Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Key moments from the Democrats' face-off in New Hampshire - Politico | In all, seven candidates took the stage — including businessmen Tom Steyer and Andrew Yang
- Investigations Into 2020 Candidates Must Be Cleared by Top Justice Dept. Officials - New York Times | The move is intended to help avoid upending the election as the F.B.I. inadvertently did in 2016 ...
- Trump ousts key impeachment figures Sondland, Vindman days after Senate acquittal - FOX News | Eight of 12 officials who testified publicly during the impeachment hearings have left their roles, been fired, or reassigned
- Bolton reviewing letter from White House about manuscript - AP | John Bolton’s team on Friday accused the White House of trying to suppress his unpublished book.
- Biden Shuffles Campaign Leadership After 4th-Place Finish - US News | Elevating Anita Dunn to a role that effectively puts her in charge of his third White House bid.
- 'Serious Discussions' About DNC Changes, Top Democrat Says - U.S. News | Says the party's future under Tom Perez is under scrutiny amid fallout from the Iowa caucus...
- Administration ends antitrust probe of 4 automakers, Calif. - AP | ...after failing to find that the companies’ conduct violated the law.
- Romney faces party scorn, isolation after impeachment vote: 'He is ostracized' - FOX News | Romney acknowledged as much in a Fox News interview, saying he expects "enormous" consequences...
- Biden slams Sanders over cost of Medicare for All - The Hill | Sanders likes to say he “wrote the damn bill” on Medicare for All but “he’s unwilling to say what the damn thing’s gonna cost.”
- China’s Leader Wages a War on Two Fronts—Viral and Political - WSJ | Xi Jinping issued a call to arms against the deadly coronavirus, which has spread illness and dissent.
- Where does Trump's acquittal leave US-Ukraine relations? - Aljazeera | Ukraine was at the centre of the bid to impeach US President Donald Trump and ties are now expected to be reset.
- In Another Trump Win, Court Tosses Democrats' Suit Over His Businesses - US News | Trump still faces two similar lawsuits pending that also accuse him of violating the Constitution's rarely tested "emoluments" clauses...
- Trump attacks Manchin for impeachment vote - Politico |... accusing him of being a Democratic 'puppet'.
- Iowa Democrats to undergo independent review of caucus chaos - AP | “We will be undergoing an independent, forensic review,” Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price told reporters Friday