Sherri Franklin and Patty Stanton of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco, dedicated to rescuing dogs 7 years & older, and providing medical care and new homes. Muttville.org

Greyhound said Friday it would prohibit U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents without a warrant from boarding its buses to conduct immigration checks as bus companies continue to face pressure from civil rights advocates over the practice.

Russia has been trying to intervene in the Democratic primaries to aid Senator Bernie Sanders, according to people familiar with the matter, and intelligence officials recently briefed him about Russian interference in the election, Mr. Sanders said on Friday.

In a statement on Friday, Mr. Sanders denounced Russia, calling President Vladimir V. Putin an “autocratic thug” and warning Moscow to stay out of the election.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he won't act to grant clemency to his friend and former associate Roger Stone right now, saying he wants the process to play out before making a decision. "I'm not going to do anything in terms of the great powers bestowed upon a president of the United States, I want the process play out, I think that's the best thing to do," Trump said in Las Vegas. "Because I'd love to see Roger exonerated and I'd love to see it happen because I personally think he was treated very unfairly."

Democrats are having second thoughts about Mike Bloomberg after he fell flat in his debate stage debut. Before Wednesday night’s performance — which Democrats across the board labeled “terrible” and “pathetic” — many in the party were hopeful the former New York City mayor would emerge as a strong competitor to front-runner Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who continues to gain momentum. But Bloomberg’s debate implosion left a lot to be desired.

Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

AG Wm Barr is now telling people that he is considering quitting because of the tweeting of the President

The coronavirus has infected more than 75,000 people around the world, mostly in mainland China. The death toll stands at 2,009, including five people outside mainland China. Liu Zhiming, head of the Wuchang hospital in Wuhan, died from the virus this morning. China will designate medical workers who died while working to combat the virus as "martyrs."

President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former New York Police Department Commissioner Bernie Kerik, among a long list of others.