Today’s Lead News Stories

"We want Republicans to carry the water," one House Democrat told Axios.

Iran on Sunday declared European countries' armies "terrorist groups", following the EU's decision to apply the same designation to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Western governments have accused the Guards of carrying out a crackdown on a recent protest movement that left thousands dead.

Crockett raised about $2 million between her Dec. 8 campaign launch and year’s end, about one-third of Talarico’s haul over the first three weeks of his Senate bid.

Kristi Noem’s department told to ‘under no circumstances’ get involved with protests in cities led by Democrats unless they ask for help – key US politics stories from 31 January at a glance

Brandon Johnson gives police ‘clear procedure’ to follow if they witness or get reports of agents involved in illegal activity

U.S. Ambassador Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of severed ties

Same judge previously ordered pair not removed from US, after preschooler detained with father on 20 January

Judge Fred Biery lambasts Trump’s ‘ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented’ mass deportation campaign

Federal immigration operation has resulted in government agents killing two people, sparking weeks of protests