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Jan 8, 2020: Iran Attacks U.S. Base in Iraq
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

Trump tweets “All is well!” after Iran launches a missile attack on a U.S. base in Iraq.

Meanwhile, the White House quietly begins to decimate Social Security Disability Insurance benefits for hundreds of thousands of Americans.

And lastly, a new study shows Medicare for All could actually save the United State over $600 billion every year.

QUICKIES HEADLINES:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats in a closed-door meeting Tuesday night that she would not move to transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate until she learns more about how the other chamber would conduct the trial; this according to the Washington Post.

Politico reports that Top House Democrats’ plans to push a measure limiting the Trump administration’s war-making powers are in flux following an Iranian missile attack Tuesday on U.S. bases inside Iraq.

Joe Biden told donors on Tuesday that he believes Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will suddenly become “mildly cooperative” with Democrats once Donald Trump is no longer president.

And lastly, the New York Times is reporting that a longtime Facebook executive told employees in a memo that the company had "a moral duty" not to tilt the scales against President Trump as he seeks re-election.