Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Slams Bernie Sanders  —  Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the progressive icon who led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights movement, on Thursday dismissed Sen. Bernie Sanders' participation in that movement.

CNN's Jake Tapper Calls Anti-Trump Headlines ‘Very Height of Elitism’  —  “I think journalistically, to not take Donald Trump seriously is a mistake,” Tapper tells TheWrap  —  CNN's Jake Tapper is not impressed with Huffington Post and New York Daily News headlines mocking Donald Trump.

Cruz Campaign Removes Ad Featuring Softcore Porn Star  —  Amy Lindsay has appeared in films such as Erotic Confessions, Carnal Wishes, Secrets of a Chambermaid, and Insatiable Desires.  “Had the campaign known of her full filmography, we obviously would not have let her appear in the ad,” a Cruz campaign spokesman told BuzzFeed News.

Report: Iranian Official Says GOPers Tried To Stall Prisoner Swap For 2016 Election  —  An Iranian official said “Republican rivals of the current US administration” attempted to stall last month's Iranian-U.S. prisoner swap until the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Tasnim News Agency reported.

U.S. and Russia Announce Plan for Humanitarian Aid and a Cease-Fire in Syria  —  MUNICH — Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, announced that they had agreed on the delivery over the next few days of desperately needed aid to besieged Syrian cities …

Clinton Foundation received subpoena from State Department investigators  —  Investigators with the State Department issued a subpoena to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation last fall seeking documents about the charity's projects that may have required approval …

Gravitational Waves Detected, Confirming Einstein's Theory  —  A team of physicists who can now count themselves as astronomers announced on Thursday that they had heard and recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, a fleeting chirp that fulfilled the last prophecy …

Statement by FBI Special Agent in Charge Greg Bretzing on the Situation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge … This morning the FBI took into custody the four remaining occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge without incident and without shots fired.

First on CNN: Harry Reid says contested Democratic convention possible  —  (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that the Democratic race for president could drag on for months — and possibly to the Democratic National Convention in July.  —  In an interview with CNN …

Alan Grayson's Double Life: Congressman and Hedge Fund Manager  —  WASHINGTON — The hedge fund manager boasted that he had traveled to “every country” in the world, studying overseas stock markets as he fine-tuned an investment strategy to capitalize on global companies' suffering because of economic or political turmoil.

Westwood One Announces Lifetime Extension for The Mark Levin Show  —  Popular Show Hosted by Mark Levin Renewed Through 2025  —  NEW YORK, NY, February 11, 2016 - Westwood One announces that Mark Levin will continue his eponymous talk show for many years to come, as The Mark Levin Show has now been extended through 2025.

Cruz app data collection helps campaign read minds of voters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting the privacy of law-abiding citizens from the government is a pillar of Ted Cruz's Republican presidential candidacy, but his campaign is testing the limits of siphoning personal data from supporters.

Silicon Valley's year: ‘amazing’ but with ‘perils’  —  2016 Silicon Valley Index finds phenomenal economic growth but questions if it will last  —  Joint Venture Silicon Valley's annual economic study found that 2015 was a year of record-breaking growth and prosperity …

Parents outraged after students shown ‘white guilt’ cartoon for Black History Month  —  A Virginia school district has banned the use of an educational video about racial inequality after some parents complained that its messaging is racially divisive.  —  The four-minute, animated video …

Clinton Campaign Hires Zerlina Maxwell For Digital Outreach  —  WASHINGTON — The Hillary Clinton campaign has hired Zerlina Maxwell, a well-known political analyst and writer, to join its digital outreach team, BuzzFeed News has learned.  —  Contacted by BuzzFeed News Thursday …

‘Killing Republicans’ musical to premiere, as Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Clinton campaign  —  While Grand Old Party presidential hopefuls name-call, vilify and shred each other on the campaign trail, a new musical offers perspective about life — and death — in the Oval Office.