Trump campaign cutting ties with pollsters after internal numbers leaked  —  The president's re-election campaign says series of polls showing Joe Biden ahead in key states are “ancient” news.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is cutting ties with some of its own pollsters …

Pete Buttigieg says it's “almost certain” we've had gay presidents  —  Pete Buttigieg told “Axios on HBO” that “we've probably had excellent presidents who were gay — we just didn't know which ones.”  —  Why it matters: Buttigieg, who is rising in polls and would be the first openly gay nominee …

Max Boot: ‘Reality’ is pushing for impeachment, not the media  —  Washington Post opinion columnist Max Boot said the press are not pushing for impeachment and warned the media against taking at face value what the Trump administration says on anything.  —  CNN “Reliable Sources” …

Jon Stewart blasts Mitch McConnell over 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund  —  Comedian Jon Stewart told “Fox News Sunday” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has since 2010 been “the white whale” when it comes to passing the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.

Israel's Netanyahu inaugurates non-existent ‘Trump Heights’ town in the Golan  —  Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman hosted a special ceremony Sunday to dedicate a new town in the Golan Heights called “Ramat Trump,” or “Trump Heights” in English.

Trump Wants to Neutralize Democrats on Health Care.  Republicans Say Let It Go.  —  WASHINGTON — As President Trump prepares to kick off his bid for a second term this week, he is anxiously searching for a way to counter Democrats on health care, one of their central issues …

Ex-pastor in Texas accused of sexually abusing teen relative  —  HOUSTON (AP) — A former Southern Baptist pastor who supported legislation in Texas that would have criminalized abortions has been arrested on charges of child sex abuse, accused of repeatedly molesting a teenage relative over the course of two years.

Joe Biden and the ‘electability’ delusion — and why the media keep making the same mistake  —  As Iowa journalist Robert Leonard talks to voters around his state, he finds himself baffled at the national portrayal of Joe Biden's dominance in the presidential campaign.

This Isn't Going According to Plan for Kirsten Gillibrand  —  DES MOINES—Isaac Rosenberg is stumped.  What is it about Kirsten Gillibrand that makes people love to hate her, the rush of coverage eager to point out how her presidential campaign has underperformed?

Saudi Arabia May Execute Teenager for His Protests — Including When He Was 10  —  In 2011, as Arab Spring protests swept across the Middle East, demonstrations also kicked off in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Province.  Members of the kingdom's repressed Shiite minority took to the streets …

4 years since Trump came down that escalator and the cycle of empty outrage has become unbearable  —  It was the most consequential ride in American history since Paul Revere, and as I write this it happened exactly four years ago — June 16, 2015.  But doesn't it feel like it was 14 years ago …

Iran's Elite Defense Force Finds New Funding Sources as Tension Rises With U.S.  —  Infrastructure projects and smuggling help Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps skirt sanctions  —  TEHRAN, Iran—The country's top paramilitary force is maintaining support for armed groups in the Middle East …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump cites lessons from Nixon, says he ‘was never going to fire Mueller’  —  President Donald Trump told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos that he did not fire special counsel Robert Mueller because “that didn't work out too well” for former President Richard Nixon.

Democrats' 2020 Achilles heel: The Senate  —  The Democrats' dream team of Senate candidates — popular Governors and 2018 super stars — to challenge beatable Republican incumbents isn't going to happen.  Party strategists hope their plan B might be sufficient to pick up the handful of seats needed for control.

Support for beginning impeachment hearings grows among Democrats in new NBC News/WSJ poll  —  Americans overall remain divided over beginning impeachment hearings but Democratic support has surged since last month.  —  WASHINGTON — More Democratic voters believe Congress should begin impeachment hearings …