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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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? …

Ex-Clinton staffers slam Sanders over private jet flights  —  In his campaign launch video last week, Bernie Sanders singled out the fossil fuel industry for criticism, listing it among the special interests he planned to take on.  But in the final months of the 2016 campaign …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Americans' Perceptions of U.S. World Image Best Since 2003  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe the U.S. rates “very” or “somewhat favorably” in the world's eyes.  Though the current figure is up just slightly from the 55% recorded last year, it represents the highest figure Gallup has found since 2003.

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 …

Fact Check: Did Ivanka Trump create ‘millions of jobs’?  —  Washington (CNN)During an address to US governors Monday morning, President Donald Trump discussed the need for training programs and claimed that his daughter Ivanka had “created millions of jobs.”

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.

Transgender sprinters finish 1st, 2nd at Connecticut girls indoor track championships  —  NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Andraya Yearwood hears the comments, usually from adults and usually not to her face.  —  She shouldn't be running, they say, not against girls.  —  Yearwood, a 17-year-old junior …

Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen: Far from retired, nowhere near done  —  Janet Yellen made history as the first woman to chair the Federal Reserve Board — a position that has been called “the second most powerful person in government” and the peak of a nearly 17-year career at the institution.

The National Enquirer's Publisher Says The White House Had No Influence On Its “Space Force” Magazine  —  The magazine promises the USA will militarize the “dark side” of the moon.  (There is no dark side of the moon.)  —  American Media Inc., the National Enquirer's publisher …

A World Without Clouds  —  A state-of-the-art supercomputer simulation indicates that a feedback loop between global warming and cloud loss can push Earth's climate past a disastrous tipping point in as little as a century.  —  Michelle Yun/Quanta Magazine; source: cbglp2