today's top news compilation

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Why don’t views on impeachment budge? Polarized news - Los Angeles Times | Throughout months of heated debate, nothing has significantly changed public opinion on Trump’s impeachment. Adam Schiff's Closing Argument for Trump's...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Trump says he will 'save' Social Security after signaling openness to entitlement cuts - The Hill | After stating on Wednesday that he would "take a look at" rolling back entitlements. Trump vs. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Nadler gets under GOP's skin - The Hill | After embracing fiery rhetoric during his first appearance in the Senate impeachment trial. Democrats appeal for GOP help to convict ‘corrupt’ Trump - AP | Trump’s lawyers sat by, waiting...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Senate approves impeachment trial rules, rejecting witnesses - AP | Republicans easily approved the rest of the trial rules largely on their terms. Senate blocks push to subpoena Bolton in impeachment trial - The Hill | Democrats...

Romney pledges 'open mind' ahead of impeachment trial - The Hill | "These allegations demand that the Senate put political biases aside" - Romney Trump’s lawyers urge dismissal of ‘flimsy’ impeachment case - AP | President Donald Trump’s legal team asserted Monday that he did “absolutely nothing...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Trump’s impeachment defense, prosecutors dig in - AP | Four Democratic senators running for president are facing the prospect of being marooned in the Senate during trial. Graham calls for swift end to impeachment trial, warns Dems...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Trump team, House managers trade sharp views on impeachment - AP | The dueling filings previewed arguments both sides intend to make once Trump’s impeachment trial begins in earnest Tuesday in the Senate. House Democrats call Trump...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯How Trump’s impeachment differs from a criminal trial - AP | Senate’s impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump won’t resemble anything Americans have seen on Court TV. Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Washington Supreme Court Sets the Stage for Legislative Action on System-Wide Carbon Reductions - AP | The 5-4 ruling negated roughly 80 percent of GHG emissions covered under the Department of Ecology’s Clean Air Rule. Rand Paul on...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Five takeaways from Lev Parnas's Maddow interview - The Hill | Lev Parnas revealed new accusations against President Trump and his administration in interview with Rachel Maddow Parnas, in rare interview, undermines Dems' claims...

Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate - AP | “The President and the Senators will be held accountable,” Pelosi said in a statement. What's behind the latest European bid to save the Iran nuclear deal - ABC News | The E3 foreign ministers triggered the dispute mechanism on...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯GOP senators reject plans to dismiss Trump impeachment - AP | Senate Republicans signaled Monday they would reject the idea of simply voting to dismiss the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Giuliani associate...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Ten years on, Citizens United ruling has changed U.S. politics — but not in the way many feared - L.A. Times | Like the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision itself, the effects of the ruling have been complex... Flushing '10 times!' What's...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯AP fact check: Trump’s distortions are across the board - AP | President Donald Trump systematically fabricated his record before boisterous supporters and the eyes of the world this past week. Democratic 2020 candidates vie for...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s distortions are across the board - AP | President Donald Trump systematically fabricated his record before boisterous supporters and the eyes of the world this past week. Democratic 2020 candidates vie for...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯White House Considering Dramatic Expansion of Travel Ban - U.S. News | Amid a renewed election-year focus by President Donald Trump on immigration issues. Can cash buy the Dem nomination? Two billionaires are trying - AP |...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯House approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran - AP | Pelosi "The measure will “protect American lives and values” by limiting Trump’s military actions" FEC Commissioner Rips Facebook Over Political Ad Policy: 'This...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Facebook, eBay crack down on fake reviews at UK request ABC News | The companies have removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups involved in the illicit business. Here are the unanswered questions about the deadly plane crash...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Coincidence that fake news law applied to politicians, Singapore minister says - Reuters | First few cases were against political figures and parties. Killing of Iranian General Brings Iraq's Divided Shiites Closer - WSJ | Vote...

Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯Sunday Politics: Soleimani Fallout - NPR | We have an update on the week in politics and what the Soleimani assassination means for President Trump and the Democrats. Three swing-district Democrats back Joe Biden's presidential...