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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