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Sanders pitches black voters on ideas and history, not faith

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

While he's not as vocal as some Democratic rivals who tout their faiths as influencing their agendas, Sanders has talked more about his Jewish identity recently and tied it to his vow to fight discrimination in all forms.

Buttigieg aides say path beyond Super Tuesday is possible but tricky

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

“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…

After combative SC debate, 2020 Democrats return to campaign trail

By Lisa Desjardins

Seven 2020 Democrats took the stage for a raucous debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Tuesday night. With the primary season heating up, so did the candidates’ rhetoric. In particular, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, considered the race’s front-runner, was the target…

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Obama lawyers tell pro-Trump super PAC to stop airing misleading ad

By Associated Press

The ad misuses a snippet from an audio version of Obama's book "Dreams from My Father" to make it sound as though Obama is criticizing Biden's support of the black community.

Pelosi urges Democratic unity amid Sanders' campaign surge

By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press

"This has to be about unity, unity, unity,” she said.

Virus adds to fears for targets of Muslim crackdown in China

By Associated Press

Members of the Uighur Human Rights Project say they also fear the virus could have devastating effects in detention camps where more than a million people are held in cramped and unsanitary conditions.

Congress makes lynching a federal crime, 65 years after Emmett Till

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The bill, introduced by Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush and named after Till, comes 120 years after Congress first considered anti-lynching legislation.

Death toll rises to 24 from Delhi riots during Trump India trip

By Sheikh Saaliq, Emily Schmall, Associated Press

The clashes are between Hindu mobs and Muslims protesting a new citizenship law that fast-tracks naturalization for foreign-born religious minorities excluding Muslims.

Biden gets Clyburn endorsement ahead of South Carolina primary

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

Rep. Jim Clyburn called on the people of South Carolina to “stand with” Biden.

4 takeaways from the contentious South Carolina debate

By Daniel Bush

Tuesday's Democratic debate came just four days before the South Carolina primary, where former Vice President Joe Biden is ahead in the polls, as he seeks his first victory of the 2020 primaries.