Clinton and Sanders just had the election's most explosive exchange to date  —  The niceties are finished.  —  After a string of debates where Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders discussed (and occasionally disagreed about) the fine points of progressive policy, the two finally had a full-fledged throwdown Thursday night.

EXCLUSIVE-Voicemails: ‘Ben Carson Suspending Campaigning’; Cruz: ‘Accurate Report’  —  New audio obtained exclusively by Breitbart News indicates that as the Iowa caucuses began on Monday night, the Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) campaign called precinct captains informing them that Dr. Ben Carson …

New Hampshire poll: Trump on top, battle for second emerges  —  (CNN)Donald Trump continues to hold a wide lead among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, according to a new CNN/WMUR tracking poll, with the pack vying for second place is beginning to break up.

Obama risks being stained by Clinton scandal  —  As new revelations make clear the intentional and likely criminal nature of Hillary Clinton's email scheme, President Obama is risking his legacy on a potentially devastating corruption scandal.  —  There is nothing to suggest Obama has intervened …

Condoleezza Rice Aides, Colin Powell Also Got Classified Info on Personal Emails  —  The State Department's Inspector General has found classified information sent to the personal email accounts of former Secretary of State Colin Powell and the senior staff of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, NBC News has learned.

Ted Cruz Attacks Sean Penn—and Here's Penn's Response  —  At an addiction policy forum in Hooksett, New Hampshire, on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz, the winner of the Republican Iowa caucuses, turned his talk about the awful consequences of addiction into a rant against...illegal immigration.

New UN stamps promote LGBT rights  —  United Nations Postal Administration issues colourful series celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as part of Free & Equal campaign  —  The United Nations Postal Administration has released six new postage stamps promoting equality for lesbian …

Jeb jokes his mom was lucky there was no ‘child-abuse hotline’  —  Former first lady Barbara Bush is “not as great as everybody thinks she is,” Jeb Bush said during a lighter moment at a campaign event in Derry accompanied by his mother, in which he joked about her proclivity to discipline.

Male Teen Takes Nude Photo of Himself, Charged with Making Child Porn  —  The kid, 15, could be placed on the sex offender registry.  —  A Three Rivers, Michigan, teenager is both the victim and perpetrator of a sex crime.  He might land on the sex offender registry, and face criminal charges …