Tracy Mumford

And a number of Democratic lawmakers say they will be boycotting President Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Instead, they're putting on a rally on the National Mall and calling it the People's State of the Union.

The event will be co-hosted by the liberal political commentator Joy Reid and will feature federal workers who've lost their jobs and immigrants who've been targeted by the White House.

One Democratic lawmaker said he expects President Trump to lie and insult Democrats in his official speech, leading him to want to skip it, saying, quote, these aren't normal times and we have to stop doing normal things.

Stephen Colbert said that CBS had barred him from airing an interview because of new guidance from the Trump administration on airtime for political candidates.

It's the first time that a late-night talk show has changed its programming to meet the updated demands from the Federal Communications Commission.

The FCC put out its new guidance last month, part of an escalating crackdown on media companies for perceived bias against conservatives.

The agency warned that entertainment-oriented talk shows carried on local TV stations are required to offer candidates equal airtime if they're vying for the same office.

Media companies had long considered late-night talk shows exempt from that rule, but the head of the FCC said that is no longer the case.

The guidance was clearly aimed at hosts who frequently anger President Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and Colbert.

CBS has pushed back on Colbert's version of events, saying it did not prohibit the interview from airing, but, quote, provided legal guidance that broadcasting it could trigger the FCC rule.

Because the equal time provision applies only to broadcast, Colbert posted his interview with Tallarico to his YouTube page instead.

Colbert is in the final stretch of hosting the late show, which will go off the air in May.

CBS has said it's purely a financial decision.

Two people familiar with the show's budget told The Times it's been losing tens of millions of dollars a year.

But many have continued to speculate that the network is canceling it for political reasons.

In a remote part of California near Lake Tahoe.

Nine skiers remain missing after they were caught in an avalanche yesterday.

They were part of a group including several guides from a tour company.

Rescuers were able to reach six survivors late last night.