Clinton to Sanders at debate: Get real  —  MILWAUKEE — A low-key debate turned fiery at the very end on Thursday night as Hillary Clinton unleashed a series of points to try and paint Bernie Sanders as opposed to President Barack Obama — a tack that Sanders forcefully rebutted.

Cruz Campaign Removes Ad Featuring Softcore Porn Star  —  Amy Lindsay has appeared in films such as Erotic Confessions, Carnal Wishes, Secrets of a Chambermaid, and Insatiable Desires.  “Had the campaign known of her full filmography, we obviously would not have let her appear in the ad,” a Cruz campaign spokesman told BuzzFeed News.

CNN's Jake Tapper Calls Anti-Trump Headlines ‘Very Height of Elitism’  —  “I think journalistically, to not take Donald Trump seriously is a mistake,” Tapper tells TheWrap  —  CNN's Jake Tapper is not impressed with Huffington Post and New York Daily News headlines mocking Donald Trump.

QUESTIONS GROW OVER BANKS AS PROFIT WARNINGS PILE UP  —  PARIS (AP) — Questions are growing over the financial health of banks, particularly in Europe and the U.S., as they face a toxic mix of low economic growth, bad loans and squeezed earnings.  —  France's Societe Generale became Thursday …

U.S. and Russia Announce Plan for Humanitarian Aid and a Cease-Fire in Syria  —  MUNICH — Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, announced that they had agreed on the delivery over the next few days of desperately needed aid to besieged Syrian cities …

Suspect Killed After Attacking Multiple People With Machete In Columbus Restaurant  —  Tylar Bacome  —  Police have shot and killed a suspect after he attacked multiple people at a restaurant in northeast Columbus with a machete.  —  The incident happened at the Nazareth Restaurant on N. Hamilton Road.

Report: Iranian Official Says GOPers Tried To Stall Prisoner Swap For 2016 Election  —  An Iranian official said “Republican rivals of the current US administration” attempted to stall last month's Iranian-U.S. prisoner swap until the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Tasnim News Agency reported.

Hillary has big dreams, too  —  Hillary Clinton should respond to the results of the New Hampshire primary by finding her voice and sharing her dreams, as she did in her closing case to Granite State voters when she asked them to imagine the America that can be if we aspire to the great deeds …

Silicon Valley's year: ‘amazing’ but with ‘perils’  —  2016 Silicon Valley Index finds phenomenal economic growth but questions if it will last  —  Joint Venture Silicon Valley's annual economic study found that 2015 was a year of record-breaking growth and prosperity …

First on CNN: Harry Reid says contested Democratic convention possible  —  (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that the Democratic race for president could drag on for months — and possibly to the Democratic National Convention in July.  —  In an interview with CNN …

Westwood One Announces Lifetime Extension for The Mark Levin Show  —  Popular Show Hosted by Mark Levin Renewed Through 2025  —  NEW YORK, NY, February 11, 2016 - Westwood One announces that Mark Levin will continue his eponymous talk show for many years to come, as The Mark Levin Show has now been extended through 2025.

Alan Grayson's Double Life: Congressman and Hedge Fund Manager  —  WASHINGTON — The hedge fund manager boasted that he had traveled to “every country” in the world, studying overseas stock markets as he fine-tuned an investment strategy to capitalize on global companies' suffering because of economic or political turmoil.

Cruz app data collection helps campaign read minds of voters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Protecting the privacy of law-abiding citizens from the government is a pillar of Ted Cruz's Republican presidential candidacy, but his campaign is testing the limits of siphoning personal data from supporters.

Clinton Campaign Hires Zerlina Maxwell For Digital Outreach  —  WASHINGTON — The Hillary Clinton campaign has hired Zerlina Maxwell, a well-known political analyst and writer, to join its digital outreach team, BuzzFeed News has learned.  —  Contacted by BuzzFeed News Thursday …

Clinton Foundation received subpoena from State Department investigators  —  Investigators with the State Department issued a subpoena to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation last fall seeking documents about the charity's projects that may have required approval …