1.  Debate Opens on 2nd Trump Impeachment, Surrounded by Troops

 WAR ZONE 

The National Guard was deployed to the Capitol ahead of the debate, with photos showing some troops armed with weapons and others sleeping on the floor.

2.  McConnell Won’t Allow Impeachment Trial Before Next Week

  FINAL WORD 

The House was preparing to impeach President Trump on Wednesday but it appears he won’t face a Senate trial until he’s out of office.

3.  I Hate When These Soft, Durable Jeans Are In the Laundry

 BEST DRESSED 

Mott & bow denim is priced well below most designer brands but fits, feels, and looks every bit as good.

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4.  Trump Urges End to Violence—That He Incited—Ahead of Inaug

 TOO LITTLE TOO LATE 

“I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers,” he said in a brief statement.

5.  Eric Trump Hangs Up After Being Asked if Dad Incited Riots

 YOU’RE BREAKING UP 

Associated Press reporter Bernard Condon wrote that, after he asked his question, the president’s son “paused and then the line went dead.”

6.  This Allbirds Puffer Makes Me Feel All Warm Inside (Really)

 WARM FEELING 

This Allbirds jacket makes me feel good, inside and out.

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7.  Teen Charged With Shooting Newborn, Abandoning in Tree

 BEYOND AWFUL 

The baby’s mother gave birth in a bathtub, and Logan Kruckenberg-Anderson allegedly decided to get rid of her.

8.  PR Guv Tries to Rehab Image: I Did Everything for the People

 SERIOUS GALL 

Former Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló told The New York Times, “I just want to work. I just want to help,” from his exile in a $1.2 million home outside the U.S. capital.

9.  NY Post Bars Writers From Citing NYT, WaPo, CNN Reporting

 SITTIN' ON MURDOCH OF THE BAY 

Three reporters who spoke to The New York Times said they were not given a specific reason as to why.

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10.  Russian Circus Under Fire After Nazi Monkey Performance

 MONKEY BUSINESS 

The Russian Orthodox Church, which commissioned the performance, said President Putin had granted it an exception to use Nazi symbols.

11.  GOP Rep Who Was Armed During Riot Gripes About Security

  MISFIRE 

Madison Cawthorn said he was carrying a loaded gun during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week.

12.  Airbnb Blocks All Reservations in D.C. Ahead of Inauguration

 A HOUSE DIVIDED 

In a statement, the company added that it had also banned people from its platform that it identified as being at the Jan. 6 riot.

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13.  CO Man Had ‘Means’ to Carry Out Threats Against Pelosi: Docs

 ‘WARTIME’ 

Cleveland Meredith Jr. allegedly drove to D.C. with two firearms, several high-capacity magazines, and 1,000 rounds of ammunition.

14.  Google Halts All Political, Capitol Riot-Related Ads

 THE SEARCH CONTINUES 

The company plans on keeping the ban in place through at least Jan. 21, the day after President-elect Biden’s inauguration, according to Axios.

15.  FBI Probes Ex-SEAL Who Boasted About ‘Breaching the Capitol’

 IN HOT WATER 

In the video, Adam Newbold said the riots were part of a “positive revolution,” and described how rioters had to “destroy doors and windows” to gain access.

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