FI: Trump critics hang impeachment hopes on shady witness as president fills out defense team for Senate trial ((thefive___________)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

President Trump’s critics pump up Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas; reaction and analysis on ‘The Five.’

FR: SpaceX faces critical test to prove it can safely ferry astronauts to International Space Station ((foxnewsreporting__)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

About 90 seconds into launch, SpaceX will trigger the launch escape system on the Falcon 9 rocket, designed to carry the capsule away from the rocket; Kristin Fisher reports

OO: James Carafano says Iranian ayatollah’s praise for attack on US troops appears aimed at a domestic audience ((outnumberedover___)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei lashed out ‘American clowns’ as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years; reaction and analysis from retired Army Lt. Col. James Carafano, vice president for the Heritage Foundation’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy

OU: Sanders accused of trying to ‘Hillarize’ Warren by casting her as an elitist ((outnumbered_______)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

Former Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says Sen. Bernie Sanders and his team will ‘play dirty’ because they ‘feel like they’re holier than the rest’; reaction and analysis on ‘Outnumbered.’

AN: Ed Henry joins Sandra Smith on ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss Spotify playlists for dogs ((americasnewsroom__)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

Streaming giant Spotify launches special playlists, including dog-directed praise, for dogs left home alone while their owners work

FF: Judge Jeanine: Democrats’ impeachment has upended everything that makes America great ((foxandfriends_____)) ((lubuntu at wor1))

‘Justice’ host Judge Jeanine Pirro slams House Democrats for acting like ‘second graders’ when sending the impeachment articles to the Senate