Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Updated Iowa caucus results here | USA Today
- The Latest: High turnout delays caucus at big Iowa precinct - AP | Organizers at a large precinct in downtown Iowa City say the caucus may be delayed by an hour or longer...
- Trump nears acquittal as spotlight shines on undecideds - The Hill | The votes of three Democrats and two Republicans appear to be in play...
- Adam Schiff: 'Trump Has Betrayed Our National Security, and He Will Do So Again' - Reason.com | Schiff, in a broad final plea, seemed to zero in on moderate Republicans ...
- The State of the Union Depends on One's Political Party - Gallup | Both party groups report low satisfaction with a number of issues.
- YouTube adjusts line on political misinformation - Axios | YouTube will bar videos that lie about the mechanics of an election, the company announced...
- The White House Counsel Succumbs to Partisanship - Atlantic | Pat Cipollone often appeared to be functioning as a member of the president’s political team.
- How Rush Limbaugh changed the political landscape - Washington Examiner | Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh announced on Monday that he is fighting “advanced lung cancer.”
- To Defend Trump, Ken Starr Invokes Martin Luther King - Reason.com | Starr urges senators to follow King's example and uphold "freedom and justice."
- 'We're going to beat them again' - USA Today | The Trumps are making their presence known in Iowa
- Border apprehensions drop 8 straight months - AP | following crackdowns by the Trump administration that include forcing asylum seekers back over the U.S.-Mexico border to wait out their claims...
- GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she 'cannot vote to convict' Trump - USA Today | “The Constitution provides for impeachment, but does not demand it in all instances.”
- Sanders campaign rejects Trump claims: Dem primary is 'not currently rigged' - The Hill | Jeff Weaver - "It is not currently rigged. Last time it was rigged,"
- Billionaire investors rip SEC plan to curb proxy advisers - Politico | More than 1,236 individual comments had filled the SEC's rulemaking docket for the two proposals...
- Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's halftime show got political - CNN | Jennifer Lopez and Shakira let it be known they planned to represent for their Latin community.
- Elizabeth Warren Absolutely Wants the Government To Punish Facebook for Spreading Disinformation - Reason.com | "We need to stop this generation of big tech companies from profiting off of lies to the American people,"
- Online misinformation fuels doubt as 2020 vote kicks off - AP | Conservative and liberal activists took to social media to push outright false or unproven claims to their online followers...
