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December 10, 2018

Presidential hopefuls pushed to go big on climate change

Environmental activists are ramping up a pressure campaign designed to drum up Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to ...

December 08, 2018

Heather Nauert likely to be quizzed on her diplomatic resume

President Donald Trump's pick to be America's ambassador at the United Nations is likely to face questions about her thin ...

December 07, 2018

Democratic 2020 campaign revving up quickly

Democrats are hitting fast forward. The first major presidential campaign announcements could come before year's end.

November 14, 2018

After midterms, Democratic hopefuls eye early-voting states

Democrats pondering 2020 presidential bids in the aftermath of the midterm elections are pivoting from campaigning for other ...

October 30, 2018

Merkley eyes White House, visits early primary states

He's a Democrat, a liberal senator who wants to make Medicare available for all Americans, has pushed bills to stem climate ...

October 29, 2018

House Democrats promise action on LGBTQ rights bill

Just days ahead of a midterm election they hope will deliver them a majority, House Democrats are promising to prioritize ...

October 13, 2018

South Carolina swarmed by potential Democratic candidates

Even by South Carolina standards, this is a lot. There's no set date for the state's pivotal 2020 presidential primary.

October 13, 2018

Democratic presidential prospects swarm South Carolina

Even by South Carolina standards, this is a lot. There's no set date for the state's pivotal 2020 presidential primary.

October 04, 2018

The Latest: Ford's lawyers criticize scope of FBI probe

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and sexual misconduct allegations against him (all times local): 11:40 p.

September 13, 2018

The Latest: Florence now a Category 2 storm, still dangerous

The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 11:00 p.m. Hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm ...

Donald Trump, Brock Long, Kirstjen Nielsen

September 12, 2018

US says transfer from FEMA funds won't harm hurricane relief

Trump administration officials pushed back Wednesday against a Democratic senator's claim that nearly $10 million from the ...

September 05, 2018

Potential 2020 Democrats seize on Kavanaugh Senate hearings

Spoiling for a fight, a trio of Democratic senators weighing 2020 presidential campaigns seized upon the opening moments of ...

August 29, 2018

Mulling 2020 run, LA mayor to visit South Carolina Democrats

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is returning to South Carolina next month as he continues to mull a 2020 presidential bid.

July 20, 2018

McConnell withdraws Trump judicial pick minutes before vote

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday abruptly withdrew one of President Donald Trump's appellate court nominees ...

July 10, 2018

The Latest: Liberals rally on court steps against Kavanaugh

The Latest on President Donald Trump's nomination of a Supreme Court justice (all times local): 10:30 p.m.

June 29, 2018

The Latest: Senate panel OKs head of agency overseeing kids

The Latest on immigrant parents and children separated at the U.S. border (all times local): 7:10 p.m. A Senate committee has ...

June 29, 2018

Hundreds arrested in DC protesting Trump immigration policy

Capitol Police arrested nearly 600 people Thursday after hundreds of loudly chanting women demonstrated inside a Senate ...

June 19, 2018

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Border policy fuels backlash against Trump

The forced separation of migrant children from their parents fueled a weekend of intense criticism of President Trump's ...

June 18, 2018

Immigrant kids seen held in fenced cages at border facility

Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing.