Dead Heat: Sanders and Biden Neck And Neck In New Texas Primary Poll  —  A new Progress Texas/Public Policy Polling survey reveals that the Texas primary is a dead heat, with former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders tied at 24% support, Mike Bloomberg at 17%, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 14%.

Democrats try to stop Sanders' momentum in fiery debate  —  The first question at the Charleston, South Carolina, debate went to Bernie Sanders, who quickly became the target of the other six Democrats on stage Tuesday night.  —  “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O'Donnell kicked off the debate …

White House struggles to contain public alarm over coronavirus  —  Top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told The Washington Post late Monday that investors should consider “buying these dips” in the stock market amid the coronavirus panic.  The message was to take advantage of one-day slumps and “buy low.”

A new senior leader at the White House personnel office: A college senior  —  The White House has hired a college senior to be one of the top officials in its powerful Presidential Personnel Office, according to three administration officials familiar with the matter.

The Boston Globe Editorial Board endorses Elizabeth Warren  —  But one candidate stands out as a leader with the qualifications, the track record, and the tenacity to defend the principles of democracy, bring fairness to an economy that is excluding too many Americans, and advance a progressive agenda.

New Intelligence Chief Asks Election Czar to Remain in Post  —  The move was a peace offering to the intelligence agencies the new director oversees, and the election security official, Shelby Pierson, sought to reassure Americans that the vote remains secure.

ABC News suspends correspondent David Wright after Project Veritas sting  —  ABC News suspended one of its veteran correspondents late Tuesday for unguarded remarks he made in a video by operatives of Project Veritas, the conservative group that records “undercover” footage of mainstream journalists …

Romney: Trump administration unprepared for coronavirus outbreak  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah), a prominent Republican voice in Congress, told senior Trump administration officials Tuesday that they are not adequately prepared for the possibility the coronavirus may spread more widely in the United States.

Bernie Sanders stokes question for Texas Democrats: How would his nomination affect their down-ballot plans?  —  Sanders supporters say he'll bring new voters to the polls to help Democrats flip Texas, but some establishment figures are in panic mode.  —  FORT WORTH — U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey …

The Arizona Republic will no longer make candidate endorsements.  Here's why  —  Opinion: Readers have made it clear: You want to be informed about elections but not told how to vote.  We hear you.  —  CONNECT  —  Our highest calling as a news organization is to bring you important facts quickly …

Coronavirus Weakens China's Powerful Propaganda Machine  —  Beijing is pushing tales of perseverance, but many young people are openly questioning the Communist Party's message.  —  Exhausted medical workers with faces lined from hours of wearing goggles and surgical masks.

AI Comes to the Tax Code  —  Governments turn to machine learning to boost revenue as taxpayers seek to reduce their bills  —  IRVINE, Calif.—Tax cheats, beware: The machines are watching.  —  Governments are increasingly relying on machine learning and data analytics to analyze troves …

Carnival float in Spain features Nazi uniforms and trains with crematoria  —  Israeli embassy lashes ‘vile and repugnant’ procession in Campo de Criptana for ‘making fun of the murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis’  —  JTA — At a carnival procession in Spain, participants dressed …

Coronavirus For All: Dems' Plans Would Make Us Sick  —  As we're being told to prepare for a coronavirus pandemic, it's time to ask how Medicare for All would handle a global breakout of an infectious deadly disease.  An honest answer won't inspire confidence in the socialist health care systems Democrats want to force on America.

Havana gives front-page coverage to Bernie Sanders for praising Fidel Castro  —  Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders views on the Cuban revolution have earned him a storm of criticism in the U.S. But there's one place where his comments have received glowing, front-page reviews: Cuba.

Wilton Manors Mayor Justin Flippen dies at age 41 … Justin Flippen, the mayor of Wilton Manors, died suddenly Tuesday.  —  Flippen was 41.  He was elected mayor in 2018 after serving as a city commissioner.  —  City officials said that Flippen apparently was driving …

Media, political elites who didn't see Trump in 2016 are blowing it again with Bernie Sanders  —  Like most journalists who write about national politics, I was multitasking Monday night — my right eye on the ever-flowing stream of bile, with the occasional floating pearl, known as Twitter, and my left eye on cable news.