‘Brazen and unlawful’: Trump team attacks House impeachment effort in first formal response  —  President Donald Trump launched his first formal attack on the House's effort to remove him from office on Saturday, calling the Democrats' impeachment case against him fatally flawed and …

'Once this is over, we'll be kings': How Lev Parnas worked his way into Trump's world — and now is rattling it  —  Last Sunday, a New York lawyer posted photographs of the shining dome of the U.S. Capitol on Twitter, announcing that he had just visited Washington to give Congress contents …

NSC official on leave pending investigation  —  Andrew Peek, the senior director for European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council, has been placed on administrative leave pending a security-related investigation, people familiar with the situation tell Axios.

Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger: Like Joe Biden, I Once Stuttered, Too.  I Dare You to Mock Me.  —  The retired pilot responds to recent comments from the president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on the way the former vice president talks.  —  Mr. Sullenberger is a retired pilot, safety expert and public speaker.

Trump privately told donors new details about Soleimani airstrike at Mar-a-Lago fundraiser  —  President Trump delivered a dramatic account of the airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, joked that he doesn't care if construction projects kill all the rattlesnakes and noted …

Statement from HM The Queen  —  Following many months of conversations and more recent discussions, I am pleased that together we have found a constructive and supportive way forward for my grandson and his family.  —  Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved members of my family.

Draft of McConnell's rules for trial still allows motion to dismiss  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is preparing a resolution that would leave room for President Trump's lawyers to move immediately to dismiss the impeachment charges if they so choose, according to Republican Sen. Josh Hawley.

Biden charges Sanders camp ‘doctored video’ to attack him  —  INDIANOLA, Iowa — Joe Biden accused Bernie Sanders' campaign Saturday of issuing a “doctored video” to attack him over Social Security, a false claim that ratcheted up the tension between the two campaigns in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses.

Puerto Rico governor fires emergency director after aid is found sitting in warehouse  —  Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced fired the island's emergency management director on Saturday, after a video showing aid sitting unused in a warehouse went viral on social media.

National Archives Apologizes for Altering Image of 2017 Women's March  —  A photo from the march displayed at the National Archives was altered to blur signs that were critical of President Trump or might be offensive, officials said.  —  The National Archives and Records Administration …

Two billion reasons Bloomberg could unseat Trump  —  Michael Bloomberg is willing to spend $2B on himself — or another Dem — to unseat Trump  —  It's only money.  —  That's the word coming from Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign, which is spending hundreds of millions of dollars …

The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It  —  A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says.  —  Until recently, Hoan Ton-That's greatest hits included …

Rod Rosenstein says he made call to release Strzok-Page texts  —  Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein authorized the release to the media of text messages between two highly placed FBI employees who exchanged criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign …

Navy to name aircraft carrier for Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller  —  On Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Pearl Harbor Monday, the U.S. Navy is expected to announce that a new aircraft carrier will be named after Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller, the first African American to receive …

Commentary: Real leadership needed to protect and advance reproductive rights  —  Sen. Susan Collins is no longer a reliable advocate for the thousands of Mainers in need of affordable, high-quality sexual and reproductive care.  —  BY MARGOT MILLIKENSPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD

“Why Are We Not Winning Them?”:  Pete Buttigieg's White Supporters Are Baffled By His Lack Of Black Support  —  DES MOINES — The white voters who come to Pete Buttigieg's rallies just don't understand.  —  Many of them fell for the 37-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana …