Some headlines that caught our eye …
America Vs. Iran
Soleimani Discovers Trump Can Be Unpredictable Too – Andrew Malcolm, McClatchy
Pelosi: ‘America & World Cannot Afford War’ — Rebecca Shabad, Alex Moe, & Frank Thorp, NBC
Putin Meets Iran Ally Assad In Syria – Albert Aji & Daria Litvinovaap, AP
US Won’t Grant Iran Foreign Minister Visa For UN Visit – Matthew Lee, AP
Transcript: Full Interview With Iran Foreign Minister Zarif – NPR
Iraqi Armed Factions Call Meeting To Begin Anti-US Fight – AFP
Pro-Democracy Iranians In US.: Soleimani Killing Possible Opportunity For Dissidents – Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
FAA Bans Airlines From Flying Over Iraq, Iran – David Shepardson & Jamie Freed, Reuter
Iranian Attack Scrambles House War Powers Vote – Sarah Ferris, Heather Caygle, & John Bresnahan, Politico
Politics, Etc.
Trump Wins Record Support From GOP Voters – Jennifer Harper, Wash Times
Pelosi: Still Not Ready To Transmit Articles of Impeachment – Alex Moe & Dareh Gregorian, NBC
McConnell Takes Round 1 In Impeachment Battle – Alexander Bolton, The Hill
Bloomberg, Trump To Air Dueling Super Bowl Ads – AFP
2018 ‘March For Our Lives’ Raised Nearly All Funding From Secret 6-Figure Donations – Stephen Gutowski & Joe Schoffstall, Wash Free Beacon
40 Million New Democrat Voters – Trevor Loudon, Epoch Times
Pompeo Apparently Won’t Run For Senate – Leigh Ann Caldwell & Josh Lederman, NBC
Warren Hits Biden With New Bankruptcy Plan – Katy O’Donnell, Politico
Cambridge, Massachusetts’ Pakistan-Born Female Muslim Mayor – AP
CNN Settles With Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandman – Joshua Caplan, Breitbart
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