Welcome to 2020. The holidays are over and the barren wasteland of winter stretches ahead of us. But on the bright side, the Iowa caucuses are just 30 days away!

We were off last week and we have a lot to catch up on. Let’s get to it.

All eyes are on Iran

By far the biggest news this week — arguably the most consequential foreign policy news in years — was the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s top security and intelligence commander, on President Trump’s orders. The geopolitical and national security implications are immense, and you can read more about them here.

The killing also reoriented the Democratic presidential race, which had, until now, been focused mostly on domestic policy.