Democrats on Twitter more liberal, less focused on compromise than those not on the platform  —  The political views and primary candidate preferences of Democrats on Twitter differ from those who are not on the platform, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in January.

The Iowa Caucuses Are a Democracy Disaster  —  A dozen years ago, I set up shop at a Des Moines middle school to cover the Iowa caucuses on a snowy January night.  In a process that has since remained unchanged at heart, participants filed in and divided by neighborhoods between a classroom, the library, and the gym.

Washington Post Threatened Another Star Reporter Over His Tweets  —  The newspaper's Kobe Bryant tweet mess last week wasn't the first time WaPo bosses got into heated clashes with reporters over social-media policy.  —  The Washington Post's controversial decision to punish a reporter …

Biden: Impeachment hasn't ‘shaken my faith’ in working with Republicans  —  The former vice president said 'no one's' found anything wrong with his son Hunter Biden's dealings in Ukraine.  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden said the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump haven't …

‘Truly bizarre circumstances’: Anonymous book agents refute whisper campaign against Trump official  —  The literary agents for the senior Trump administration official who penned an anonymous New York Times op-ed and best-selling book are breaking their silence to swat down a whisper campaign pinning …

Climate Models Are Running Red Hot, and Scientists Don't Know Why  —  There are dozens of climate models, and for decades they've agreed on what it would take to heat the planet by about 3° Celsius.  It's an outcome that would be disastrous—flooded cities, agricultural failures …

Thinking the Kansas City Chiefs are from Kansas, and Trump's many other geography flubs  —  For years, one of the Republican Party's favorite digs at President Barack Obama was to point to his “57 states” flub.  Obama momentarily confusing his having visited 47 states with 57 states was cause for much laughter at his expense.

Susan Collins' Campaign Is Being Helped by a Mysterious Hawaii Company  —  The two states, shall we say, are not exactly close to each other.  —  A mysterious Hawaii company may have illegally funneled a six-figure contribution to a political group boosting an embattled Republican Senator 5,000 miles away …

As Vault 7 trial begins, Joshua Schulte's attorneys will argue he's a whistleblower  —  Nearly three years after WikiLeaks began publishing secret CIA hacking tools, the legal team for the former agency employee who allegedly stole those files will try to convince a jury he did so in order …

White nationalist has long worked at conservative outlets under real name  —  Guardian findings support watchdog's report that ‘Paul Kersey’, a prominent author and activist, is actually Michael J Thompson  —  A new report has revealed that a prominent white nationalist author …

Bolton now promotes the anti-Trump agenda of Schiff and Pelosi  —  Mr. Bolton's entire career could be summed up as “Bolton First”  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  Nobody elected John Bolton to anything.  —  That reality is at the core of what appeared to frustrate Mr. Bolton and numerous …

Political journalists boycott No 10 briefing after PM's aide tries to ban selected reporters - live news  —  The day's political developments, including Johnson's speech on EU trade talks, and Barnier publishing EU's draft negotiating guidelines  —  In response to my colleague Rowena Mason's report …

Virus Pummels Wuhan, a City Short of Supplies and Overwhelmed  —  It is nearly impossible to get the care they need to treat, or even diagnose, the coronavirus, say residents at the crisis' center.  —  WUHAN, China — Weak with fever, An Jianhua waited in line for seven hours outside …

Conspiracy theories swirl over canceled Iowa poll, pushed by Sanders and Yang supporters  —  Recent discussions around the race for the Democratic nomination highlight how social media remains easily manipulated by passionate Americans.  —  Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. …

Axios Sneak Peek  —  Subscribe  —  Welcome to Sneak Peek, our weekly lookahead from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, plus our best scoops.  —  Tonight's newsletter is 2,027 words, < 8-minute read.  —  1 big thing: Trump's sense of invincibility  —  President Trump often says he's …

The Supreme Court May No Longer Have the Legitimacy to Resolve a Disputed Election  —  Among the many strange and worrying truths about American elections, one has a tendency to get lost: The path to the presidency can run not just through battleground states but also through the Supreme Court.

Staffers Say Sexism Runs Deep At The Washington Post  —  There's an “understated respectability” that is “secretly pernicious,” said one woman.  —  Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez received death and rape threats for a tweet she sent out late last month linking to a story …

The Simple Reason Trump Does What He Does  —  Trump's credo, from ‘Access Hollywood’ to impeachment.  —  It wasn't the most notorious part of the “Access Hollywood” tape, but it was the most revealing: “And when you're a star, they let you do it.  You can do anything.”

How a Clash of Egos Became Bigger Than Fixing the Subway  —  Even as New York transit emerged from a crisis, a feud grew between Andy Byford, the subway leader, and his boss, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.  —  One day in October, three powerful figures in New York affairs met for a serious lunch at Fraunces Tavern in Lower Manhattan.