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Politics Oct 11
Biden visit Monday caps push into Ohio, once a longshotJoe Biden is set to make his first general election campaign visit Monday to Ohio, signaling the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in the 2016 election.
Nation Oct 02
Why some Wisconsin voters say they’re unmoved by Trump tax revelationsTrump’s standing with white, working-class voters has proven resilient through federal investigations, impeachment and countless episodes of chaotic governing.
Politics Sep 21
WATCH: Trump speaks at campaign rally in Swanton, OhioRepublican strategists say Trump has lost support in suburbs across the state he carried in 2016, prompting debate among Republicans about whether his rural outreach can offset the continued decline in metro areas.
Health Aug 19
Lax approach to virus at Trump campaign events sends confusing message, health experts sayHundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stood and sat shoulder to shoulder in Yuma, Arizona, this week, against the advice of Trump's own health experts.
Nation Jun 13
Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areasThe protest movement over black injustice has quickly spread deep into predominantly white, small-town America, notably throughout parts of the country that delivered the presidency for Donald Trump.
Politics Mar 02
Inside the final month of Buttigieg’s historic campaignThe former mayor of Indiana's fourth largest city, an openly gay 38-year-old whose name most voters still can't pronounce, formally suspended his White House bid Sunday night.
Politics Mar 01
WATCH: Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unityThe decision came just a day after one of Buttigieg's leading rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden, scored a resounding victory in South Carolina that sparked new pressure on the party's moderate wing to coalesce behind Biden.
Politics Mar 01
Buttigieg at crossroads after poor finish in South CarolinaThe window is closing for Pete Buttigieg's longshot presidential campaign. His fourth-place finish in South Carolina exposed a core vulnerability, namely the inability to attract the support of black voters who are vital to any winning Democratic coalition.
Politics Feb 27
Buttigieg aides say path beyond Super Tuesday is possible but tricky“Bernie Sanders will be the delegate leader after the March 3rd contests, but whether that makes him the prohibitive nominee is highly dependent on Pete’s performance,” an aide said in a memo released to the media and aimed at keeping…
Politics Feb 11
Democrats look to New Hampshire primary to clarify unsettled contestSince the chaotic Iowa caucuses failed to perform their traditional function of winnowing the race, it now falls to New Hampshire to begin culling the Democratic field, which still features almost a dozen candidates.
