Bernie backers unleash their anger at a folk concert in Iowa  —  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — On Friday afternoon, Pete Buttigieg, the frontrunner in Iowa in November and December, made his closing pitch here to about 100 voters.  Buttigieg has sunk 6 points to third place over the course of January.

Trump administration reveals it's blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President's role  —  Washington (CNN)The Department of Justice revealed in a court filing late Friday that it has two dozen emails related to the President Donald Trump's involvement in the withholding …

“HELP!!!”  Internal #SharpieGate Emails Show Government Officials Freaked Out Over Trump's “Doctored” Hurricane Map  —  “HELP!!!” wrote one federal official.  “Yep, crazy,” said another.  —  President Trump's fake hurricane map triggered panic, outrage, and an internal revolt among top officials …

A Dishonorable Senate  —  Republican legislators abdicated their duty by refusing to seek the truth.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.

How the House lost the witness battle along with impeachment  —  NBC host Chuck Todd recently asked guests if supporters of President Trump just want to be lied to.  It is a question that many in the media would never ask about Democrats, even in the face of overtly false claims.  This week is an example.

U.S. Officials Warn of ‘Real Security Consequences’ if Trump's Acquitted  —  Crimes, conspiracies, and off-the-book ops—that's just a taste of what an impeachment acquittal could usher in, U.S. officials and Senate Democrats fear.  —  Late into Wednesday's session of the Senate impeachment trial …

FBI investigating border wall gun battle that left two wounded at California job site  —  A shootout at a border wall construction site near San Diego that wounded two Mexican security guards last summer is now under FBI investigation, according to private contractors and government documents obtained by The Washington Post.

Trump's Impeachment Is Virtually Over.  What Did it Change?  —  Lasting marks are set to include deeper polarization, an ever-more powerful executive and a Republican Party inextricably joined to the president  —  No experience as searing as a presidential impeachment trial—dramatic …

‘Angels’ in Hell: The Culture of Misogyny Inside Victoria's Secret  —  A Times investigation found widespread bullying and harassment of employees and models.  The company expresses “regret.”  —  Victoria's Secret defined femininity for millions of women.  Its catalog and fashion shows were popular touchstones.

The Quiet Significance of NeverTrump  —  The hashtag isn't important.  But the voters are.  —  Speak to enough voters who oppose Trump—which is, per polling, slightly more than half the country—and you will hear a strange resignation to the feeling that no matter what happens, President Trump is probably going to win re-election.

Brexit, the most pointless, masochistic ambition in our country's history, is done  —  The magic dust of populism has blinded reason, and damage and diminishment lie ahead  —  It's done.  A triumph of dogged negotiation by May then, briefly, Johnson, has fulfilled the most pointless …

Is Hillary Clinton angling to become vice president?  —  A number of people in politics, the media and elsewhere are openly speculating that if Democrats wind up with a “brokered convention,” with no strong or viable nominee evident, Hillary Clinton might enter the arena as the “savior” …

Donald Trump's Campaign Against Reality in Iowa  —  Even though Donald Trump's victory in Iowa's Republican caucuses on Monday is a forgone conclusion, the president's campaign is moving forward with so much organizational manpower and theatrics in the state that you'd be forgiven …

Kansas Republicans fight over who will ‘stand with President Trump’ in U.S. Senate  —  President Donald Trump starred in the Kansas Republican Senate debate Saturday as the candidates fought aggressively over who could serve as his best and most effective ally in Washington.

POLITICO Playbook: The two Senate trials  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IN CASE YOU'RE ON THE MARKET ... THE STATE DEPARTMENT is hiring for a “Senior Anticorruption Advisor” in Kyiv, Ukraine.  The listing  —  BREAKING ... REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-Calif.) raised a stunning $2.5 MILLION in the fourth quarter of 2019, a new filing showed.

Election Update: Is Klobuchar Having A Last-Minute Surge In Iowa?  —  To quote Buffalo Springfield, “there's something happening here, but what it is ain't exactly clear.”  What is clear, though, is that Sen. Amy Klobuchar's poll numbers are on the rise in Iowa — she's now at 10 percent …

Abbas Says Will Cut Security Ties With U.S., Israel, as Arab League Rejects Trump Plan  —  League says will not cooperate with U.S. to execute plan ■ Israeli officials hopeful that rejection will lead to U.S. green light for unilateral annexation  —  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas …

Polling: Americans dissatisfied with the state of the union  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The turbulence of impeachment, a contentious presidential campaign and a global virus health threat confront President Trump as he prepares to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night.