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 Removal Was Simple: He Is Pathologically Self-Interested - Esquire | "If the president is allowed to get away with this, he will do it again."
- Sen. Marsha Blackburn: Impeachment trial is a political farce... - FOX News | – no more witnesses or documents are needed.
- GOP Sen. John Thune: 'neither side wants any kind of closed session' - USA Today | Trump impeachment trial latest
- Schumer: Republicans Can Call Hunter Biden... Real Clear Politics | That Will Just Confirm What Trump's Doing Is Political
- Trump Campaign Complains to Debate Commission About Fairness - U.S. News |... in the selection of moderators for the 2020 general election cycle.
- Democrats worry Trump team will cherry-pick withheld documents during defense - The Hill | “You know that's exactly what they're going to do,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii).
- Iran uses violence, politics to try to push American forces out of Iraq - AP | Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighboring Iraq.
- Trump's Impeachment Trial—Live Analysis - WSJ | Follow our live analysis of President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate
- Coronavirus infects Wall Street investors with uncertainty - aljazeera | The S&P 500 has its worst week in six months as fears mount over spread of coronavirus.
- Democrats feel political momentum swinging to them on impeachment - The Hill | Schumer publicly touted recent poll numbers at press conferences on Thursday and Friday.
- The fidget caucus and the rule breakers: Inside the Senate trial - Politico | How senators are really behaving at Trump's impeachment trial.
- Report: Pompeo cut off interview after questions over Ukraine, Yovanovitch - Politico | Pompeo allegedly used the F-word multiple times and asked her to identify Ukraine on an unlabeled map of the world.
- GOP shows little desire for witnesses ahead of critical vote - AP | Republicans in the Senate appear unmoved by the Democratic push for witnesses in trial.
- CDC confirms coronavirus case in Illinois, dozens more under investigation - FOX News | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the second case of coronavirus in the U.S. on Friday.
