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June 23, 2019 at 9:23 pm

New phase in 2020 presidential race tests Dems’ aggression VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — The unwritten rules that have so far prevented the Democratic presidential contest from devolving into all-out conflict are about to be...

June 12, 2019 at 3:05 pm

Obama plays starring role in Biden’s presidential campaign

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — During a campaign swing through Iowa this week, Joe Biden mentioned that his family recently dined with former President Barack Obama's...

June 11, 2019 at 9:05 pm

Businesses showing discontent with Trump’s trade policies VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's aggressive and wildly unpredictable use of tariffs is spooking American business groups, which have long formed a potent force...

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June 5, 2019 at 3:02 pm

Front-runner Biden is campaigning for president on his terms VIEW

Just six weeks into his presidential campaign, Joe Biden is running as the Democrat to beat, charting a distinct path through the primary states, taking...

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June 2, 2019 at 9:28 pm

2020 Democrats grapple with California’s electoral buzz saw

Campaigns in California, which has about four times as many Democratic voters as Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada combined, are won and lost...

FILE – In this May 18, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Eakins Oval in Philadelphia. Rising disagreement among congressional Democrats over whether to pursue impeachment of President Donald Trump has had little effect on the partyâ€™s presidential candidates, who mostly are avoiding calls to start such an inquiry. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) WX103 WX103

May 28, 2019 at 11:11 am

2020 preview? Feud flares up between Joe Biden, Donald Trump VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats won't pick their nominee for another year, but President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are acting like...

May 27, 2019 at 9:05 pm

Sanders 2020 looks like Sanders 2016, challenges and all

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was supposed to be different this time. But three months into his second presidential campaign, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is struggling...

May 17, 2019 at 9:28 pm

Biden rejects Democrats’ anger in call for national unity VIEW

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — His party may be enraged by Donald Trump's presidency, but Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden insisted Saturday that Democrats will not defeat...

May 17, 2019 at 3:30 pm

Political pitfalls: Iran tests ‘America First’ pledge

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won the White House pledging to wind down the nation's many foreign entanglements and put "America First." But as...

May 10, 2019 at 9:44 pm

Beto O’Rourke plans ‘reintroduction’ as 2020 buzz fizzles

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Beto O'Rourke barreled into the 2020 presidential race with breakneck energy and a fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants campaign style that saw him leap atop...