Exclusive NH Tracking Poll: Buttigieg Takes Lead Over Sanders In Tight New Hampshire Race  —  BOSTON (CBS) - Pete Buttigieg continued his rise in Friday night's exclusive WBZ/Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll, for the first time taking a narrow lead that falls within the survey's 4.4% margin of error.

Trump Fires Impeachment Witnesses Gordon Sondland and Alexander Vindman in Post-Acquittal Purge  —  Emboldened by his victory and determined to strike back, the president removed Mr. Sondland as ambassador to the European Union after the White House earlier on Friday dismissed Colonel Vindman.

Trump used Philly girl's story to attack ‘failing government schools.’ But she's at one of the city's most desired charters.  —  President Donald Trump turned a Philadelphia fourth grader into a poster child for the school-choice movement Tuesday when he told the nation that thousands of students were …

Meet the 71-year-old staging a one-man protest in his Trump-loving retirement community  —  For most of his life, Ed McGinty kept his political beliefs to himself.  —  Raised Irish Catholic in Philadelphia, the 71-year-old retired real estate broker has always been a Democrat, just like his parents before him.

Amy Klobuchar  —  Jamelle Bouie (7/10) — Klobuchar sounded confident and aggressive, willing and able to go after her competitors.  Her defense of experience, in particular, was strong.  More and more, she looks like a real alternative for moderate Democrats.

Bloomberg gets key endorsement from Michigan congresswoman, who says he will be president  —  WASHINGTON — Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is pulling out all the stops to win Michigan's March 10 presidential primary and on Saturday picked up what could be a watershed endorsement …

Thousands of Hmong and Lao Americans face deportation under Trump proposal  —  In a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Rep. Betty McCollum calls the plan ‘unconscionable’  —  Advocates warn that a Trump administration proposal to deport thousands of Hmong and Lao Americans back to Laos …

Iowa Democratic Turnout Prompts Concerns About Voter Enthusiasm  —  Some in the party wonder if state has become more conservative as turnout falls short of the 2008 record  —  Democratic turnout for this week's Iowa caucuses fell well below expectations, leading some in the party to wonder …

McConnell and the GOP Senate are accomplices to Trump's wrongdoing  —  Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, is speaker of the House of Representatives.  —  For more than 200 years, our republic has endured, not only because of the wisdom of our Founders and the brilliance of our Constitution …

Embracing Europe's Power  —  Europeans must deal with the world as it is, not as they wish it to be.  And that means relearning the language of power and combining the European Union's resources in a way that maximizes their geopolitical impact.  —  BRUSSELS - The geopolitical upheavals …

Rouhani faces winter of Iran's discontent  —  Iran's hard-liners have already secured a takeover of the parliament in elections this month; Trump says any negotiations are totally up to Iran.  —  Charly Triballeau/Pool via REUTERS  —  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets Japanese Prime …

Justice Department Drops Antitrust Probe Against Automakers That Sided With California on Emissions  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has dropped its antitrust inquiry into four automakers that had sided with California in its dispute with the Trump administration over reducing climate …