Donald Trump is less popular than Nancy Pelosi for the first time during his presidency  —  Trump faces new opposition as Dems take charge  —  (CNN)First things first: The theme song of the week is The Blind Boys of Alabama's Way Down in the Hole from The Wire.

Warren regains footing in Iowa blitz  —  DES MOINES, IOWA — Just two months ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren risked political backlash here by opting to avoid a trip to Iowa during the critical midterm elections — the only major potential 2020 candidate to do so.

The Economics of Soaking the Rich  —  What does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know about tax policy?  A lot.  —  I have no idea how well Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will perform as a member of Congress.  But her election is already serving a valuable purpose.  You see, the mere thought of having a young …

The Border Wall: How a Potent Symbol Is Now Boxing Trump In  —  WASHINGTON — Before it became the chief sticking point in a government shutdown drama that threatens to consume his presidency at a critical moment, President Trump's promise to build a wall on the southwestern border was a memory trick for an undisciplined candidate.

The People vs. Donald J. Trump  —  He is demonstrably unfit for office.  What are we waiting for?  —  The presidential oath of office contains 35 words and one core promise: to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”  Since virtually the moment Donald J. Trump took …

Don't run  —  That is an unfavorable opinion, especially among most Vermonters and progressives who support the platform that has come to define him.  But at this point, there are more things about another Sanders run at the White House that concern us than excite us.

Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney resigns  —  Department of Defense chief of staff Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney has stepped down from his post. … The big picture: Sweeney served as chief of staff to former Defense Secretary James Mattis, who resigned last month after President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.

UK Labour support to crash if it supports Brexit: poll  —  The U.K. Labour party may face an electoral wipeout if its members of Parliament back Theresa May's Brexit deal, rather than a second referendum on EU membership.  That's according to a new YouGov opinion poll of 25,537 Britons commissioned …

A Man Has Been Arrested And Charged With The Fatal Shooting Of 7-Year-Old Jazmine Barnes  —  A suspect was arrested and charged Saturday with capital murder over the fatal shooting of seven-year-old Jazmine Barnes, who was killed as she was riding in a car with her family in what police described …

Our privacy regime is broken.  Congress needs to create new norms for a digital age.  —  OUR PRIVACY regime is not working.  This fact became painfully apparent over the past year as Americans realized how much of their information Internet companies possess and how little they have done to protect it.

Iran plans naval drills with Russia in Caspian Sea  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, including rescue and anti-piracy drills, the commander of the Iranian navy was quoted on Sunday as saying.

Why the world should be paying attention to Putin's plans for Belarus  —  On Sept 10, 2001, I published a column about Belarus, the former Soviet republic squeezed between Russia and Europe.  It described how the Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko was stealing elections …

The force that could end the shutdown  —  Asked during a Rose Garden news conference yesterday about a safety net for furloughed federal workers, President Trump replied: … Why it matters: A strong border doesn't pay the rent.  Republican sources tell me that although they don't see an imminent solution …