Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe endorses Joe Biden for president
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Saturday endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, days before Virginia voters head to the polls for the…
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American Federation of Teachers president to introduce Warren at Houston rally
Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, will endorse Elizabeth Warren on Saturday night at a rally in Houston. In a…
Continue Reading US and Taliban sign historic agreement
After a week-long “reduction in violence,” the US and Taliban signed a historic agreement Saturday which sets into motion the potential…
Continue Reading Trump suggests his supporters vote in another Democratic primary, this time in South Carolina
President Donald Trump suggested his supporters in South Carolina cast their primary ballots for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during his rally Friday,…
Continue Reading Bloomberg to air coronavirus address in 3-minute TV ad
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will air a three-minute recorded address on the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday night. The former…
Continue Reading Trump says additional American coronavirus cases ‘likely’ as US confirms first death
The Trump administration on Saturday announced new travel restrictions after confirmation of the first coronavirus death in the US, with President…
Continue Reading Trump rallies conservative base at CPAC amid escalating coronavirus concerns
President Donald Trump rallied conservative activists Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference held near Washington after he held a…
Continue Reading These are the democratic socialists backing Bernie Sanders
Connor McClelland is a democratic socialist. He says it’s because of where he’s from. “I’m originally from West Virginia, and…
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Trump ‘thinking about’ closing U.S.-Mexico border to stop coronavirus spread
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump on Saturday said he is “thinking about” possibly closing the U.S. border with Mexico to guard against the…
Continue Reading Tax cuts, tariff relief and travel restrictions: White House hunts for options to contain virus fallout
President Donald Trump’s advisers huddled on Friday to begin developing plans that would both stanch the economic effects of the spreading…
Continue Reading 4 things to watch in South Carolina’s Democratic primary
Joe Biden needs a win Saturday night. And if he, as recent polling suggests, pulls it off, how big that victory is could determine the course of the…
Continue Reading Facts First: Bloomberg misleads at CNN town hall on his ‘Democratic credentials’
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg strongly suggested on Wednesday at his CNN presidential town hall he had supported Barack Obama in…
Continue Reading ‘We’re winning right now’: South Carolina’s strong economy masks pain from Trump’s trade wars
One day last week, the assembly line at Kent International’s South Carolina plant was working on a beach cruiser model with a pink frame,…
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Paso Del Norte bridge reopens after shutdown as appeals court now suspends its own order halting Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
EL PASO, Texas — The Paso Del Norte Bridge connecting El Paso with Juarez was shut down Friday night, hours after a court ruling halted…
Continue Reading Amy Klobuchar abandons South Carolina as she looks ahead to Super Tuesday
As South Carolina Democratic voters head to the polls on Saturday, one name on the ballot has been noticeably absent from the state for nearly 48…
Continue Reading How to watch the South Carolina primary
The South Carolina Democratic primary is today. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch CNN’s coverage. When do polls…
Continue Reading Lindsey Graham backlash powers Democratic Senate challenge in red South Carolina
South Carolina is a red state, without question — but that didn’t stop one man from yelling out the rallying cry “Yes we can”…
Continue Reading Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue calls coronavirus a ‘pandemic’
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday called the coronavirus a “pandemic,” using a term that has not been used by the White House…
Continue Reading US military scrambles to cope with global ‘threat’ posed by coronavirus
In a striking contradiction to White House assertions that the coronavirus is under control, the Pentagon’s chief of personnel is sharply…
Continue Reading Appeals court says Don McGahn doesn’t have to testify in major win for White House
A federal appeals court Friday severely limited Congress’ ability to enforce subpoenas it sends to the executive branch, in a decision…
Continue Reading We fact checked an entire Bernie Sanders speech. Here’s what we found
We regularly fact check President Donald Trump’s rally speeches from start to finish. When Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders…
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Lawyers suing over Walmart shooting donate $10k to re-election campaign of El Paso judge hearing the case
EL PASO, Texas — An out-of-town law firm representing Aug. 3 shooting victims and their families in a lawsuit against Walmart contributed $10,000 to…
Continue Reading The 5 most likely outcomes in the South Carolina primary
The final “early” vote of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination fight happens on Saturday in South Carolina. After Saturday, the…
Continue Reading Impersonator posing as Sanders campaign official attempted to arrange calls with Democratic candidates
An impersonator posing as a Bernie Sanders campaign official contacted at least two other Democratic presidential campaigns in an attempt to arrange…
Continue Reading State Department raises travel advisory for Italy amid coronavirus outbreak
The US State Department on Friday raised its travel advisory for Italy to the second-highest-level warning, Level 3: Reconsider Travel, due to the…
Continue Reading Trump says he will nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he intends to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, as his permanent director of national…
Continue Reading Barry Sanders 2020? Garth Brooks’ Detroit Lions jersey mistaken for Bernie Sanders endorsement
When someone mentions a B. Sanders in the Motor City, Detroiters are much more likely to think about the gridiron than the ballot box. But some…
Continue Reading In 2016, Sanders was blown out in South Carolina. Has he learned how to win over black voters in 2020?
If there’s one story from 2016 that Bernie Sanders wants to flip in 2020, it’s the one about how he just doesn’t resonate with a…
Continue Reading The week in 10 headlines
Trump returned from India to a mounting economic and health crisis over the novel coronavirus. He’s appointed Vice President Mike Pence to…
Continue Reading Exclusive: New evidence shows a patient warned Columbia University about OB-GYN’s alleged sexual assault decades ago
As the number of women who accuse a former Columbia University gynecologist of sexual assault keeps growing — it currently stands at 78 —…
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