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Bernie Sanders says he raised $25M in January, will bolster ad buys
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Bernie Sanders says he raised a whopping $25 million in January and will use his presidential campaign’s flush bank account to increase television and digital advertising in 10 states. The Vermont senator spent $50 million during the final three months of 2019 and finished the year...
Trump barrels into 2020 campaign, emboldened after acquittal
WASHINGTON — With the final gavel banging down Wednesday on impeachment, President Donald Trump barreled ahead in his reelection fight with a united Republican Party behind him, and emboldened by reassuring poll numbers and chaos in the Democratic race to replace him. Republican senators voted largely in lockstep to acquit...
Buttigieg clings to narrow lead as Iowa results trickle in
NEW YORK — Pete Buttigieg clung to a slight lead over Bernie Sanders in a new batch of vote totals released by the Iowa Democratic Party on Wednesday, two days after the state hosted its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. But the race remained too early to call with 96% of precincts...
Trump wins acquittal, but Ukraine saga far from over 
WASHINGTON — The impeachment of President Donald Trump is over, but it’s far from case closed on Ukraine. A full accounting of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, stemming in large part from the foreign policy entanglements pursued by personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, remains unfinished despite Trump’s acquittal Wednesday in the Senate....
Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment 
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House. A majority of senators expressed unease...
State of the Union viewership down double digits from 2019 
Ratings for President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday took a significant drop from the year before. The speech was down more than 20% from 2019 across the three major cable news networks and the four major broadcast networks, according to Nielsen Media Research. Updated Ratings: #SOTU Down vs....
No sanctions for Montana lawmaker over socialism comments
HELENA, Mont. — The speaker of the Montana House conceded Wednesday that the Legislature will likely do nothing to sanction a Republican state representative after the lawmaker refused calls to resign over his assertion that the U.S. Constitution allows socialists to be jailed or shot. Republican House leaders, including Speaker...
Mitt Romney breaks with GOP, will vote to convict Trump
WASHINGTON — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday he will vote to convict President Donald Trump, becoming the first and likely only Republican to break ranks during the Senate’s impeachment trial and favor removing Trump from office. Romney announced his decision during an eight-minute speech on the Senate floor, as...
2 leaders of Democratic convention host committee fired
MADISON, Wis. — The two leaders of Milwaukee’s host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention were fired late Tuesday amid allegations that they oversaw a toxic work environment, a dramatic shakeup less than six months before the showcase political event in swing state Wisconsin. The host committee board issued...
Fact checking Trump’s State of the Union address 
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s portrayal of American renewal Tuesday night drew on falsehoods about American energy supremacy, health care and the economy as well as distortions about his predecessor’s record. The Associated Press fact-checked remarks from Trump’s State of the Union speech. A look at some of the claims...
Pete Buttigieg slightly leading Bernie Sanders in partial Iowa caucuses results
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Democratic Party released partial results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a daylong delay late Tuesday showing former Midwestern mayor Pete Buttigieg with a slight lead over progressive Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the opening contest of the party’s 2020 primary season. The results...
Pennsylvania lawmakers laud, slam Trump's State of the Union speech along party lines
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey credited President Donald Trump with setting “an optimistic and ambitious agenda for the future” in Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech, which cited goals such as eradicating the AIDS epidemic, curing childhood cancer and planting the first flag on Mars. Toomey, a Lehigh Valley Republican,...
Pelosi rips Trump speech. Right there on the podium. 
WASHINGTON — And then she tore up the speech. No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Pelosi ripped the paper it was printed on in two. Right there, on camera, behind Trump’s back. As he stepped down, she ripped again. Then...
Democrat's response to Trump turns to working-class worries
WASHINGTON — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer used Democrats’ response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night to swivel from impeachment to working-class voters’ worries, saying her party is focusing on easing health care costs and other pocket-book concerns. Whitmer mentioned Trump’s impeachment trial only briefly near...
Text of President Trump's 2020 State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — Text of President Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address, as provided by the White House: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow citizens: Three years ago, we launched the great American comeback. Tonight, I stand...
Trump boasts of economic gains in State of the Union address 
WASHINGTON — Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, three years after he took office decrying a land of “American carnage” under his predecessor. The first president...
Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders lead as Iowa releases partial results 
DES MOINES — The Iowa Democratic Party released partial results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a daylong delay late Tuesday showing a former Midwestern mayor, Pete Buttigieg, and an outspoken progressive senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, leading the opening contest of the party’s 2020 primary season. The results followed...
McConnell blasts impeachment, will vote to acquit Trump
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday slammed House Democrats’ drive to impeach President Donald Trump as “the most rushed, least fair and least thorough” in history and confirmed that he will vote to acquit him. McConnell said the two impeachment charges against Trump — that he abused...
Trump faces accusers: What to watch during State of the Union address
WASHINGTON — Who’s clapping now? On the brink of his Senate acquittal, President Donald Trump will be unleashing “relentless optimism” during his third State of the Union address, a speech designed to pivot from his impeachment to his drive for reelection. Trump is speaking from a position of strength, with...
What went wrong: A look at tech troubles in Iowa voting
DES MOINES, Iowa — A new mobile app was supposed to help Democratic officials quickly gather information from some 1,700 caucus sites throughout Iowa. Instead, it’s being blamed for delays that left the results unknown the morning after the first-in-the nation nominating contest. Glitches with a new mobile app Monday...
At least half Iowa results expected by day's end, Dems say 
DES MOINES, Iowa — Clouded by doubts on a chaotic day-after, Democratic Party officials planned to release a majority of Iowa’s delayed presidential caucus results by late Tuesday, according to details shared with campaigns on a private conference call. The news did little to stem rising confusion and concern more...
Caucus voting underway; Iowa may clarify Democratic field 
DES MOINES — Iowa voters packed caucus sites across the state Monday night as Democrats balanced a strong preference for fundamental change with an overwhelming desire to defeat President Donald Trump in the opening contest of the 2020 presidential primary season. State party officials were counting votes amid reports of...
Closing arguments delivered in Trump’s impeachment trial 
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s lawyers and House impeachment managers issued their closing arguments Monday, with Democrats arguing the Senate has a “duty” to convict Trump and the president’s legal team saying senators would “vindicate” the right to vote by leaving the matter to voters in November. With Trump’s acquittal...
Dems kick off Iowa caucuses amid worry over beating Trump 
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Democratic campaign that has cost more than $1 billion, dashed the ambitions of veteran politicians, forced conversations about race, gender and identity and prompted fierce debate over health care and taxes crests Monday in the Iowa caucuses. By day’s end, tens of thousands of Democrats...
Trump fumbles tweet congratulating Chiefs
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. —President Donald Trump fumbled his congratulatory tweet following the Super Bowl. On the heels of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-20 Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers, Trump tweeted his congratulations to the Chiefs for a “fantastic comeback.” He added: “You represented the Great State of...


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