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Mar 02

Super Tuesday is Bloomberg's big test

After Biden's commanding win in South Carolina, which was powered by support from African Americans, Mike Bloomberg is facing mounting pressure to justify his presence in the race.

Mar 01

The 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.

Mar 01

Biden claims momentum as Buttigieg drops out of race

Joe Biden fought to unite the Democratic Party's moderate wing behind his candidacy after scoring a comeback victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary that forced leading moderate rival Pete Buttigieg out of the race on Sunday.

Mar 01

Afghanistan's president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid out just a day earlier in a…