Judge Aileen Cannon Is Quietly Sabotaging the Trump Classified Documents Case  —  On Friday, District Judge Aileen Cannon issued a new order in the Donald Trump classified documents case adding to the mountain of evidence that she is firmly in the former president's pocket.

Democrat Keen wins state House 35 special election over GOP's Booth  —  In a race seen as a bellwether for Democratic chances in November, Democrat Tom Keen flipped what had been a Republican state House seat in Central Florida in a special election held Tuesday.

Netanyahu Accused of Risking WWIII to Save His Own Skin  —  Critics of the Israeli PM say he is so desperate to avoid political consequences that he is prolonging the crisis and raising the specter of a full-blown war.  —  The Middle East is sitting on a powder keg and the longer …

The Inside Story of How Ron DeSantis Got Crushed by Donald Trump (Exclusive)  —  The campaign, mocked as ‘Ted Cruz 2.0,’ never broke through and was riven by internal tensions and bad poll numbers  —  JWPlayer  —  After a year of high expectations and low results, of constant bad press …

Right-wing media mogul buys the Baltimore Sun  —  David D. Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sinclair), purchased the Baltimore Sun — the largest newspaper in Maryland — for an undisclosed sum.  The acquisition means another powerful media outlet will be under …

Johns Hopkins University weaponized DEI against ‘white, heterosexual, Christian males’  —  In the 21st century in the United States, we are supposed to be striving to put an end to racial discrimination.  This isn't true, however, if you are a white person, more specifically, a white male.

GOP backtracks on Mayorkas impeachment appearance, demanding written testimony  —  House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) demanded written testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, abandoning plans to have the secretary's public testimony as part of his impeachment proceedings.

The super-rich got that way through monopolies (permalink)  —  Just in time for Davos, here's 'Taken, not earned: How monopolists drive the world's power and wealth divide," a report from a coalition of international tax justice and anti-corporate activist groups:

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, oldest member of Senate, hospitalized with infection  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the oldest member of the U.S. Senate, has been hospitalized in the Washington area with an infection and is receiving antibiotic infusions, his office said Tuesday.

Americans are actually pretty happy with their finances  —  Americans overall have a surprising degree of satisfaction with their economic situation, according to findings from the Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll. … - The Axios Vibes poll has found that when asked …

Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed the US has “never been a racist country” during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday.  —  Haley's remarks were in response to MSNBC host Joy Reid's comments on whether Haley could win the GOP nomination as a woman of color.

CFPB Proposes Rule to Close Bank Overdraft Loophole that Costs Americans Billions Each Year in Junk Fees  —  Rule would require nation's largest banks to apply longstanding consumer protections, including interest rate disclosures, to overdraft loans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. …

Let's Look at the Iowa Results With a Cold Eye  —  It was a huge win for Trump.  Don't tell me it's all going to work out fine in November.  —  Let us be completely honest.  There is no silver lining to the results of Monday's Iowa caucuses.  What coverage I watched on TV—truth be told …