Feb 12 U.S., Ecuador talks at White House a first in nearly 2 decades By Associated Press It's been nearly two decades since a chief of state from the small South American nation of Ecuador has met in Washington with a U.S. president. But that changed on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S. on track for first $1 trillion budget deficit since 2012 By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The U.S. budget deficit through the first four months of this budget year is up 19% from the same period a year ago. Continue reading
Feb 12 U.S. gives Iraq sanctions waiver for vital Iranian gas imports By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Samya Kullab, Associated Press The U.S. had expressed willingness to extend the waiver, which was due to expire this week, officials told The Associated Press, on the condition that Iraq provide a timeline detailing a plan to wean itself off of Iranian gas dependence. Continue reading
Feb 12 Deval Patrick quits 2020 Democratic presidential race By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The former Massachusetts governor was the last African American in the Democratic presidential primary. Continue reading
Feb 12 Inside Mike Bloomberg’s big play for black voters By Sara Burnett, Associated Press While Mike Bloomberg's rivals battled it out in majority-white Iowa and New Hampshire, the billionaire presidential candidate aggressively courted the black voters critical to any Democrat's chance of winning of the nomination. Continue reading
Feb 12 Can Klobuchar capitalize on her third-place finish in New Hampshire? By Sara Burnett, Holly Ramer, Michael Casey, Associated Press Sen. Amy Klobuchar is using her New Hampshire moment to put her no-nonsense appeal in the spotlight. Continue reading
Feb 12 Sanders’ narrow win ups pressure on moderates to coalesce By Julie Pace, Associated Press The Vermont senator is benefiting from a crowded and fractured primary field, with several moderate candidates dividing up the rest of the vote. Continue reading
Feb 12 Trump overwhelmingly wins Republican primary in New Hampshire By Associated Press The outcome was a reflection of Trump’s strong support among Republicans and his campaign’s nearly 18-month effort to diminish any significant threats to his renomination. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Sanders says N.H. victory ‘is the beginning of the end’ for Trump By Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne, Hunter Woodall, Associated Press Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary election Tuesday night, narrowly edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party’s chaotic 2020 nomination fight. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Buttigieg celebrates strong New Hampshire finish By Associated Press The former mayor vowed to “end the era of Donald Trump,” while keeping up pressure on his top rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who he said was taking a “my-way-or-the-highway approach.”… Continue reading