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June 6, 2019 at 6:38 pm

Michael Bloomberg to plunge $500M into clean energy effort

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is plunging $500 million into an effort to close all of the nation's remaining coal...

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May 9, 2019 at 3:00 am

Beto O’Rourke hires Obama delegate guru Jeff Berman VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beto O'Rourke has hired one of the masterminds behind Barack Obama's unlikely 2008 primary victory, part of the Democratic candidate's efforts to...

May 7, 2019 at 2:35 pm

Barack Obama’s book not expected to be released in 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama's post-White House memoir isn't expected to be released this year, setting up the likelihood that the highly anticipated...

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FILE – In this Jan. 21, 2017, file photo, President Planned Parenthood Federation of America Cecile Richards speak to the crowd during the women’s march rally in Washington. Richards and two other women of the nation’s most influential activists are launching a new organization that aims to harness the political power of women to influence elections and shape local and national policy priorities. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) NYHK702 NYHK702

April 29, 2019 at 4:51 am

New group launches to harness political power of women

Dubbed Supermajority, the group has a goal of training and mobilizing 2 million women over the next year to become organizers and political leaders in...

April 28, 2019 at 5:07 pm

New group launches to harness political power of women

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three of the nation's most influential activists are launching an organization that aims to harness the political power of women to influence...

April 28, 2019 at 5:28 am

Nominate a woman? Some Democratic women aren’t so sure VIEW

TIPTON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voters sent a record number of women to the Legislature during last year's midterms. Women won two of the state's...

FILE – In this May 5, 2017 file photo, Symone Sanders, former National Press Secretary for Bernie Sanders, attends the St. Gallen Symposium, at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Joe Biden has hired Symone Sanders, a prominent African American political strategist, as a senior adviser to his newly launched presidential campaign. The move adds a younger, diverse voice to Bidenâ€™s cadre of top advisers, which has been dominated by older white men. It suggests Biden is seeking to broaden his appeal to a new generation of Democrats. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP) WX109 WX109

April 25, 2019 at 8:00 am

Biden hires strategist Symone Sanders, adds diversity to bid

The hiring of a prominent African American political strategist as a senior campaign adviser adds a younger, diverse voice to Joe Biden's cadre of top...

April 19, 2019 at 5:52 am

Biden expected to launch presidential campaign next week

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to join the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential field next week. The decision answers one of...

April 14, 2019 at 5:23 am

Biden to campaign as extension of Obama’s political movement

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden is finalizing the framework for a White House campaign that would cast him as an extension of Barack Obama's...

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign stop, Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Aldo Leopold Middle School in Burlington, Iowa. (John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye via AP) IABUR103 IABUR103

April 7, 2019 at 10:30 pm

Sanders quiets his critics as he becomes a 2020 front-runner VIEW

Sanders on a markedly different footing than during his first White House run, creating new challenges for a candidate whose supporters relish his role as...