John Roberts blocks mentions of alleged whistleblower's name  —  Chief Justice John Roberts has communicated to senators that he will not read aloud the alleged Ukraine whistleblower's name or otherwise publicly relay questions that might out the official, a move that's effectively blocked Sen. Rand Paul from asking a question.

Portion of US border wall in California falls over in high winds and lands on Mexican side  —  (CNN)Newly installed panels from the US border wall fell over in high winds Wednesday, landing on trees on the Mexican side of the border.  —  The area is part of an ongoing construction project to improve existing sections of the wall.

How impeachment could flip the Senate  —  Rahm Emanuel is a former mayor of Chicago, Democratic congressman from Illinois and White House chief of staff.  —  When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) initiated an impeachment inquiry into President Trump several months ago …

White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book  —  Washington (CNN)The White House has issued a formal threat to former national security adviser John Bolton to keep him from publishing his book, “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,” sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

Biden, rivals privately pitching caucus night deals  —  DES MOINES — Joe Biden and other leading candidates are actively courting lower-polling campaigns in the final days before the Iowa caucuses, hoping to forge election night alliances designed to pick up the supporters of candidates who fail to move past the first ballot.

Democrats Say They Are Stunned by Trump Lawyer's Stance on Foreign Information  —  Democrats reacted angrily to White House lawyer Patrick Philbin's argument on the Senate floor that it is not a campaign violation if a foreign power offers information about a person running for political office …

ALAN DERSHOWITZ FOR THE DEFENSE: L'ÉTAT, C'EST TRUMP  —  Donald Trump's lawyer says that the President can do just about anything he wants.  —  An hour into the Senate trial of Donald John Trump on Wednesday, the emeritus Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz came to the floor to answer …

What Will You Do When the Culture War Comes for You?  —  Newsrooms still aren't ready for the trolls.  —  Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large.  —  The culture war will come for us all.  —  On Sunday, it came for a Washington Post reporter, Felicia Sonmez.

Hillary Clinton refuses to be served Tulsi Gabbard's defamation lawsuit  —  Hillary Clinton has now twice snubbed a process server attempting to deliver the defamation lawsuit filed against her by Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, according to Gabbard's attorney.

Trump Impeachment Trial: Top Democrat Concedes ‘Probably No’ on Witnesses  —  During questioning, a lawyer for President Trump argued that any action to aid re-election could be considered in the nation's interest and therefore could not be impeachable.

Katie Hopkins' Twitter account suspended  —  Move comes after Countdown host Rachel Riley and campaigners demand action from social network  —  Far-right commentator Katie Hopkins has been suspended from Twitter after calls for a “full review” by the social network.

I have just read 25 books and am here to perform your open-heart surgery  —  “What I would encourage people to do is try to divorce yourself from all of the history that's happened over the years and read this plan.”  —  “I've been getting criticized for the last couple of years by all the people …

Document shows Bernie Sanders's team preparing dozens of potential executive orders  —  Rising in the polls ahead of the Iowa caucuses, the presidential candidate considers spelling out how he could go around Congress if elected president  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) …

10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2020  —  Since 2011, FIRE has named and shamed 65 individual colleges and universities as America's worst for free speech.  Some — we're looking at you Harvard, DePaul, and Syracuse — are regulars and have appeared four or five times.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to endorse Mike Bloomberg for president  —  D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser is to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg during a joint appearance Thursday afternoon in the District, according to the Bloomberg campaign.

Is time running out for ambitious political journalism at the Des Moines Register?  Not yet.  —  DES MOINES — Brianne Pfannenstiel has been giving her red 2010 Toyota Corolla a workout lately.  —  “900 miles in three days,” said the 31-year-old chief politics reporter for the Des Moines Register …

Biden sees Bloomberg as threat — and boon to Sanders  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden's allies are growing anxious about former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, believing he will siphon off Biden's centrist support on Super Tuesday and pave the way for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to win the nomination.

Klobuchar Called On To Suspend Campaign As Questions Swirl Around Myon Burrell Case  —  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Senator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is facing new scrutiny over an old case.  —  The 2002 murder of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards happened when Klobuchar was the Hennepin County attorney.

How Trump's impeachment created two Democratic superstars  —  The House Democratic Caucus has long been dominated by a gaggle of also-rans: men and women who, while good enough for Congress, proved to be underwhelming on the larger stage of national politics.  —  That's changed.

21 Hours With Alan Dershowitz  —  Over the course of one week, Tom Chiarella watched Donald Trump's TV-loving lawyer prepare for his biggest argument to date.  He still can't make sense of it.  —  He sits with his back half-turned to the window of his eighth-floor apartment in Miami Beach …

ABC News suspends correspondent over erroneous report on Kobe Bryant crash  —  ABC News has suspended the correspondent who speculated on-air that all four of Kobe Bryant's daughters were on board the helicopter that crashed and killed the NBA icon and eight others on Sunday.

Trump Ally Held Event Handing Out Cash in a Black Community  —  The group that hosted the event last month in Cleveland is run by a prominent black ally of the president, and it promoted Trump administration policies while doling out cash prizes.  —  WASHINGTON — A nonprofit organization run …

Media's NeverTrump Voices Drown Out Republican Perspective  —  Over the weekend, Washington Post columnist Max Boot had a novel take on President Trump's impeachment.  According to Boot, what Trump said on the phone call with Ukraine's president was in some ways worse than Andrew Jackson's forced relocation …

Lessons for Life: The Obituaries of Republicans Who Opposed Nixon's Impeachment  —  “Obituaries reflect what the present thinks of the past,” wrote journalism professor Kathleen McElroy.  —  What will the future think of President Donald Trump and two historic votes senators must take on his impeachment?