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.

Inside the Senate trial: McConnell stops rebel push in GOP for witnesses  —  Inside the Mansfield Room at the Capitol, where Senate Republicans have held daily strategy sessions during President Trump's impeachment trial, senators began walking through their arguments on why they should block witnesses …

As New Coronavirus Spread, China's Old Habits Delayed Fight  —  At critical turning points, Chinese authorities put secrecy and order ahead of openly confronting the growing crisis and risking public alarm or political embarrassment.  —  WUHAN, China — A mysterious illness had stricken seven patients …

Trump, Unrepentant and Unleashed  —  The diabolical duo of Donald and Mitch, serving their own interests, not the national one.  —  WASHINGTON — During a meeting with Donald Trump at Trump Tower in June of 2016, with the opéra bouffe builder improbably heading toward the nomination despite …

NOAA emails reveal internal alarm over Trump's claims about Hurricane Dorian  —  Senior National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials privately slammed an unsigned NOAA statement contradicting forecasters and backing President Trump's claims that Hurricane Dorian was threatening Alabama …

‘Zombie’ campaigns could pick up support in Iowa caucuses  —  FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa caucuses could feature an attack of the “zombie” candidates.  —  As some Democrats prepare for Monday's contest, they say they're planning to side with candidates who have been out of the race for weeks, even months.

Wisconsin voters are warming to Trump, despite impeachment  —  PEWAUKEE, Wis. — Katrina Goetz is fully invested in her community.  A wife, mother of three and volunteer, she is also an executive overseeing 65 employees at TLX Technologies in suburban Milwaukee.

Bloomberg, Steyer spend combined $340 million in fourth quarter  —  Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and businessman Tom Steyer spent a combined $340 million in the last quarter of 2019, far outpacing the amount spent by their rivals in the Democratic presidential race.

While Stained in History, Trump Will Emerge From Trial Triumphant and Unshackled  —  His acquittal in the Senate assured, the emboldened president will take his victory and grievance to the campaign trail, no longer worried about congressional constraint.  —  WASHINGTON — Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed …

Billings legislator insists Constitution says it's OK to shoot socialists  —  HELENA — A Billings Republican legislator said Saturday he believes the U.S. Constitution calls for the shooting or jailing of those who identify as socialists.  —  State Rep. Rodney Garcia …

John le Carré on Brexit: 'It's breaking my heart'  —  This week the novelist received the Olof Palme prize for achievement in the spirit of the assassinated Swedish statesman.  He reflects on how a lack of leadership today has allowed us to ‘sleepwalk’ into Brexit

‘Our own people are out of work’: Bernie Sanders railed against US guest workers from Jamaica  —  Bernie Sanders touts an immigration plan that would broaden access to jobs in the United States for those living across the world.  But he didn't always feel that way.

With live music and booze, Sanders draws massive crowd to party-like Iowa campaign rally  —  3,000 people turned out for his rally in Cedar Rapids on Saturday night, dwarfing attendance figures for events held by rival campaigns.  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Fans danced gleefully to music while guzzling beer.