Above the Fold

**CARTER PAGE FALLOUT:** DOJ rules Comey’s FBI had “insufficient predication to establish probable cause” in FISA scandal ([The Daily Wire](https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-doj-says-comeys-fbi-had-insufficient-predication-to-establish-probable-cause-in-fisa-scandal/))

A TALE OF TWO WHISTLEBLOWERS: Whistleblower who reported government waste, fraud, and abuse gets none of the protections the anti-Trump whistleblower received (RealClearPolitics)

Government & Politics

**BLAINE AMENDMENT IN TROUBLE:** A promising day for religious liberty at the High Court ([National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/01/religious-liberty-supreme-court-considers-challenge-to-blaine-amendment-espinoza-v-montana-department-of-revenue/))

VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW: Trump administration plans action against California over abortion-coverage requirement (The Wall Street Journal)

WARREN CORNERED:

“I’ve saved all my money. [My daughter] doesn’t have any student loans. Am I going to get my money back?”@eWarren: “Of course not.”

“So you’re going to pay for people who didn’t save any money and those of us who did the right thing get screwed.” pic.twitter.com/eqK7o4Cl9Q

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 23, 2020

Culture & Heartland

**VILLAGE ACADEMICS:** Democrat professors outnumber Republicans 9:1 at top colleges ([Washington Examiner](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/democratic-professors-outnumber-republicans-9-to-1-at-top-colleges))

VILLAGE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM: LGBTQ education is now mandatory in New Jersey schools (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

THE UGLINESS OF IDENTITY POLITICS: Miami PD suspends white officer who begins identifying as “black” (The American Mirror)

RIGHT TO LIFE: Tennessee governor announces fetal heartbeat bill, other abortion restrictions (National Review)

FOR THE RECORD: Toxic “forever chemicals” found in drinking water throughout the U.S. (USA Today)

Closing Arguments

**POLICY:** State Department is right to tackle “birth tourism” ([The Heritage Foundation](https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/state-department-right-tackle-birth-tourism/))

POLICY: Google is posing a serious threat to innovation (Issues & Insights)

HUMOR: Democrats warn that American people may tamper with next election (The Babylon Bee)

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