Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Bolton pits Trump against Senate GOP's majority - NBC News | "Bolton's thumb has tilted the scale," said Dan Eberhart, a major GOP fundraiser for Senate candidates and a Trump supporter.
- Bernie Sanders Is Gaining Ground One Week Before Iowa - fivethirtyeight | Podcast: the crew assesses Sen. Bernie Sanders’s improvement in state and national polls...
- Impeachment already becoming political weapon in 2020 congressional races - FOX News | “Impeachment is unpopular in battleground districts,” Michael McAdams
- Court rules Arizona GOP's ballot law discriminates against minorities - The Hill | State law previously required ballots cast in the wrong precinct to be thrown away.
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Bolton; more claims from trial - AP | - President Donald Trump stated falsely Monday that House Democrats never called his former national security adviser to testify in their impeachment inquiry.
- Bolton bombshell sets off a whodunit frenzy - Politico | News of the former national security adviser's manuscript has everyone blaming everyone else for leaking.
- Trump hosts Israeli leaders who call his peace plan historic - AP | The Trump proposal is widely expected to be favorable to Israel...
- State Department blocks NPR reporter from Pompeo trip - USA Today | ... after radio host said he cursed, shouted at her
- Trump defense counsel Ken Starr says impeachment is ‘hell’ - AP | Impeachment, he said, “is hell.” A measure of “last resort.” A bad habit to be kicked.
- GOP senator says Romney 'wants to appease the left by calling witnesses' in impeachment trial - CNN | Romney has been careful not to tip his hand during the impeachment trial.
- 7 More Countries From Which Trump Wants to Ban Immigrants and Visitors - Reason | Plus: Kobe Bryant, school choice week, John Bolton's book, a FOSTA ruling, and more...
- Trump’s defense team works to put Bidens on trial during Senate opening arguments - USA Today | Republican senators discussed a possible one-for-one witness deal as part of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Monday during a private lunch.
- News of Bolton book sends jolt through impeachment trial - AP | Bolton has already told lawmakers that he is willing to testify, despite the president’s order barring aides from cooperating...
- Trump impeachment: Calls grow for Bolton testimony - BBC | Pressure has grown for former National Security Adviser John Bolton to testify.
