Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says  —  The president asked his national security adviser last spring in front of other senior advisers to pave the way for a meeting between Rudolph Giuliani and Ukraine's new leader.  —  WASHINGTON — More than two months …

DNC members discuss rules change to stop Sanders at convention  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — A small group of Democratic National Committee members has privately begun gauging support for a plan to potentially weaken Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign and head off a brokered convention.

Trump Administration Adds Six Countries to Travel Ban  —  President Trump added Africa's biggest country, Nigeria, as well as Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania, to his restricted travel list.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Friday added six countries to his list …

Weinstein Accuser Says He Has No Testicles  —  Jessica Mann testified in a Manhattan courtroom Friday that Harvey Weinstein engaged in forced oral sex and raped her in early 2013 and alleged that she was in a twisted relationship with him because of her sexual inexperience.

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Has Retired From Foreign Service  —  Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine until last spring when she was ousted following a disinformation campaign by the president's private lawyer, is retiring — not resigning.

The Senate Can Stop Pretending Now  —  Lamar Alexander and the end of Donald Trump's impeachment trial.  —  Just like that, at precisely 11 p.m. on Thursday, minutes after the end of the ninth day of the Senate trial of Donald John Trump, Senator Lamar Alexander ended it.

SUV breaches security checkpoints at Mar-a-Lago Club; shots fired  —  2 taken into custody after incident near Trump's property in Palm Beach  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. - An SUV breached two security checkpoints near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, leading authorities …

For $193, a Flight to New York With a Six-Hour Stopover in Wuhan  —  Bargain flights between Hong Kong and New York have emerged in the wake of the new coronavirus, as long as travelers are willing to stop in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, in just a few months.

LIVEUK no longer a member of EU  —  Read our main story: UK leaves the European Union |  Do Britons now agree about leaving the EU?  Fishing will be a ‘red line’ in Brexit negotiations |  Follow us on Twitter: @BBCPolitics  —  Play video Watch live: BBC News Brexit special

Hillary Clinton Slams Bernie Sanders for Not Working to Unite Democrats in 2016  —  In a podcast interview on Friday, Mrs. Clinton also described the caucuses in Iowa, where Mr. Sanders leads in some polls, as “undemocratic.”  —  DES MOINES — Hillary Clinton said on Friday in a podcast interview …

Omar Paid Additional $215,000 From Campaign Coffers to Alleged Boyfriend's Firm  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) continues to push campaign cash to a firm run by her alleged boyfriend, filings show.  —  Omar's new committee filings submitted Friday morning show that between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 …

U.S. Strikes at Leader of Qaeda in Yemen  —  American officials believe they may have killed the terrorist leader, Qassim al-Rimi, but have not confirmed his death.  —  The United States has carried out an airstrike against the leader of Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen after months of tracking …

The Conservatives Trying to Ditch Fake News  —  Jonah Goldberg, the conservative author and longtime fixture at National Review, used to have a go-to metaphor he'd deploy whenever he found himself defending one of his noisier compatriots in the right-wing media.

Indianola's GOP Mayor Switches Parties To Caucus For Klobuchar  —  Kelly Shaw, the Republican Mayor of Indianola, announced today he will switch parties and caucus for Senator Amy Klobuchar for president on February 3.  —  “Those of you who know me, and there are several of you here in the community …