Survey: Germans say Trump is more dangerous than Putin, Kim or Xi  —  41% of Germans believe President Trump is more of a threat to world peace than North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping or Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei …

Republicans won't be able to override Chief Justice Roberts during impeachment trial — here's why  —  Republican Senators have already bragged that they have no intention of listening to the evidence against President Donald Trump during what should be a fair trial.

Democratic insiders: Bernie could win the nomination  —  Suddenly, Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is being taken seriously.  —  For months, the Vermont senator was written off by Democratic Party insiders as a candidate with a committed but narrow base who was too far left to win the primary.

Rachel Maddow rooted for the Steele dossier to be true.  Then it fell apart.  —  Fifth in a series on the media's handling of the Steele dossier.  See Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4.  —  In March 2017, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow invited Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) onto her show to talk Russia.

‘Home Alone 2’ TV version was edited years before Trump's election, CBC says after right-wing outrage  — A Trump-free version of the 1992 film “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” which the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. aired this month, stoked outrage among conservative and pro-Trump media sources.

Trump is already searching for his next secretary of state  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he isn't running for Senate next year.  Those close to him say he hasn't made a final decision yet.  But that hasn't prevented a barely concealed competition from breaking out within …

Public support for Trump conviction at all-time high, poll finds  —  Donald Trump's removal from office is the highest it has ever been, according to a new poll.  —  Fifty-five per cent of those asked said they were in favour of the US president's conviction by the Senate, a figure which has shot up from 48 per cent the week before.

Mike Bloomberg is trying to convince big-money Democratic donors that he can win in 2020, even though he isn't taking their money  — Billionaire candidate Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign may not be taking money from some of the most influential Democratic donors on Wall Street …

The Christmas Eve Confessions of Chuck Todd  —  That disinformation was going to overtake Republican politics was discoverable years before he says he discovered it.  —  'Round midnight on Christmas eve, Rolling Stone posted a short interview with Chuck Todd, host of “the longest running show on television,” NBC's Meet the Press.

One eccentric socialite is to blame for California's wild pig problem  —  California's wild pigs are massive and ubiquitous.  They can grow into 200-pound ripping machines.  They tear up lawns and destroy hillsides.  Their gruesome teeth can even threaten humans and pets.

In Trump Country, a season of need on family farms  —  BERKSHIRE, N.Y. — The grocery list took Anne Lee hours to make, an exercise in her increasingly desperate effort to feed her family of seven.  —  “Chicken noodle soup?” she wondered as she sat at her kitchen table with a pen and notepad.

Why I quit Twitter — and you should, too  —  Over the previous 10 years, I had written 180,000 tweets.  Yes, I said 180,000.  —  So I haven't posted a tweet in nine months.  How am I doing?  I'm still in recovery.  Over the previous 10 years, I had written 180,000 tweets.  Yes, I said 180,000.

Why Trump isn't getting credit from voters for good economic news  —  It's not just about impeachment and the surrounding controversies  —  In the past two weeks, good economic news has buoyed the Trump administration, providing a welcome distraction from his impeachment.

‘Civil war’ among evangelicals is the last thing Trump needs  —  Christianity Today, one of the nation's leading evangelical publications, published a striking editorial last week, condemning Donald Trump's actions in the Ukraine scandal as “profoundly immoral” and the president himself as “morally lost and confused.”

In supposed apology to Richard Jewell, Tom Brokaw revises history  —  Like his deeply flawed coverage of the 1996 Olympic bombing, Tom Brokaw's so-called apology this week to the late Richard Jewell leaves much to be desired.  —  The NBC News special correspondent this week …

Is revenge porn protected speech?  Supreme Court may soon weigh in  —  When Bethany Austin learned that her fiance had been unfaithful in late May 2016, she ended the seven-year relationship and called off their upcoming wedding.  —  He told the couple's friends that Austin was “crazy.”

U.S. Government Sets Record for Debt Auctions  —  Total sum to hit $2.55 trillion; share of debt purchased by investors was largest since auction data was made public  —  The Treasury Department auctioned seven-year notes Thursday, closing the door on a record year for sales of longer-term debt in 2019.

Why Is New York City's Skyline Always Lit Up?  —  The lights are dazzling.  But there are several other practical reasons that they stay on all night long.  —  Manhattan's glittering skyline makes Aja Corliss feel proud to live in New York City, and its soaring buildings represent her ambition to move upward in life.

GOP predicts bipartisan acquittal at Trump impeachment trial  —  Republicans are becoming increasingly confident they'll be able to hand President Trump a bipartisan acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial.  —  With 67 votes needed to convict the president and remove him from office …

The Gripes of a Trump Supporter  —  I consider Donald Trump one of the greatest presidents this country has ever known.  He exudes love of America, boldly pursues excellence, and governs based on incisive common sense rather than nauseating political correctness.  —  That said:

Los Angeles prosecutors reviewing 8 cases against Weinstein  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing eight cases accusing disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, an official said Thursday.  —  The Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police departments each …

10 Most Epic Fails in Hollywood This Decade, From Qwikster to the ‘Dark Universe’  —  If you're in the entertainment industry, failure is a constant.  For every “Avengers: Endgame” there is a “Howard the Duck.”  It's just the nature of the business.  —  As Yoda put it to Luke Skywalker in …

IG Report Reveals Steele Funneled Claims Through John McCain After FBI Dropped Him  —  Late Senator John McCain provided disgraced former FBI chief James Comey with five separate reports from Christopher Steele that the FBI didn't previously possess related to unsubstantiated allegations …