### Top of the Fold

  • Sham impeachment trial formally kicks off (Fox News)
  • Trump lawyers rail against “political theater” on eve of proceedings (Fox News)
  • Trump impeachment trial could conclude within a week under procedural agreement (Roll Call)

### Government & Politics

  • Senate confirms Denis McDonough as secretary of Veterans Affairs (Axios)
  • Minimum wage increase would kill 1.4 million jobs, CBO finds (Daily Caller)
  • Biden press secretary says illegal immigrants convicted of crimes will not be prioritized for deportation (Post Millennial)

### Health

  • Ron Wright is the first congressman to die after coronavirus diagnosis (NPR)
  • Biden administration considers COVID tests for domestic flights (Roll Call)

### Odds & Ends

  • South Dakota legislation seeks to nullify Biden executive orders, which, if court-tested and survives, would have substantial implications (Daily Wire)
  • North Dakota bill would legally define abortion as first-degree murder (Disrn)
  • Chicago reaches deal with petty teachers union, preventing strike; in-person classes now finally set to resume (Disrn)
  • Hacker attempted to poison water supply in Florida city near Super Bowl in Tampa (Examiner)

### We’re Shocked — Shocked!

  • WHO whitewash: Investigators back Beijing’s claim COVID did not leak from a Wuhan lab and call for “no further study into that theory” (Daily Mail)
  • Paris court finds France guilty of failing to meet its own Paris climate accord commitments (CBS News)

### Cancel Culture

  • Chase Bank closes account of pro-Trump Covfefe Coffee company (Disrn)

### “Non Compos Mentis” Award

  • Tom Brady called “racist” on social media for winning Super Bowl during Black History Month (PJ Media)

### Closing Arguments

  • Policy: Iran has no interest in altering its behavior (AEI)
  • Policy: Is America’s educational system becoming more pluralistic? (The Atlantic)
  • Satire: Nation prepares to celebrate first anniversary of two weeks to flatten the curve (Babylon Bee)

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