Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in Democratic primary  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg plans to endorse Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential nominating contest on Monday, shortly after ending his own bid for the White House, a top Buttigieg adviser told Reuters.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Benny Gantz with striking 60-seat bloc  —  It is expected that after the third election in one year, this time the prime minister will succeed in forming a government.  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu succeeded in winning 60 seats for his bloc of right-wing …

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.

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” …

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 …

Trump administration orders four Chinese news outlets in U.S. to reduce staffs  —  In a major escalation of a media war between Beijing and Washington, the Trump administration on Monday ordered four Chinese news outlets operating in the United States to reduce the number of Chinese nationals working …

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.

Journalist Who Defended Katie Hill Failed to Disclose He Dated Her  —  A Playboy journalist who went to bat for disgraced former representative Katie Hill (D., Calif.) after her resignation failed to disclose that they were dating at the time her scandal became public.

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 …

‘The Nation’ Endorses Bernie Sanders and His Movement  —  We are proud to endorse Sanders, a democratic socialist with a program both realistic and radical enough to meet the challenges of our time.  —  EDITOR'S NOTE: We've put a lot of thought into our endorsement, and we want you to know why.

Mueller Memos Part 6: What Witnesses Told Investigators About Trump And Russia  —  BuzzFeed News sued the US government under the Freedom of Information Act for the right to see all the work that Robert Mueller's team kept secret.  Today we are publishing the sixth installment of the FBI's summaries of interviews with witnesses.

Bernie Sanders would be an awful president  —  Joe Biden has come out of the South Carolina primary as the most plausible moderate candidate.  Now is the time for Democrats to coalesce around him and make Super Tuesday a terrible day for Bernie Sanders.  —  Plenty of polling shows that Sanders …

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.

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.

So God Sent Us a Salesman  —  Charlie Hurt over at the Washington Times likes to say Donald Trump has the best enemies.  Before Hillary and Comey, he had Rosie and Cher.  Before Nancy Pelosi and Fake News CNN, he had Russell Brand and Mark Cuban.  Before “Fat Jerry” Nadler …