Former campaign staffer alleges in lawsuit that Trump kissed her without her consent.  The White House denies the charge.  —  A staffer on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign says he kissed her without her consent at a small gathering of supporters before a Florida rally …

I support Trump's vision on border security.  But I would vote against the emergency.  —  Thom Tillis, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from North Carolina.  —  President Trump has few bigger allies than me when it comes to supporting his vision of 21st-century border security …

Trump's Memo Appointing Matthew Whitaker Raises Questions About When He Actually Took Over DOJ  —  WASHINGTON — A newly released document regarding former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker's appointment shows that, at the earliest, President Donald Trump authorized Whitaker to lead …

Bernie Sanders Raises $10 Million in Less Than a Week  —  A clutch of advisers to Senator Bernie Sanders began arriving at the Capitol Hill townhouse that served as his makeshift headquarters before dawn last Tuesday, where they readied themselves to track, among other things …

Study: Green New Deal Would Cost Up to $94 Trillion  —  Sen. Barrasso: ‘Green New Deal would bankrupt the nation’  —  The “Green New Deal” would cost up to $94.4 trillion, or over $600,000 per household in the United States, according to a new study.  —  The American Action Forum study offers …

The Trauma Floor  —  The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America  —  She spent the past three and a half weeks in training, trying to harden herself against the daily onslaught of disturbing posts: the hate speech, the violent attacks, the graphic pornography.

GOP donors: Trump campaign lacks a strategy to win in 2020  —  Late last month, more than 100 major Republican donors gathered at the Trump International Hotel for a presentation from the president's campaign manager Brad Parscale and other top political hands on their plans to keep the White House …

On August 2, 2016, Paul Manafort Gave Konstantin Kilimnik 75 Pages of Recent, Detailed Polling Data  —  I want to return again to the question of what Paul Manafort ordered Rick Gates to print out on August 2, 2016, so he could share it with Konstantin Kilimnik at a clandestine meeting that night.

It's Mueller's Investigation.  But Right Behind Him Is Andrew Goldstein.  —  WASHINGTON — The routine was always the same.  President Trump's lawyers would drive to heavily secured offices near the National Mall, surrender their cellphones, head into a windowless conference room …

Labour Party Leader, Under Pressure, Backs a New Brexit Referendum  —  LONDON — Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Monday that it was prepared to support a second referendum on withdrawal from the European Union, a shift that could have significant ramifications for the fate of Brexit and for the country's future.

How Lindsey Graham Went From Trump Skeptic to Trump Sidekick  —  “What happened to me?” the senator asks.  “Not a damn thing.”  —  As the luncheon dishes were placed down, the master of ceremonies kicked off a boisterous round of Lindsey Graham trivia.  “What is the senator's middle name? …

Russia says US asked for advice on dealing with North Korea  —  Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday said that the U.S. asked for Moscow's advice in approaching this week's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.  —  The Associated Press reported …

Joint Statement from ICE and CBP on stillbirth in custody  —  On Feb. 22, while being processed for release from DHS custody, a 24-year-old Honduran woman went into premature labor and delivered a stillborn baby at the Port Isabel Detention Center (PIDC).  —  The woman, whose name …

Harry Reid wishes for George W. Bush again ‘every day’  —  Programming note: For more on George W. Bush and the political family that produced two Presidents, watch CNN's Original Series “The Bush Years” debuting Sunday, March 3 at 9pm ET on CNN.  —  (CNN)Former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid …

Jackson gay rights leader accused of burning down own home … Nikki Joly, transgender activist, arrives in court with defense attorney Daniel Barnett in Circuit Court in Jackson, to face Judge John McBain on Friday, Feb 1, 2019, and is granted a continuance.

Senate defeats anti-abortion bill, as GOP tries to jam Dems  —  The Senate on Monday rejected a bill making it a felony for a doctor to harm or neglect an infant who survives an “attempted abortion,” part of a Republican effort to squeeze Democrats ahead of the 2020 campaign.

Daughter Of Putin's Spokesman Working In European Parliament  —  BRUSSELS — The daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman works as an intern in the European Parliament in Brussels, and has unhindered access to various EU documents, RFE/RL has learned.

Jill Stein is finally paying her numerous federal fines  —  Jill Stein has finally paid her fines.  —  Mostly.  —  Stein's 2016 Green Party presidential campaign committee cut the Federal Election Commission a $41,735.31 check in late December — an effort to resolve the committee's mounting legal troubles.

Trump Organization asks House committee to cease investigations, citing an alleged conflict of interest  —  A lawyer for the Trump Organization has asked the House Judiciary Committee to cease any investigations related to it, claiming that the panel's work has been tainted by its hiring …

Activist whose group infiltrated McCaskill campaign will take stage after Josh Hawley  —  As soon as Sen. Josh Hawley exits the stage at a Friday event in Maryland, a conservative activist responsible for undercover videos of his Democratic opponent will appear on that same stage.

Arrest Record Leaks for a Top Candidate in Tuesday's Public Advocate Election  —  [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]  —  A decade-old arrest of Councilman Jumaane Williams has surfaced in the final stretch of the New York City public advocate's race …