Bernie Sanders will hold a Valentine’s Day rally Friday at the Mesquite Arena, his first Dallas County visit since he launched his 2020 primary campaign for president. Doors for the Vermont senator’s event will open at 6 p.m. He has no other Texas stops scheduled, but will make two stops in North Carolina earlier in the day. Sanders has shot …

 Revised to include comment from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz after earlier updates included comment from Democratic contenders vying to take on Sen. John Cornyn in the general election. WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss two key impeachment witnesses from posts within his administration in the days after the president was acquitted …

WASHINGTON — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby told senators on Tuesday that states passing laws allowing college athletes to make endorsement money will destabilize the NCAA. He asked the Senate to step in and create uniform restrictions. “I fear that if we adopt a process that permits per se ‘play for pay’ or any proxy for ‘pay for play’ we …

AUSTIN — Texas passed some of the most comprehensive legislation confronting college sexual misconduct and hazing in 2019, but legislators and advocates acknowledged at a Tuesday state panel that the new laws don’t provide a perfect solution. Some lawmakers raised questions about the impact of Texas’ new measures against sexual misconduct, and advocates said a new law targeting hazing on …

NASHUA, N.H. — Sen. Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night, a performance that anointed the democratic socialist as the front-runner while Democrats also conferred decisive stamps of approval on two moderates, Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar. For Joe Biden, the two-term vice president, a weak finish put his campaign on death watch, a stunning setback …

LEWISVILLE — Michelle Beckley, a Carrollton bird shop owner, shocked many when she ousted a Republican state representative in historically conservative Denton County last election. Now, the freshman Democrat is fighting to protect her seat amid challenges from the left and right in a swing district her party will need to hold if it wants to seize control of the …

ISLAMABAD: In order to reduce the impact of food inflation on the people, the federal cabinet on Tuesday approved a comprehensive package under which Rs10 billion subsidy will be provided to the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), thousands of stores will be opened, consumer items at subsidised rates will be supplied to 50,000 tandoors and dhabas, and ration cards will be …

KARACHI: Talks with the IMF continued as discussions revolved around the need to further revise the revenue target downward. Multiple sources from within the talks confirmed to Dawn that the FBR has proposed up to Rs4.7 trillion as the maximum amount that can be collected this fiscal year whereas the IMF is asking it to aim for Rs4.9tr instead. The gap implied …

Saudi Arabia wants global oil producers to agree a quick oil supply cut as China’s coronavirus knocks demand, aware that delays in the past led to costly price collapses, sources familiar with the kingdom’s thinking have told Reuters. Read more: China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall Riyadh has been working to convince Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries …

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday concluded an inquiry into alleged misconduct by Umar Akmal during a fitness test earlier this month, saying the incident happened due to a misunderstanding. According to a report published byESPNCricinfo, earlier this month, Akmal had exposed himself to a trainer during his fitness test out of frustration and asked him, “Where is the fat?”. …