Trump starts a new conflict in the Middle East by assassinating an Iranian general, John Bolton says he’s willing to testify in the Senate impeachment trial, and the primary is too close to call with less than 30 days until Iowa. Then Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) talks to Tommy about what Congress can do to restrain Trump’s actions towards Iran.

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Iran

Axios : Iraqi parliament calls on government to expel U.S. troops

Al Jazeera : Iraqi parliament calls for expulsion of foreign troops

NPR : Iraqi Parliament Votes To Expel U.S. Troops From Country In Wake Of Soleimani Strike

NYT : Iran Ends Commitment to Landmark Nuclear Deal: Live Updates

Al Jazeera : Iran steps further back from nuclear deal, says no limits on enrichment: State TV

ABC News : Iran abandons nuclear deal limits after US kills general

NYT : U.S.-Led Coalition Halts ISIS Fight as It Steels for Iranian Attacks

The Guardian : Anti-Isis coalition suspends operations as Iraqi MPs vote to expel US troops

Operation Inherent Resolve : CJTF-OIR Statement on the ongoing Defeat Daesh Mission

Reuters : Hezbollah: U.S. forces in Middle East to go home in coffins

Reuters : Iran will punish Americans wherever they are within its reach: Guards commander

The Guardian : US and allies on high alert as Iran threatens retaliation

NYT : Trump Reiterates Threat to Target Iranian Cultural Sites

Axios : “52 targets”: Trump tweet sparks Iranian furor

WaPo : In confrontation with Iran, Trump wrestles with the shadow of Obama, ‘the metric he has to beat

NYT : As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure

Politico : How Trump decided to kill Iran’s Soleimani

Daily Beast : Why Obama, Bush, and Bibi All Passed on Killing Soleimani

Al Jazeera : ‘To stop a war’: Did Soleimani killing violate international law?

WaPo : The key word in U.S. justifications for the killing of Iranian general: ‘Imminent’

NPR : Was It Legal For The U.S. To Kill A Top Iranian Military Leader?

CBS News : “Illegal” or “bold”? Lawmakers divided over airstrike killing Iranian military leader

The New Yorker : Where Will U.S.-Iran Tensions Play Out? An Interview with Iraq’s President

CNN : Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’

NYT : The Dire Consequences of Trump’s Suleimani Decision

The Atlantic : It Wasn’t the Law That Stopped Other Presidents From Killing Soleimani

NYT : Iranians Close Ranks Behind Leaders After U.S. Kills Popular General

WaPo : Trump plunges toward the kind of Middle Eastern conflict he pledged to avoid

HuffPo : Pompeo Spins Soleimani Assassination And Further Military Action On Sunday Talk Shows

WaPo : Pompeo dismisses Iraqi leader’s call for all foreign troops to leave

Daily Beast : Mike Pompeo Insists U.S. Safer but There May Be a ‘Little Noise’ in Interim

NYT : Pompeo Warns Iran That U.S. Could Attack if Tehran Retaliates

NYT : In Era of Perpetual Conflict, a Volatile President Grabs Expanded Powers to Make War

NYT : White House Notifies Congress of Suleimani Strike Under War Powers Act

WaPo : Does Trump need Congress’s approval to go to war with Iran?

CNN : Top Democratic leaders kept in dark about Soleimani attack