Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Democratic debate: Bloomberg rivals line up to attack billionaire - BBC News | Everyone v Bloomberg
- Roger Stone sentenced to over three years in prison - The Hill | A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Stone to three years and four months in prison for lying to Congress and witness tampering...
- Poll: Trump defeats all 2020 Democrats in Wisconsin but loses in Pennsylvania and Michigan - USA Today | In all three states, voters said the economy was the most important issue for them...
- Intel officials say Russia boosting Trump candidacy - AP | The warning raises questions about the integrity of the presidential campaign and whether Trump’s administration is taking the proper steps to combat...
- John Kelly: Where is he now? - FOX News | Trump recently hit back at his former chief of staff for defending a key impeachment figure, saying John Kelly “can’t keep his mouth shut.” ...
- Federal court strikes down Mississippi 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban - The Hill | Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana and Ohio all passed similar measures in 2019-- all of which been blocked by federal courts.
- In California: ICE ignores state immigration laws - USA Today | Turns out, federal officials don't really care how California wants to manage immigration enforcement.
- MSNBC's Chris Matthews says Sanders 'running away with this thing' after debate, slams other Dems - FOX News | Matthews: the other candidates look like they won't even get the threshold of 15 percent...
- Echoes of Trump in Mike Bloomberg's first debate - CNN | Mike Bloomberg's rivals tore into his claim to be the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump in November by branding him...
- Bloomberg says he won't release women from confidentiality agreements when pressed by Warren - CNN | Saying women who have made allegations against him maybe "didn't like a joke I told."
- Trump: Bloomberg, Klobuchar 'choked' in Democratic debate - The Hill | Trump riffed extensively on the debate during a rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., picking out Bloomberg and Klobuchar...
- Warren says Bloomberg NDA refusal disqualifying - AP | "If he isn’t willing to release his former employees from any non-disclosure agreements -- he should be disqualified from being president".
- Donald Trump bashes Brad Pitt, Joe Biden and polls during Colorado rally - USA Today | He went after the Oscars, questioning why the Academy gave its Best Picture award to Parasite, a South Korean film.
- Democratic debate: Elizabeth Warren's attacks light up social media - BBC News | Warren: "I hope you heard what Mayor Bloomberg's defence of decades of mistreatment of women was: 'I've been nice to some women."
- Justices return for season of big decisions, amid campaign - AP | “It’s interesting that all of this is coming together in an election year. - John Roberts
