Trump urges South Carolina Republicans to vote for Bernie Sanders  —  President Trump is urging Republicans to vote in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday for the weakest candidate — determining that is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.  —  Trump, hosting a rally in South Carolina on Friday night …

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.

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.

Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing  —  More coronavirus infections were reported from South Korea to France to Qatar on Saturday after health officials in Washington state, Oregon and California on Friday reported a worrying development …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

The End of Elizabeth Warren?  —  On the menu today: The end is in sight for Elizabeth Warren's campaign, David Brooks desperately tries to wave Democrats away from a critical error, and the mainstream media finally finds the coronavirus scary in a particular context.  —  The End of Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Is Near

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 …

New NOAA Hurricane Dorian emails show how tenuous scientific credibility is in the Trump era  —  The documents come just as the CDC and NIH go to battle against coronavirus.  —  New emails released from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show how much concern …

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 …

Mitt Romney receives standing ovation in Denver for impeachment vote  —  GOP senator, weeks after historic vote, talks democracy at DU  —  Three weeks after becoming the first U.S. senator in history to vote to convict a president of his own party, Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah stopped …