The Trump Administration is caught lying about Iran, the public sours on the President’s handling of the crisis, and the Des Moines Register poll shows a very close race in Iowa between Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Joe Biden. Then Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement talks to Jon L. about climate change and the group’s endorsement of Bernie Sanders.

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Iran

CNN : Esper won’t confirm intelligence about President’s claim that Soleimani was targeting 4 US embassies

CBS News: Esper won’t confirm intelligence about President’s claim that Soleimani was targeting 4 US embassies

Vox : The Trump administration is still struggling to get its story straight on why it killed Soleimani

NBC : Trump’s evolving account of Soleimani’s ‘imminent threat’

WaPo : Trump now claims four embassies were under threat from Iran, raising fresh questions about intelligence reports

Politico Pompeo insists Soleimani threat was ‘imminent’ despite blowback

NPR : ‘Imminent’ Threat — Trump Justification Of Attack On Iranian General — Is Undefined

CNBC : Mike Pompeo: ‘We don’t know precisely’ when or where Soleimani planned to attack

Vox : The administration’s deceptions about the Soleimani strike are a big deal

BBC : Soleimani attack: What does international law say?

Vox : Pompeo’s shifting reasons for killing Soleimani puts the strike on shaky legal ground

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

The Atlantic : The Soleimani Strike Defied the U.S. Constitution

Associated Press : Legal basis for US killing of Iran general depends on threat

Politico : Pelosi says Trump was not upfront with Congress on Iran

CNN : Mike Lee signs on to Bernie Sanders’ bill to prevent funding for military intervention in Iran

CBS News : House approves war powers resolution to restrict Trump on Iran

WaPo : Bernie Sanders offers measure to limit Trump’s actions on Iran

Politico : House votes to rein in Trump on Iran

WaPo : What is the War Powers Act and what can Congress do to enforce it with Trump on Iran?

WaPo : Trump angered by House ally’s push to limit his authority on Iran

WaPo : Matt Gaetz, the ‘Trumpiest Congressman,’ cites principles for bucking president on war powers. Kevin McCarthy is ‘very shocked.’

CNN : These Republicans voted yes on the War Powers resolution

Daily Beast : Matt Gaetz Sucks Up to Trump After Voting With Democrats

Quartz : A timeline of the Ukraine plane crash and Iran’s conflicting statements

WSJ : Iran Faces Growing Criticism at Home, Abroad Over Downing of Ukrainian Plane

NBC News : Protests erupt in Iran over plane’s downing that killed 176

NYT : Ukraine Plane Shot Down Because of Human Error, Iran Says: Live Updates

Politico : Trudeau vows justice, compensation after Iran admits role in downed plane

Reuters : Iran’s Guards knew missile to blame on day Ukraine plane crashed

WaPo : Iran admits to downing airliner amid calls for justice, transparency

NYT : Evidence That Plane Was Shot Down in Iran May Upset U.S.-Canada Relations

ABC News : Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of Iran, feel less safe after strike: POLL

FiveThirtyEight : Americans Don’t Know What To Think About Trump’s Iran Strategy

USA Today : Exclusive: Americans say Soleimani’s killing made US less safe, Trump ‘reckless’ on Iran

YouGov : A majority of Americans are concerned about war with Iran

Reuters : Americans increasingly critical of Trump’s record on Iran, most expect war: Reuters/Ipsos poll