The State of Disunion:President Trump insulted his Democratic opponents at lunch then called for political unity last night.   He said in his State of the Union message, “We must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution, and embrace the boundless …

State of the Union: With the credibility of his presidency on the line over his fight for a border wall, President Trump is under pressure to give the most convincing speech of his life tonight as he delivers his State of …

Dynasty: In a largely defensive game, the combination of coach Bill Belichick, quarterback Tom Brady, and placekicker Stephen Gostkowskilast night won the 6thSuper Bowl in 18 years for the New England Patriots. New England 13, Los Angeles Rams, 3.   Brady said, “Everybody …

LIII:It’s a big day in football. The oldest quarterback to start a Super Bowl is up against the youngest, the oldest coach against the youngest, and it’s Tony Romo’s first appearance as a Super Bowl analyst.    In just two years …

Blackface:Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is facing demands for his resignation after someone dug up his 1984 medical school yearbook featuring on Northam’s page a picture of a man in blackface next to someone in a hooded Ku Klux Klan robe.  …

The Wall: President Trump told The NY Timesyesterday that congressional negotiations over his border wall are “a waste of time” and he’s ready to take action on his own. Without saying it directly, he told the Times publisher and two of its reporters that, …

Vortex:“Neither snow nor rain,” but nobody said anything about a polar vortex. For the second day the US Postal Service has stopped delivering mail in six midwestern states because it’s so freakin’ cold. Offices and schools have closed. In Chicago …

The Upside Down: It’s 38 below this morning in Thief River Falls, North Dakota. The polar vortex has dipped as far south as Springfield, Ill., where’s it’s minus 14. Bad Axe, Mich., -7; Chicago, -20; Rochester, NY, 10; New York, 21; …

 Bad Cell Connection:The Justice Department announced criminal charges against the Chinese telecom firm Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets, obstructing justice and evading economic sanctions against Iran. Meng is the executive …

Fifty-Fifty: President Trump said yesterday the chances of congressional negotiators reaching a deal to end his border wall standoff are “less than 50-50.” As 800,000 furloughed federal workers return to paid work, Trump told The Wall Street Journalthat he doesn’t think the …