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<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Will Iowa Always Get to Go First?

Why the two early states could be on the cusp of losing their privileged positions. Plus: About that Joe Rogan endorsement.

It’s Friday, January 24. The CDC has confirmed another U.S. case of coronavirus. “Based on what’s known so far, the virus is dangerous,” James Hamblin writes, “but not unprecedentedly so.”

On Capitol Hill, the impeachment trial continues. Here’s David Graham on the latest news to emerge from that world.

In the rest of today’s newsletter: Eyes on Iowans, who get to vote first. Plus: Joe Rogan “feels the Bern,” and Tulsi Gabbard really wants more attention.

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