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Could Beto Be Back? O'Rourke Mulls Challenging Texas Gov. Abbott
Beto O’Rourke is again weighing another campaign — this time for governor.
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Pence's Chief of Staff, Senior Political Advisor Test Positive for COVID-19
Vice President Mike Pence plans to maintain an aggressive campaign schedule this week despite his exposure to a top aide who tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House said Saturday.
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Trump Spurns Science on Climate: ‘Don't Think Science Knows'
With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that climate change is playing a central role and renewed his unfounded claim that poor forest management is mostly to blame for historic infernos roaring up and down the West Coast.
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Warren's Outreach to Black Voters Could Help VP Standing
Shortly before Elizabeth Warren joined their virtual happy hour on a recent Friday afternoon, the five African American women co-hosting the #TheSipHour mused about calling her by her first name. The Massachusetts senator had her own moniker in mind. “I was going to say I’m here today as an ally, but can we really just say co-conspirator?” laughed Warren,...
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Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Talks Protests, Unrest, Trump in Philly Speech
Former Vice President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Center City Philadelphia Tuesday as voters head to polls for the state’s presidential primary amid civil unrest.
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Sam Johnson, Longtime Texas GOP Congressman and Vietnam POW, Dies
Former Texas Rep. Sam Johnson, a military pilot who spent years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before serving more than two decades in Congress, died Wednesday at age 89.
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Warren Bets on Brokered Convention. Will She Last That Long?
As her rivals head to the exits, Elizabeth Warren is vowing to press on to a contested convention.
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Can a Woman Win the Presidency? Clash Exposes Deeper Issue
The smoldering political flareup between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders has rekindled debate over a question that has been gnawing at Democratic primary voters for more than three years: Can a woman beat President Donald Trump?
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Warren, Klobuchar, Booker Recent Fundraising Lags Top Rivals
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said Friday that she raised $21.2 million from October through December, with more than $1.5 million coming on the last day of the year. But the Massachusetts senator still trailed a trio of other top rivals in fundraising and fell short of her total from the three previous months. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she…
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Prompt Care Was Key to Bernie Sanders' Recovery From Heart Attack
Bernie Sanders suffered “modest heart muscle damage” during his recent heart attack but has since recovered well and is fit enough for the rigors of the presidential campaign and the White House should he win it, according to letters released Monday by his primary care physician and two cardiologists. The 78-year-old Vermont senator is the oldest candidate in the 2020 presidential...
