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MOLLIE HEMINGWAY, SENIOR EDITOR, "THE FEDERALIST": Yes. So really when you think about what's going on here, the president is going through an impeachment. His numbers should be horrible. Instead they are stronger than they've been in a long time. Clearly, people have heard this case from the Democrats over and over and over again. They've read the transcript of the call. They've heard what the witnesses have had to say. Many people who aren't opposed to President Trump just don't find it compelling at all. And so I think this was supposed to be a really moment for Democrats, a way to tarnish President Trump's image. Instead he's coming out very strong, and next week there will be an acquittal likely or soon thereafter. And then where are Democrats going to be? … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders surges in latest polls as Iowa caucuses loom

As for Sanders himself, the independent U.S. senator from Vermont spent much of his speech in Ames blasting President Trump -- just one week after Trump defended Sanders following an attack by his Democratic progressive rival, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. … [Read more...] about AOC bashes ICE, Sanders bashes Trump during Iowa rally

Winfrey told the Times that she still believed the women in the film, but felt that there were issues, including inconsistencies that needed to be addressed. She also said that Simmons’ comments had nothing to do with her decision: “I told him directly in a phone call that I will not be pressured either into, or out of, backing this film. I am only going to do what I believe to be the right thing.” … [Read more...] about Inside Sundance’s Controversial Doc on Russell Simmons Rape Claims: ‘I Was Reduced to Nothing. I Was Trash.’

Even before Hagel’s promise, The Invisible War was getting traction within the military itself, where it’s become a training tool and an agent of cultural change. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh screened The Invisible War for a meeting of wing commanders in November. And the rank and file are seeing the movie as well. Dick says that a distributor he works with who sells movies to the military and other institutions estimates that 235,000 service members—or nearly 10 percent of the 2.9 million members of the active and reserve armed forces—saw The Invisible War in 2012. … [Read more...] about ‘The Invisible War’: How Oscar’s Military Rape Documentary Might Change Everything

But Oprah hit back at those critics yesterday, telling fans waiting outside The Daily Show: “I don’t do anything halfway, so he’s a real partner, we’re real creators, making decisions about what will be aired and how it will be aired.” … [Read more...] about Oprah: Prince Harry Will Be a Real Producer on Our Apple Show