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FILE – In this Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Biden has been conspicuously absent from early voting states as he weighs a 2020 presidential campaign. That makes him an outlier among Democrats eying the White House. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) WX104 WX104

February 11, 2019 at 10:00 am

As Democratic field expands, Biden waits on the sidelines

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden will headline his first public event in about three weeks on Saturday— in Munich, Germany,...

February 10, 2019 at 9:00 am

Warren takes on Trump, says he may not be ‘free’ in 2020 VIEW

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Back in Iowa as a full-fledged presidential candidate, Democrat Elizabeth Warren took aim at President Donald Trump on Sunday, saying...

February 5, 2019 at 10:40 pm

Trump calls for bipartisanship, a hard line on immigration WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Face to face with emboldened Democrats, President Donald Trump called on Washington to cast aside "revenge, resistance and retribution" and end "ridiculous...

FILE — President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address to Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2018. The cinematic aspect of the annual tradition is one piece of the presidency that Trump embraces rather than disrupts. (Gabriella Demczuk/The New York Times) XNYT124 XNYT124

February 4, 2019 at 9:24 pm

In State of the Union address, Trump calls for end of resistance politics VIEW

In his first State of the Union address to a divided Congress, President Donald Trump warned Democrats on Tuesday that “ridiculous partisan investigations” could derail...

February 4, 2019 at 1:02 pm

Trump to call for unity, face skepticism in State of Union WATCH

The White House says the president will call for optimism and unity in Tuesday's State of the Union address, using the moment to attempt a...

January 10, 2019 at 11:31 am

Gillibrand makes big moves toward 2020 campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is moving aggressively toward an expected presidential bid, filling out key staff positions, traveling to key states and nearing...

December 5, 2018 at 6:31 am

Sources: Ex-Mass. Gov. Patrick to skip 2020 White House race

BOSTON (AP) — Former Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts will soon announce he won't launch a 2020 presidential campaign, according to three sources familiar...

November 15, 2018 at 8:02 am

Influential president of Human Rights Campaign stepping down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chad Griffin, the influential LGBTQ activist who helped turn the Human Rights Campaign into a powerful political force, announced Thursday that he...

November 12, 2018 at 9:34 pm

Why wait? Democrats openly flirt with 2020 White House bids

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days after the midterm election, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker worked the phones with Democratic luminaries in Iowa. Montana Gov....

November 7, 2018 at 12:34 am

How Trump’s energy, excesses drove GOP’s erratic campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Ryan had to know it was coming. The minute the House speaker shot down President Donald Trump's latest campaign-season gambit on...