Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio dropped out of the presidential race Thursday, ending a campaign that sought to champion Midwestern manufacturing workers but failed to gain traction.
Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, facing criticism, distanced itself Friday from a Chicago lawyer who tried to block the release of footage of the 2014 police shooting of a black teenager, Laquan McDonald.
Election polls have always been interesting. But this year, they have become official players in the Democratic presidential primary race, because polling badly means you don’t get to debate.
Tuesday night’s debate belonged to the front-runners, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. But their counterparts Wednesday, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., couldn’t quite replicate their dominance.
The announcement that a Houston-area Republican congressman is retiring has set up what could be one of the most closely contested House races in the country and provided a glimpse of how much more competitive parts of Texas have become.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Friday released a $100 billion plan to combat drug and alcohol addiction and improve mental health care, focusing one of the first detailed proposals of her presidential campaign on an issue deeply personal to her.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Friday released a $100 billion plan to combat drug and alcohol addiction and improve mental health care, focusing one of the first detailed proposals of her presidential campaign on an issue deeply personal to her.Kenya The New York Times world18 Aug 2024
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, the 21st Democrat to declare his candidacy for president, is known as a moderate who seeks bipartisan compromise. Here’s where he stands on a few key issues.Kenya The New York Times world18 Aug 2024
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Six years ago this month, Mark Barden and Nicole Hockley watched from the gallery, counting the yeas, as the Senate voted on expanding background checks.
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Six years ago this month, Mark Barden and Nicole Hockley watched from the gallery, counting the yeas, as the Senate voted on expanding background checks.Kenya The New York Times world18 Aug 2024
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who opened his third run for the presidency Thursday, holds political views that can look and sound similar to the priorities of many liberals, but differ on some key details. Biden, who has a longer record in politics than any other Democrat in the sprawling 2020 field, will come under close scrutiny for those differences; one liberal group, Justice Democrats, has already come out to oppose him because of “centrist” views.Kenya The New York Times world18 Aug 2024
At a forum in Houston on Wednesday hosted by the political group She the People, Democratic presidential candidates spoke directly to a crucial constituency in their party’s primaries: women of color.
On Thursday, two days before the 20th anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine High School, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords went to Minnesota to announce the creation of a gun safety advocacy group.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, who announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, is less known than many other candidates in the race.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, a Democrat from one of the nation’s most coveted swing states, announced his candidacy for president on Thursday, bringing the Democratic primary field to 17.
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, a Democrat from one of the nation’s most coveted swing states, announced his candidacy for president on Thursday, bringing the Democratic primary field to 17.
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, a Democrat from one of the nation’s most coveted swing states, announced his candidacy for president on Thursday, bringing the Democratic primary field to 17.Kenya The New York Times world17 Aug 2024
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, a moderate Democrat from one of the nation’s most coveted swing states, announced his candidacy for president on Thursday, bringing the Democratic primary field to 17.
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