Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯
- Trump uses State of Union to campaign; Pelosi rips up speech - AP | The partisan discord was on vivid display as the first president to campaign for reelection while facing impeachment made his case for another term...
- Trump-Pelosi feud erupts during speech to Congress as impeachment trial nears end - Reuters | Pelosi stood and tore up her copy of the remarks Trump had handed her...
- Buttigieg, Sanders lead as Iowa releases partial results - AP | The results followed 24 hours of chaos as technical issues marred the complicated caucus process...
- McConnell Says Trump's Articles of Impeachment Are 'Constitutionally Incoherent.' But Are They? - Reason.com | The Senate majority leader announced he will acquit President Trump.
- Buttigieg again claims victory after partial Iowa results show him leading - The Hill | “It validates for a kid, somewhere in a community, wondering if he belongs... - Buttigieg
- 'Manna from heaven': Trump and GOP stoke Democratic discord - Politico | The president and allies are once again trying to aid his campaign by sowing division among Democrats...
- Biden’s poor showing in Iowa shakes establishment support - AP | “If he came in fourth, yeah, that could hurt,” said Bill Freeman, a Biden donor from Nashville
- The Latest: Klobuchar team says Iowa shows a ‘5-person race’ - AP | The Minnesota senator is holding three town halls in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
- James Carville tees off on state of Democratic Party: - The Hill | 'Do we want to be an ideological cult'?
- Senate so far split neatly along party lines on impeachment - AP | Wednesday’s virtually certain votes to acquit President Donald Trump on two impeachment charges...
- Online conspiracy theories flourish after Iowa caucus fiasco - AP | Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories...
- Schumer reminds colleagues to respect decorum at State of the Union speech - The Hill | ... not to take the bait if President Trump tries to provoke them at the State of the Union address...
- Twitter to label altered media, remove if it may cause harm - AP | The company said Tuesday that the new rules prohibit sharing synthetic or manipulated material that’s likely to cause harm.
- Giuliani Says Trump Should '100%' Investigate Biden After Expected Senate Acquittal - NPR | "Absolutely, 100%," Giuliani told NPR's Steve Inskeep in an interview Tuesday.
- Pete Buttigieg has emotional reaction to hearing of his lead in early Iowa caucus results - USA Today | Buttigieg choked up when describing the significance of that for gay people and others who have felt excluded.
- US antitrust chief leaving Google probe because of lobbying - AP | Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, the department’s antitrust chief, is recusing himself from the investigation into Google.
- Trump to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rush Limbaugh - Politico | Limbaugh, 69, revealed his cancer diagnosis on his popular radio program Monday afternoon.
- China admits 'shortcomings' in response to coronavirus - USA Today | WHO denies pandemic. Death toll nears 500