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By Daniel Lippman , Natasha Bertrand and Meridith McGraw WATCH LIVE Bolton upends Republican fight against witnesses Trump team turns Senate trial into extended Obama-Biden attack Republicans struggle to get on message after Bolton rocks trial Slamming Romney, Ken Starr’s return and other news from today’s impeachment trial Trump plots a flashy series finale for impeachment Graham on Bolton: ’I want to see what’s in the manuscript’ impeachment Trump team braces for deeper impeachment drama after Bolton surprise By Nancy Cook , Darren Samuelsohn and Meridith McGraw 2020 elections Celebrity star-power fuels Bernie’s final Iowa sprint His traveling festival of celebrity surrogates aims to attract young and unlikely voters to his campaign events. 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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Visit Magazine 2020 The Democrats’ Bernie Bind He could easily win the nomination—unless somebody stops him. So why aren’t his opponents trying? By Bill Scher Washington And The World Even Before Mike Pompeo’s Blowup, State Department Insiders Were Feeling Undermined Trump’s impeachment is causing collateral damage that reaches far beyond the White House, interviews suggest. By Nik Steinberg Washington And The World ‘They Did Not Realize We Are Human Beings’ In Iowa, a community of Marshall Islanders has found a place to settle, decades after the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on their Pacific home. Now can Washington deliver on the promises it made? By Dan Diamond The Big Idea Is FOBO Paralyzing the Democratic Primary? I invented the term FOMO. Its less famous relative is key to understanding the Democratic primary. By Patrick J. 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Harris OPINION | Fourth Estate Trump’s Best Impeachment Lawyer Is Trump In the Senate, his legal tactics are working. But even an acquittal won’t end this trial. By Jack Shafer Washington And The World The New Iranian General to Watch In the wake of Qassem Soleimani’s death, Iran promotes a hardened veteran of its Lebanon campaign. Here’s what it means. By Matthew Levitt analysis Trump Roars, and Davos Shrugs The crowd at the World Economic Forum used to be obsessed with Trump, but they’ve moved on. By John F. Harris , Florian Eder and Ryan Heath Previous Slide Next Slide 2020 TRACKERS & FORECASTS Where the candidates stand on more than 50 issues The most comprehensive guide anywhere to the issues shaping the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Presidential endorsements Democratic primary polls The 2020 money chase Who wins 2020? We analyzed the electoral map and every House, Senate and gubernatorial seat to determine who we think will win the 2020 elections. Senate predictions and key races House predictions and key races Governor predictions and key races IMPEACHMENT Bolton account of Ukraine aid could reignite call for impeachment witnesses A New York Times report says President Donald Trump told his national security adviser the release of the money was contingent on an investigation into opponents. By Andrew Desiderio , Kyle Cheney and Meridith McGraw Trump denies explosive new Bolton allegations Senate Republicans push back on calls for more impeachment witnesses Schiff: Trump lawyers ‘deathly afraid’ of witnesses Our reporters break down the week in impeachment By Kyle Cheney , Anita Kumar , Darren Samuelsohn and Melanie Zanona Democrats see Trump lawyers boosting their own case for witnesses By Burgess Everett , James Arkin and John Bresnahan Trump’s legal team launches attack on Dem case — and Schiff By Kyle Cheney and Darren Samuelsohn What we learned at the Trump trial Saturday Senate Republicans eye quick Trump acquittal after witness vote ELECTIONS How record-high turnout in Iowa could shuffle the 2020 race A Sanders aide guarantees victory if turnout is "huge." But Warren and Buttigieg have amassed impressive organizations in preparation for this moment. By David Siders , Natasha Korecki , Elena Schneider and Maya King Polling roundup: Sanders challenges Biden’s frontrunner status By Zach Montellaro Bloomberg heads to Florida in search of Jewish votes By Sally Goldenberg Des Moines Register endorsement gives Warren an opening By Steven Shepard and Alex Thompson TRUMP’S WHITE HOUSE Trump moves to gut...