Esper Says He Didn't See Specific Evidence Iran Planned to Attack 4 Embassies  —  President Trump had claimed that a planned attack on four American embassies was a justification for the strike on an Iranian general.  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said on Sunday …

Pelosi does not rule out possibility of subpoenaing testimony if Senate skips witnesses  —  “Let's just see what the Senate does,” she said on ABC's “This Week.”  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday did not rule out the possibility of a House subpoena for testimony from former national …

Two States.  Eight Textbooks.  Two American Stories.  —  TWO STATES.  EIGHT TEXTBOOKS.  TWO AMERICAN STORIES.  —  American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics. … We analyzed some of the most popular social studies textbooks used in California and Texas.

While Bernie Sanders has always stood up for African Americans, Joe Biden has repeatedly let us down  —  In choosing between the two Democratic Party candidates atop the polls, African American voters have a consequential decision to make:  —  Will our community side with former Vice President Joe Biden …

Hillary Clinton: The most exonerated politician ever  —  Hillary Clinton has a unique distinction: She has been exonerated twice after extensive federal investigations, the latest entirely unjustified and the result of a politicized Justice Department.  President Trump of course was NOT exonerated …

Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran, feel less safe after strike: POLL  —  The results come from a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.  —  In a week dominated by increased tension with Iran and speculation over when impeachment articles would be delivered to the U.S. Senate …

This playboy tortoise had so much sex he saved his entire species.  Now he's going home  —  (CNN)A womanizing tortoise whose rampant sex life may have single-handedly saved his entire species from extinction has retired from his playboy lifestyle, returning to the wild with his mission accomplished.

Iran's sole female Olympic medalist says she's defected  —  (CNN)Iran's sole female Olympic medalist, Kimia Alizadeh, has announced that she's permanently left her country for Europe.  —  “Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences,” the 21-year-old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting.

If Trump Wins in 2020, Get Ready for President Don Jr.  —  In an excerpt from his new book, “Running Against the Devil,” Daily Beast columnist Rick Wilson conjures what a Trump dynasty would look like.  —  Eight years of Trump sucks, right?  It's terrible, isn't it?  I mean, it can't get worse, right?

The stakes have never been higher.  Here's who I plan to vote for in April's Dem primary  —  I believe in my political independence, but I also believe in fate.  In 2016, declaring the stakes were just too damn high, I ended nearly three decades as a registered independent to become a Democrat …

Can Amy Klobuchar pull off a surprise in Iowa's presidential caucuses?  —  Amy Klobuchar, campaigning across Iowa in the first days of the New Year, told voters about a text a friend sent her after a surge in polls and fundraising.  —  “It had autocorrected by mistake …

Donald Trump's Iran Problem  —  The killing of General Qassem Suleimani has undermined the Trump Administration's top goals in the Islamic Republic.  —  On September 19, 1983, during Lebanon's long civil war, the Reagan Administration ordered Marine peacekeepers in Beirut to open fire …

For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical  —  Safety concerns and a lack of access to menstruation products are among the issues trans and gender-nonconforming people face during “that time of the month.”  —  When transgender model and activist Kenny Ethan Jones experienced …

Soleimani Assassination Rattles Hezbollah's Grip in an Already Shaken Lebanon  —  Lebanese citizens, already deep in their own political and financial crisis, reject Iranian retaliation by proxy  —  The Lebanese University last week transformed into a small commemoration site for assassinated Qassem Soleimani.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's New PAC Is Already Raising Big Money  —  The New York congresswoman is funding candidates herself, instead of routing it through the Democratic Party's campaign arm.  —  New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's new political action committee raised …