Trump gives his Mission Accomplished speech after a momentary pause in the crisis he started, Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans get ready to vote for a rigged impeachment trial, and the endorsements start piling up in the Democratic primary. Then Senator Elizabeth Warren talks to Jon about the Iran crisis and her campaign strategy in the weeks before Iowa.

Show notes

Iran

NPR : Satellite Photos Reveal Extent Of Damage From Iranian Strike On Air Base In Iraq

Vice : What You Need to Know About Iran’s Attacks on U.S. Bases in Iraq

AP : Iranian leader calls missile attack a ‘slap’ at US bases

Axios : Trump says “all is well” after Iranian strikes on bases hosting U.S. troops

NBC News : Iran retaliates for Gen. Soleimani’s killing by firing missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq

Politico : Iran retaliates with missile attacks on U.S. troop locations in Iraq

NYT : At the Edge of a War, U.S. and Iran Appear to Step Back

WaPo : Iran gives Trump an off-ramp — for now

NBC News : Iran leaves Trump an off-ramp, but will he take it?

Politico : Ayatollah says missile strike is ‘not enough’

NYT : Iran says it does not seek war after firing missiles at bases in Iraq that house Americans.

Vox : Sean Hannity suggests bombing Iranian oil refineries to cause “major poverty for the people of Iran”

Fox News : Graham: Iran’s missile strike is ‘an act of war’

WaPo : Lindsey Graham threatens to take Iran ‘out of the oil business’ in wake of missile strike

WaPo : Five takeaways from Trump’s deranged speech on Iran

WaPo : Transcript: Trump’s Iran speech

Politico : Trump aims to cool crisis with Iran

ABC News : Trump announces ‘powerful’ sanctions but not military retaliation after Iran missile strikes

Vox : “Probably the worst briefing I’ve seen”: Inside the disastrous congressional Iran meeting

NBC News : ‘Insulting and demeaning’: Two GOP lawmakers rip Trump administration after Iran briefing

WaPo : Hill Democrats, Republicans remain at odds after national security officials make their case for Iran strike

The Atlantic : Trump’s Chance to Take the High Road With Iran

WaPo : Proclaiming Trump victorious in Iran is shortsighted and premature

Politico : Republicans rally behind Trump’s Iran strike, but think war is now more likely

AP : Trump campaign seizes on Soleimani killing

NYT : Suleimani’s Killing Creates New Uncertainty for Trump Campaign

NYT : A Strategy for the Mideast That Has Even Trump’s Allies Scratching Their Heads

NYT : Tucker Carlson Dissents as Right-Wing Media Weighs Trump’s Iran Strike

Newsweek : FOX NEWS COMMENTATORS BLAME BARACK OBAMA FOR TENSIONS WITH IRAN, WHICH ESCALATED UNDER TRUMP

Media Matters : Right-wing media use Soleimani assassination to lie about 2015 Iran nuclear deal

RealClearPolitics : Trump to Limbaugh: Should Look Into John Kerry Violating Logan Act Over Iran Relationship

USA Today : Secretary of State Pompeo blames current tension with Iran on ‘Obama administration’s appeasement’

NYT : Days After Suleimani Killing, Trump Campaign Promotes It on Facebook

Buzzfeed : Trump Is Running Hundreds Of Facebook Ads Praising Himself For The Killing Of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani

NYT : When liars go to war (Paul Krguman newsletter)

Politico : Can the media manage the Iran narrative?

The New Republic : What the Media Is Getting Wrong About Soleimani’s Killing

Vice : The Middle East Was Already a Powder Keg of Misinformation. Trump Just Lit the Match.

Politico : ‘It’s terrible’: Fears grow that Trump is kneecapping the Pentagon

CNN : Ukrainian Boeing plane crashes in Iran, 176 people dead