Below are the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Democrats Vow Trump Probes to Go On After Impeachment Trial Ends - Bloomberg | House Democrats have a list of inquiries they plan to pursue when the impeachment saga is over.
- Alexander: Trump's Ukraine actions 'wrong,' 'inappropriate,' but not impeachable - Politico | The retiring Republican said Trump's actions don't meet the constitutional threshold for impeachment.
- Polling: Americans dissatisfied with the state of the union - AP | Polls also show Americans express significant dissatisfaction with the direction of the country...
- CPAC declares Mitt Romney 'NOT invited' after Senate impeachment witness vote - FOX News | an apparent response to the senator's refusal to follow his party...
- Doctor confronts Vice President Mike Pence over Medicaid cuts in Iowa - ABC News | "They're just making things up," the doctor said of the Trump administration.
- Trump administration acknowledges emails show Trump's thinking on Ukraine aid at center of impeachment - USA Today | Among them are 24 redacted documents containing emails...
- Amid Clinton attacks, Sanders tries to move past 2016 - The Hill | “Certainly I hope that we’re going to win. But if we do not win, we will support the winner"...
- Democrats focus on unity as tensions from 2016 linger - AP | Democratic presidential candidates promised voters in Iowa on Saturday they would unify the party...
- Defense secretary approves request for housing assistance to contain coronavirus - The Hill | The DOD will provide housing, while all other aspects of the quarantine like medical care...
- Bloomberg tax proposal seeks to collect $5T from high-income taxpayers - The Hill | Bloomberg looks to reverse many of the tax reforms put in place by the Trump administration in 2017.
- Buttigieg paints contrast with Biden and Sanders: 'I’m offering the full package' - FOX News | Buttigieg touted in an exclusive interview with Fox News on Saturday that “we love the position we’re in” .
- The Wall Isn't Working - Reason.com | Parts of Trump's expensive vanity project on the southern border have been blown over by stiff winds...
- Coronavirus: US and Australia close borders to Chinese arrivals - BBC | As officials work to control the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
- Coronavirus is scary, but the flu is deadlier, more widespread - USA Today | The coronavirus has infected at least eight people in the United States...
- Trump appears to confirm killing of al Qaeda leader in Yemen via retweet - Politico | The New York Times reported on Friday that officials believed Qassim al-Rimi was killed in drone strike...
- Everything you need to know about the 2020 race in Iowa today - Politico | Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg no longer have the campaign trail to themselves.
- Democrats Say Trump Is Responsible for Ukrainian Deaths. They're Wrong. - Reason.com | Impeachment managers in Trump's Senate trial have overplayed their hand...
- Rep. Rashida Tlaib boos Hillary Clinton at a Bernie Sanders event in Iowa over 'nobody likes him' comment - USA Today | Clinton reportedly in documentary said that Sanders "just drove me crazy."
- Warm water discovered beneath Antarctica's 'doomsday' glacier, scientists say - USA Today | At 74,000 square miles, the glacier is roughly the same size as Florida.