Mar 18 Beto O’Rourke says nothing in his past will hinder 2020 run By Scott Bauer, Will Weissert, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke told supporters Sunday that he's never taken LSD and there's "nothing" he hasn't already revealed about his past that could come back to hurt his run for office. Continue reading
Mar 17 AP fact check: O’Rourke on climate, Trump on ‘no collusion’ By Calvin Woodward, Seth Borenstein, Hope Yen, Associated Press Judge Amy Berman Jackson, while sentencing Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, reminded her courtroom — and indirectly the president — that Manafort’s trial was unrelated to questions of collusion with Russia. “Court is one of those places where facts… Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: Buttigieg asks whether Pence ‘stopped believing in scripture when he started believing in Donald Trump’ By Associated Press Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg said Sunday night that he and Vice President Mike Pence have different views of their Christian faith and that he doesn't understand Pence's loyalty to President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 11 Democrats turn to blue-collar Milwaukee for 2020 convention By Bill Barrow, Ivan Moreno, Scott Bauer, Associated Press The Democratic National Committee's decision will take the party to the heart of the working-class upper Midwest that delivered President Donald Trump to the White House. Continue reading
Mar 05 As 2020 nears, pressure grows to replace voting machines By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press Time and money are running short for states to replace aging or inadequate voting machines before the 2020 presidential primaries, according to a report released Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 05 Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 rematch with Donald Trump By Associated Press The former secretary of state, senator and first lady says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere."… Continue reading
Mar 04 Eric Holder rules out 2020 run, says he’ll focus on redistricting By Associated Press The Democrat said in a Monday opinion piece in The Washington Post that he'll focus on redistricting, the process of reconfiguring electoral districts. Continue reading
Mar 04 Ex-Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper enters presidential race By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said on Monday he's running for president, casting himself as a can-do uniter who's used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goals in a politically divided state. Continue reading
Feb 21 Pompeo says he’s ‘ruled out’ Kansas Senate bid in 2020 By Associated Press Pompeo, who represented Kansas' 4th Congressional District from 2011 to 2017, says he'll serve as secretary of state as long as President Donald Trump wants him to. Continue reading
Feb 20 Rural and urban political divisions also split the suburbs, poll finds By Nicholas Riccardi, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press America's suburbs are today's great political battleground, long seen as an independent pivot between the country's liberal cities and conservative small towns and rural expanse. Continue reading