraid Of?'**
*by Bakedschwarzenbach (<https://redd.it/el1alm>)*
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/06/bolton-willing-testify-senate-sanders-ask-trump-what-are-you-afraid

**democrats skip bible for manlius swearing in cermony use town code book instead**
*by stinkfist469 (<https://redd.it/el1amo>)*
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/01/3-democrats-skip-bible-for-manlius-swearing-in-cermony-use-town-code-book-instead.html

**Trump’s Next Impeachable Offense is Nigh**
*by bluestblue (<https://redd.it/el1c9g>)*
https://newrepublic.com/article/156136/trumps-next-impeachable-offense-nigh

**CNBC Mistakes Andrew Yang for GOP Venture Capitalist**
*by shapeofaquaman (<https://redd.it/el1ci0>)*
https://freebeacon.com/issues/cnbc-mistakes-andrew-yang-for-venture-capitalist-republican-donor/

**Trump administration to begin collecting DNA from detained immigrants**
*by Jescro (<https://redd.it/el1e34>)*
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/6/21052229/ice-cbp-immigration-dna-collection-detainees-trump-administration

**More than 60,000 Mexicans have been ‘disappeared’ amid drug war, officials say**
*by Adodie (<https://redd.it/el1ea2>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/more-than-60000-mexicans-have-been-disappeared-amid-drug-war-officials-say/2020/01/06/07a4ea56-24f8-11ea-9cc9-e19cfbc87e51_story.html

**The New NAFTA Is a Raw Deal for Workers**
*by UCantBahnMi (<https://redd.it/el1ezb>)*
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/nafta-deal-usmca-united-states-mexico-canada-agreement

**Arizona Republican congressman shares fake photo of Obama with Iran leader on Twitter**
*by mepper (<https://redd.it/el1fej>)*
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article239009483.html

**ICE Detention Center Captain Was on a Neo-Nazi Website and Wanted to Start a White Nationalist Group**
*by aresef (<https://redd.it/el1g9s>)*
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/y3mg9x/ice-detention-center-captain-was-on-a-neo-nazi-website-and-wanted-to-start-a-white-nationalist-group

**World Recoils As Trump Threatens Iranian Cultural Sites | Destroying culturally significant sites would likely constitute a war crime, and for good reason.**
*by JLBesq1981 (<https://redd.it/el1i1k>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iran-cultural-heritage-sites-trump-threat_n_5e135592c5b6b5a713be3150

**Top Border Officials Scrambled To Call Officers When They Found Out They Were Questioning Iranian US Citizens**
*by Mateony (<https://redd.it/el1i3k>)*
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/cbp-officials-scrambled-second-screenings-iranians

**CNBC uses wrong photos for Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard**
*by Mysterio400 (<https://redd.it/el1icv>)*
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/476951-cnbc-uses-wrong-photos-for-andrew-yang-tulsi-gabbard

**Obamacare looks surprisingly sturdy after the individual mandate’s repeal Insurers are doing just fine with Obamacare after the penalty for not having insurance was repealed.**
*by IContiSonoInutili (<https://redd.it/el1ipo>)*
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/6/21052264/obamacare-still-in-effect-mandate-gone-voxcare

**Amy McGrath reports raising another $6 million, even as some progressives grumble**
*by Watchdogs66 (<https://redd.it/el1iq7>)*
https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article238944743.html

**Pentagon mistakenly releases draft memo promising withdrawal from Iraq**
*by TheWeekMag (<https://redd.it/el1ivz>)*
https://theweek.com/speedreads/887890/pentagon-mistakenly-releases-draft-memo-promising-withdrawal-from-iraq

**Ilhan Omar voted 2019's antisemite of the year**
*by New_Diet (<https://redd.it/el1k59>)*
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Antisemitism/Ilhan-Omar-voted-2019s-antisemite-of-the-year-613308

**Amy Kennedy announces run against New Jersey congressman who switched parties**
*by KillKrites (<https://redd.it/el1lbt>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/amy-kennedy-running-against-jeff-van-drew/index.html

**Trump Threat to Destroy Iranian Cultural Sites Condemned Internationally**
*by UnstatesmanlikeChi (<https://redd.it/el1lca>)*
https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/voa-news-iran/trump-threat-destroy-iranian-cultural-sites-condemned-internationally

**The U.S. Military Accidentally Told Iraq It’s Removing Troops**
*by leocohen99 (<https://redd.it/el1nr9>)*
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/us-accidentally-releases-draft-letter-calling-for-withdrawal-of-troops-from-iraq.html

**California legislature returns amid homeless, climate crisis**
*by discocrisco (<https://redd.it/el1omb>)*
https://apnews.com/2f513a9ae6061cdb80c557d5a63e658a

**Pete Buttigieg is a Hufflepuff, husband reveals**
*by 419e (<https://redd.it/el1qo0>)*
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/434422-pete-buttigieg-is-a-hufflepuff-husband-reveals

**US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass steps down**
*by DragonPup (<https://redd.it/el1r6z>)*
https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-ambassador-afghanistan-john-bass-steps/story?id=68091686

**Column: Don’t try to make sense of Trump’s Iran policy. He doesn’t have one**
*by viva_la_vinyl (<https://redd.it/el1t15>)*
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-01-06/dont-try-to-make-sense-of-trumps-iran-policy

**Trump administration denies Iran's top diplomat visa to attend UN meeting: report**
*by CodyBye (<https://redd.it/el1umh>)*
https://thehill.com/policy/international/un-treaties/477009-trump-administration-denies-irans-top-diplomat-visa-to

**Esper contradicts Trump on targeting Iran's cultural sites**
*by MAGAsniper (<https://redd.it/el1upi>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/politics/esper-iran-cultural-sites-trump/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Politics%29

**Joe Lieberman Sad Democrats Aren’t Supporting Trump’s Iran War**
*by armchairmegalomaniac (<https://redd.it/el1uyt>)*
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/joe-lieberman-democrats-support-trump-iran-war.html

**Groups rallying in Frankfort demand fair impeachment**
*by RiseAboveTfrump (<https://redd.it/el1uzb>)*
https://www.lex18.com/news/groups-rallying-in-frankfort-demand-fair-impeachment-proceedings-in-the-u-s-senate

**US military sends Iraq withdrawal letter by 'mistake'. The head of the US-led coalition in Iraq told his counterpart that US forces are preparing to leave. But the Pentagon has denied any plans to exit the country, and a top general said the letter was sent by "mistake."**
*by easyone (<https://redd.it/el1w52>)*
https://www.dw.com/en/us-military-sends-iraq-withdrawal-letter-by-mistake/a-51907519

**‘All retaliation options are on the table’: Iran-backed forces warn US they will send soldiers ‘back in coffins’ if troops don’t withdraw from Iraq**
*by chelsea707 (<https://redd.it/el1we1>)*
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-us-war-iraq-trump-soleimani-khamenei-supreme-leader-a9272951.html

**Mike Pompeo Is Said to Decide Against Running for Senate in Kansas**
*by Dr_Tobias_Funke_PhD (<https://redd.it/el1weq>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/us/politics/mike-pompeo-senate-kansas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

**The US spent trillions trying to remake the Middle East. Trump's strike may have undone it all.**
*by DaFunkJunkie (<https://redd.it/el1z5h>)*
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/world/iran-analysis-amanpour-intl/index.html

**Iran told EU foreign policy chief it doesn’t want escalation**
*by le_br1t (<https://redd.it/el1z9n>)*
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-told-eu-foreign-policy-chief-it-doesnt-want-escalation-javad-zarif-josep-borrell/

**Trump Admin Bars Top Iranian Diplomat From Entering U.S.: Report**
*by Foxhidesinfo (<https://redd.it/el1zby>)*
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-administration-blocks-iranian-foreign-minister_n_5e13aa58e4b0843d36174de4

**Presidential Candidate Mark Charles (Navajo) Condemns the Assassination of Iranian General**
*by News2016 (<https://redd.it/el1zir>)*
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/presidential-candidate-mark-charles-navajo-condemns-the-assassination-of-iranian-general/