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 …

Release Detail  —  February 10, 2020 - Sanders Takes Top Spot In Dem Primary As Biden Falls, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Bloomberg Rises In Primary, Runs Strong Against Trump  —  In the wake of the Iowa caucuses and heading into the 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 …

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.

Barr acknowledges Justice Dept. has created ‘intake process’ to vet Giuliani's information on Bidens  —  Attorney General William P. Barr acknowledged Monday that the Justice Department would evaluate material that Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney …

With five days until early voting begins, top Democratic presidential campaigns still in the dark about new caucus process  —  The scene before the Nevada Democratic Party election night event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.  (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent)  —  Frustrated.

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 …

Barr announces sweeping new sanctions, ‘significant escalation’ against left-wing sanctuary cities  —  Charging that so-called “sanctuary” cities that protect illegal immigrants are jeopardizing national security, Attorney General Bill Barr announced a slew of additional sanctions that he called a …

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 …

Bernie Bros and the Internet of Beefs  —  What if Bernie Sanders' internet mobs are an asset, and not a liability?  —  1. Bernie's Bros  —  I was reading the 417th piece about how Bernie supporters form online mobs that are basically the mirror-image of Twitter MAGA world.  —  It's this one, from CNN:

Trump is right.  We might have to impeach him again.  —  George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York and an adviser to the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump super PAC.  —  “So we'll probably have to do it again.”  —  So said the already-once-impeached President Trump on Thursday in the East Room …

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 …

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 …

Sanders Takes the Lead, but Bloomberg and Buttigieg Reap Spoils of Biden's Decline  —  Vermont senator is the national front-runner for first time following Biden's stumble in Iowa  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a stop at the Coffee Coffee roasters on Feb. 10 in Salem …

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.

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.

Virus storytellers challenge China's official narrative  —  BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China's epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed hospitals, the strain of being hounded by both the new virus and the country's dissent-quelling police started to tell.

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 …

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.

Pentagon budget shows what new Air Force One paint job will look like  —  The Pentagon on Monday revealed the final paint job plans for the revamped Air Force One presidential aircraft — a red, white and blue style reminiscent of the planes in President Trump's former airline.