Bolton to break his silence as White House wrangles over content of his book  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton is due to make his first public speech since the impeachment inquiry into Trump wrapped up, even as his lawyers continue …

Bill Barr Must Resign  —  When Donald Trump chose Bill Barr to serve as attorney general in December 2018, even some moderates and liberals greeted the choice with optimism.  One exuberant Democrat described him as “an excellent choice,” who could be counted on to “stand …

Bernie breaks out of the pack  —  LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders is becoming harder to stop.  Nevada is where his opponents are starting to realize it.  —  Advisers to three rival campaigns privately conceded over the weekend that the best anyone else could hope for here is second or third.

What Obama Is Saying in Private About the Democratic Primary  —  Democratic leaders, whose two primary concerns these days are trying to keep Donald Trump in check and maintaining their own party's unity, have had ample reason for concern in the first seven weeks of 2020.

Barr Aimed To Block Turkish Bank Indictment After Erdogan Asked Trump For Help: Report  —  A CNN report suggests the attorney general was doing the bidding of an autocratic foreign leader at the direction of President Donald Trump.  —  Attorney General William Barr attempted to block U.S. prosecution …

Republicans owe Vindman a public apology  —  In the large category of things that justice demands but will never come to pass: The elected Republicans who voted against the impeachment and removal of President Trump owe Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman a public apology.

Smugglers helping migrants scale Trump's border wall ‘using $5 ladders’  —  Smugglers are reportedly helping migrants scale sections of  —  Donald Trump's multi-billion border wall using $5 ladders.  —  US Border Patrol has seen a rise in camouflage “hook-and-ladders” within the far south-west region of

The costs of going after Bloomberg  —  Here's the growing dilemma for 2020 Democrats vying for a one-on-one showdown with frontrunner Bernie Sanders: Do they have the guts — and the money — to first stop Mike Bloomberg?  —  Why it matters: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar …

Katie Waldman and Stephen Miller Wed at Trump Hotel  —  Katie Rose Waldman and Stephen Miller, who both work in the Trump White House, were married Feb. 16 at Trump International Hotel in Washington.  Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, who is a senior adviser to David Friedman, the United States ambassador to Israel, officiated.

2020 Nevada Democratic Caucus Poll  —  Tom Steyer leads a tight race in the Nevada Democratic Caucus with a slim 2-point lead, according to a poll commissioned and conducted by Point Blank Political; however, the top five candidates are all within the poll's 5.6 percent margin of error.

I Spoke Out Against Sexual Harassment at Uber.  The Aftermath Was More Terrifying Than Anything I Faced Before  —  Susan Fowler is the author of Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber.  —  In February 2017, I published a blog post about my experiences …

11 Months From Today A second term for Trump seems more possible than ever.  But what would it look like? … Here is one starting point for contemplating a second Trump term: The Ukraine scandal only became a Trump scandal because Ukraine refused to submit to a pair of presidential demands that would have been fairly easy to satisfy.

Virginia lawmakers have rejected assault weapon ban despite Northam's push  —  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal.  Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask …

Stacey Abrams ‘absolutely’ wants to run for president one day, but says she'd accept a VP slot in 2020  —  The former Georgia lawmaker opted against endorsing a candidate this cycle.  —  Stacey Abrams, the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate who's now focusing on tackling voter suppression head on …

The EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution.  The industry doesn't want it.  —  For more than three years, the Trump administration has prided itself on working with industry to unshackle companies from burdensome environmental regulations.  But as the Environmental Protection …

Dems Beware: Don't Be Like Mitt in 2012  —  Democratic political operatives have been banging their heads against the wall trying to figure out what went wrong in 2016.  How did the party lose one of the most winnable elections in recent history?  What can they do differently in 2020 to right that electoral wrong?

Is This ‘God Bows Down to Trump’ Sign Real?  —  Claim  —  A photograph shows a real a Trump 2020 campaign sign bearing the legend “God Bows Down to President Donald J Trump — Declares ‘He Is Perfect.’”  —  Rating  —  What's True  —  A photograph of a Trump campaign sign bearing the legend …

She Didn't Want a Pelvic Exam.  She Received One Anyway.  —  Medical schools and students are grappling with an unsettling practice: Performing pelvic exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients.  —  Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017.

Squeegee men, scourge of the '90s, are back in New York  —  Just when you thought they were washed up, the notorious squeegee men are streaking back to Big Apple streets.  —  The panhandling window-washers, who became the face of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's quality-of-life crackdown in the 1990s …

Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Is Huge.  That's The Point  —  RALEIGH, North Carolina — Michael Bloomberg is not a tall man.  But his presidential campaign is very big.  —  The sheer hugeness of the former New York City mayor's campaign is its defining feature.  It is the Death Star of presidential campaigns.

First ‘misfit’ to join UK government resigns over alleged racism  —  Andrew Sabisky said he quit his job as an adviser at No. 10 Downing Street over ‘media hysteria.’  —  LONDON — An adviser hired by the U.K. government last week as part of a push to increase the number of “weirdos and misfits” …