Trump Fans Flooded Iowa Caucus Hotline, Democrats Say  — State party official discussed breakdown with party leaders  — Party officials held conference call on Wednesday night  —  Supporters of President Donald Trump flooded a hotline used by Iowa precinct chairs …

Tribune Editorial: Mitt Romney's profile in courage  —  By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board … — Sen. Edmund G. Ross, R-Kansas, reflecting on his deciding vote to acquit the impeached President Andrew Johnson in 1868.  —  Mitt Romney could have ducked this one.

These are turbulent times.  But we will persist and prevail.  —  Marie L. Yovanovitch served most recently as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.  —  After nearly 34 years working for the State Department, I said goodbye to a career that I loved.  It is a strange feeling to transition …

Exclusive NH Tracking Poll: Sanders Continues To Lead, Buttigieg Closing In  —  BOSTON (CBS) - In a continuation of movement we picked up in last night's WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University tracking poll, it's another day of good results in New Hampshire for Pete Buttigieg.

Trump impeachment live updates: President lashes out at Democrats as ‘corrupt people’ at National Prayer Breakfast, in his first public remarks after acquittal  —  President Trump used his remarks to the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday to lash out at House Democrats responsible …

The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President  —  One day last fall, I sat down to create a new Facebook account.  I picked a forgettable name, snapped a profile pic with my face obscured, and clicked “Like” on the official pages of Donald Trump and his reelection campaign.

DHS suspends Global Entry, Trusted Traveler Programs for New York residents in response to sanctuary law  —  Homeland Security reviewing two administration immigration programs looking to expedite deportation process  —  Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf exclusively told Fox News' …

An Unsettling New Theory: There Is No Swing Voter  —  What if everything you think you know about politics is wrong?  What if there aren't really American swing voters—or not enough, anyway, to pick the next president?  What if it doesn't matter much who the Democratic nominee is?

Nancy Pelosi ‘pre-ripped’ pages of Trump's SOTU speech, video shows  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi apparently made tiny tears into her copy of President Trump's State of the Union address — so that her speech-ripping moment could go off without a hitch.  —  As Trump introduced cancer …

Zelensky Adviser on Trump Impeachment: ‘It Definitely Was Stressful’  —  “If we could choose, this thing wouldn't have happened.  It would have been building the relationship rather than trying to save it from something very political, very loud.”  —  The finale of President Donald Trump's …

In Private, Republicans Admit They Acquitted Trump Out of Fear  —  One journalist remarked to me, “How in the world can these senators walk around here upright when they have no backbone?”  —  Mr. Brown is a Democratic senator from Ohio.  —  Not guilty.  Not guilty.

Investigations Into 2020 Candidates Must Be Cleared by Top Justice Dept. Officials  —  The move is intended to help avoid upending the election as the F.B.I. inadvertently did in 2016 when its campaign inquiries shaped the outcome of the race.  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr issued …

At Embassies Abroad, Trump Envoys Are Quietly Pushing Out Career Diplomats  —  “There's zero support or pushback from the department for the career people,” said one former U.S. official.  —  Lana Marks is a successful fashion designer and member of U.S. President Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.

The Night Sky Will Never Be the Same  —  Last year, Krzysztof Stanek got a letter from one of his neighbors.  The neighbor wanted to build a shed two feet taller than local regulations allowed, and the city required him to notify nearby residents.  Neighbors, the notice said, could object to the construction.

Surprise for New York Renters: No More Broker Fees  —  Regulators unexpectedly banned broker fees for renters, which in the city have long amounted to as much as 15 percent of the annual lease.  —  In New York's City intensely competitive rental market, tenants usually deal with middlemen known as brokers …

New High of 90% of Americans Satisfied With Personal Life  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nine in 10 Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in their personal life, a new high in Gallup's four-decade trend.  The latest figure bests the previous high of 88% recorded in 2003.