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 …

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 …

Trump impeachment live updates: President celebrates Senate acquittal at the White House, expresses no contrition and calls Democratic leaders ‘vicious and mean’  —  President Trump on Thursday portrayed his impeachment as a continuation of the scrutiny his actions have faced since he announced his run for the presidency in 2015.

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.

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.

Biden campaign agonizes over Iowa shellacking  —  DES MOINES — Days before Iowa Democrats went to their precinct caucuses, the news dropped like a bomb.  —  Leaked poll numbers from what would have been the final Des Moines Register Iowa Poll showed Joe Biden in fourth place with 13 percent.

Sanders Takes Lead, Buttigieg and Biden Vie For Second  —  Beating Trump is most important factor; uncertain impact from Iowa results  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Bernie Sanders has taken the lead in New Hampshire's presidential primary, while Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden currently jockey for second place.

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?

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' …

These southern Utah sites were once off limits to development.  Now, Trump will auction the right to drill and mine there.  —  The Interior Department finalized plans Thursday that will expand drilling, mining and grazing in southern Utah that had once been protected as two separate national monuments …

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 …

Ukraine Says The US Is Holding Up $30m Worth Of Guns And Ammo — And It Wants Its Money Back  —  KYIV — At the heart of the impeachment saga that ended on Wednesday in Donald Trump's acquittal was $391 million in US military assistance for Ukraine that the president ordered be withheld.

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.

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.

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.

Judge Andrew Napolitano: Despite his impeachment trial acquittal, Trump clearly guilty of a high crime  —  Judge Andrew Napolitano: Romney believes Senate impeachment trial should've been ‘real’ … The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump ended not with a bang but a whimper.

Trump Now Has the Senate GOP's Blessing to Undermine Democracy  —  After making it through a criminal investigation and political impeachment unscathed, Trump now has free rein to invite election interference and more.  —  Welcome to a dark day in America's modern experiment with democracy.

Donald Trump ‘apoplectic’ in call with Boris Johnson over Huawei  —  Donald Trump vented “apoplectic” fury at Boris Johnson in a tense phone call over the UK's decision to allow Huawei a role in its 5G mobile phone networks, according to officials in London and Washington.

Senate report faults Obama administration's paralysis on Russian election interference  —  Widespread paralysis in the Obama administration prevented the U.S. from developing an effective response to combat Russian hacking in the 2016 election, according to a new, bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Threat to Global Economy Spreads; More Americans Are Quarantined  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Estee Lauder, Nintendo and Qualcomm join list of companies hit by coronavirus.  —  As the coronavirus spreads through China and the government tries to respond …

Treasury Department sent information on Hunter Biden to expanding GOP Senate inquiry  —  The Treasury Department has complied with Republican senators' requests for highly sensitive and closely held financial records about Hunter Biden and his associates and has turned over " …

Impeachment Hurt Somebody.  It Wasn't Trump.  —  The impeachment struggle is now over.  Historians may one day vindicate Democrats for exposing Donald Trump's abuse of power.  But as of now, they have lost.  Not only will Trump remain president, and not only does he appear stronger politically …

ICE agent, while arresting undocumented Brooklyn immigrant, shoots brother of wanted man  —  A federal ICE agent trying to arrest an undocumented immigrant shot the Brooklyn man's brother in the face during a wild Thursday morning scuffle, officials and witnesses said.