Some headlines that caught our eye.
Impeachment Follies
Trump Administration Broke Law in Blocking Ukraine Aid, Watchdog Says — New York Times
Trump impeachment trial ushers in era of hyper-partisanship the Framers feared — Fox News
10 Things to Know about the Democrats’ Obsession with Lev Parnas — Breitbart
Democrats’ Latest Document Dump Is a Sign of Weakness — CNN
Dem senators running for president dismiss call for recusal in Trump impeachment — Washington Times
Pelosi’s Pen
Pelosi Hands Out Commemorative Pens to Dems to Celebrate ‘Somber’ Impeachment — Washington Free Beacon
Nancy Pelosi’s Impeachment Pens Look Like Bullets — PJ Media
Election 2020
Trump’s Outreach to Latinos Could Be Trouble for Dems — The Atlantic
Buttigieg Flips Out On NYT Writer Who Says He ‘Was On The Front Lines Of Corporate Price Fixing’ — Daily Caller
Joe Biden’s Biggest Gaffes in his 2020 Campaign — Newsweek
Bernie Sanders’s refusal to fire violent pro-gulag communist on staff speaks volumes — American Thinker
Truth to Power
GOP Senator calls CNN reporter ‘liberal hack’ — CNN
Trade Deal
Senate passes USMCA trade deal — Axios
Ctrl-Alt-Del
Microsoft Pledges To Remove From The Atmosphere All The Carbon It’s Ever Emitted — NPR
Gun Nut
VA Governor Ralph Northam Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Pro-Gun Rally at Capitol — Legal Insurrection
Hollywood
‘Jack Ryan’ Gets 4 Pinocchios on Venezuela — Foundation for Economic Education
LBJ’s Failure
The Failure of LBJ’s Great Society and What It Means for the 21st Century — Reason
Parody (?)
Somber Impeachment Ceremony Concludes With The Impeachment Dancers — Babylon Bee
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