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FILE — Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, discusses police reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 1, 2020. Joe Biden is preparing to talk one-on-one with his final choices for running mate in early August, and two candidates who received scant attention early in the process are now among the most formidable contenders. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times) XNYT44 XNYT44

August 4, 2020 at 2:07 pm

From outsider to insider: Karen Bass’ unexpected journey to power

Karen Bass, 66, a congresswoman and head of the Congressional Black Caucus, is among the leading candidates being considered for vice president by Joe Biden....

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July 19, 2020 at 4:03 pm

How Buying Beans Became a Political Statement

For years, the Goya brand was synonymous with the Latino American dream. The sheer number of products that lined the grocery store aisles — from...

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Kent Batman, the chairman of the Texas Republican Party for Hardin County, in Nederland, Texas, May 19, 2020. Democrats are far more likely to live in counties where the virus has ravaged the community, while Republicans are more likely to live in counties that have been relatively unscathed by the illness, though they are paying an economic price. (Brandon Thibodaeux/The New York Times) XNYT61 XNYT61

May 25, 2020 at 12:01 am

COVID-19 is deadliest where Democrats live, adding to nation’s strife

The pandemic has divided the country in ways that have never played out so vividly before in a public health crisis. For scholars who study...

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A sign is placed outside of a polling place at the Boca Raton Library during the Florida primary election, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Boca Raton, Fla. As Florida officials try to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the state’s voters will head to the polls and cast ballots in the Democratic presidential primary. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) FLJC108 FLJC108

March 17, 2020 at 6:01 am

2020 Democratic Primary in Arizona, Florida and Illinois: What to Watch For

The Democratic primary race moves to Arizona, Florida and Illinois on Tuesday, with large numbers of delegates at stake for the party’s presidential nomination. Former...

March 2, 2020 at 7:35 pm

The Overlooked Voters Who Could Decide the 2020 Race

LOS ANGELES — Latino voters are poised to pick the Democratic nominee. Long overlooked by the political establishment and dismissed as a sleeping giant of...

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FILE- In this Dec. 5, 2017, file photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., waits to speak during a meeting of the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cherokee citizens are calling on Elizabeth Warren to publicly disavow a family story of indigenous heritage as a way to dissuade others from making false claims they say often romanticize Native Americans. The topic has haunted the Massachusetts senator since even before she announced she would seek the Democratic nomination for president, despite Warren repeatedly apologizing for identifying as Native American in the past and for submitting a DNA test to back up what she heard growing up. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) LA416 LA416

February 28, 2020 at 4:51 am

They Saw Themselves in Elizabeth Warren. So What Do They See Now?

Many women see themselves in Warren and argue that simply by asking whether a woman can be elected, pundits and voters who fancy themselves as...

February 22, 2020 at 7:04 pm

Analysis: How Bernie Sanders dominated in Nevada

LAS VEGAS — They showed up at Desert Pines High School in Tío Bernie T-shirts to caucus on Saturday morning, motivated by the idea of...

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February 21, 2020 at 4:37 pm

Nevada Democrats demand caucus site leaders sign nondisclosure agreements

LAS VEGAS — One day before the Nevada caucuses, the state Democratic Party has asked all caucus site leaders to sign a nondisclosure agreement preventing...

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Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Union, speaks at a news conference to announce the union’s decision to stay out of the state’s Democratic presidential caucuses and not endorse a candidate, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) NVPS103 NVPS103

February 16, 2020 at 12:32 pm

The next hurdle for Bernie Sanders: Nevada’s top union dislikes ‘Medicare for All’

LAS VEGAS — Sen. Bernie Sanders is a longtime supporter of “Medicare for All.” “I wrote the damn bill,” he said on a debate stage...

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January 27, 2020 at 5:56 pm

In Los Angeles, Latinos Are Mourning Kobe Bryant as a ‘Compa’

LOS ANGELES — When Kobe Bryant reflected on his career in front of the cameras after playing his last professional basketball game in 2016, he...

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