How Electable Is Elizabeth Warren, Anyway?  —  Elizabeth Warren is not leading the polls (yet), but she is on a trajectory to win the Democratic presidential nomination.  She is well-liked by supporters of other candidates, giving her room to grow.  And the sequence of votes gives …

After hours of questioning Lewandowski, Democrats finally land punches  —  more than five hours of confrontational exchanges, but Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee finally managed to regain the narrative in their questioning of Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump's former campaign manager …

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Learned to Play by Washington's Rules  —  WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks after being sworn in last year, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a young progressive star fresh off an upset of one of the top Democratic leaders in the House …

Israeli election: Netanyahu says he won't concede, blames media bias  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he'll still fight to keep power despite exit polls from today's elections showing his Likud party trailing the center-left Blue and White party and his right-wing bloc falling short of a majority.

‘Feel free to leak this’: Inside the Pelosi-Nadler impeachment schism  —  In a closed-door meeting last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi stunned lawmakers and aides with a swipe at Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee.  —  Pelosi criticized the panel's handling of impeachment in harsh terms …

Trump taps Robert C. O'Brien to replace John Bolton as national security adviser  —  President Trump on Wednesday named Robert C. O'Brien, who has served as the U.S. hostage negotiator, as his new national security adviser, replacing the ousted John Bolton.  —  “I am pleased to announce …

‘The ground is shifting’: Arizona emerges as a 2020 trouble spot for Trump  —  Arizona has long been touted as a potential swing state in the presidential election.  Its time may have finally come.  —  Demographic shifts, progressive organizing efforts and President Donald Trump's potential weakness …

Fact check: From Iran pre-conditions to the weather in North Carolina, Trump made 87 false claims last week  —  Cooper throws shade at Trump's light bulb comment  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump was relentlessly inaccurate last week — to the media, to his supporters and to legislators from his own party.

In whiplash moment, Democrats are now backing away from Kavanaugh allegations  —  In a head-spinning few days, Republicans have moved into a full offensive posture over the latest allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, leaving congressional Democrats in a defensive crouch as they try to change the subject.

Pa. Sen. Mike Folmer loses leadership post over ‘deeply disturbing’ child porn charges  —  State Sen. Mike Folmer, who has been charged with possession of child pornography, is losing a key leadership post in the state Senate.  —  State Senate Republican leaders said Folmer is being removed …

6 things to know about teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg  —  WASHINGTON — Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg will be one of the witnesses to testify before a joint hearing of two House committees Wednesday on the “global climate crisis.”

White House Fires Homeland Security Dept.'s General Counsel  —  WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday fired John Mitnick, the general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, after months of shake-up at an agency responsible for carrying out President Trump's immigration agenda.

Acting Intelligence Chief Refuses to Testify, Prompting Standoff With Congress  —  WASHINGTON — The acting director of national intelligence will not testify before Congress this week or immediately hand over a whistle-blower complaint to lawmakers, escalating a standoff between Capitol Hill and leaders of the intelligence agencies.

A 21st Century Breakup Inside the divorce rattling Silicon Valley and Democratic politics.  —  Three summers ago, a worker stood up at “Q&A,” Facebook's weekly all-hands, town-hall-style meeting, which is usually held on Friday afternoons in Menlo Park and livestreamed to its offices around the world …

Nearly a third of likely caucus-goers do not want Biden, poll finds  —  AMES, Iowa - Sen. Elizabeth Warren leads the Democratic field of presidential candidates in a new Iowa State University/Civiqs poll.  Warren was the top choice of 24 percent of likely Iowa caucus-goers.

EXCLUSIVE: Here's The Document The White House, Barr Are Using To Push Gun Control On Republicans  —  The White House and Department of Justice (DOJ) have met with multiple Republican senators and congressmen to shop legislation on expanding background checks consistent with the Manchin-Toomey bill …

New Mexico Announces Plan for Free College for State Residents  —  Under the plan, tuition to all state colleges would be free for students regardless of family income.  —  ALBUQUERQUE — In one of the boldest state-led efforts to expand access to higher education, New Mexico is unveiling …

‘This Is Not the Way Everybody Behaves.’ How Adam Neumann's Over-the-Top Style Built WeWork.  —  The skills that helped fuel We Co.'s breakneck growth are piling up as potential liabilities as the company prepares to go public  —  Adam Neumann was flying high.  Literally.

Why it will be hard for Trump to win Wisconsin again  —  They hate Donald Trump's tweets.  They worry about his temperament.  They're still uncomfortable with the name-calling.  —  But many voters in Milwaukee's Republican suburbs like his court appointments.  And they approve of his stewardship of the economy.

Pentagon has warned of dire outcomes if military projects canceled for wall don't happen  —  The Pentagon warned of dire outcomes unless Congress paid for urgently needed military construction projects nationwide — the same projects that have now been canceled to fund President Trump's border wall.

Trump says he plans to ‘substantially increase’ sanctions on Iran  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he directed Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin “to substantially increase” U.S. sanctions on Iran following an attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.

Democratic donor Ed Buck charged with operating drug house after 2 men found dead in home  —  Prominent Democratic donor and LGBTQ political activist Ed Buck was arrested Tuesday and charged with operating a drug house, with prosecutors calling him a violent sexual predator who preys on men struggling with addiction and homelessness.

The Facebook page ‘Vets for Trump’ was hijacked by a North Macedonian businessman.  It took months for the owners to get it back.  —  Veterans and active-duty military personnel are especially valuable targets for manipulation because they vote at high rates and can influence others who admire their records of service.