Politics

Layoffs, office closings for Harris’ New Hampshire campaign

By Hunter Woodall, Associated Press

Sen. Kamala Harris has spent little time in New Hampshire since announcing her presidential run, but she has drawn crowds during her handful of visits to the state.

‘He went to the press about it.’ Biden on the priest who denied him communion

By Magan Crane

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday called his denial of communion by a priest in South Carolina a “private matter,” but expressed regret that the priest had taken the issue to the press.

Justices to consider key tool used by regulators in fraud cases

By Associated Press

The justices said Friday they will hear an appeal contending that the Securities and Exchange Commission lacks the power to seek repayment, or disgorgement, of profits from people who have been found to violate securities law.

‘Yes,’ Trump is involved in a coverup, Biden says

By Daniel Bush

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday said he believed President Donald Trump engaged in a cover up of his efforts to push Ukraine to investigate rivals and influence the 2020 vote.

WATCH: Trump holds rally in Mississippi amid impeachment inquiry

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

In Mississippi, Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood is locked in a tight contest with Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who is endorsed by President Donald Trump. The president is traveling to Tupelo, Mississippi, for a rally Friday. Watch live here…

Judge won’t block Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era election system

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Plaintiffs' attorneys said Mississippi's history of racially polarized voting means that candidates preferred by black voters must receive a higher share of the statewide vote to win a majority of House districts.

Democrats push candidates to fully commit to 2020 nominee

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

"We'll need every Democrat working together in order to defeat Donald Trump," DNC Chairman Tom Perez said.

Impeachment inquiry focuses on 2 White House lawyers

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

The lawyers' role is critical because two witnesses have suggested the NSC legal counsel took the extraordinary step of shielding access to the transcript.

Warren releases plan to fund ‘Medicare for All’

By Will Weissert, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

The Massachusetts senator famously "has a plan" for everything, but details of how she'd pay for her health plan come with far higher political stakes.