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Devin Nunes (R-CA) (Getty/Drew Angerer)

Fresno Bee endorses Devin Nunes' rival

Alex Henderson - Alternet

The Fresno Bee also takes Nunes to task for his obsession with defending Trump and his "wild conspiracy theories"

Susan Collins (CBS)

Trump "learned" his lesson, Collins says

Igor Derysh

"I do not believe that the behavior alleged reaches the high bar in the Constitution for overturning an election"

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., tears her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address after he delivered it to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pelosi rips up Trump's SOTU address

Matthew Rozsa

Mike Pence called Pelosi's move “beneath the dignity” of her office. Newt Gingrich called for her to be censured

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House chamber on February 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump is delivering his third State of the Union address on the night before the U.S. Senate is set to vote in his impeachment trial. (Leah Millis-Pool/Getty Images)

SOTU: A surreal, angry spectacle

Heather Digby Parton

The speech was mostly wooden, hateful Trump boilerplate — plus a brilliant reality-TV moment for the MAGA tribe

Michael Bloomberg on CBS This Morning (CBS)

The 2020 billionaire faceoff

Bob Hennelly - InsiderNJ

Billionaire Bloomberg and billionaire Trump at odds on issues share aversion to full tax disclosure

Local residents enter an Iowa Democratic caucus at Hoover High School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Forget the app: Iowa lesson is turnout

Jeff Biggers

My caucus in Iowa City had 60 fewer people than four years ago. Tepid turnout will re-elect Trump for sure

Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party's Liberty and Justice Celebration, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Calls for Tom Perez to step down

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams

#TomPerezResign trended on Twitter as calls for the DNC chair to step down grew louder Tuesday

House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Vice President Mike Pence look on as President Donald Trump steps to the lectern for the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on February 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump delivers his third State of the Union to the nation the night before the U.S. Senate is set to vote in his impeachment trial. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

State of the Union: What impeachment?

Amanda Marcotte

Trump's speech featured reality-show stunts, racism and pompous, empty rhetoric. But he can't erase impeachment

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (AP/Bryan Woolston)

Paul outs whistleblower on Senate floor

Igor Derysh

"By not allowing the question, he's sort of confirming to the public who it is," Paul claimed of Roberts

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) attends a news conference to introduce legislation to transform public housing as part of the Green New Deal outside the U.S. Capitol November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The meme endorsement you may have missed

Heather Woods, Leslie Hahner - The Conversation

The endorsement of Bernie Sanders by NUMTOT was a bigger deal than the newsmedia made it seem

Nina Turner (AP/Mark Duncan)

"My word stands"

Eoin Higgins - Common Dreams

Turner referred to Bloomberg as an "oligarch" who bought his way into the presidential race

Voting booths in polling place (Getty Images/Hill Street Studios)

What caused the Iowa caucus disaster?

Steven Rosenfeld - Independent Media Institute

The electronic system used by the Iowa Democratic Party was only counting "partial data"

Meghan McCain (Getty/Salon)

McCain slams Iowa caucuses: "Disaster!"

Matthew Rozsa

"And now the person who benefits the most is Bloomberg," McCain says after the historic delay in the caucus results

Shadow, Inc. / Caucus goers check in at a caucus at Roosevelt Hight School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik/Shadow, Inc.)

Who is behind Shadow, Inc.?

Nicole Karlis

Here's what we know about who is connected to the glitchy caucus app, and which campaigns have worked with them

Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

First Iowa results: Pete, Bernie lead

Igor Derysh

Iowa Democrats released 62% of the results, nearly 24 hours after an app meltdown derailed Monday's caucuses

Cheer (Netflix)

How Cheer became fodder for SNL & memes

Ashlie D. Stevens

The docuseries' viral success — and memeability — lies in how it captured the performances off the mat

Local residents check-in after arriving at an Iowa Democratic caucus at Hoover High School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Don’t trust the techies with democracy

Keith A. Spencer

Inserting computers into the voting process makes democracy more opaque. Why do politicians keep falling for it?

Margot Robbie stars as "Kayla Pospisil" in BOMBSHELL. (Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP)

Oscars: Backing Robbie as the dark horse

Gary M. Kramer

With Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo trial in the news, "Bombshell" resonates more than ever

Donald Trump (AP Photo/Gallup)

Trump's approval rating hits record high

Matthew Rozsa

A majority of Americans polled said that they felt Trump should be acquitted in the ongoing impeachment trial

Iowa Caucus (Getty Images/Salon)

Iowa Dems were warned of app problems

Igor Derysh

Iowa Democrats should have known that the reporting app, that led to the caucus debacle, was due for meltdown

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Mystery company gave Collins PAC $150K

Igor Derysh

There is no public information about the company — except that it was created weeks before cutting a massive check

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Murkowski: I "cannot vote to convict"

Igor Derysh

The Republican senator complains about "rank partisanship," however she vows to back Trump despite his wrongdoing

Joe Scarborough (Getty/Paul Morigi)

Joe Scarborough skewers Iowa Democrats

Travis Gettys - Raw Story

"The world’s watching this," the "Morning Joe" host says. "We’re not being melodramatic"

Supporters of democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wait for results to come in at his caucus night watch party on February 03, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa is the first contest in the 2020 presidential nominating process with the candidates then moving on to New Hampshire. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Salon)

Iowa: Take a chill pill, everybody

Amanda Marcotte

Iowa's technical cock-up is a good reason to end the outmoded caucus system, but not to sow conspiracy theories

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