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As 2020 Democratic field shrinks again, rumors of a new GOP challenger for Trump

By John Yang

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has become the third 2020 Democrat to drop out of the race, announcing he will pursue a third term as governor instead. Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, who also recently ended his presidential campaign, says he…

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Harris and Sanders set for 2020 showdown in delegate-rich California

By Michael R. Blood, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Both candidates are in the state this week to address Democratic Party leaders in San Francisco.

Sanders' $16 trillion climate plan builds on the Green New Deal

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

Sanders describes his plan as a "ten-year, nationwide mobilization centered on equity and humanity" that would create 20 million new jobs.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee expected to announce run for 3rd term

By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press

Gov. Jay Inslee ended his climate change-focused 2020 presidential bid on Wednesday.

Former Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper is running for Senate

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Hickenlooper, who dropped out of the presidential race earlier this month, becomes the immediate front-runner in a crowded Democratic field vying for the right to challenge Republican incumbent Cory Gardner.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee drops out of the presidential race

By Rachel La Corte, Associated Press

Inslee had made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign.

Why Native populations are attracting new attention in 2020 presidential race

Native Americans received more attention from presidential candidates this week than in previous years. Nine 2020 Democratic hopefuls attended a forum in Sioux City, Iowa, to discuss U.S. treaty obligations to Native people, the epidemic of violence against Native women,…

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Outside money flows into race for Susan Collins' Senate seat

By David Sharp, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Democrats vowed last year to make Republican Sen. Susan Collins pay for her vote confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, and Republicans have promised to defend her.

Democrats are spending millions to take back state legislatures

By Brian Slodysko, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

Democratic donors who gave little to nothing to down-ballot races in the past are cutting large checks to groups focused on state races.

As rivals head to California, Biden chooses New Hampshire

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

The former vice president is choosing carefully when to appear alongside the candidates who are trying to upend him, and he's keeping a distance, at least publicly, from the party machinery.