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November 4, 2018 at 4:12 pm

An election blue wave’s biggest impact could be in state chambers

Democrats anticipate significant wins, retaking majority control of as many as a dozen state legislative chambers. If that happens, it would shake up the political...

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FILE – In this file photo dated Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, U.S. Democrat Rohit ‘Ro’ Khanna, from California is interviewed in Los Angeles, USA. Polish officials on Thursday April 26, 2018, criticized the claim of congressman Khanna, that a new Polish law glorifies Nazi collaborators and denies the Holocaust, as part of a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. State Department to pressure Poland and Ukraine to combat what they see as state-sponsored anti-Semitism. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, FILE) LON119 LON119

May 7, 2018 at 4:17 pm

Congressman leads drive to push tech to Trump country

A wide swath of Americans have been left out of the innovation economy and are growing increasingly resentful of it. So a Silicon Valley congressman...

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FILE – In this March 15, 2010, file photo, copies of the 2010 Census forms in Phoenix. The 2020 U.S. Census will add a question about citizenship status, a move that brought swift condemnation from Democrats who said it would intimidate immigrants and discourage them from participating. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) WX105 WX105

March 27, 2018 at 1:30 pm

Proposed census question on citizenship could cost blue states billions

The decision to ask a citizenship question on the census may seem an obscure matter, but it could give the Trump administration another level to...

February 13, 2018 at 6:00 pm

More Russian meddling feared in elections — and U.S. isn’t ready, officials say

As intelligence chiefs warn that Russia is moving to build on its earlier efforts to interfere with elections, the United States is still struggling to...

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February 4, 2018 at 5:00 pm

California, Trump administration in regulatory tug of war over electric cars

Carmakers are left to gamble on how aggressively to follow California’s blueprint as the Trump administration tries to undermine it.

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March 12, 2017 at 4:43 pm

Public-health groups raise alarm over bill that would limit government regulations

The new GOP regulatory overhaul bill, which swiftly passed the House in January without committee debate, would apply the same test that hobbled regulators on...

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton signs a poster after taking a tour of the Knotty Tie Company in Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. The Knotty Tie Company makes and manufactures ties and scarves by hand in Denver. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

August 3, 2016 at 7:34 pm

Clinton content to let Trump grab attention while she campaigns

A week that might otherwise be difficult for Hillary Clinton is turning into one of the best of her campaign, as her Republican rival’s troubles...

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May 29, 2016 at 8:00 pm

Trump candidacy unites Silicon Valley — in horror

Among many Silicon Valley luminaries, the distaste for Donald Trump is palpable, particularly for his ideas on trade and immigration and his views of the...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign rally at Hunters Point park, Monday, April 18, 2016, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

April 19, 2016 at 10:24 pm

How Sanders’ hopes for upset in New York fell short

Sanders was clearly deflated by the loss. As the votes were counted, he flew home to Vermont, avoiding reporters other than to declare at a...

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, followed by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, marks her ballot in the voting booth at the Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua, N.Y., Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

April 19, 2016 at 2:19 pm

Can Donald Trump top 50 percent? Five things to watch in the New York primary

Here are five things to watch in Tuesday’s New York primary

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