Politics

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”…

Sanders wins narrow New Hampshire victory, followed by Buttigieg and Klobuchar

In a very close New Hampshire primary, Sen. Bernie Sanders has been declared the winner, followed by Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar. In Manchester, Judy Woodruff talks to Lucas Meyer of the New Hampshire Young Democrats and Dan Bush.

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