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Ahead of election, Trump attacks Russia probe and Democrats

President Donald Trump and Republicans are launching a broad election-year attack on the foundation of the Russia investigation, including declassifying intelligence information to try to place senior Obama administration officials under scrutiny for routine actions. The effort has been aided ...

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For Biden, naming Cabinet before election would be a big risk

In addition to the rumblings about whom he’ll name as his vice presidential candidate, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden recently surprised many political observers by suggesting that he might also announce the selection of some Cabinet members before November’s ...

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Biden assault allegation prompts GOP attacks, Dem worries

A sexual assault allegation is raising Joe Biden’s first big challenge as the Democrats’ presidential nominee, fueling Republican attacks and leaving many in his own party in an uncomfortable bind. Biden’s campaign has denied the allegation from his former Senate ...

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Joe Biden wins Ohio’s mail-in primary delayed by coronavirus

Joe Biden won Ohio’s presidential primary, clinching a contest that was less about the Democratic nomination and more about how states can conduct elections in the era of the coronavirus. Tuesday’s primary was the first major test of statewide elections ...

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Report: Biden accuser spoke to neighbor of alleged assault

An associate of a former Senate aide to Joe Biden says the woman told her about her allegations of sexual assault against Biden — now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee — in the 1990s. The account, which was published Monday ...

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AP interview: Gore says backing Biden isn’t ‘rocket science’

Former Vice President Al Gore, now one of the world’s leading climate activists, endorsed Joe Biden’s White House bid this week, declaring that choosing the presumptive Democratic nominee over President Donald Trump is “not rocket science” and “not a close ...

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As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option

Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in person — a move raising concerns among voting rights groups and some Democrats ...

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Sanders backs Biden as ex-rivals join forces to beat Trump

Bernie Sanders has endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, encouraging his progressive supporters to rally behind the presumptive Democratic nominee in an urgent bid to defeat President Donald Trump. “I am asking all Americans, I’m asking every Democrat, I’m asking every ...

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Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set

The stage is set for November. Barring unforeseen disaster, Joe Biden will represent the Democratic Party against President Donald Trump this fall, the former vice president’s place on the general election ballot cemented by Bernie Sanders’ decision to end his ...

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