By Jim DeRogatis @ NewYorker.com's News Desk, Feb. 14

According to a senior law-enforcement official, the tape shows Kelly sexually assaulting an underage girl.

Currently # 1 most read story over there. By Heather Cagle & Sarah Ferris @ Politico.com, Updated 02/14/2019 05:12 PM EST

House Democratic leaders have a rebellion in their ranks. And there’s no easy way to quash it.

House Democrats have repeatedly faced surprise Republican floor attacks since taking control of the chamber, part of a bid by the GOP to target their most vulnerable members and fracture the party. Just six weeks in, the GOP effort has been an astonishing success — dividing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top deputies and pitting members of the freshmen class against each other.

The president brags about U.S. prosperity. But conditions improved more under his predecessors. (Even Carter.)

By Matthew A. Winkler @ BloombergNews.com, OpEd/Economics, Jan. 28

According to statistics from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, twice as many farmers in Illinois filed for bankruptcy last year. Data from the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals shows farmer bankruptcies in Iowa went up 96 percent.

Farmers have difficulty managing among sinking commodity prices, China's tariffs, and increasing agricultural competition from Russian and Brazilian producers. A spokesperson for the National Farmers Union says prices will likely continue to drop for years to come because of the U.S. losing its reputation as a reliable trading partner.