Chris Matthews Out at MSNBC  —  Mr. Matthews's show, “Hardball,” has been on the air since 1997.  —  Chris Matthews, the veteran political anchor and voluble host of the long-running MSNBC talk show “Hardball,” resigned his position at the network on Monday night, an abrupt departure …

Super Tuesday heralds an epic Democratic Party clash  —  LOS ANGELES — On Sunday night, Bernie Sanders was endorsed by Chuck D in Los Angeles and Joe Biden was endorsed by Terry McAuliffe in Norfolk, Virginia.  Chuck D is the 59 year-old founder of Public Enemy, self-described raptivist, and longtime supporter of left causes.

Joint Statement from DOS, DOJ, DOD, DHS, ODNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Preparations for Super Tuesday  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, Acting Director of National Intelligence …

Memo: Final Super Tuesday Polling  —  Authors: Sean McElwee, Executive Director of Data for Progress, Jason Ganz, CTO of Data for Progress  —  The three days between South Carolina and Super Tuesday have been perhaps the most eventful of the race.  Billionaire Tom Steyer …

White House withdraws nomination of Defense official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze  —  The White House is withdrawing the nominee for a top Pentagon post, according to two Senate aides, following reports that she questioned the legality of the administration's efforts to freeze military aid to Ukraine.

'You don't want to go to war with a president'  —  Anthony Fauci might be the one person everyone in Washington trusts right now.  —  But at 79, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is in the thick of one of the biggest battles of 35 years in the role …

BREAKING: Officials confirm Georgia's first 2 cases of coronavirus  —  Two people who live in the same household in Atlanta's Fulton County are the first in Georgia to test positive for the new coronavirus, Gov. Brian Kemp and state officials announced Monday evening at a hastily arranged press conference.

As Coronavirus Numbers Rise, C.D.C. Testing Comes Under Fire  —  Federal health officials botched an initial diagnostic test and restricted widespread screening.  Missteps may have raised the risks to Americans, critics say.  —  The coronavirus has found a crack in the nation's public health armor …

CNN's Begala: Trump will ‘dump Pence’ for Haley on day of Democratic nominee's acceptance speech  —  Longtime CNN political analyst Paul Begala predicted on Monday that President Trump is “gonna dump [Vice President] Mike Pence in favor of former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley” …

Coronavirus Florida: Mother and son at Sarasota Military Academy under quarantine  —  By Carlos R. Munoz By Timothy Fanning By Zac Anderson  —  They are not showing any symptoms of COVID-19 but came in contact with a patient who the CDC now says tested “positive,” the schools says.

More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in US  —  SEATTLE (AP) — An increase in testing for the coronavirus began shedding light Monday on how the illness has spread in the United States, including among nursing home residents in one Washington state facility.

Defense Intelligence Agency Bans Some Domestic Travel, Sources Say  —  It was one of the surest signs yet that the highest levels of the U.S. intelligence community were treating the coronavirus outbreak like a significant operational concern.  —  Vice President Mike Pence said Monday evening …

New York City high school closes after suspected coronavirus case in its community  — A New York City high school is closing Tuesday after a suspected case of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the community.  — SAR Academy and SAR High School said in a statement that it was a precautionary measure …

Key Republican senator says he'll back Trump's controversial pick for intel chief  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Richard Burr, the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN Monday that he will back the nomination of President Donald Trump's controversial pick to be the country's next intelligence chief.

CDC abruptly postpones coronavirus press briefing  —  The postponement comes after a number of states reported new cases over the weekend.  —  The Center for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta.  —  The CDC today abruptly postponed a press briefing on the coronavirus response.

POLITICO Playbook: The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  G'MORNING from MINNEAPOLIS and happy Super Tuesday.  —  “THIS ISN'T AN ELECTION to spend all our time in the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party,” JOE BIDEN said Monday in HOUSTON.

Paranoid Politics Goes Viral  —  When everything is a liberal media conspiracy.  —  We still don't know how much damage Covid-19 — the coronavirus disease — will do, but it's reasonable to be very concerned.  After all, it appears to be highly transmissible, and it is probably a lot more lethal than ordinary flu.

Major airlines, U.S. officials clash over passenger tracking related to coronavirus cases  —  The impasse has dragged on despite the growing number of cases in the United States  —  U.S. officials are pressuring airline executives to turn over the email addresses and phone numbers …

Trump's Playbook Is Terribly Ill-Suited to a Pandemic  —  President Trump rode out the Mueller investigation.  He survived impeachment.  He has waved away dozens of lesser scandals as though they were nothing more than gnats.  —  But now he faces a challenge unlike any he has confronted before …

Devin Nunes sues Washington Post.  It's his 7th lawsuit in 12 months  —  California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes on Monday filed his seventh lawsuit in 12 months alleging that he was the victim of defamation or conspiracy, this time suing The Washington Post.

Abortion case out of Louisiana a first test for Trump's Supreme Court justices  —  SHREVEPORT, La. — The Supreme Court's next big abortion challenge comes from here in Louisiana.  If the state's politicians had their way, so would the one after that.  And also the one after that, until Roe v. Wade was no longer the law of the land.

Why does it take so long to get election results in California?  —  Last month, the delayed results of the Iowa caucuses caused a crisis within the political world.  Fundraising boosts were lost.  Momentum was not enjoyed.  It did not seem like democracy's best week.

Trump attacks Federal Reserve's Powell over coronavirus response  —  President Trump took aim early Tuesday at the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell over the central bank's refusal to cut interest rates similar to other countries to defend against any looming financial downturns threatening …

Trump Targets Biden Again as Democratic Race Hits Critical Stage  —  On the eve of Super Tuesday, the president traveled to North Carolina to once again stage a rally in a state about to hold a Democratic nominating contest and eagerly mocked the candidates.