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 …

House Investigators Probe Trump Contact With Matthew Whitaker  —  A House panel believes it has evidence that President Trump asked Matthew Whitaker, at the time the acting attorney general, whether Manhattan U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman could regain control of his office's investigation …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Have Dark Forces Been Messing With the Cosmos?  —  Axions?  Phantom energy?  Astrophysicists scramble to patch a hole in the universe, rewriting cosmic history in the process.  —  There was, you might say, a disturbance in the Force.  —  Long, long ago, when the universe …

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.

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.

Rust Belt, Sun Belt or Both?  Democrats Seek the Best Route to the White House  —  DES MOINES — At the very first event of her first full day in Iowa as a presidential candidate, Senator Kamala Harris was greeted by a Democratic voter who delivered a pointed recommendation about the best path to the White House.

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? …

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.

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.

Warren creates purity test unseen in modern presidential politics  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's decision to block big donors from having special access to her presidential campaign amounts to voluntary disarmament - a major risk that could send precious dollars to competing campaigns.

Univision journalists freed after being detained at Venezuelan presidential palace  —  New York (CNN Business)The Univision network said six of its staffers, including veteran anchorman Jorge Ramos, were briefly detained at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday.

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 …

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 …

State Department says it won't intervene after manslaughter suspect returns to Saudi Arabia  —  The State Department has indicated little hope of bringing back a Saudi citizen to the United States after he fled before his manslaughter trial in Portland.  —  The department confirmed …