Bernie Sanders' campaign says it raised more than $34.5 million in blowout fourth quarter  — Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign raised more than $34.5 million in the fourth quarter, it said Thursday.  — The total easily tops the fundraising hauls of Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang …

Family of anti-Semitic machete attack victim shares heartbreaking hospital photo of their Hasidic patriarch: ‘We shall not let this terrible hate-driven attack be forgotten’  —  An Orthodox Jewish man hacked viciously by a machete-swinging anti-Semite will likely remain brain-damaged and paralyzed for life …

House Democrats Would Have Impeached Lincoln  —  I, like most people from my home state of Illinois, am a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln.  —  Recently I've wondered what would have happened had Nancy Pelosi been the Speaker of the House when Abraham Lincoln was president.

Pelosi has McConnell over a a barrel as she delays impeachment trial: ‘This is working beautifully for her’  —  In a column for the Daily Beast, longtime political analyst Eleanor Clift stated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has the upper hand as she deals with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …

Trump Bet He Could Isolate Iran and Charm North Korea.  It's Not That Easy.  —  The president assumed economic levers would guide the countries' national interests.  Now, he confronts twin challenges in an election year.  —  President Trump entered the new year facing flare-ups …

Wake up, Republicans.  Your party stands for all the wrong things now.  —  Stuart Stevens is a writer and GOP political consultant who is working with a political action committee that backs Bill Weld for president.  —  Here's a question: Does anybody have any idea what the Republican Party stands for in 2020?

Austria's conservatives, Greens agree to form government  —  Vienna (AFP) - Austria's conservatives led by Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday agreed to form an unprecedented coalition government with the Greens, capping almost three months of negotiations.  —  “We have succeeded to unite the best …

Armed, even in church: Texas shooting is about a lot more than Jack Wilson's heroism  —  Jack Wilson is a hero.  But why were so many other parishioners armed?  And how did the shooter get his gun, given his criminal history?  —  Jack Wilson is a hero alright.

Tulsi Gabbard makes a splash — surfing in freezing New Hampshire  —  “History is being made!” someone in the group yelled.  —  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard tried to make a splash for her presidential campaign on New Year's Day by hitting the waves in freezing New Hampshire.

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Is The Far-Right Authoritarian He Promised He'd Be  —  Bolsonaro used the first year of his presidency to undermine Brazil's democracy.  But he was only getting started.  —  As Jair Bolsonaro surged to victory in Brazil's presidential elections 14 months ago …

Pompeo Cancels Ukraine Trip Amid Protests at Embassy in Iraq  —  A meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine would have been the first for a top Trump official since the impeachment inquiry began.  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday canceled a weeklong trip …