First results of 2020 New Hampshire Primary are in.  Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump lead  —  Midnight voting took place in Dixville Notch, Hart's Location & Millsfield  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. —  The first votes in the 2020 New Hampshire primary …

For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries.  —  For more than half a century, governments all over the world trusted a single company to keep the communications of their spies, soldiers and diplomats secret.  —  The company, Crypto AG …

‘I would trust Alex with my life’: Trump's decision to boot Lt. Col. Vindman was ‘designed to humiliate,’ his former Army commander says  — President Donald Trump's early dismissal of US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council staff on Friday came as a shock …

‘Fear and chaos’: Andrew Yang staffers are furious over sudden layoffs and a campaign near collapse  — Yang's staff said they were blindsided by the layoffs.  Many found out something was amiss when they suddenly lost their email accounts or heard about it from the rumor mill.

Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact  —  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country, in the most serious threat under President Rodrigo Duterte to their 69-year treaty alliance.

Exclusive: Justice Department anti-human trafficking grants prompt whistleblower complaint  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department anti-human trafficking grant program is facing internal complaints, after two nonprofits were denied funding in favor of two less established groups whose applications …

A Pedophile Writer Is on Trial.  So Are the French Elites.  —  For decades, Gabriel Matzneff wrote openly of his pedophilia, protected by powerful people in publishing, journalism, politics and business.  Now cast out, he attacks their “cowardice” in a rare interview.

The FBI Makes a Bizarre Claim About Pro-Choice Terrorism  —  The bureau revamped its homegrown-terror efforts to include “people on either side” of the abortion debate.  But there's almost no evidence of pro-choice violence.  —  The FBI is expanding its focus on domestic terrorism …

Government Recommends Up To 9 Years In Prison For Roger Stone  —  Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., on Monday recommended that longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone serve up to nine years in prison following his conviction on false statements and witness tampering charges related to the Russia investigation.

Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a presidential candidate nominated by their party who happened to be black, Catholic, Hispanic, Jewish or a woman.  Such willingness drops to eight in 10 …

Native burial sites blown up for US border wall  —  Native American burial sites in Arizona have been blown up by construction crews building the US-Mexico border wall, according to lawmakers and tribal leaders.  —  Authorities confirmed that “controlled blasting” has begun …

How should Democrats fight back against Trump's billion-dollar “Death Star”?  —  Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has built a $1 billion disinformation machine.  Here's how to beat it  —  They're calling it the “Death Star.”  While supporters of the various Democratic candidates …

Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in House Democratic primary  — Former longtime CNBC correspondent and anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera filed late Monday to run for Congress in New York's 14th District.  — The seat is currently held …

The Journey to Mars Begins in South Texas … BOCA CHICA, Texas—Mary McConnaughey was watching from her car when the rocket exploded on the beach.  The steel-crunching burst sent the top of the spacecraft flying, and a cloud of vapor billowed into the sky and drifted toward the water.

NYC's Police-Union Leaders Are Unhinged  —  Over the span of 12 hours between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a gunman in New York City opened fire on two police officers in a parked car, then stormed a Bronx precinct and shot another before surrendering.

Bloomberg heard in 2015 audio clip defending ‘stop and frisk,’ throwing minority kids against wall: report  —  A newly surfaced recording from a 2015 speech by Michael Bloomberg, in which the former three-term mayor of New York City gives a full-throated defense of the controversial policing procedure known …

Trump Proposes 25 Percent Drop in Fund Designed to Deter Russia  —  The president's skepticism of the European Deterrence Initiative has prompted widespread criticism in the past and formed part of the argument for his impeachment.  —  PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has proposed a 25 percent cut …

As Louisiana GOP censures Mitt Romney, David Duke laughs  —  The same Louisiana Republican Party that 30 years ago refused to censure former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke decided last Saturday to censure Sen. Mitt Romney.  —  The mind reels.  The stomach sickens.

Russians Think Triumphant Trump Is More Their Man Than Ever  —  Russian commentators note that in Trump's “mythologized world, he is now a superhero,” and they see him as even easier prey than before.  —  Russian state media have welcomed enthusiastically the recent U.S. Senate acquittal of President Donald J. Trump.

Flynn sentencing delayed (again)  —  We have closely followed developments in the prosecution of former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, set up by James Comey and others in the early days of the Trump administration.  Having pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the FBI …

Some Experts Worry as a Germ-Phobic Trump Confronts a Growing Epidemic  —  When President Barack Obama contended with an Ebola oubreak, Mr. Trump demanded measures like canceling flights, forcing quarantines and even denying the return of American medical workers.