Around the remote: Chuck Barney’s TV picks for Jan. 28-Feb. 3

DON'T MISS: The 60th Annual Grammy Awards - Yes, they'll hand out plenty of shiny trophies during "music's biggest night," but it's the performances we mostly crave. Hosted by James Corden and airing from New York's Madison Square Garden, this year's show includes appearances by Kendrick Lamar, Elton John, Miley Cyrus, Kesha, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Little Big Town, Sam Smith, U2, Pink, Khalid and many others.

Advocates invited by Blumenthal, Murphy to Trump’s State of the Union

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio fires chief of staff

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Saturday that he has fired his chief of staff after getting reports of "improper conduct" with subordinate staffers. "By early this afternoon, I had sufficient evidence to conclude that while employed by this office, my Chief of Staff had violated office policies regarding proper relations between a supervisor and their subordinates.

Trump to deliver first State of the Union address

US President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, RT's Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan looks ahead. Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution states that the President " shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."

Trump: I would be ‘tougher’ in Brexit talks than UK’s May

President Donald Trump has wished Prince Harry and ... Under different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be in the midst of a valedictory tour in her final months on the Supreme Court, but in the age of Trump, the 84-year-old is sending signals she... Under different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be in the midst of a valedictory tour in her final months on the Supreme Court, but in the age of Trump, the 84-year-old is sending signals she intends to keep her seat for years.

In the Age of Big Climate Change we have to stop Farting Carbon

This past year is what the era of Big Climate Change looks like. We are only at the beginning of the massive changes we are making to our environment by farting 41 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere every year, but we can already see the shape of the future and it is alarming.

Markets seem unfazed by politics

Despite almost nonstop news coverage recently of the high likelihood and adverse implications of a U.S. government shutdown, the performance of stocks and bonds betrayed little evidence of investor concern. Go back a little further and markets have shown a striking ability to shrug off political and geopolitical instability.

Hispanic business group to push Congress to support citizenship for DREAMers

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other local leaders will call Monday for Congress - including Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz - to find a permanent solution for DACA recipients. Photos by Evan Tucci/AP , Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-News , and John Davenport/San Antonio Express-News .

Koch Network Plans to Spend $400 Million in U.S. Midterm Cycle

David Koch plans to spend close to $400 million on policy and politics during the two-year election cycle that culminates with November's midterm elections, a roughly 60 percent increase over 2015-16. That will include as much as $20 million in 2018 to sell to voters the Republican tax cuts signed in December by President Donald Trump, about the same amount Koch-affiliated groups spent on promoting the legislation in 2017, officials with the Koch network said Saturday.

The Koch Brothers Plan to Spend a Record-Setting $400 Million

The influential network of policy and political groups backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch plan to grow tenfold in coming years, Charles Koch said Saturday as he welcomed 550 of his likeminded pals assembled in California for a donor summit. All told, the eye on policy and politics will be as much as $400 million, their biggest bucket for a midterm cycle in the groups' histories.