Supreme Court will hear major challenge to Obamacare  —  The Supreme Court on Monday said it will take up a Republican challenge to Obamacare, in a move that boosts Democrats who want to highlight the lawsuit's threat to health care coverage during campaign season.

Democratic Primary Voters Flock Back to Biden After South Carolina Victory  —  Former VP pulls within striking distance of Sanders in national poll  —  Getty Images / Morning Consult illustration by Samantha Elbouez  — 26% of Democratic primary voters nationwide are backing former Vice …

Texas closes hundreds of polling sites, making it harder for minorities to vote  —  Guardian analysis finds that places where black and Latino population is growing by the largest numbers experienced the majority of closures and could benefit Republicans  —  Last year, Texas led the US south …

Public Enemy Fire Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Rally Spat  —  “We thank him for his years of service and wish him well”  —  Public Enemy announced they are permanently “moving forward” without Flavor Flav, firing one of hip-hop's most memorable hypemen after more than 35 years.

Orin Kramer, Major Buttigieg Fundraiser, Shifts to Biden  —  The hedge-fund founder is one of several prominent Buttigieg backers who have decided to support Biden  —  Orin Kramer, an influential Democratic fundraiser and hedge-fund founder who spent the past year helping Pete Buttigieg …

The President Is Winning His War on American Institutions  —  When Donald Trump came into office, there was a sense that he would be outmatched by the vast government he had just inherited.  —  The new president was impetuous, bottomlessly ignorant, almost chemically inattentive …

How a Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research  —  An official at the Interior Department embarked on a campaign that has inserted misleading language about climate change — including debunked claims that increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is beneficial …

Can We Get a Vaccine Early?  How the Rich Are Preparing for Coronavirus  — Langone dials hospital experts, others hunt supplies or meds  —  One investor may fly to Idaho with or without family.  A doctor in a Colorado ski town is soothing wealthy clients who want a cure.

The Simple Answer  —  Don't overthink your Super Tuesday vote.  —  “They say the world has become too complex for simple answers.  They are wrong.  There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers.”  —  You are a normal American.  You don't like demagogues of the right or the left.

The Sanders and Biden Families Have Been Cashing In for Years  —  Donald Trump has set a new bar for presidential self-dealing.  But two of the Democratic front-runners have their own, lower-level history of mixing family and politics.  —  Since the 1970s, Senator Bernie Sanders …

Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of GE, dies at 84  — Jack Welch was a railroad conductor's son who rose to chairman and CEO of General Electric.  — During the 20 years he led the conglomerate, its market value grew from $12 billion to $410 billion.

CDC hasn't revealed information to doctors that would help coronavirus patients  —  (CNN)As new cases of coronavirus arise daily in the United States — including several announced over the weekend and one death — the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has failed …

Trump retweets video of him defeating his critics after second confirmed coronavirus death reported in U.S.  —  Shortly after health officials in Washington state confirmed the second U.S. death from the novel coronavirus in as many days, President Trump retweeted an animated video Sunday night …

Ken Cuccinelli's appointment to top immigration job was unlawful, court rules, invalidating policy memos he signed  —  A federal judge ruled Sunday that President Trump's appointment last year of Ken Cuccinelli to be head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was a violation of federal vacancy laws …

Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan For Swift Federal Action On Coronavirus  —  She wants free tests and treatment, and paid leave for patients and caregivers.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday will lay out a detailed plan for swift federal action to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

No Politics Till the 7th Date?  How Journalists Try to Stay Impartial  —  Times reporters and editors take careful measures in their personal lives to remain objective in their work. … Ever since a young publisher named Adolph S. Ochs bought The New York Times in 1896, its mission has been …

An Obama Holdover in an Obscure Government Arm Helped Cause the Country's Coronavirus Crisis  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.

Cracks start to show in Taliban peace deal  —  Signs began to show Monday that key pillars of the agreement to negotiate an end to the Afghanistan war were starting to buckle, just hours after the United States signed what was billed as a historic agreement with the Taliban.

Vladimir Putin's virus  —  How the Russian president has infected our national trust  —  The president of the United States fires his director of national intelligence after aides brief a congressional committee on new Russian efforts to interfere in the 2020 election.

The Daily 202: Democratic fears that Bernie Sanders would hurt down-ballot candidates influence suburban voters  —  HOUSTON - Joanne Armstrong was tired of screaming at the television.  It's why she volunteered for Lizzie Fletcher in 2018.  And it's why she doesn't want Bernie Sanders …

2nd Death Near Seattle Adds to Signs Coronavirus Is Spreading in U.S.  —  Officials see growing indications that the virus has been spreading undetected for weeks.  A cluster of cases at one nursing home have made Kirkland, Wash., a focus of concern.  —  KIRKLAND, Wash. …

Californians who already voted for Buttigieg or Steyer grapple with desire for a do-over  —  There may be plenty of second chances in life, but there are very few when it comes to voting — a bitter pill to swallow for those Californians who voted for any of the presidential candidates …

Virus kills member of council advising Iran's supreme leader  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A member of a council that advises Iran's supreme leader died Monday after falling sick from the new coronavirus, state radio reported, becoming the first top official to succumb to the illness …

Why the Success of The New York Times May Be Bad News for Journalism  —  In his debut, our new media columnist says The Times has become like Facebook or Google — a digital behemoth crowding out the competition.  —  The first time I met A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, I tried to hire him.