 | | Todd Heisler/The New York Times | | | Your Monday Evening Briefing By ANDREA KANNAPELL AND SANDRA STEVENSON | | Good evening. Here's the start of tonight's briefing. | | 1. The presidential candidates mustered a final burst of handshaking and arrow-slinging ahead of Tuesday's primaries in New Hampshire. On the Democratic side, polls show that Hillary Clinton faces the likelihood of a painful loss, so Bill Clinton has escalated his attacks on Bernie Sanders, accusing him of inaccurate and sexist comments. All the candidates hope to claim some of the 40 percent of eligible voters who are undeclared and allowed to vote in either primary, but indecision was evident at rallies and in interviews. As a major winter storm bore down on the Northeast, Donald Trump urged voters to defy the weather and get to the polls. "This is like a destiny thing," he said. | | 2. The big loser in the Super Bowl? Cam Newton, the Carolina Panthers quarterback. It wasn't his six sacks or two fumbles — the real blow to his reputation came from his sulking appearance at the postgame news conference. The big winner: the Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning, sure. And Beyoncé, who essentially used Coldplay's halftime show to launch her new "Formation" tour. | | Read the full briefing » | |
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