Most Trump supporters in Iowa caucuses say they knew they'd support him all along, AP VoteCast shows  —  About 7 in 10 Iowans who caucused for Trump on Monday night said they have known all along that they would support a man who has remade the Republican Party through his “Make America Great Again” political movement.

Iowa Caucus Results  —  Donald J. Trump wins the Iowa Republican caucus.  —  Race called by The Associated Press.  —  Latest results from just now  —  39% of votes in  —  Republican Caucus  —  Candidate Votes  —  Pct.  Delegates Del.  —  23,736  —  52.8%  —  8,994  —  20.0%

‘Scared to Death’: Local election officials on edge ahead of 2024 vote  —  America's frontline election workers are bracing for another torrent of conspiracy theories and attacks from election deniers.  —  Election officials across the U.S. are confident they can overcome foreign …

Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed it was targeting “the headquarters of spies.”  —  This is a breaking news story please check back for updates.  —  Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil …

The Baltimore Sun purchased by Sinclair's David D. Smith  —  The Baltimore Sun, the largest newspaper in Maryland, has been acquired in a private deal by David D. Smith, executive chairman of Hunt Valley-based television station owner Sinclair Inc.  —  Smith said Monday that he acquired Baltimore Sun Media …

Nota Bene  —  Keep an eye on how the national press covers this.  The White House, as you know, has been under immense pressure to offer concessions to address the continuing large number of migrants coming to the US-Mexico border.  Now there's a bipartisan compromise bill in the Senate.

How YouTube's climate deniers turned into climate doomers  —  A new report documents a sharp rise in arguments that clean energy and climate policies won't work.  —  Imagine if you could walk from your house to anywhere you needed to go in less than 15 minutes: the pharmacy, the bakery, the gym, and then back to the bakery.