Republicans livid over Nadler's ‘cover-up’ accusation  —  Senate Republicans are fuming after Rep. Jerry Nadler accused them on the Senate floor of engaging in a “cover up” to protect the president, seizing on his remarks Wednesday as a significant misstep that they say undercuts Democrats' impeachment case.

CNN poll: Bernie Sanders surges to join Biden atop Democratic presidential pack  —  (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has improved his standing in the national Democratic race for president, joining former Vice President Joe Biden in a two-person top tier above the rest of the field, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

How Jeff Bezos' iPhone X Was Hacked  —  It most likely began with a tiny bit of code that implanted malware, which gave attackers access to Mr. Bezos' photos and texts.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — On the afternoon of May 1, 2018, Jeff Bezos received a message on WhatsApp from an account belonging …

Trump Opens Door to Cuts to Medicare and Other Entitlement Programs  —  The president signaled a willingness to scale back Medicare, a shift from his 2016 platform of protecting welfare programs.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump suggested on Wednesday that he would be willing to consider cuts …

Glenn Greenwald on Brazil's Charges Against Him  —  On Tuesday, Brazilian prosecutors charged the journalist Glenn Greenwald with “cybercrimes” as part of what the government claims was his role in a “criminal organization.”  They allege that Greenwald—who reported on wrongdoing …

Susan Collins sent note to dais before John Roberts admonished legal teams, source says  —  Chief justice admonishes discourse during impeachment trial  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Susan Collins sent a written note early Wednesday morning during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial minutes …

Matt Gaetz sees ‘brush back’ in being kept off Trump's impeachment team  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of President Donald Trump's staunchest allies on Capitol Hill, suspects a senior White House aide pushed to keep him off the president's impeachment defense team — weeks after the Florida Republican voted to rein in Trump's war powers.

By a Narrow Margin, Americans Say Senate Trial Should Result in Trump's Removal  —  Majority says Trump has definitely or probably done things that are illegal  —  How we did this  —  As the Senate impeachment trial gets underway, slightly more Americans say that Donald Trump should be removed …

Automatic voter registration measure could appear on November ballot in Ohio  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans would automatically be registered to vote upon applying for or renewing a driver's license or other state-issued ID, under a proposed constitutional amendment submitted to the state on Wednesday.

Lindsey Graham goes berserk at impeachment presser: 'I'm not covering up anything, I'm exposing your hatred!'  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday excoriated Democrats for continuing the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.  —  “If I was the president, I wouldn't cooperate …

Hunter Biden renting $12,000-per-month Hollywood home while defying child support suit  —  Hunter Biden is defying a court order to disclose his financial information as part of a child support fight while renting a $3.8 million designer home in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, for $12,000 per month.

San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin ends cash bail for all criminal cases  —  Two weeks after Chesa Boudin took the oath of office as San Francisco's newest district attorney, the city's top prosecutor announced Wednesday that his office will no longer ask for cash bail as a condition for defendants' pretrial release.

Reagan's solicitor general says ‘All honorable people’ have left Trump's Cabinet: ‘He is capable of doing serious damage’  —  THE NEWSWEEK INTERVIEW  —  Charles Fried was a fervent, superior officer on the frontlines of the Reagan Revolution.  As solicitor general of the United States from 1985 to 1989 …

Live from New York, it's Michael Che's weird fixation with me  —  My feud with the ‘Saturday Night Live’ head writer has lasted several months all because I said his show was unfunny.  —  Culture  —  My feud with the ‘Saturday Night Live’ head writer has lasted several months all because I said his show was unfunny.

A Matter of Facts  —  With much fanfare, The New York Times Magazine devoted an entire issue in August to what it called the 1619 Project.  The project's aim, the magazine announced, was to reinterpret the entirety of American history.  “Our democracy's founding ideals,” its lead essay proclaimed, “were false when they were written.”

American environmental journalist Philip Jacobson detained in Indonesia  —  Indonesian authorities should immediately release journalist Philip Jacobson and drop any criminal charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.  —  On December 17, 2019 …

The Iconic Man With a Gun Is a White Man  —  Protesters in Virginia were re-enacting — and re-embracing — an exclusionary vision of American history.  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Around 22,000 people came here on Monday to protest potential new restrictions on guns under consideration by the new Democratic majority in the General Assembly.

Trump sets new Twitter record for presidency  —  President Donald Trump posted more than 140 times on Twitter on Wednesday, surpassing his mid-December record for the most daily tweets and retweets during his presidency.  —  The president flooded his Twitter account during the second …

Trump Eases Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday will finalize a rule to strip away environmental protections for streams, wetlands and other water bodies, handing a victory to farmers, fossil fuel producers and real estate developers …

Veterans Differ With Trump Over Injuries From Iran Missile Attack  —  President says U.S. injuries in attack in Iraq weren't very serious; veterans say his comments were ignorant  —  WASHINGTON— President Trump said the head injuries suffered by American service members in an Iranian missile strike weren't …

Maker of Hit Podcast ‘Serial’ Explores Sale  —  Serial Productions has one of the best-known brands in digital audio; New York Times considered a potential suitor  —  The company behind the hit true-crime podcast “Serial” is exploring a sale, according to a person familiar with the matter …

Kushner's FBI interviews to be held for review, Justice Department says  —  (CNN)The Justice Department did not hand over the FBI's summary of Jared Kushner's interviews with special counsel Robert Mueller last week — despite a judge's order to do so — because “a member of the intelligence community” …

Virulent Anti-Semite Rick Wiles Has Once Again Received White House Press Credentials  —  As we have noted several times before, right-wing conspiracy theorist and End Times broadcaster Rick Wiles is deeply anti-Semitic and dedicates many of his TruNews programs to railing against Israel and Jews.

Ancient viruses never observed by humans discovered in Tibetan glacier  —  Melting ice from climate change could release the pathogens into the environment, one researcher said, calling it a “worst-case scenario.”  —  For the past 15,000 years, a glacier on the northwestern Tibetan Plateau …

US to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is coming out with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the U.S. to give birth so their children can have a coveted U.S. passport.

Here's how Mike Bloomberg is luring 2020 campaign staffers with lavish perks  —  Billionaire presidential long shot Michael Bloomberg is trying to poach staff from other campaigns with outsized salaries and fancy perks like three catered meals a day, an iPhone 11 and a MacBook Pro, according to sources.

Andrew Yang and the New American Tories  —  What links celebrity Yang supporters like Dave Chappelle, Rivers Cuomo, and Norm MacDonald?  —  Power  —  What links celebrity Yang supporters like Dave Chappelle, Rivers Cuomo, and Norm MacDonald?  —  A great groaning and rolling-of-eyes seized …