SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she's getting death threats after her vote to acquit President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, saying three of them were deemed “credible” and are being investigated.

Collins made the disclosure Friday while addressing the Maine Chiefs of Police Association ...

President Donald Trump says the world is witnessing a great American economic revival that he brought on by reversing course from the Obama years. Trump's State of the Union speech came packed with assertions tailor-made for his reelection bid, during a week when his acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial emboldened him.

President Trump appears to be on a path to revenge after firing key impeachment witnesses Gordon Sondland and Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman. Sondland was Trump’s ambassador to the EU, while Vindman was the National Security Council’s top Ukraine expert. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted a thanks to lead impeachment manager Adam Schiff for uncovering “all who needed to be fired.” Paula Reid reports from the White House where Trump ignored all questions Friday night.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- So I was wrong. Really wrong. I said on Friday morning that it was unlikely that Pete Buttigieg’s rivals on the Democratic debate stage in New Hampshire on Friday night would be eager to attack him. I also predicted that generally we might see relatively few fireworks.But especially in the first hour (and, to be fair, often in response to moderator questions), it was perhaps the most contentious presidential debate of the cycle. There were plenty of hits on the former South Bend mayor, who claimed victory in the chaotic Iowa caucuses this week. The most notable punch: Amy Klobuchar attacked Buttigieg’s anti-Washington rhetoric, quoting his claim that watching the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump made him want to turn the channel and watch cartoons. Her rejoinder: That insult and others “makes you look like a cool newcomer. I don’t think that’s what people want right now. We have a newcomer in the White House, and look what that got us.”Will it all be enough to slow Buttigieg’s momentum in New Hampshire? That depends on the people who were watching — and, especially, on how the media portray the debate and whether (and how) the tone of this coverage changes over the next few days. I won’t predict any of that. But I will say that while Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren all had good moments, this debate belonged to Klobuchar. For once, she hit all her marks, whether attacking one of the others, joking with Bernie Sanders about a bill they had co-sponsored, or — again and again — turning each answer into an attack on Trump.Klobuchar is the only one to regularly use humor and deploy prepared zingers, such as a riff she has about all the various people Trump blames for his troubles. She had a nice closing about Franklin Roosevelt caring about regular people, and promising that she does, too. She gave a similar bit in a CNN town hall on Thursday night, and the Friday version was far, far better.Will it matter? Unlikely. The Minnesota senator finished fifth in neighboring Iowa, is currently polling in fifth in New Hampshire, and is surely going to use every last dollar she has raised in that state. Realistically, even a strong third place in New Hampshire probably leaves her with too much to do, and, given that she’s being outspent, she would need a lot of positive media coverage in the few days before Tuesday’s primary to have a chance at that.As I said, it wasn’t as if the leading contenders had bad nights. Buttigieg had a very nice moment when, asked about Hunter Biden, he defended the former vice president. As for Biden, after sleepwalking through the debate’s first few minutes, he woke up and sounded forceful, especially in asking the audience to stand in appreciation of  Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, the Ukraine scandal witness whom Trump fired earlier in the day.Sanders gave what I thought was a more controlled performance than usual; Warren was her usual strong self in explaining plan after plan. (Her supporters were complaining on Twitter during the debate that she wasn’t getting enough time. They were correct, but she used what she had well.) It’s always hard to predict reactions, but I doubt anyone leaning toward any of these candidates was driven away by how they performed. (Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer were also at the debate and continue to be irrelevant to the nomination process.)The real loser? ABC News, beginning with George Stephanopoulos. Missing were invitations to discuss public policy — an approach that is most informative to voters and helpful in letting the candidates sort themselves out. Instead, we had gotcha questions about their records with tough follow-ups if they ducked the query. That strategy may be great for a press conference or a one-on-one interview, but it’s all wrong for a candidate debate.The weird framing of some policy issues seemed designed to force candidates into tough choices. Appropriate for a high school debate, perhaps, but it turns a presidential debate into a skill contest of who is best at recasting questions to their advantage. The candidates were asked about campaign strategy and tactics. Boring and uninformative. Over and over, the moderators seemed intent on provoking fights between the candidates. It got so bad that once they had asked each of the candidates on stage to unload on one another, they eventually asked them to attack Michael Bloomberg, who wasn’t even there. Again: If candidates want to slam each other, that’s their business, not the moderators’.As a result, even in a pretty long debate, fewer topics were covered and in less detail than we’ve seen previously. I think it’s time for both political parties to at least consider producing their own debates. My guess is they can find someone who will televise them. (Disclaimer: Michael Bloomberg is also seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. He is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.)To contact the author of this story: Jonathan Bernstein at jbernstein62@bloomberg.netTo contact the editor responsible for this story: Katy Roberts at kroberts29@bloomberg.netThis column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Bloomberg LP and its owners.Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy. He taught political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio and DePauw University and wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.com/opinionSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.

(Bloomberg) -- Want to receive this post in your inbox every day? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more.U.S. President Donald Trump emerged as a two-time winner this week, with his acquittal by the Senate on impeachment charges and the Democrats’ shambolic handling of the vote count in the Iowa caucuses.In China, meanwhile, the death of Li Wenliang, a doctor who was sanctioned by local authorities after blowing the whistle on the coronavirus last month, unleashed a wave of public anger.Dig into these and other topics with the latest edition of Weekend Reads. Inside the Epic Iowa Meltdown That Paralyzed 2020 DemocratsThe debacle over the vote count in the Democratic caucuses in Iowa prompted questions about the integrity of the state’s system and the technological competence of the Democratic Party, particularly in light of the Russian hacking and disinformation campaign directed at it in 2016, Tyler Pager explains. Sanders Builds California Primary Machine to Land Knockout BlowAs Democratic presidential nominating race heads for make-or-break Super Tuesday primaries, Jeffrey Taylor reports on how Bernie Sanders has built an operation aimed at winning the night’s biggest prize: California. Trump’s Plea to Black Voters Shows Find-a-Few StrategyTrump has spent the last week showcasing policies he believes should win the support of black voters who will help sway outcomes in key battleground states from Florida to Wisconsin in the November election, Mario Parker reports.Death of a Hero Doctor Sparks Crisis of Confidence in Xi’s ChinaFor all the work that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government has done to channel public anxiety over the new coronavirus into patriotic fervor, the death of a 34-year-old doctor has unleashed a wave of fury that is sparking a rare crisis of confidence in the Communist Party. China Sacrifices a Province to Save the World From CoronavirusScenes of chaos and despair are emerging daily from China’s Hubei province, the landlocked region of 60 million people where the new coronavirus dubbed 2019-nCoV was first identified in December, and where it has since cut a wide, deadly swathe.Germany’s Far Right Puts First Crack in Establishment’s DefensesA state leader from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats threw in his lot with the far-right Alternative for Germany this week, shaking the establishment. Chris Reiter explains how the drama unfolded.Where a Brexit Trade Deal Matters Most to Boris JohnsonPrime Minister Boris Johnson’s tough stance in the opening round of the post-Brexit trade talks could be costly, Joe Mayes and Sam Dodge write, because voters in the districts that backed him rely overwhelmingly on the manufacturing jobs that would be at risk if Britain fails to secure a deal. Arabs Out, Settlers In: Trump Peace Plan Re-Engineers IsraelArabs have long complained that they’re second-class citizens of Israel. As Gwen Ackerman and Amy Teibel explain, if the Trump administration’s peace plan comes to life, some might not even be that.Maduro Embraces Capitalism and Venezuelan Emigres Are ReturningAfter leading his country’s economy over a cliff, President Nicolas Maduro has brought Venezuela a certain measure of stability. As Patricia Laya and Alex Vasquez write, emigration is slowing and some people are returning.And finally … An amnesty for fighters in Nigeria who once threatened to cripple Africa’s biggest oil industry has largely brought peace to the Niger River delta by providing opportunities in business and politics to militant leaders. But it remains fragile, and as one commander known as Boyloaf told William Clowes, “anyone who wants to close the program will have to face the repercussions.”  To contact the author of this story: Karl Maier in Rome at kmaier2@bloomberg.netTo contact the editor responsible for this story: Kathleen Hunter at khunter9@bloomberg.netFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.

The leader of a nationalist party in Russia has offered to fly his members out to Donald Trump’s private Florida residence in order to celebrate the US president’s impeachment “victory”.Vladimir Zhirinovsky, head of the pro-Putin Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), made the offer in a Saturday morning tweet in which he also offered his congratulations to Mr Trump, whom he described as “brave” and the “strongest” president in US history.

During the hours of arguments in the Senate impeachment trial, Senators took notes of the proceedings. Now you can see what they were wrote.

Seven senators shared with us some of their notes from the impeachment trial of Trump. What they provided offers a new glimpse of the proceedings.

With everything on the line, these senators voted their conscience, placing principle over politics, institution over personal welfare.