Trump involved Pence in efforts to pressure Ukraine's leader, though officials say vice president was unaware of allegations in whistleblower complaint  —  The president instructed Pence not to attend the inauguration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in May.  — Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe, Ashley Parker -

Schiff Got Early Account of Accusations as Whistle-Blower's Concerns Grew  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic head of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, learned about the outlines of a C.I.A. officer's concerns that President Trump had abused his power days …

Biden Dirt File Has Private Email Between John Solomon and Rudy Allies  —  The email was then included in part of a misinformation dossier that the State Department Inspector General delivered to Congress.  —  A controversial right-leaning reporter at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal …

Giuliani consulted on Ukraine with imprisoned Paul Manafort via a lawyer  —  In his quest to rewrite the history of the 2016 election, President Trump's personal attorney has turned to an unusual source of information: Trump's imprisoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Odd markings, ellipses fuel doubts about the ‘rough transcript’ of Trump's Ukraine call  —  President Trump said Wednesday that his controversial July call with his Ukrainian counterpart was transcribed “word-for-word, comma-for-comma,” an assertion that fueled growing questions about the nature …

Here's why Democrats are winning  —  The percentage of Americans in favor of impeachment is increasing — quickly.  It has gone from a clear minority view to a majority or plurality in recent polling.  Part of that progress is directly attributable to President Trump acting more unhinged by the day …

Book Alleging Biden Corruption in Ukraine Lifted Passages From Wikipedia  —  In more than a dozen instances, Peter Schweizer's book “Secret Empires” appears to have copied complete sentences or large parts of them from other sources.  —  A book that has fueled corruption allegations …

Perilous times for President Trump: By 45%-38%, Americans support impeaching him over allegations related to Ukraine, poll finds  —  From the moment Donald Trump became a national political figure, he has been cloaked in controversy and shadowed by investigations.

Former National Enquirer Editor Threatens Booksellers Over Ronan Farrow Exposé  —  Dylan Howard has hired a high-powered law-firm to quash the New Yorker writer's forthcoming book.  —  Former top National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard is using high-powered law firms that practice in Britain …

‘You Sound a Little Slurry’: Corey Lewandowski Called Out By Fox Host for Acting Drunk on the Air in Wild Interview  —  A Fox Business host accused former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski of being drunk on the air Wednesday.  —  In a wild interview on Kennedy …

Fox News Host Todd Starnes Out After Suggesting Democrats Worship Pagan God Moloch (Exclusive)  —  Fox News radio host and commentator Todd Starnes has been ousted from the network, its website contract and the premium subscription service Fox Nation, the company told TheWrap on Wednesday.

Unfit for Office  —  On a third-down play last season, the Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith stood in shotgun formation, five yards behind the line of scrimmage.  As he called his signals, a Houston Texans cornerback, Kareem Jackson, suddenly sprinted forward from a position four yards behind the defensive line.

Victim's brother hugs ex-cop after sentencing in wrong-apartment murder  —  Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 10 years in prison for the fatal 2018 killing of an innocent man she shot when she mistakenly entered his apartment believing it was her own.

US plans to impose tariffs on EU imports in Airbus case  —  The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports _ from gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft _ beginning Oct. 18 to retaliate against illegal European Union subsidies for aviation giant Airbus.

Trump's video taken off Twitter after band Nickelback complains  —  US president receives copyright censure over video that took aim at political rival Joe Biden  —  A video posted by Donald Trump has been removed from Twitter following a copyright claim by the rock band Nickelback.

Justice Department tells White House to preserve notes of Trump's calls with foreign leaders  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department told White House personnel on Wednesday that they must preserve all notes regarding President Donald Trump's meetings and phone calls with foreign leaders.

Historians on Trump: We've never seen anything like this  —  Opinion by Elizabeth A. Cobbs, Kyle Longley, Kenneth Osgood and Jeremi Suri  —  Editor's note: Elizabeth A. Cobbs is the Melbern Glasscock Chair in American history at Texas A&M University and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

Facebook says Trump can lie in his Facebook ads  —  Last week, Facebook quietly changed the language of its advertising policies to make it easier for politicians to lie in ads.  —  On Tuesday, the Trump campaign launched a new ad on Facebook, which includes a claim that was ruled false by Facebook-approved third-party fact-checkers.

With Warren gaining, Biden builds a Super Tuesday fortress  —  Joe Biden's campaign is ramping up its investment in the Super Tuesday states, anticipating a Democratic race that narrows to two candidates by early March.  —  The increase in staffing across the 14 states that will vote March 3 comes …