Exclusive: Obama on Iowa, Clinton, Sanders and 2016  —  Barack Obama, that prematurely gray elder statesman, is laboring mightily to remain neutral during Hillary Clinton's battle with Bernie Sanders in Iowa, the state that cemented his political legend and secured his path to the presidency.

Harris grand jury indicts pair behind Planned Parenthood videos  —  A Harris County grand jury probe into Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast ended Monday with the indictments of two anti-abortion activists.  —  David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt were both indicted for tampering with a governmental record.

Heidi Cruz Is Asked On The Radio If She Is “Sleeping With An Immigrant”  —  “There is no case here,” Heidi Cruz says about questions over the citizenship of her husband, Ted Cruz.  —  Scott Olson / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  In a radio interview last week …

Why we must rethink solitary confinement  —  Barack Obama is president of the United States.  —  In 2010, a 16-year-old named Kalief Browder from the Bronx was accused of stealing a backpack.  He was sent to Rikers Island to await trial, where he reportedly endured unspeakable violence …

MU Interim Chancellor to hold conference regarding charges filed against MU assistant professor  —  Melissa Click was captured on video attempting to force reporters out of protest space  —  Jessica Quick, Meteorologist & Digital Content Director, jessicaq@kmiz.com  —  COLUMBIA, Mo. -

Supreme Court won't let North Dakota enforce ‘fetal heartbeat’ law  —  The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that North Dakota officials cannot enforce a controversial “fetal heartbeat” law that would have banned abortions as early as six weeks.  —  The justices upheld a lower court's ruling from July 2015, which struck down the measure.

Alex Castellanos Blasts Conservative Leaders: ‘We Appeal Only To Cranky Old White Guys Like Me’  —  QOTD: … The dam has broken and the Conservative pundits are drowning in the mess they've made of the GOP.  The top two candidates that are leading the polls are Donald Trump and Ted Cruz …

Zika virus: Outbreak ‘likely to spread across Americas’ says WHO  —  The Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization has warned.  —  The infection, which causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache …

Researchers have discovered a major problem with ‘The Little Mermaid’ and other Disney movies  —  To modern eyes, the classic trio of Disney princess films — released in 1937, 1950, and 1959 — can seem painfully retrograde.  Why are characters so obsessed with Snow White's looks?

Donald Trump suggests he may skip Fox debate if Megyn Kelly isn't fair  —  Donald Trump said he would consider skipping this Thursday's Republican primary debate if he doesn't get fair treatment from Fox anchor Megyn Kelly — an apparent attempt to influence moderators at the final GOP debate before Iowa.

Rick Snyder Donor Picked To Lead Investigation Of Flint Water Crisis  —  Weeks after refusing to even look into allegations of wrongdoing in the Flint water crisis, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) announced on Monday that he is appointing a special counsel to investigate the situation.

Woman, 78, who was scared to drive in blizzard is found dead in car outside New Jersey Burger King  —  HACKENSACK, N.J. — A 78-year-old Long Island woman, who had been parked outside of a Burger King since Friday because she was afraid to drive home in the blizzard, was found dead in her parked car Monday morning.

This New Yorker Cover Perfectly Explains the Problem With Donald Trump  —  For the third time since he entered the presidential race last summer, Donald Trump is the subject of a New Yorker cover: … That's Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Washington, John F. Kennedy …

I need to get this off my chest.  —  I can't stand the media.  —  From the start of this campaign, they've decided that we're not worthy of them.  They think it's their job to anoint who they think should be the Republican nominee.  Seriously?  The media determining the Republican nominee?

CORRECTED — Michael Goldfarb: Trump is the Politics of ‘Fear, Paranoia, Nativism’  —  A previous version of this story misidentified the subject of the article, Michael Goldfarb, as the founder of the Washington Free Beacon.  The Free Beacon was founded by a different Michael Goldfarb.