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Democrats need a leader. Here’s why New Hampshire matters
President Donald Trump marshaled his forces Monday night with a rally in New Hampshire, where people stood in freezing rain for hours to hear him…
Continue Reading The ‘electability’ trap
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s central argument in the 2020 campaign is this: President Donald Trump is the real enemy and the most…
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Trump pays tribute to Las Cruces soldier killed in Afghanistan
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware — President Donald Trump traveled Monday night to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay respects to two U.S.…
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Small New Hampshire town casts 1st ballots of primary for Bloomberg
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg won the votes of a tiny New Hampshire community that barely hung onto its…
Continue Reading Jill Biden helps push advancing protester away from Joe Biden at New Hampshire campaign event
A heckler attempted to interrupt former Vice President Joe Biden while he spoke in New Hampshire on the eve of the first-in-the-nation primary…
Continue Reading US charges 4 members of Chinese military with Equifax hack
A federal grand jury has charged four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army with hacking Equifax and stealing personal data and trade…
Continue Reading Attorney general announces round of lawsuits to confront resistance of ‘sanctuary cities’
Attorney General William Barr launched a volley of lawsuits at progressive communities Monday in the latest escalation of the administration’s…
Continue Reading Biden on Sanders’ democratic socialism: ‘What do you think Trump is going to do with that?’
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that Sen. Bernie Sanders’ democratic socialist label would hurt Democrats’ chances of winning…
Continue Reading Trump cites ‘serious economic conditions’ in proposing 1% pay raise for federal employees
President Donald Trump on Monday justified a smaller-than-anticipated proposed pay raise for civilian federal workers by citing “national…
Continue Reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg says deadline to ratify Equal Rights Amendment has expired: ‘I’d like it to start over’
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a long-time supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, suggested Monday night that the deadline to ratify the measure as a…
Continue Reading Trump budget includes deep cuts to health care and safety net programs
The Trump administration wants to slash billions of dollars in federal support from Medicaid, food stamps and other safety net programs for the poor,…
Continue Reading Bill banning gender reassignment treatments for transgender youth fails in South Dakota
A South Dakota bill that aimed to limit gender reassignment surgeries for transgender youth failed to gain enough support Monday in a state Senate…
Continue Reading READ: Prosecutors ask for 7 to 9 years in prison for Roger Stone
Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sentence Roger Stone to seven to nine years in prison for lying to Congress and witness tampering during…
Continue Reading The mystery of Donald Trump’s ‘photoshopped’ tan-face picture
Over the weekend, a tweeted photo of President Donald Trump made the social media rounds. In it, Trump is captured walking on the South Lawn of the…
Continue Reading Ex-chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee thinks Bloomberg ‘would be an amazing president’
One of President Donald Trump‘s close friends and the former chairman of his inaugural committee thinks Michael Bloomberg “would be an…
Continue Reading The accidental rivals: Buttigieg and Sanders face-off in fight neither saw coming
Two decades ago, Pete Buttigieg composed a nearly 1,000-word tribute to Bernie Sanders. He spoke glowingly of Sanders’ candor and conviction in…
Continue Reading Judge rules that courts can’t police Trump’s lack of note-taking in Putin meetings
The White House has won a lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s lack of having written records of his conversations with Russian President…
Continue Reading READ: House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler’s letter to Attorney General Bill Barr
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, a New York Democrat, on Monday sent Attorney General William Barr the following letter asking him to respond…
Continue Reading Trump again proposes ending student loan forgiveness program
While Democratic presidential candidates are proposing sweeping student loan forgiveness programs, President Donald Trump’s budget proposes…
Continue Reading Trump meets Parkland families to discuss school safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met Monday with several family members of the victims of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, to…
Continue Reading Nadler questions Barr’s ‘back channel’ for receiving Giuliani’s Ukraine info
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is demanding that Attorney General William Barr explain how the Justice Department is receiving…
Continue Reading A new bill could finally make it legal for unmarried people to have sex in Virginia
Virginia is for lovers — the married kind. According to state code, it’s illegal for unmarried people to have consensual sex. Sure,…
Continue Reading Barr confirms Justice Department is receiving Giuliani information about Ukraine
Attorney General William Barr confirmed Monday that the Justice Department has been receiving information from Rudy Giuliani about his operation in…
Continue Reading Sanders and Buttigieg campaigns ask for partial recanvass of Iowa caucuses results
The campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg on Monday requested a partial recanvass of the results from the Iowa caucuses. Sanders’…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren stays on message as her odds dwindle in New Hampshire
Elizabeth Warren‘s campaign settled on a message — and she isn’t changing it now, even as her path to the nomination begins to look…
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Potential GOP challenger to Torres Small launches TV campaign ad blitz
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Republican candidate for a crucial U.S. House seat in New Mexico is launching a television advertisement blitz amid a…
Continue Reading Over 100 US troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries following Iran strike
Over 100 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries in the wake of the January 8 Iranian missile attack on the al Asad…
Continue Reading Trump calls for slashing funding for toxic Superfund cleanup
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump asked Congress on Monday to slash funding for the Superfund program around the country, despite already…
Continue Reading Amy Klobuchar’s boomlet clogs the moderate lane
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar could be having a New Hampshire moment. Klobuchar seems to be gaining support ahead of Tuesday’s vote in the…
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