Bennet, Klobuchar, Sanders, Warren in D.C. for impeachment trial

January 22, 2020: Michael Bennet, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren are in Washington, D.C., for the impeachment trial. Four more members of the Congressional Black Caucus endorsed Joe Biden.        Notable Quote of the Day “The four senators running for the Democratic presidential nomination are leaning heavily on surrogates while they are stuck in Washington serving jury duty on President Donald Trump’s impeachment. As the Senate trial gets under way in earnest this week, Elizabeth Warren is sending in Representative Ayanna Pressley, Bernie Sanders is putting forward Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Klobuchar is leaning on local officials and Michael Bennet has former Clinton adviser James Carville. And everyone is sending their spouses.” – Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg Democrats Michael Bennet, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren were in Washington, D.C., to vote on procedure, subpoenas, and admission of evidence in the impeachment trial on Tuesday. Reps. Frederica Wilson (Fla.), Alcee Hastings (Fla.), Sanford Bishop (Ga.), and Donald Payne (Ga.)—all members of the Congressional Black Caucus—endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday. Michael Bloomberg is airing a new ad on impeachment in 27 states on MSNBC, CNN, and ESPN. Rep. Bobby Rush endorsed Bloomberg on Tuesday. Pete Buttigieg spoke with the editorial board of The Los Angeles Times on race, polarization, electability, Iran, and other topics. John Delaney is campaigning in Iowa with stops in Elkader, West Union, and Decorah on Wednesday. Tulsi Gabbard is continuing her six-day “Stand with Tulsi” tour across New Hampshire with a town hall in Charlestown on Wednesday. Deval Patrick is meeting with faith leaders in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Wednesday. Tom Steyer held events focused on climate change in Iowa on Tuesday. Andrew Yang is holding town halls across Iowa on Wednesday with stops in Charles City, Osage, Cresco, Decorah, and Waukon. Republicans Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. The editorial board of The Des Moines Register interviewed Joe Walsh on Tuesday. What We’re Reading Axios: How female voters are feeling about the 2020 election NBC News: 2020 split screen: Stuck in D.C. for Trump’s trial while rival candidates crisscross Iowa Politico: Iowa is a graveyard for White House bids. But maybe not this year. Flashback: January 22, 2016 National Review released a special edition featuring essays from 22 conservatives opposing Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy.

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