Des Moines Register, partners cancel release of Iowa Poll over respondent concerns  —  The Des Moines Register, CNN and Selzer & Co. have made the decision to not release the final installment of the CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll as planned this evening.

Sanders and Steyer closing gap on Biden as SC 2020 presidential primary nears  —  COLUMBIA — Joe Biden's hold atop South Carolina Democratic presidential primary polls has never wavered over nearly a year.  —  But the former vice president's lead continues to slide with the South's first primary just under a month away.

Joe Biden Could Be Impeached by GOP Over Ukraine if He Wins, Iowa Senator Says  —  Iowa Senator Joni Ernst warned Sunday that Republicans would immediately push to impeach Joe Biden over his work in Ukraine as vice president if he win the White House.  —  “I think this door of impeachable whatever …

Trump's Ugly Media Obsessions: ‘Fat’ Meghan McCain, ‘Bitch’ Katy Tur & More  —  EXCERPT  —  In this selection from their new book, “Sinking in the Swamp,” Daily Beast reporters Lachlan Markay and Asawin Suebsaeng lay bare Trump's petty, relentless rants about the media.

Rivals warn Sanders campaign plans to game Iowa results  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Rival campaigns are sounding the alarm that Bernie Sanders could be planning to claim victory on Monday night — before the caucuses are concluded.  —  It's a move, they say, that could have a significant effect on the outcome.

Trump attacks Bloomberg's height hours before their dueling Super Bowl ads  —  “He is a pathological liar who lies about everything: his fake hair, his obesity, and his spray-on tan,” the Bloomberg campaign said in response.  —  Hours before their dueling ads are set to compete in Sunday's Super Bowl …

NBC/WSJ poll: Country remains divided over Trump's impeachment trial  —  Majorities of Americans believe the president abused his power and obstructed Congress but split over whether it was enough to remove him.  —  WASHINGTON — Majorities of American voters believe that President Donald Trump abused …

‘A massive historical story’: Trump's impending acquittal could have profound ramifications for future presidents  —  The evidence of President Trump's actions to pressure Ukraine was never in serious dispute.  After a systematic presentation of the facts of the case, even some Senate Republicans concluded that what he did was wrong.

‘How do you fall for the Bernie Sanders scam?’  Martin O'Malley on the Democrats and Iowa  —  In 2016, the Maryland governor ran for president.  Now he's taking the battle to Trump - and hoping his party won't veer too far left  —  Four years ago, in Iowa, Martin O'Malley withdrew …

Man shot in ‘terrorist-related’ incident in London  —  “At this stage it is believed a number of people have been stabbed,” a tweet from the police said.  —  LONDON — A man was shot in by armed police officers in a “terrorist related incident” in south London on Sunday, the British capital's Metropolitan police said in a tweet.

Democrats need a ‘dark horse,’ not a frontrunner, to win in November  —  While uncertainty abounds over what will happen in Iowa on Monday night, it is clear that if the Iowa caucuses were the proverbial smoke-filled back room of the party bosses, rather than a wintry endurance test for activists, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) would win.

Ernst on Ukraine call: Trump ‘knows now’ to use proper channels - CNN Video  —  In an interview with Jake Tapper, Iowa GOP Senator Jonie Ernst says that she doesn't think Trump will press a foreign country to investigate a political rival again

EU top diplomat: US ‘so-called peace plan’ challenges international law  —  On Sunday, the EU released Borrell's remarks following his meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.  —  European Union High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said that US President Donald …

The truth that mattered at Trump's impeachment trial?  America is a monarchy now  —  In the end, it was kind of fitting that famed attorney Alan Dershowitz showed up to deliver the fatal blow.  In the 1990s, the Harvard Law prof was part of a team of lawyers that established that if you're …

A U.S. Plane Crashed in Afghanistan.  Why So Many Believed a CIA Chief Was On It.  —  The wreckage of a U.S. military plane that crashed and burned in a snowy mountainous region in Afghanistan on Monday was still fresh when Iranian state TV ran a story claiming a top CIA officer was among the dead.