The Federalist Daily Briefing for 01/09/2020

Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. January 9, 2020 [To The Liberal Media’s Dismay, There Will Be No Disastrous War With Iran]( By John Daniel Davidson Only a mainstream media that’s been blinded by hatred of Trump could be this disappointed their predictions of all-out war with Iran haven’t come true. [Full article]( [New Details About Meeting FBI Source Suggest Carter Page Was Set Up]( By Margot Cleveland Now that we know Stefan Halper wasn’t a mere fellow dinner guest at the gathering but was instead sitting abreast the table at his own college, it screams ‘set up.’ [Full article]( [CNN Settles Covington Catholic Defamation Case, But Other Big Media Still In The Crosshairs]( By Margot Cleveland While CNN is now out of the case, Nicholas Sandmann’s lawsuit against the Washington Post and NBC continues, and soon there will be some new defendants, according to his lawyers. [Full article]( [The Media Hasn’t Told You The Truth About Tinslee Lewis’s Fight For Her Life]( By Sarah Connors Tinslee Lewis is just the latest victim of politicians who believe the state has more interest than families in determining who should receive care. [Full article]( [Amazon’s ‘The Report’ Tortures The Facts About Dan Jones’s Info Ops]( By Matthew Braun Adam Driver stars in a movie that attempts to tell the story of the Senate Intelligence Committee's infamous 'torture report,' but it gets the story badly wrong and tries to lionize a dishonest partisan hitman. [Full article]( [Pelosi’s Desperate Attempt To Save Impeachment Is Hurting Democrats’ Case]( By Tristan Justice For every day that Nancy Pelosi keeps her hand on the articles so they don't get to the Senate, Republicans’ case against impeachment grows stronger. [Full article]( [Anti-Aircraft Attack Fears Increase For European Passenger Jet Crash In Iran]( By Christopher Bedford A European passenger jet crash that killed all 176 passengers and crew in Iran during Wednesday night's hostilities is under intense international scrutiny after rapid explanations raised suspicions. [Full article]( [IG Report Documents How The FBI Hid Negative Information About Christopher Steele]( By Margot Cleveland The IG’s report shows FBI agents intentionally excluded derogatory information to maintain the apparent credibility of the sources they used to obtain the power to secretly surveil U.S. citizens. [Full article]( [The Media Is Always, Always Wrong About Trump And National Security]( By Erielle Davidson We should stop listening to the media on national security issues, since they are always wrong. As a captive audience, they make us accompany them through their stages of hysteria, and it's insufferable. [Full article]( [AOC Is Right About Democrats’ Split Between Socialists And Liberals]( By Sumantra Maitra Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got one thing right: The ongoing split in the left is structural. That is an opportunity for conservatives. [Full article]( [4 Reasons ‘Cats’ Was So Bad It Must Be A Secret Dog Plot]( By Ellie Bufkin ‘Cats’ was so bad that the only reasoning I can come up with for its badness is that it was a plot by dogs to make cats as unappealing as cosmically possible. [Full article]( [No, George Will, Individual Freedom Is Bigger Than Market Choice]( By Josh Hawley Does a spotaneous market include woke capital, offshoring, and the growing corporatist alliance between big government and big business? George Will thinks so. [Full article]( [Jillian Michaels Says Lizzo Should Be Praised For Her Music, Not Being Overweight]( By Chrissy Clark Fitness star Jillian Michaels questioned why people are celebrating pop-star Lizzo's body instead of her music: "It isn't going to be awesome if she gets diabetes." [Full article]( [Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Are Leaving The Royal Family]( By Tristan Justice Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle announced Wednesday they would be splitting their time between Great Britain and North America. [Full article]( [In Wake Of Texas Church Shooting, Minister Declines To Speak With Mainstream Media]( By Madeline Osburn Despite being inundated by media requests, he declined to appear on national morning shows or cable news, and probably for a good reason. [Full article]( [Feinstein And Other Senate Democrats Break With Pelosi On Impeachment Article Delay]( By Chrissy Clark Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is reportedly breaking away from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on matters of impeachment. [Full article]( [Trump Vows Iran Will Never Be Allowed To Have A Nuclear Weapon]( By Chrissy Clark President Donald Trump confirmed no American or Iraqui people were harmed in the Iranian regime's attack, and annoucned heavy economic sanctions on Iran. [Full article]( [The President Is Preventing A War, Not Starting One]( By David Marcus President Trump said that killing Soleimani was an effort to end, not start a war. He was roundly mocked, but that is exactly what he did. [Full article]( [Nancy Pelosi Continues Withholding Articles Of Impeachment From Senate]( By Tristan Justice Nancy Pelosi told Democrats she would hold the articles of impeachment hostage until Mitch McConnell offered details on how a trial will be conducted. [Full article]( [Despite Leftist Hysterics, President Trump Was Likely Right on Iran]( By Erielle Davidson If yesterday evening serves as the entirety of the Iranian response to Soleimani’s death, President Trump should count the events as a win. [Full article]( THE DESERT OF THE SURREAL we entered 2020, the trend on Twitter was to post a social media summary of your decade – an act of performative art that was both narcissistic and fully representative of the moment we inhabit. People tabulated their successes at all manner of things, from the impressive to the ridiculous. It was everything you might expect. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a [free trial]( today. [follow on Twitter](Twitter Account not yet Authorized) | [friend on Facebook](#) | [forward to a friend]( Copyright © 2020 The Federalist, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail because you opted in to receive e-mail updates from TheFederalist.com. Our mailing address is: The Federalist 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #247Washington, DC 20003-4303 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](