State of the Union

**NOT BACKING DOWN:** Trump takes on “radical left” in defiant and dramatic State of the Union address, but petulant Pelosi rips up speech ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-in-state-of-the-union-will-tout-economic-success-slam-socialism))

BRAYING JENNY: Pelosi violates protocol by refusing to announce Trump properly (The Daily Wire)

WELL DESERVED: Trump surprises Rush Limbaugh with the Presidential Medal of Freedom (New York Post)

WE’RE NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING: Trump surprises military family with reunion (Fox News)

Politics

**STRENGTH IN NUMBERS:** Susan Collins will vote to acquit Trump, saying he’s “learned” from impeachment ([CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/susan-collins-will-vote-to-acquit-trump-saying-hes-learned-from-impeachment/))

2020 VISION: Trump job approval at personal best 49% (Gallup)

PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA: Nevada Democrats vow not to use the same app that contributed to Iowa caucus failure (National Review)

Other Notables

**WHO’D A THUNK IT?** Sacramento proposes homeless shelter near school. It doesn’t go well. ([Hot Air](https://hotair.com/archives/jazz-shaw/2020/02/04/sacramento-proposes-homeless-shelter-near-school-doesnt-go-well/))

GOOD GUYS WIN THE SKIRMISH: Virginia Senate blocks another Northam-backed gun bill (Fox News)

CORONAVIRUS: Hong Kong and Taiwan, territories that China sees as its own, restrict travel from the mainland (The Washington Post)

Closing Arguments

**POLICY:** Impeachment shows the ethical difficulties of foreign assistance ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/opinion/international/481413-impeachment-shows-the-ethical-difficulties-of-foreign-assistance))

POLICY: Brexit’s three key implications for U.S. policymakers (The Heritage Foundation)

HUMOR: Iowa caucus results delayed due to DNC using Common Core math to tally votes (Genesius Times)

BUT NOT TO WORRY — THEY GOT IT FIGURED OUT: Surprise candidate Hiltasha Clintonov declared winner of Iowa caucus (The Babylon Bee)

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