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 …

The One Democrat Who Is Scaring Ann Coulter...And It's Not Bernie Sanders  —  The South Carolina Democratic debate is over.  Sen. Bernie Sanders was put in the crosshairs, there were some tussles between Biden and Tom Steyer.  Warren and Bloomberg threw some jabs at one another, and then …

Former Atomwaffen Division Leader Arrested for Swatting Conspiracy  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former leader of the white supremacist group Atomwaffen Division was arrested today on charges related to his alleged role in a conspiracy that conducted multiple swatting events that occurred here in the Eastern District of Virginia.

White House considers appointing coronavirus czar  —  The White House is weighing whether to appoint a coronavirus czar to coordinate the response to the spreading epidemic, according to two people familiar with the matter.  —  Officials are still debating whether such a role is necessary …

Trump tightens his grip on intelligence  —  President Donald Trump is tightening his grip on the intelligence community as part of a post-acquittal purge of career officials and political appointees deemed insufficiently loyal, and the abrupt firing of his last intel chief is only the tip of the iceberg …

Facial-Recognition Company That Works With Law Enforcement Says Entire Client List Was Stolen  —  Clearview AI, which contracts with law enforcement after reportedly scraping 3 billion images from the web, now says someone got “unauthorized access” to its list of customers.

Trump campaign sues The New York Times for libel over Russia opinion article  — President Donald Trump's presidential campaign sued The New York Times for libel over a 2019 opinion piece.  — The campaign is seeking millions of dollars in damages for what it claimed was The Times' false claims …

Pope to Catholics: For Lent, give up trolling  —  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - During Lent, Catholics are called on to give up something, like sweets.  On Wednesday, Pope Francis added a modern twist to the list of things to quit during the season and beyond: insulting people on social media.

Trump Thumps Sanders in Head-to-Head Matchup  —  President Trump would KO Democrat front-runner Bernie Sanders if the 2020 presidential election were held today.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds Trump earning 50% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Sanders' 43%.

The 11% Majority  —  Hardly a Democratic presidential debate has transpired without Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizing former Vice President Joe Biden for his vote authorizing the Iraq War.  It's a fair criticism, and one that Sanders, who opposed the war as a congressman, is well positioned to make.

Court sides with Trump in ‘sanctuary cities’ grant fight  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision …

Trump is reportedly furious that the stock market is plunging on coronavirus fears  —  President Donald Trump is reportedly furious that stocks are plunging, believing that health officials' warnings have spooked investors, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night, citing two people familiar with the president's thinking.

Open Letter to Elizabeth Warren from Cherokee Citizens  —  As concerned citizens of the Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians...

With An Election On The Horizon, Older Adults Get Help Spotting Fake News  —  Toggle more options  —  At the Schweinhaut Senior Center in suburban Maryland, about a dozen seniors gather around iPads and laptops, investigating a suspicious meme of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Arrests in Four States of Racially Motivated Violent Extremists Targeting Journalists and Activists  —  Defendants Created and Coordinated Nationwide Delivery of Threatening Posters  —  Four racially motivated violent extremists from across the U.S. were arrested and charged today …

‘No way out’: Demographics drive GOP nosedive on West Coast  —  BEND, Ore. (AP) — In the early 1990s, the population of Bend was around 25,000 and leaned Republican.  A lumber mill operated along the banks of the Deschutes River in Oregon's high-desert country.  —  Today, the lumber mill is an REI outdoor recreation store.

Murdering reality: the spurious spies of fiction  —  Hollywood lacks the wit and the will to convey the complexities of the secret world  —  “Too fanciful to stomach”: John Krasinski in Amazon's “Jack Ryan” series (©AMAZON PRIME)  —  I recently watched the second season of Amazon's series Jack Ryan.

PragerU Loses Appeal in Lawsuit Against Google, YouTube  —  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Prager University, a nonprofit organization created by right-wing commentator Dennis Prager, had no legal ground to stand on in its lawsuit against Google and YouTube …

How Can Bernie Sanders Happen in America?  —  There are many good reasons not to normalize socialism here.  —  A number of pundits have recently argued that younger voters, especially those under 30, are less inclined to be bothered when they hear the word “socialism,” since they have no firsthand memory of the Cold War.

Children Freeze to Death as Attack Prompts Largest Exodus of Syrian War  —  The Syrian government's assault on a rebel-held province has created one of the worst humanitarian emergencies of a brutal nine-year war.  —  REYHANLI, Turkey — The baby wasn't moving.  Her body had gone hot, then cold.

Biden announces ‘six figure’ Super Tuesday ad campaign  —  Joe Biden's campaign is launching advertising in Super Tuesday states — but the small ad buy leaves the former vice president significantly outmatched by most of his Democratic rivals as 14 states prepare to vote on March 3.

1 in 5 Europeans says secret Jewish cabal runs the world, survey finds  —  In each of the countries polled, a representative sample of 1,000 adults was presented with 45 questions or statements in face-to-face interviews about Jews and Israel.  —  PARIS - A secret network of Jews influences global political and economic affairs.

After Trump Mocks a Sea Wall in New York, Plan Is Abruptly Shelved  —  In an unexpected move, the federal government halted a project that might have led to a multibillion-dollar barrier to protect the region from flooding.  —  The Trump administration has unexpectedly halted a project …

Bernie: I'd Rather Lose Than Let Bloomberg Spend Money on Me  —  The more moderate supporters of Bernie Sanders insist that, despite his simplistic and often demagogic slogans, he is in reality a hardheaded politician ready to make the necessary compromises to advance his agenda.

How to Make the Debates Less Terrible  —  There'd be fewer fights and more substance if the parties took the reins from media sponsors.  —  It's time for the parties to take over their own debates.  —  Tuesday night's debate was universally panned.  Political scientist Seth Masket got it exactly right …

How Biden's Campaign Explains His ‘Arrest’ in South Africa  —  Joe Biden's claim of being arrested trying to see Nelson Mandela drew skepticism.  His campaign called it a “separation.”  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — At least three times this month, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has asserted that he was arrested …