- Sarah K. Burris @ Raw Story: Senate acquits President Donald Trump of two articles of impeachment — but it’s not bipartisan.
- McKay Coppins @ The Atlantic: How Mitt Romney Decided Trump Is Guilty.
- Cristina Cabrera @ Talking Points Memo: Trump Torpedoes Collins’ Claim He ‘Learned’ From Impeachment, Still Insists Call Was ‘Perfect.’
- Laura McGann @ Vox: One of America’s most prominent racists just received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: In SOTU, Trump plays make-believe, wildly exaggerates economic record.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: AR Lawmaker Wants to Cut PBS Funding Since Billy Porter Will Be on Sesame Street.
- Christopher Miller @ BuzzFeed: Evangelical Christians Also Wanted To Get Rid Of The US Ambassador To Ukraine.