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New York Times:
As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure  —  While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack.  —  WASHINGTON — In the chaotic days leading …
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing  —  Washington (CNN)Top US national security officials continue to defend the Trump administration's claim that it killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in response to an imminent threat …
Discussion: HuffPost
Sun-Sentinel:
As tensions with Iran escalated, Trump opted for an extreme measure.  Pentagon officials were stunned. … In the chaotic days leading to the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful commander, top American military officials put the option of killing him …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In confrontation with Iran, Trump wrestles with the shadow of Obama, ‘the metric he has to beat’  —  As President Trump's allies rushed to defend his decision to authorize a drone strike that killed Iran's top military commander, many have focused less on Qasem Soleimani than another once-prominent actor …
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Conflict With Iran Threatens Fight Against ISIS  —  The American assassination of a top Iranian commander may make it impossible for American forces to stay in Iraq.  That could ease an ISIS comeback.  —  For the militants of the Islamic State, the American drone strike that killed …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Leader's military adviser says Iran's response will be ‘against military sites’  —  Tehran, Iran (CNN)The military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Sunday that his country's response to the killing by the United States of one its most influential commanders will certainly …
Discussion: The Hill, The Week, Power Line, KTLA and WGN-TV
ABC News:
World is safer because of Iranian commander's death: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo  —  “We're having to clean up their mess,” Pompeo said of the Obama administration  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday on ABC's “This Week,” that the world is a safer place as a result of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani's death.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —The White House delivered to Capitol Hill on Saturday a formal notification of the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani as required under the War Powers Act, according …
Kayla Epstein / Stamford Advocate:   Could the strike on an Iranian general trigger a draft? The Selective Service, explained.
Associated Press:
Trump says 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates
Discussion: The Hill
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox's Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump's strike on Iranian general
Discussion: Mediaite
John McLaughlin / OZY:
Iran Will Retaliate in Wake of Soleimani Killing
Discussion: HuffPost, Bloomberg and Greenwich Time
Susan E. Rice / New York Times:   The Dire Consequences of Trump's Suleimani Decision
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran's new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor
Discussion: Althouse
Reuters:
Inside the plot by Iran's Soleimani to attack U.S. forces in Iraq
Discussion: Mother Jones
Angelo Codevilla / American Greatness:
War With Iran?  —  Does the U.S. armed forces' killing …
Discussion: Instapundit
Trent Spiner / Politico:
Flush with cash, Yang wrestles with where to spend it  —  ROCHESTER, N.H. — Andrew Yang has more money than his campaign knows what to do with.  —  He still can't quite get accustomed to his surprising fundraising haul — Yang collected $16.5 million in the fourth quarter …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Crowded Democratic presidential field sprints toward ‘jump ball’ in crucial Iowa caucuses  —  The Bernie Sanders campaign plans to knock on half a million Iowa doors in January.  Elizabeth Warren's team is asking supporters for spare couches to house out-of-state volunteers.
Discussion: Politico, Axios, Fox News and Breitbart
Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:   Joe Biden brushes off Sanders' criticism over Iraq War: 'Bernie's got enough baggage'
Thom Tillis:
Happy Birthday, Eric Trump!  —  Join Me In Wishing Eric Trump A Happy Birthday  —  We're so thankful for Eric Trump's work in fighting for America.  —  That's one reason our team is putting together a birthday card for this American Patriot.  —  Will you join me in celebrating his birthday by signing his birthday card?
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate seems certain to keep President Donald Trump in office thanks to the overwhelming GOP support expected in his impeachment trial.  But how that trial will proceed — and when it will begin — remains to be seen.
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Nathan Robinson / The Guardian:
Stop saying Biden is the ‘most electable’. Trump will run rings round him
Discussion: Viking Pundit
New York Times:
Weinstein Heads to Trial in a Case Seen as Larger Than One Man  —  Since the Harvey Weinstein story broke more than two years ago, everything about it has been outsized: the scope of the allegations of sexual harassment and assault, stretching back decades; the number of his accusers …
Discussion: VICE
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on White House's War Powers Act Notification of Hostilities Against Iran  —  San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the White House notified the Congress of the initiation of hostilities against Iran, pursuant to the War Powers Act of 1973 …
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New York Times:   White House Notifies Congress of Suleimani Strike Under War Powers Act
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time  —  Dennis Prager believes teenagers are more open to conservative ideas than millennials.  With PragerU, he's making a play to get around their professors.  —  BERKELEY, Calif. — Will Witt walked through the University …
Discussion: Twitchy
Elizabeth Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
The Pollster Who Figured Out Iowa's Quirky Caucuses  —  J. Ann Selzer, who spotted Barack Obama's historic 2008 surge, sees ‘a wish to calm things down’ in her 2020 data  —  In 2008, J. Ann Selzer made a prediction that no other pollster foresaw.  Her data showed that voters would turn …
New York Times:
'It's an Atomic Bomb': Australia Deploys Military as Fires Spread  —  With more than a month still to go in the fire season, the government announced a large-scale use of military assets, a deployment not seen since World War II.  —  HASTINGS, Australia — The evacuees walked down the gangway …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Twitter slammed for letting Trump threaten to commit war crimes: 'He's using your network to start a war'  —  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was harshly criticized for allowing President Donald Trump to threaten to commit war crimes in Iran.  —  Conservative Charles Johnson, the founder …
 
 
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Discussion: Breitbart
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