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October 3, 2020 at 5:10 pm

For Trump supporters, his diagnosis does little to change their viewpoints

WASHINGTON - As an unseen President Donald Trump battled the coronavirus at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, hundreds of maskless supporters gathered shoulder to...

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September 28, 2020 at 6:10 am

Debates could solidify decisions for undecided voters

Maybe the debates will help, but for now, Karen and Marlin Boltz remain genuinely stymied. The couple voted for Donald Trump four years ago, but...

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Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten Buttigieg respond to audience members after an announcement of Pete Buttigieg’s ending the campaign for president, in South Bend, Ind., Sunday, March 1, 2020. Buttigieg, who rose from being the Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP) INSBE701 INSBE701

March 1, 2020 at 3:26 pm

Buttigieg ends history-making presidential bid

Pete Buttigieg, the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who saw a meteoric rise from virtual unknown to top-tier contender and became the first...

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February 29, 2020 at 6:40 pm

Steyer drops out of presidential race

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer says he is ending his presidential campaign. "Honestly, I can't see a path where I can win the presidency," a hoarse-sounding...

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February 4, 2020 at 9:38 am

Sanders holds narrow popular vote lead, Buttigieg leads in delegates after initial results

DES MOINES, Iowa - In an early Iowa caucus vote count, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., held a slight popular vote lead, while former South Bend,...

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson speaks at a the Faith, Politics and the Common Good Forum at Franklin Jr. High School, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) IAAH150 IAAH150

January 10, 2020 at 10:04 am

Marianne Williamson drops out of Democratic presidential race

Williamson had laid off her entire national staff in late December, but insisted last week she would remain in the race. In an email to...

December 13, 2019 at 12:16 pm

Presidential candidates threaten to skip next week’s Democratic debate in Los Angeles

All of the presidential candidates who qualified for next week's Democratic debate are threatening to skip the event in response to a labor dispute taking...

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March 6, 2019 at 11:42 am

A seriously ill man wished to talk to Trump. His Democrat sister helped make it happen.

Bridgette Hoskie felt overwhelmed. Her younger brother, Jay Barrett, had recently come home with her to begin palliative care after a lifetime battling cystic fibrosis....

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In this Feb. 3, 2001 file photo, a hedgehog curls up in the hands of its owner at a hedgehog club exhibit in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

January 26, 2019 at 2:06 pm

‘Don’t kiss or snuggle hedgehogs’ because of salmonella risk, CDC warns

Those tiny, prickly, adorable mammals may be carrying salmonella germs and spreading them to nearby humans, according to the CDC.

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January 4, 2019 at 7:04 am

Rep. Rashida Tlaib profanely promises to impeach Trump, and she’s not sorry

WASHINGTON - Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., made history Thursday afternoon for being the first Palestinian American woman sworn into Congress.Hours later, she made headlines for...

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