President Trump said Friday that Qassem Soleimani was killed “to stop a war,” and that the U.S. is ready and prepared for any response. Watch his remarks. Source

The beloved “Jeopardy!” host said he will need just 30 seconds to say goodbye on his final episode of the show. Source

DaBaby was arrested after arguing with a music promoter over payment for a performance, Miami police said in an arrest warrant. Source

McConnell said on the Senate floor that House Democrats have “done enough damage,” and their turn is over, but he added that the Senate “can’t hold a trial without the articles” of impeachment. Source

According to officials, the attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad this week, while highly visible, was not what instigated the plan to kill Qassem Soleimani, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. The operation against him was set in motion after an American defense contractor was killed last week in Kirkuk in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base, Martin reported. Source

“We take comfort in knowing that his reign of terror is over,” President Trump said. Source

U.S. troops are on high alert after President Trump ordered “decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel.” Source

The House Judiciary Committee faced off against the Justice Department in a pair of cases that stem from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Source

The notoriously private couple said they are “overjoyed to share this news.” Source

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in a speech on the Senate floor Friday, called on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow the introduction of witnesses and documents in the impeachment trial of President Trump. He accused McConnell of using “finger-pointing and name-calling” to avoid answering questions about whether witnesses should be called. McConnell, who spoke on the floor before Schumer, said he’d prefer not to vote on calling witnesses until after the trial is underway. Source