When asked at Davos what advice Secretary Kerry would give Donald Trump, he hemmed and hawed before blurting out an honest answer.

Senator Mitch McConnell conveniently had an 1,100 page bill waiting after Donald Trump's Saturday announcement that he might deign to trade temporary DACA protections for permanent barriers at the border. It turns out there was more. [...]

Speaker Pelosi visited Chef Andres's relief center for furloughed workers, but Mitch McConnell was nowhere to be found.

"The level of incompetence he brings to this, whether it's planned or unplanned, only he knows," Mike Barnicle said.

There are three pending emoluments cases filed against Donald Trump.

Libertarian writer Kirstin Tate is really hoping to make everyone resent the furloughed federal workers who are going without a paycheck right now in an op-ed published this week at The Hill.

There's always another member of Congress willing to besmirch their reputations to try and protect Trump.

John Mulaney and Pete Davidson provide us with what we guarantee is one of the top ten SNL skits of 2019 (and yes, it's only January). (Open thread)

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It's now inevitable that social media be regulated. A Canadian weighs in.