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Nov 26, 2019

2020 Watch: Can anyone break through the turkey coma?

Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: THE NARRATIVE The presidential race comes to an abrupt pause this week as voters and candidates alike shift their focus to food, football and family. The bar will be high for any new narrative to emerge over the Thanksgiving […]

Nov 25, 2019

As more men run, Klobuchar makes case for female nominee

Amy Klobuchar does not want to run for president as a “woman candidate.” That’s never been the Minnesota Democrat’s style. But the media, public opinion polls and the addition of more men to an already crowded 2020 primary race led the three-term senator to a conclusion: Many Americans still aren’t comfortable with the idea of […]

Nov 25, 2019

As more men run, Klobuchar makes case for female nominee

Amy Klobuchar does not want to run for president as a “woman candidate.” That’s never been the Minnesota Democrat’s style. But the media, public opinion polls and the addition of more men to an already crowded 2020 primary race led the three-term senator to a conclusion: Many Americans still aren’t comfortable with the idea of […]

Oct 16, 2019

Sanders and Warren stockpile millions more than 2020 rivals

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren don’t just lead the Democratic presidential primary in fundraising. They’ve stockpiled millions more than their rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden, who burned through money at a fast clip over the past three months while posting an anemic fundraising haul. Sanders held $33.7 million cash on hand on his […]

Oct 16, 2019

Sanders and Warren stockpile millions more than 2020 rivals

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren don’t just lead the Democratic presidential primary in fundraising. They’ve stockpiled millions more than their rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden, who burned through money at a fast clip over the past three months while posting an anemic fundraising haul. Sanders held $33.7 million cash on hand on his […]

Aug 1, 2019

Gun safety groups to host presidential forum

Two prominent gun safety organizations said Thursday that they will host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, the day after the city marks the second anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The Giffords group and March For Our Lives told The Associated Press that the […]

Aug 1, 2019

Gun safety groups to host presidential forum

Two prominent gun safety organizations said Thursday that they will host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, the day after the city marks the second anniversary of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The Giffords group and March For Our Lives told The Associated Press that the […]

Jul 3, 2019

Show of hands on immigrant health care belies a thorny issue

In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved to the mainstream the idea of full health insurance for people who don’t have legal permission to be in the United States. But turning that debate night moment into reality would mean reversing longstanding federal policies that have only gotten stricter. The idea is so […]

Jul 3, 2019

Show of hands on immigrant health care belies a thorny issue

In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved to the mainstream the idea of full health insurance for people who don’t have legal permission to be in the United States. But turning that debate night moment into reality would mean reversing longstanding federal policies that have only gotten stricter. The idea is so […]

Jun 27, 2019

Democrats in Miami for debate journey to child migrant camp

As a national furor unfolded over the harsh conditions immigrant children are being subjected to in the U.S., Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren climbed a step ladder and waved at teenagers being held behind a chain-link fence covered with a mesh screen. “These children pose no threat to people here in the United States of […]

Jun 27, 2019

Democrats in Miami for debate journey to child migrant camp

As a national furor unfolded over the harsh conditions immigrant children are being subjected to in the U.S., Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren climbed a step ladder and waved at teenagers being held behind a chain-link fence covered with a mesh screen. “These children pose no threat to people here in the United States of […]

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