Above the Fold
**”IT WAS ONLY TO SELL A BOOK”:** John Bolton’s manuscript leaks as memoir preorders begin on Amazon; Trump fires back ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/john-bolton-trump-ukraine-aid-ny-times-manuscript))
MIDEAST TURBULENCE: Three rockets hit U.S. embassy in protest-hit Iraqi capital (AFP)
Government & Politics
**OBAMA RULE GETS THE HEAVE-HO:** Trump administration repeals onerous federal protections on puddles, dry stream beds, and some ditches ([Reason](https://reason.com/2020/01/24/trump-administration-repeals-federal-protections-on-puddles-dry-stream-beds-some-ditches/))
TOPSY-TURVY: Trump soars to highest job-approval rating of presidency despite impeachment trial (The Daily Wire)
MEANWHILE... For all the gravity of a presidential impeachment trial, Americans don’t seem to be giving it much weight (AP)
TARGETING ORIGINALISTS: The ethical advisory arm of the federal judiciary is circulating a draft rule that would ban judges and their clerks from belonging to the Federalist Society (RealClearPolitics)
WHAT’S NEXT — THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE? Michelle Obama wins Grammy award — for reading her own book (PJ Media)
Culture
**AND NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON:** Little Sisters of the Poor get a shot at the Supreme Court ([Washington Examiner](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/little-sisters-of-the-poor-get-a-shot-at-the-supreme-court))
TWO CAN PLAY THIS GAME: Oklahoma bans state travel to California in tit for tat over LGBT laws (National Review)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** Waters of the United States (WOTUS) replacement will help end excessive overreach ([The Heritage Foundation](https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-expert-wotus-replacement-will-help-end-excessive-overreach))
POLICY: March for Life was also a model of intersectionality (Washington Examiner)
HUMOR: Pentagon replaces go-to torture waterboarding with endless video of Adam Schiff speeches (Genesius Times)
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