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.

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 …

Trump loyalist installed in top intelligence post on National Security Council  —  A White House lawyer and former counsel to the House Intelligence Committee under Devin Nunes has been named senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council, the latest instance …

'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 …

Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Confirms Second Case in the State  —  The case in Westchester County indicates that community transmission is likely underway in the state.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Tuesday morning a second confirmed case of coronavirus in New York …

Defense Secretary Warns Commanders Not to Surprise Trump on Coronavirus  —  Mark T. Esper directed overseas officers not to run afoul of the White House's messaging and asked them to clear decisions on protecting their troops.  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper …

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 …

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 …

Super Tuesday voting to start an hour late in Nashville and Wilson County due to tornado damage; alternate sites announced  —  Super Tuesday voting will start an hour late in Nashville and Wilson County due to extensive tornado damage across the region.  —  Polls in those locations will now open …

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.

The Daily Caller uses status as Facebook fact-checker to boost Trump  —  In April 2019, Facebook announced it was adding The Daily Caller, the right-wing site founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, to its fact-checking program.  The move was made in response to conservatives who complained …

Case closed: No evidence of hacking alleged by Georgia Gov. Kemp  —  Georgia investigators found no evidence to support Gov. Brian Kemp's allegation just before Election Day in 2018 that the Democratic Party tried to hack election information, according to a report released Tuesday by the attorney general's office.

Remembering This Election's Strangest Friendship: Bernie Sanders And Amy Klobuchar  —  Running for president is a weird and lonely experience.  At least Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, two salty candidates, had their own kind of friendship.  —  For a brief moment last Tuesday …

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.

Coronavirus Confusion: Miami Woman Allegedly Denied Proper Testing  —  MIAMI (CBSMiami) - In what may be the first case of coronavirus in South Florida, a woman who recently returned home from Italy says she was told by doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital that she “likely” has COVID-19 …

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 …

Why we impeached Trump — and what's next |  Commentary  —  Last year, the president illegally withheld U.S. military assistance from an ally at war while pressuring them to announce bogus investigations into his most feared political rival.  These facts were verified by documents …

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.

Super Tuesday Down the Ballot: AL-SEN & CA-25  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — In Alabama, the three-way Republican primary for Senate will be one of Super Tuesday's marquee primaries; former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville are polling competitively …

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 …

Yes, A Border Wall Will Help Contain The Coronavirus  —  If the coronavirus begins to spread in Mexico, we're going to wish we had secured the border.  Suggesting we do so isn't racist, it's realistic.  —  You might think Democrats and the media would have quickly realized that the rapid spread …

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 …