(CNN) The New Year is only a few hours old, but the political forces that are likely to shape a turbulent 2019 are already in play. Often the aim seemed to be to talk solely to his political base -- a trend that is likely to go on all year. Democrats, come back from vacation now and give us the votes necessary for Border Security, including the wall. The jockeying for position among Democrats and how the candidates respond to withering fire from Trump will define the first year of the 2020 campaign. Questions swirl around Trump's longtime political adviser Roger Stone, about, among other things, what he knew about WikiLeaks email dumps and when he knew it.

Source: CNN January 01, 2019 06:00 UTC