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Some women of color frustrated by Biden's expected 2020 bid

Former Vice President Joe Biden's decision to enter the Democratic presidential race is causing consternation among some ...

White House voices support for embattled Fed choice

A senior White House official expressed support Wednesday for one of President Trump's picks for the Federal Reserve board, ...

Booker tax returns show income drop, high charitable giving

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker released 10 years of tax returns Wednesday, showing his income plunged last ...

John Hickenlooper, Rhonda Fields

White presidential hopefuls face 'woke litmus test' on race

After touring the National Lynching Memorial recently, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke of the "shame" he felt ...

Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg lands 1st endorsement from member of Congress

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg (BOO'-tuh-juhj) has received his first endorsement from a member of Congress.

Bernie Sanders

2020 Democrats confronting debate over letting felons vote

Democratic presidential contenders are facing a new debate over whether criminals in prison, even notorious ones like the ...

Former DHS head took up cyber despite White House aversion

A top White House official told Kirstjen Nielsen, then Homeland Security secretary, not to bring up election security with ...

Rights group denounces 'unfree and unfair' Egyptian vote

The referendum approved by Egyptian voters that allows President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to extend his rule to 2030 was held ...

Castro's sluggish 2020 start tests strategy for high office

Julián Castro's run for president followed a fast rise in the Democratic Party: a big-city Latino mayor of San Antonio at age ...

Bill Shorten

Australia political leaders use Chinese app to chase votes

Australia's prime minister and his political rival said on Wednesday they were not tailoring their political messages to suit ...

In rambling note to judge, pipe bomb mailer blames steroids

A Florida man who mailed crudely made pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump said he abused steroids for ...

Writings on gender issues magnify scrutiny of Trump Fed pick

Additional provocative commentaries about women written by Stephen Moore, President Donald Trump's pick for the Federal ...

Handful of US states are poised to legalize sports betting

The number of states allowing sports betting is poised to expand. Governors in Montana and Iowa are considering measures that ...

Nancy Pelosi

Tension emerges between Congress, 2020 Dems on impeachment

Some top Democrats vying for the White House in 2020 are clamoring for impeachment proceedings against President Donald ...

Egypt voters approve referendum extending president's rule

Voters in Egypt approved constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to remain in power until 2030, ...

Justices seem ready to OK asking citizenship on census

Despite evidence that millions of Hispanics and immigrants could go uncounted, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ...

Long-serving Iowa GOP legislator leaves party citing Trump

The longest serving Republican in the Iowa Legislature announced Tuesday that he's becoming a Democrat, saying he didn't want ...

AP Interview: Weber warns populists to back a united Europe

The leading conservative candidate in next month's European Parliament elections says he would like to see Britain stay in ...

Joe Biden

AP source: Biden to announce 2020 bid on Thursday

Answering perhaps the most significant question of the early 2020 election season, former Vice President Joe Biden will ...

Joe Biden

The Latest: AP source: Biden to launch 2020 bid Thursday

The Latest on former Vice President Joe Biden and the 2020 presidential race (all times local): 1 p.m. Former Vice President ...