Esper Says He Didn't See Specific Evidence Iran Planned to Attack 4 Embassies  —  President Trump had claimed that a planned attack on four American embassies was a justification for the strike on an Iranian general.  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said on Sunday …

Pelosi does not rule out possibility of subpoenaing testimony if Senate skips witnesses  —  “Let's just see what the Senate does,” she said on ABC's “This Week.”  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday did not rule out the possibility of a House subpoena for testimony from former national …

While Bernie Sanders has always stood up for African Americans, Joe Biden has repeatedly let us down  —  In choosing between the two Democratic Party candidates atop the polls, African American voters have a consequential decision to make:  —  Will our community side with former Vice President Joe Biden …

Two States.  Eight Textbooks.  Two American Stories.  —  TWO STATES.  EIGHT TEXTBOOKS.  TWO AMERICAN STORIES.  —  American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics. … We analyzed some of the most popular social studies textbooks used in California and Texas.

Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran, feel less safe after strike: POLL  —  The results come from a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.  —  In a week dominated by increased tension with Iran and speculation over when impeachment articles would be delivered to the U.S. Senate …

Hillary Clinton: The most exonerated politician ever  —  Hillary Clinton has a unique distinction: She has been exonerated twice after extensive federal investigations, the latest entirely unjustified and the result of a politicized Justice Department.  President Trump of course was NOT exonerated …

This playboy tortoise had so much sex he saved his entire species.  Now he's going home  —  (CNN)A womanizing tortoise whose rampant sex life may have single-handedly saved his entire species from extinction has retired from his playboy lifestyle, returning to the wild with his mission accomplished.

Iran's sole female Olympic medalist says she's defected  —  (CNN)Iran's sole female Olympic medalist, Kimia Alizadeh, has announced that she's permanently left her country for Europe.  —  “Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences,” the 21-year-old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting.

Can Amy Klobuchar pull off a surprise in Iowa's presidential caucuses?  —  Amy Klobuchar, campaigning across Iowa in the first days of the New Year, told voters about a text a friend sent her after a surge in polls and fundraising.  —  “It had autocorrected by mistake …

If Trump Wins in 2020, Get Ready for President Don Jr.  —  In an excerpt from his new book, “Running Against the Devil,” Daily Beast columnist Rick Wilson conjures what a Trump dynasty would look like.  —  Eight years of Trump sucks, right?  It's terrible, isn't it?  I mean, it can't get worse, right?

Donald Trump's Iran Problem  —  The killing of General Qassem Suleimani has undermined the Trump Administration's top goals in the Islamic Republic.  —  On September 19, 1983, during Lebanon's long civil war, the Reagan Administration ordered Marine peacekeepers in Beirut to open fire …

Soleimani Assassination Rattles Hezbollah's Grip in an Already Shaken Lebanon  —  Lebanese citizens, already deep in their own political and financial crisis, reject Iranian retaliation by proxy  —  The Lebanese University last week transformed into a small commemoration site for assassinated Qassem Soleimani.

For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical  —  Safety concerns and a lack of access to menstruation products are among the issues trans and gender-nonconforming people face during “that time of the month.”  —  When transgender model and activist Kenny Ethan Jones experienced …

The stakes have never been higher.  Here's who I plan to vote for in April's Dem primary  —  I believe in my political independence, but I also believe in fate.  In 2016, declaring the stakes were just too damn high, I ended nearly three decades as a registered independent to become a Democrat …

The Sinister Genius of Qassem Soleimani  —  The Iranian commander harnessed both Shiite extremists and Sunni radicals, even as he built a ‘foreign legion’ to project Iran's power  —  In 2003, in the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Iranian regime was ridden with anxiety.