Biden gets a late burst of cash at a key moment  —  Joe Biden, who just days ago appeared at risk of losing the donors he relies on to power his campaign, is receiving a much-needed jolt of cash as he heads into the South Carolina primary.  —  Biden's campaign fundraising …

Trump rallies his base to treat coronavirus as a ‘hoax’  —  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday night tried to cast the global outbreak of the coronavirus as a liberal conspiracy intended to undermine his first term, lumping it alongside impeachment and the Mueller investigation.

U.S. Strikes Deal With Taliban to Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan  —  After more than a year of talks, the agreement lays out the beginning of the end of the United States' longest war.  But many obstacles remain.  —  DOHA, Qatar — The United States signed a deal with the Taliban on Saturday …

I have the coronavirus.  So far, it isn't that bad.  —  My treatment has largely consisted of drinking gallons and gallons of Gatorade  —  I have the coronavirus.  And it hasn't been that bad.  —  I am in my late 60s, and the sickest I've ever been was when I had bronchitis several years ago.

The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders  —  Many listeners would never repeat what these podcast hosts say.  So why do they desperately want to hear from them?  —  IOWA CITY — The people in the crowd were angry, and “Chapo Trap House” wanted them to stay that way.

Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey - report  —  Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management has taken a ‘sizable state’ and intends to ‘push for changes’, reports Bloomberg News  —  A major Republican donor has purchased a stake in Twitter …

CPAC exiles grapple with the new devotion to Trump  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In 2011, Rep. Joe Walsh was a tea party darling, a harsh critic of the Obama administration who brought the house down at the Conservative Political Action Conference.  In 2020, he was at CPAC again …

“Final decision rests with POTUS”: Newly Released Defense Department Emails Show Esper, Pompeo and Bolton Thought Ukraine Aid Should Have Continued  —  Senior members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and then-National Security …

Coronavirus Live Updates: New Unexplained Cases Reported in Oregon and California  —  Officials in both states raced to contact people who might have been exposed, and experts warned that the cases could indicate signs of spread within the United States.  —  RIGHT NOW Oregon officials …

Court Rules Congress Cannot Sue to Force Executive Branch Officials to Testify  —  An appeals court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the House Judiciary Committee against President Trump's former White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II.  —  WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled on Friday …

Flavor Flav Blasts Bernie Sanders LA Rally: ‘There Is No Public Enemy Without Flavor Flav’  —  The rapper is accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of using his “likeness, image and trademarked clock in promotional materials” without his permission.  —  With Public Enemy slated …

Right-Wing Media Says Virus Fears Were Whipped Up to Hurt Trump  —  Rush Limbaugh and Fox News pundits accused Democrats and journalists of “politicizing and actually weaponizing” an infectious disease.  —  The stock market is swooning.  Consumers are stockpiling masks and antibacterial gels.

Actors Walk Out After Roman Polanski Wins Best Director at France's Oscars  —  The director, who has a history of accusations of sexual assault, won for the film “J'accuse.”  —  LONDON — Roman Polanski, the film director who fled the United States in 1978 while awaiting sentencing …

Oregon coronavirus case shuts Lake Oswego elementary school  —  A Washington County adult is sick with the first presumptive case of the new coronavirus in the state, Oregon health officials said Friday.  —  The case needs to be confirmed by federal health officials.

Trump is ignoring the lessons of 1918 flu pandemic that killed millions, historian says  —  The first wave wasn't that bad.  In the spring of 1918, a new strain of influenza hit military camps in Europe on both sides of World War I. Soldiers were affected, but not nearly as severely as they would be later.

Bernie Sanders goes for the campaign kill  —  Let's call Bernie Sanders latest campaign move exactly what it is:Shabby, Bernie, shabby.As he pursues the nomination of a party he hasn't even deigned to join over the long term, Sanders is coming to Elizabeth Warren's home state …

Is Bernie Sanders the American Version of Jeremy Corbyn?  Gulp.  —  With Bernie Sanders's relentless rise, the specter of Jeremy Corbyn now hangs over the Democratic race.  At times, it's uncanny how similar the two left-populist leaders are.  An outlier long at odds with his party's establishment?

11 cases of coronavirus confirmed in San Antonio  —  Here's everything you need to know about the coronavirus in San Antonio  —  SAN ANTONIO - The number of evacuees infected with the novel coronavirus climbed to 11 on Friday, per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nevertheless, He Persists The ego and the altruism of Mike Bloomberg.  —  The morning after President Trump delivered his self-congratulatory State of the Union speech while still in the midst of impeachment, several reporters are waiting in a Providence, Rhode Island, vegan café for Michael Bloomberg.