WALL STREET JOURNAL — President Trump in Tuesday's State of the Union is expected to issue a plea for national unity at a moment of deep partisan divisions, with the Democratic-controlled House and the White House at an impasse over spending priorities while Mr. Trump threatens to do an end-run around both chambers of Congress to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border.... (more)

COUNTRY LIVING — Sure, Tom Brady secured a record sixth Super Bowl ring on Sunday--but the New England Patriots weren't the only big winners of the night. Before kickoff, Gladys Knight took the turf for an incredible rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Clad in a crystal-embellished white gown and sparkling booties, the 74-year-old performed a soulful version of the national anthem that received rave reviews from the Atlanta crowd and beyond.... (more)

CHUCK NORRIS — Whether or not you're a part of the declining viewership of the NFL, there's a ray of light worth noting in professional football and in particular this year's Super Bowl. We sometimes forget as debates about kneeling during the national anthem rage on, there are a host of real and inspirational American patriots who are at the heart of every NFL team. I'd like to highlight a few football warriors who stand out not only for their athletic abilities on the field but their perseverant strategies in life. They share a part of a new video just out for the 2019 Super Bowl.... (more)

DAILY CALLER — Democratic Washington Sen. Patty Murray moved to block a measure Monday that would have outlawed infanticide. The bill, presented by Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse, was titled the "Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act" and would have offered medical care and legal protections to infants who survived attempted abortions.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — You may never see the 1964 film "Mary Poppins" on television again -- now that the New York Times has labeled it racist. In a piece for the paper by Professor Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, criticizes one of the film's iconic moments, when Mary Poppins joins Dick Van Dyke's Bert to dance on a rooftop for the classic song "Step in Time."... (more)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Border residents in New Mexico say they are hesitant to report suspicious immigration activity to local and federal law enforcement because they fear the Mexican cartels moving drugs or people into the U.S. will retaliate against them.... (more)

JOE KOVACS — Some of the biggest names in the Democratic Party ganged up Sunday on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a fellow Democrat, urging him to resign his position in the wake of controversy over a 1984 yearbook photo featuring a man in blackface and another dressed as a Ku Klux Klansman.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Less than 24 hours following the spectacular revelation that Virginia's Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam had a medical school yearbook page featuring himself in blackface or a Ku Klux Klan hood, sources in Richmond told Newsmax the embattled governor would resign over the weekend.... (more)

REUTERS — A high-ranking Venezuelan air force general said he had disavowed President Nicolas Maduro and now recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim head-of-state, according to a video circulating on Twitter on Saturday.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed early parliamentary elections on Saturday, seeking to shore up his crumbling rule after a senior general defected to the opposition and tens of thousands thronged the streets in protest at his government.... (more)

NEWSMAX — The top American diplomat said the United States has formally suspended its obligations under a Cold War-arms treaty with Russia. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday the Trump administration has acted after what he calls "Russia's material breach" of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty and its failure to come into compliance in the two months since Washington gave notice of its intent to withdraw from the pact.... (more)

ABC8 — A photo released on Friday afternoon of Governor Ralph Northam's 1984 yearbook page from Eastern Virginia Medical School shows two men, one in blackface and another in a KKK robe.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apologized on Friday for a photograph on his 1984 medical school yearbook page showing two people at a party in racist garb, one smiling and in blackface and standing next to someone in a Ku Klux Klan costume.... (more)

JERRY NEWCOMBE — We live in a time when tolerance is just a one-way street. Those who clamor loudest for tolerance are the most intolerant people around if they are offended -- which happens often these days. To wit, the recent story involving the Covington kids.... (more)

BRYAN FISCHER — The Democrat Party, fresh off electoral victories last fall, is flexing its muscles on behalf of sheer, unadulterated brutality, cruelty, and savagery.... (more)

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D.) commented Wednesday about a controversial 40-week abortion bill and in so doing said the law allows an abortion to take place after the infant's birth. "If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother," Northam said, alluding to the physician and mother discussing whether the born infant should live or die.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Planned Parenthood long has marketed itself as a "health-care" provider for women, downplaying abortion, but its own annual report documents hundreds of thousands of unborn babies killed. And its president, Leana Wen, recent affirmed the organization's "core mission."... (more)

NEWSMAX — Vice President Mike Pence plans to head to Miami on Friday, home to the country's largest community of Venezuelan exiles, to rally support for the opposition ahead of Venezuelan protests against President Nicolas Maduro, a White House official said.... (more)

BREITBART — There are three migrant caravans headed to the United States' southern border with Mexico, according to top Pentagon official John Rood. Rood testified to the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that one of the caravans contains over 12,000 migrants.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Regardless of warnings from conservative Republicans about the dangers of declaring a state of emergency, President Donald Trump would do just that on Feb. 15 if Congress fails to appropriate money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the White House tells Newsmax.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Amid all the talk about impeaching President Trump, more than 100,000 people have signed a White House "We the People" petition calling for the impeachment of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accusing her of treason.... (more)

THE HILL — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has infuriated colleagues by aligning with a progressive outside group that's threatening to primary entrenched Democrats. Now some of those lawmakers are turning the tables on her and are discussing recruiting a primary challenger to run against the social media sensation.... (more)

NEWSMAX — In a move to further U.S. support for Juan Guaidó against Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave the Venezuelan opposition leader control of the country's assets in U.S. bank accounts, The New York Times reported.... (more)

NEWSMAX — Roger Stone testified "very openly" before the House Intelligence Committee, and it's hard to tell what special counsel Robert Mueller is accusing him of lying about, Rep. Pete King said Tuesday. "Any time a person testifies for four-and-a-half hours, you can always go through it and find some misstatement," the New York Republican told Fox News' "America's Newsroom."... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Alan Dershowitz, a longtime liberal and supporter of Hillary Clinton, says Congress needs to rein in the FBI's use of SWAT tactics when it makes arrests for process crimes. He pointed to the pre-dawn raid to arrest former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone last Friday.... (more)