Schiff asked GOP senators a tough question.  The answer is awful.  —  As Rep. Adam Schiff continued building his case against President Trump late into Wednesday evening, Trump fired off one angry Twitter missive after another, until he finally crossed the 140 mark, perhaps his most prolific day of tweeting and retweeting ever.

Fox & Friends Airs Brutal Bloomberg Ad Highlighting Trump's ‘Erratic and Out of Control’ Attacks on the Military  —  Fox News' Fox & Friends, often reported to be one of President Donald Trump's favorite shows, aired an attack ad on the president from 2020 Democratic presidential candidate …

Mnuchin says Thunberg can tell us what to do ‘after she goes and studies economics in college’  — Speaking at a press briefing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mnuchin was asked whether the world's largest economy needed to completely and immediately divest from fossil fuels.

From Judy Woodruff: Longtime PBS NewsHour Anchor and Co-Founder Jim Lehrer Has Passed Away  —  Washington, DC (January 23, 2020) — It is with great sadness that I share the news that co-founder and longtime anchor of the PBS NewsHour Jim Lehrer died today, Thursday, January 23, 2020, peacefully in his sleep at home.

Sanders Widens Lead In N.H. In New WBUR Poll  —  With the New Hampshire presidential primary less than three weeks away, a new WBUR poll suggests Bernie Sanders might be peaking at just the right time.  The survey of more than 426 likely Democratic primary voters finds Sanders in the lead …

Detroit man settles race discrimination lawsuit, then bank won't cash his check  —  Sauntore Thomas is reeling from a one-two punch.  —  First, the Detroiter sued his employer alleging racial discrimination in a lawsuit that settled confidentially.  Then he went to the bank this week to cash …

Trump Moves to Block Visas for Pregnant Women on ‘Birth Tourism’  —  The Trump administration grants visa officers more power to block pregnant women from visiting the United States if applicants are believed to be traveling to give birth.  —  WASHINGTON — The State Department on Thursday moved …

Trump's lawyers are also on trial  —  They've been accused of orchestrating a criminal conspiracy.  They've been dubbed ethically compromised.  They've been labeled liars.  They could even be called to testify in the impeachment case they were hired to combat.

Trump's Doral Resort Spikes Its Room Rates Ahead Of His RNC Visit  —  The near doubling of rates may have increased taxpayer costs for housing Secret Service and other staff who traveled there ahead of the president's trip.  —  DORAL, Fla. ― The president's Miami golf resort that puts money …

Trump Removes 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 …

San Francisco Mayor London Breed endorses Mike Bloomberg for president  —  San Francisco Mayor London Breed endorsed Mike Bloomberg for the Democratic presidential nomination, boosting the billionaire's chances in a delegate-rich state where he got off to a late start but is now spending millions to try to win.

Club for Growth works to defeat House GOP incumbent  —  The prominent conservative group Club for Growth is throwing its weight behind a primary challenge to veteran Rep. Kay Granger of Texas — a move that is likely to anger Republican leaders who've rushed to her aid.

Republicans: The case for impeachment is terrible — and the portions are so small  —  Consider Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.), assistant leader of the Republican caucus in the Senate.  —  On Sunday, he appeared on CBS News's “Face the Nation” to provide his thoughts on the then-imminent launch of President Trump's impeachment trial.

Ghislaine Maxwell's personal emails were HACKED sparking fears that damaging information about high-profile individuals linked to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case, including Prince Andrew, could be leaked  — Lawyers for the British socialite revealed the hack while discussing …

Bernie Sanders Once Compared Vermont Workers to Black ‘Slaves’  —  As the leading member of a self-described “radical political party” in the 1970s, Bernie Sanders repeatedly compared Vermont workers to enslaved black people.  —  In recent weeks, Sen. Bernie Sanders has criticized his rivals …

Snakes could be the source of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak  —  (CNN)Snakes — the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra — may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter.

Trump impeachment defense lawyers Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz share disturbing problem  —  While the president still stands accused of sexual misconduct by more than 20 women, two of his lawyers are embroiled in their own sexual misconduct and assault scandals.

Evangelicals Love Donald Trump for Many Reasons, But One of Them Is Especially Terrifying  —  The enemies of Israel have unleashed a massive air attack on the Promised Land.  Hundreds of fighter jets streak across the sky.  But before Israel can be destroyed, fire rains from the heavens …

Fox News devised a way to cover the impeachment trial without covering it at all  —  The News Corp. building on Sixth Avenue in New York City, home to Fox News, pictured in 2019.  Kevin Hagen/Getty Images  —  Viewers were shown video without the audio, allowing hosts to spin the proceedings in real time.

MBS' alleged Bezos phone hack touches the highest levels of American power  —  If it weren't for impeachment, the country's biggest story would be allegations that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) hacked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone.  —  Why it matters: This would be the nominal leader …

University of Minnesota student jailed in China over tweets  —  A University of Minnesota student has been arrested in China and sentenced to six months in prison for tweets he posted while in the United States, according to a Chinese court document viewed by Axios.

Annabella Sciorra stares Harvey Weinstein down in court, details her alleged rape by the disgraced movie mogul  —  An emotional Annabella Sciorra, her voice cracking and eyes tearing, delivered a devastating account Thursday of her alleged rape by hulking producer Harvey Weinstein inside her Manhattan apartment.

Here's A Tipping Point The Left Wants You To Ignore  —  In an interview this week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez complained that the Democratic Party wasn't sufficiently leftist because it hasn't embraced her style of socialism.  “There are a lot of true believers that we can ‘capitalism’ our way out of poverty,” she complained.

Trumpworld has converted the nation's regional talk radio hosts into a loyal army  —  RICHMOND — With breakfast from McDonald's in his left hand and his softsided briefcase rolling behind him, John Fredericks strolled into his radio studio, housed in a small, isolated building on the south side of this city.

Republicans, think about this carefully  —  We know virtually all, if not all, Senate Republicans will vote to acquit President Trump.  They told us up front they were going to let him off, removing even the pretense of adhering to their oaths.  They told us they were unserious about their oaths …

Byford, Cuomo's popular subways chief, resigns (for good this time)  —  Andy Byford, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority transit chief credited with leading the turnaround of the New York City subway system, is resigning again, the MTA has confirmed to POLITICO.

My administration will devote $1 billion to combat anti-Semitism and other violent extremism  —  (JTA) — This is the second op-ed in a series of pieces about anti-Semitism and Jewish issues written by 2020 presidential candidates.  This one is by Pete Buttigieg, 38, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

The Enemies of Writing  —  Editor's Note: The Hitchens Prize is awarded annually by the Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation to an author or a journalist whose work, in the spirit of the late Christopher Hitchens, “reflects a commitment to free expression and inquiry, a range and depth of intellect …

Michelle Carter, convicted in texting suicide case, released from jail  —  Carter was denied parole in September, but her early release Thursday is due to good behavior.  —  A Massachusetts woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself was released from jail Thursday, after just under a year behind bars.