California's Rep. Brad Sherman to introduce impeachment measure … Rep. Brad Sherman plans to introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump on Thursday, the first day of Democratic control of the House.  —  Sherman (D-Northridge) is reintroducing a measure that he first rolled out in 2017.

Here's who I'd like to see run for president.  (Hint: It's not me)  —  Voters want Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders to run in the 2020 Presidential election, a new poll suggests.  Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story.  —  Former Democratic candidate makes his pick for 2020

GOP senator calls on Congress to end shutdown without border deal  —  Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), who faces a potentially tough re-election in 2020, says Congress should re-open the federal government, even without a deal on funding President Trump's border wall.

White House Mulls Jim Webb, Ex-Democratic Senator, as Next Defense Secretary  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering Jim Webb, a former Democratic senator and Reagan-era secretary of the Navy, to be the next defense secretary, according to three officials …

Justice Dept. investigating whether Zinke lied to inspector general  —  The Justice Department's public integrity section is examining whether newly departed Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied to his agency's inspector general investigators, according to three people familiar with the matter …

Mitt Romney supports the status quo.  But for everyone else, it's infuriating  —  Newly-elected Utah senator Mitt Romney kicked off 2019 with an op-ed in the Washington Post that savaged Donald Trump's character and leadership.  Romney's attack and Trump's response Wednesday morning on Twitter …

Why Is Trump Spouting Russian Propaganda?  —  It was only one moment in a 90-minute stream of madness.  —  President Donald Trump convened a Cabinet meeting, at which he invited all its members to praise him for his stance on the border wall and the government shutdown.

First On Nancy Pelosi's Agenda: Attacking Free Expression  —  I have zero interest in financially supporting any politician, much less ones I find morally unpalatable.  Yet Democrats want to force me, and every other American taxpayer, to contribute, as a matter of public policy, to the campaigns of candidates we disagree with.

The weirdly quiet White House  —  Had everything gone to plan, President Trump would have spent Christmas and New Year's Eve at Mar-a-Lago, his private resort in Palm Beach, Fla., as he usually does.  He was all set to go, to join his wife and son there, when, in the middle of December …

Paul Whelan, American Accused of Spying, Is Said to Be Charged in Russia  —  MOSCOW — The Russian authorities have brought espionage charges against an American citizen, Paul N. Whelan, who faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, the news agency Interfax reported on Thursday.

Undocumented Worker Says Trump Resort Shielded Her From Secret Service  —  A former employee of the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey said that her name was removed from a list of workers to be vetted by the Secret Service after she reminded management that she was unlawfully in the United States …

Full Shutdown of L Train to Be Halted by Cuomo  —  [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to announce Thursday that the L train subway tunnel will not fully shut down in April as planned in what would have been one of the …

Feds charge powerful Ald.  Edward Burke with attempted extortion  —  Ald.  Edward Burke has been charged with attempted extortion after the FBI raided his City Hall and Southwest Side ward offices.  —  Longtime Ald.  Edward Burke, one of Chicago's most powerful figures and a vestige …

NBC News veteran warns of ‘Trump circus’ in 2,228-word farewell  —  New York (CNN Business)There are goodbye notes — and then there's William Arkin's frustrated farewell to NBC News.  —  Arkin's 2,228-word memo to his colleagues says that his time at NBC News has been “gratifying.”

Trump Allies Try to Rig the 2020 GOP Nomination … Trump supporters on the Republican National Committee jumped to argue for changing party rules to aid Trump's renomination prospects in 2020.  In particular, Jevon Williams, national committeeman from the Virgin Islands …

Trey Gowdy swears off politics as he joins power firm Nelson Mullins in Greenville  —  Former U.S. Congressman Trey Gowdy, who elevated his profile in American politics leading several high-profile government investigations, has joined the Greenville office of power law firm Nelson, Mullins …

Trump Has Officially Made ‘Conservative Ethics’ an Oxymoron  —  The conservative intelligentsia initially greeted the rise of Donald Trump with revulsion.  After some of them peeled off, a minority remained within the party tent on the grounds that they could support Trump's policy goals without endorsing his grotesque character.

A Florida girl had her SAT result flagged.  She says she didn't cheat and hires famous lawyer.  —  (CNN)Kamilah Campbell wants to go to Florida State University and major in dance.  She has a 3.1 grade point average and a lifetime of dance experience.  —  But after getting her score …

The interview Egypt's government doesn't want on TV  —  In an interview with 60 Minutes the Egyptian government later asked not be shown, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi denies estimates of 60,000 political prisoners in his country.  See the full interview, Sunday, January 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Who Killed The Weekly Standard?  —  The Weekly Standard was killed last month, an act that had both a clear culprit and a muddy forensic trail.  For twenty-three years, it was the most influential, and often the most interesting, publication of the American right, championing a less dreary …

China Travel Advisory  —  Exercise increased caution in China due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws as well as special restrictions on dual U.S.-Chinese nationals.  —  Chinese authorities have asserted broad authority to prohibit U.S. citizens from leaving China by using 'exit bans …

Saudi Arabia says 5 face death penalty in Khashoggi killing  —  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen members …