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February 19, 2019 at 1:40 pm

O’Rourke won’t rule out being vice presidential candidate

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Beto O'Rourke said Tuesday that he hasn't ruled out being a 2020 vice presidential candidate — even as he plans...

February 17, 2019 at 9:43 pm

Border wall a complex issue for 2020 prospect Beto O’Rourke VIEW

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — When President Donald Trump visited Beto O'Rourke's hometown to argue that walling off the southern border would make the U.S....

February 14, 2019 at 5:44 pm

ICE halts force-feeding of immigrant detainees in Texas

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration...

February 12, 2019 at 2:05 pm

Is Beto back? O’Rourke’s Trump counter-rally teases 2020 run

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — His voice occasionally cracking, Beto O'Rourke delivered an emotional appeal to thousands of cheering El Pasoans, vowing that Donald Trump...

February 11, 2019 at 9:31 pm

In Texas, Trump backs wall while O’Rourke rallies opponents

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the details...

People cheer as President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

February 11, 2019 at 2:49 pm

In El Paso, Trump and O’Rourke go head-to-head over wall WATCH

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Donald Trump charged ahead Monday with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the...

February 10, 2019 at 7:56 am

El Paso bristles at Trump’s claim that wall made city safe VIEW

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — People walking over the Paso del Norte Bridge linking this West Texas border city to Mexico can watch President Donald...

February 4, 2019 at 9:37 pm

Beto O’Rourke says he’ll decide on 2020 run by month’s end

NEW YORK (AP) — Breaking months of near-silence about his political future, Democrat Beto O'Rourke said Tuesday that he would announce his decision about a...

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January 26, 2019 at 9:08 am

Smaller government? Some Trump supporters cheer the shutdown

FORT HANCOCK, Texas (AP) — Donald Trump didn't carry many parts of Texas' heavily Democratic areas along the border with Mexico, but he won remote...

January 13, 2019 at 5:12 am

How long can O’Rourke wait as 2020 pace picks up around him?

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — You won't see Beto O'Rourke announce whether he's running for president in 2020 for a while. But you may see him...