Like most weeks of the Trump presidency, the news cycle is buzzing. Between the sentencing of longtime Trump associate Roger Stone, to the ninth Democratic debate, Chris Cillizza walks you through the top five things you need to know from the week. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Trump Grants Clemency to Blagojevich, Milken and Kerik https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/us/politics/trump-pardon-blagojevich-debartolo.html. A VERY BAD NIGHT FOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG IN A CHAOTIC DEMOCRATIC DEBATE https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/a-very-bad-night-for-michael-bloomberg-in-a-chaotic-democratic-debate. Roger Stone asks to disqualify judge from his case https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/politics/roger-stone-amy-berman-jackson/index.html. Trump says he won't pardon Roger Stone -- for now https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/politics/donald-trump-roger-stone-exoneration/index.html. Ambassador Richard Grenell to be named director of national intelligence https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-to-name-loyalist-richard-grennell-to-acting-director-of-national-intelligence. Bernie Sanders takes a page from Donald Trump on health questions https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/19/politics/bernie-sanders-heart-attack-2020/index.html. About me: I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics. CREDITS Writer: Chris Cillizza The Point team: Leigh Munsil and Allison Gordon Editor: Steven Sevilla Producer: Arielle Sacks Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cillizzac/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cillizzacnn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.cillizza/ Subscribe to The Point newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/cnn/dvgb325pfm #CNN #News #Cillizza #Nevada