Acts of anti-Semitism are on the rise in New York and elsewhere, rattling Jews and communities  —  NEW YORK - Hours after a knife-wielding man barged into a Hannukah party in a New York suburb, stabbing five people, top officials condemned the crime as part of a disturbing trend.

Behind the Ukraine Aid Freeze: 84 Days of Conflict and Confusion  —  The inside story of President Trump's demand to halt military assistance to an ally shows the price he was willing to pay to carry out his agenda.  —  WASHINGTON — Deep into a long flight to Japan aboard Air Force …

Rep. John Lewis Undergoing Cancer Treatment  —  He released this statement today regarding his prognosis and his plans to continue to serve the people of the 5th Congressional District of Georgia:  —  “I have been in some kind of fight - for freedom, equality, basic human rights - for nearly my entire life.

3 Dead After Shooting At West Freeway Church Of Christ In White Settlement  —  FULL COVERAGE: NORTH TEXAS CHURCH SHOOTING  —  WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — Three people are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at a church in the Tarrant County city of White Settlement, officials said.

Putin Thanks Trump for Helping Russia Thwart Terrorist Attack  —  The Russian president called the American president to thank him for a tip about an attack said to be aimed at St. Petersburg.  —  MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called President Trump on Sunday to thank …

In the past decade, at least 554 journalists have been killed worldwide  —  They were killed by suicide bombs and shot by gangs, caught in crossfire and targeted on live TV.  —  Over the past decade, at least 554 journalists and 49 media workers — a category that includes drivers and interpreters …

The Year UFOs Became a Little More Legit  —  We didn't find ETs in 2019, but the U.S. government did become a little more chatty about flying saucers.  —  Not long ago, the world received what seemed like an otherworldly revelation: The Pentagon had been secretly running a UFO research project …

Netanyahu Says Immunity From Prosecution ‘A Cornerstone of Democracy’  —  Indicted in three corruption cases, prime minister says he will decide on whether to request immunity within two days; tells High Court is is ‘unthinkable’ for attorney general to decide who can be PM

Trump Impeachment Trial Tests Incumbents Key to Senate Control  —  (Bloomberg) — The Senate's historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will be especially momentous for a small group of vulnerable incumbent senators whose 2020 re-election bids are central to determining control of the chamber.

A Decade of Legal Warfare Has Warped America's Future  —  Welcome to the Decade From Hell, our look back at an arbitrary 10-year period that began with a great outpouring of hope and ended in a cavalcade of despair.  —  It's hard to keep track of all the lawsuits that have been filed …

How Big Companies Won New Tax Breaks From the Trump Administration  —  As the Treasury Department prepared to enact the 2017 Republican tax overhaul, corporate lobbyists swarmed — and won big.  —  The overhaul of the federal tax law in 2017 was the signature legislative achievement of Donald J. Trump's presidency.

The Worst Political Predictions of 2019  —  If you took the sum of political knowledge available at the end of 2018, and projected the course of 2019, the resulting spaghetti models could go in millions of directions.  —  Perhaps Robert Mueller's findings would devastate President Donald Trump.

All eyes on ‘new way’ in Kim Jong Un's New Year speech  —  Kim told a meeting of top ruling party officials that ‘positive and offensive measures for fully ensuring the sovereignty and security of the country’  —  Seoul (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for “offensive measures” …

The Presidential Nominating Process Is Absurd  —  We have an unnecessarily weak presidential field, especially the incumbent.  —  Andrew Yang began his closing statement at the last Democratic debate with a charming bit of self-deprecation: “I know what you're thinking, America.

Exclusive poll: Black Americans motivated by Trump to vote in 2020  —  A majority of black Americans are more interested in voting in the 2020 presidential election than they were in 2016, according to a national survey of 1200 black voters and non-voters conducted by Third Way and the Joint Center.