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LGBTQ donors helping Pete Buttigieg defy 2020 expectations

By Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Money has come from grassroots supporters and big-dollar donors who hope Buttigieg will make history — or at least the summer debate stage.

Read Barr’s prepared remarks for House budget hearing (Mueller isn’t mentioned)

By Erica R. Hendry

At Tuesday’s hearing, U.S. Attorney General William Barr will instead focus on combating violent crime, enforcing and improving immigration laws, and the opioid crisis, according to his prepared remarks.

What does Tim Ryan believe? Where the candidate stands on 8 issues

By Alexandra D'Elia

A look at where the nine-term Democratic congressman from Ohio stands on the issues.

Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college cheating scheme

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The "Desperate Housewives" star and a dozen other prominent parents will admit to charges in the scheme, which authorities say involved rigging standardized test scores and bribing coaches at such prestigious schools as Yale and Georgetown.

AP sources: Secret Service director to leave Trump administration

By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press

According to two administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the departure of U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles stems from a personality conflict within the agency.

U.S. declares Iran’s guard force a ‘terrorist organization’

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. is designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a "foreign terrorist organization," in an effort to increase pressure on the country that could have significant diplomatic implications in the Middle East.

With Nielsen’s departure, Trump’s Cabinet becomes even less diverse

By Yamiche Alcindor

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet on Sunday raised new questions about the administration’s lack of diversity among its top advisers.

UK plan steps up global crackdown on social media

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

As concerns mount globally over how to monitor internet material without stifling free speech, the British proposal reflects a push by some countries -- particularly in Europe but also Australia and New Zealand -- to give regulators more power.

Bernie Sanders finds himself in a new role as front-runner

By Juana Summers, Julie Pace, Associated Press

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and establishing himself as an indisputable front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.