Forget the Oval.  The real Trump action is in the residence.  —  The Oval Office is the traditional epicenter of power for American presidents, but a new one is emerging that's more exclusive, more secluded and more convenient.  —  President Donald Trump is increasingly morphing the White House residence into a second Oval.

Michael Bloomberg launches 2020 presidential bid  —  The ad promotes Bloomberg's record as mayor and then promises “to rebuild the country and restore faith in the dream that defines us.”  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially entered the 2020 race Sunday …

Queen cancels Prince Andrew's 60th birthday party in wake of disastrous Newsnight interview amid claims Royal household is ‘aggrieved’ at suggestions she sanctioned it  —  The Queen has scrapped plans to host a party for Prince Andrew to mark his 60th birthday in February.

Schiff: I would be leading calls for impeachment if Trump were a Democrat  —  In a wide-ranging interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the evidence for President Trump's misconduct is “overwhelming,” and that he would be among those calling …

Schiff says House will move forward with impeachment inquiry after ‘overwhelming’ evidence from hearings  —  While some officials have declined to testify, the House Intelligence Committee chairman says, “we are not willing to go the months and months and months of rope-a-dope in the courts.”

Secretary of Navy says Trump's tweet is not a formal order  —  1 of 2  —  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The secretary of the U.S. Navy said Saturday he doesn't consider a tweet by President Donald Trump an order and would need a formal order to stop a review of a sailor who could lose his status as a Navy Seal.

Time to call out and remove Putin's propagandists  —  Republicans are not “merely” violating their oaths of office for failing to support impeachment of a president who arguably has committed more serious “high Crimes and Misdemeanors” and acts of bribery than all his predecessors combined.

The true story of Yanukovych's black ledger  —  U.S. President Donald J. Trump's one-time campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives at Manhattan Supreme Court June 27, 2019.  He is serving a 7.5 year sentence for tax and bank fraud.  Manafort received $12.7 million in payments from ex-Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.

New Documents Reveal Details of Pompeo's Role in Ukraine Affair  —  Emails and documents released by the State Department support testimony showing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo enabled the Ukrainian pressure campaign at the center of the impeachment proceedings.

Data leak reveals how China ‘brainwashes’ Uighurs in prison camps  —  Leaked documents detail for the first time China's systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps.  —  The Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps …

Malcolm Nance on the Danger of Conspiracy Theories  —  Malcolm Nance, a former naval intelligence officer and an MSNBC contributor, has become one of the most recognizable voices on Trump-related scandals.  According to Brian Williams, MSNBC's chief anchor, Nance is “a cross between Batman and ‘Fight Club.’ …

Sen. John Kennedy repeats Ukraine conspiracy theory about DNC server  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) reiterated a debunked conspiracy theory on “Fox News Sunday” that Ukraine may have interfered in the 2016 presidential election by hacking the Democratic National Committee's computer servers …

At least seven pro-Beijing lawmakers lose Hong Kong district council seats  —  Huge surge of support for pro-democracy camp which has already taken more seats than it had before Shock defeats for Junius Ho, Michael Tien and Holden Chow, while Starry Lee holds on against ‘Long Hair’ Polls …

Jim Jordan has to go  —  Look, I know the odds, the obstacles, and the expected outcome when I decided to run for Congress to take on Jim Jordan.  —  But here's the thing: in America, the odds are increasingly stacked against working people and we all have a responsibility to do what we can to protect …

In Virginia, and elsewhere, gun supporters prepare to defy new laws  —  AMELIA COURTHOUSE, Va. — Families, church groups, hunt clubs and neighbors began arriving two hours early, with hundreds spilling out of the little courthouse and down the hill to the street in the chilly night air.

Bernie Sanders's Loyal Voters Could Keep Him in Race for Months  —  Polls show Vermont senator's base is more dedicated than that of any other 2020 Democrat  —  Bernie Sanders's most adamant backers expect that he will be the Democratic nominee for president, but if it ends up looking …

Bloomberg News outlines how it will cover Mike Bloomberg's candidacy  —  Why it matters: The company has struggled in recent weeks to determine how it would cover the race and Bloomberg as a candidate, given that its company policies prohibit the newsroom from covering Bloomberg's wealth or personal life …

Louisiana election shows limits of ‘old tough-on-crime stuff’  —  Republicans spent the fall hammering Louisiana's Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards, as “dangerously soft on crime” and said his policies “put everyone in danger.”  —  But then, Edwards won reelection in his conservative …