If You Think It's Bad for Mainstream Democrats Now, Just Wait  —  It is always darkest, John McCain used to say, before it gets totally black.  So it is for the American center-left right now.  Bernie Sanders is currently favored to win the nomination, a prospect that would make Donald Trump …

Fox News Internal Document Bashes Pro-Trump Fox Regulars for Spreading ‘Disinformation’  —  In a dossier obtained by The Daily Beast, Fox's research unit advises colleagues to be wary of “disinformation” from several Trump-boosting on-air regulars, including Giuliani.

Trump celebrates end of impeachment with angry, raw and vindictive 62-minute White House rant  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  He spoke without a teleprompter.  He cursed in the East Room.  He called the House speaker a “horrible person.”

China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in ‘Wartime’ Battle With Coronavirus  —  With infections doubling every four days and more than 600 deaths, China intensified its response in Wuhan, with house-to-house temperature checks and mass confinements at quarantine centers.

White House Weighs Ouster of Aide Who Testified Against Trump  — Army's Vindman could be removed as part of a broader sweep  — Some officials may be reassigned from NSC in impeachment wake  —  The White House is weighing a plan to dismiss Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council …

Treasury Department sent information on Hunter Biden to expanding GOP Senate inquiry  —  The Treasury Department has complied with Republican senators' requests for highly sensitive and closely held financial records about Hunter Biden and his associates and has turned over " …

Women of color bolt Warren's Nevada campaign in frustration  —  A half-dozen women of color have departed Elizabeth Warren's Nevada campaign in the run-up to the state's caucuses with complaints of a toxic work environment in which minorities felt tokenized and senior leadership was at loggerheads.

Mikie Sherrill endorses Bloomberg for president  —  New Jersey congresswoman says Bloomberg ‘embodies the integrity we need from leadership’  —  Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) is endorsing Michael Bloomberg for the Democratic nomination for president, giving the former New York City mayor …

EXCLUSIVE: Indiana U defends ‘Sex Fest’ featuring BDSM demos, ‘kink’ and ‘sex toys’  — The second night offered BDSM demonstrations, including a man whipping a tied up woman in public.  —  New video and photos out of Indiana University show an individual being publicly whipped as part of a university-sponsored “sex fest.”

Bloomberg Plagiarized Parts of At Least Eight of His Plans  —  Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign plagiarized portions of its plans for maternal health, LGBTQ equality, the economy, tax policy, infrastructure, and mental health from research publications, media outlets, and a number of nonprofit, educational, and policy groups.

Statement from the President  —  At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that successfully eliminated Qasim al-Rimi, a founder and the leader of al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and a deputy to al-Qa'ida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

How Trump Wins Again  —  Are Democrats going to give this election away?  —  As several people have noticed, this was the most politically successful week of the Trump presidency.  —  First, President Trump's job approval numbers are rising.  When the impeachment inquiry got rolling in October his Gallup approval rating was 39.

On Facebook, anti-vaxxers urged a mom not to give her son tamiflu.  He later died.  —  Online groups that routinely traffic in anti-vaccination propaganda have become a resource for people seeking out a wide variety of medical information.  —  Facebook groups that routinely traffic …

Trump Is Blowing Up a National Monument in Arizona to Make Way for the Border Wall  —  Contractors working for the Trump administration are blowing apart a mountain on protected lands in southern Arizona to make way for the president's border wall.  The blasting is happening …

Donald Trump ‘apoplectic’ in call with Boris Johnson over Huawei  —  Donald Trump vented “apoplectic” fury at Boris Johnson in a tense phone call over the UK's decision to allow Huawei a role in its 5G mobile phone networks, according to officials in London and Washington.

Challenging Trump for the GOP nomination taught me my party is a cult  —  Real conservatives think for themselves.  Trump Republicans have been brainwashed.  —  When I announced my primary challenge to President Trump last year, I knew running against him for the GOP nomination was the ultimate long shot.

Yang fires dozens of staffers after Iowa debacle  —  Andrew Yang's campaign fired dozens of staffers this week after an abysmal finish in the Iowa caucuses, according to four former staffers who were let go.  —  Among those dismissed were the national political and policy directors of the campaign …

Trump hints at Republican compromise in messy Georgia Senate race  —  President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he's working on a compromise between U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, two Georgia Republicans who are clashing over the same seat in a November election.

Venezuela Moves U.S. Oil Executives to Caracas Prison  —  The six Citgo employees have been detained since 2017 without trial  —  WASHINGTON—Venezuelan authorities rounded up U.S. oil executives held under house arrest in Caracas Wednesday night and moved them to a prison, the top U.S. envoy to Venezuela told reporters on Thursday.

Navy Secretary Pushed Out by Trump Says He'll Endorse Bloomberg  —  Richard Spencer, ousted as Navy secretary after he publicly disagreed with President Trump's intervention in a war crimes case involving a Navy SEAL, is a lifelong Republican.  —  WASHINGTON — The Navy secretary ousted …

Ukraine Says The US Is Holding Up $30m Worth Of Guns And Ammo — And It Wants Its Money Back  —  KYIV — At the heart of the impeachment saga that ended on Wednesday in Donald Trump's acquittal was $391 million in US military assistance for Ukraine that the president ordered be withheld.

Sanders Takes Lead, Buttigieg and Biden Vie For Second  —  Beating Trump is most important factor; uncertain impact from Iowa results  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Bernie Sanders has taken the lead in New Hampshire's presidential primary, while Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden currently jockey for second place.