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Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg waves during a rally in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Super Tuesday.
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Bloomberg's Super Tuesday Flop

Mar 04, 2020
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent more than $500 million to wage a national campaign, starting with the 14 states that held primaries on Tuesday. He lost all of them.
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National
Wilmot Collins stands in the Helena City Commission chambers before a meeting. He moved to Montana in the early 1990s.
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In Montana, A Liberian Refugee Mounts U.S. Senate Challenge

Oct 09, 2019
Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins' strategy is to meet as many people as possible and make connections on common issues such as trade and student loan debt.
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Politics
President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally Monday night in Rio Rancho, N.M.
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Trump Goes 'Behind Enemy Lines' To Raise Money In SF Bay Area

Sep 16, 2019
The president will be attending private fundraisers near Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills. It is his first visit to the San Francisco Bay Area since his election, when he lost California by 30 points.
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Elections
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is launching Fair Fight 2020, which aims to enfranchise voters across the country.
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Stacey Abrams Is Not Running For President, Instead Will Focus On Voter Protection

Aug 14, 2019
The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate is launching an initiative called Fair Fight 2020 which aims to ensure voter enfranchisement across twenty states.
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Politics
An ad paid for by Donald J. Trump for President Inc.
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Trump Campaign Counterprograms Democratic Debate With Pricey YouTube Ad Buy

Jun 26, 2019
President Trump's campaign bought the masthead ad on YouTube, an expensive ad buy that could reach many more voters than the debate.
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Politics
Kanesha Adams stands in the parking lot outside of Jim Clyburn's World-Famous Fish Fry on June 21 in Columbia, S.C. The event featured appearances by 21 Democratic presidential candidates seeking voters in the early primary state.
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Black Women, Motivated To Oust Trump, Aren't Convinced Of Any Democrat Yet

Jun 26, 2019
While former Vice President Joe Biden has a commanding lead in early polling for the Democratic nomination, black women interviewed by NPR all say they are still weighing their options.
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Politics
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren participates in a reenacted swearing-in with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol January 3, 2013.
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Democratic Presidential Debates Could Reignite Warren-Biden Bankruptcy Fight

Jun 11, 2019
What a testy 2005 fight between Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren and Delaware Senator Joe Biden can tell us about the two 2020 presidential candidates
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Politics
Georgia state Rep. Erica Thomas speaks during a protest against recently passed abortion-ban bills at the state Capitol on May 21 in Atlanta.
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Poll: Majority Want To Keep Abortion Legal, But They Also Want Restrictions

Jun 07, 2019
An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey found that three-quarters of Americans want the Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade. But there is also complexity — and contradiction — in respondents' views.
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National
A mother and her three daughters at the border crossing dividing Juárez, Mexico, and El-Paso, Texas. The family traveled from Guatemala to reach the U.S.
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Trump Spokesman Calls Plan To Send Immigrants To 'Sanctuary Cities' An 'Olive Branch'

Apr 14, 2019
White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Bidley said a threat by President Trump to send detained immigrants to sanctuary cities should not be seen as a form of "political retribution."
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Law
Demonstrators protest partisan redistricting in 2017 during oral arguments in a case out of Wisconsin.
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The Supreme Court Takes Another Look At Partisan Redistricting

Mar 25, 2019
A pivotal retirement and a new conservative majority could give the state legislatures a green light for even more partisanship when it comes to drawing political boundaries.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks through the halls of the Capitol Building in Washington. In Omar's Minnesota district, both Jews and Muslims voiced concern about her comments on Israel.
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Minnesota Congresswoman Ignites Debate On Israel And Anti-Semitism

Mar 07, 2019
Constituents of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., voice concern over recent controversial comments. The House will vote Thursday on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism.
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Analysis
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally in June 2016 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. He launched a second presidential campaign on Tuesday, with a big burst of donations from supporters, but new challenges ahead.
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Are Democrats Ready To 'Feel The Bern' Or Is Sanders The 'MySpace' Of 2020?

Feb 23, 2019
The Vermont independent showed he can still raise boatloads of money, but with so many progressive choices, Sanders may be at a disadvantage.
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Politics
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey addresses a crowd in New Hampshire, which happens to be a key early presidential primary state.
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The Next Commander In Chief? Democrats Hone Foreign Policy Pitches

Dec 19, 2018
A key step in running for president: laying out a foreign-policy vision showing he or she can command the military and keep the country safe. Several likely candidates are hard at work on this front.
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President Trump arrives at a campaign rally Monday in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Democratic Control Of The House Is Trouble For Trump, And 6 Other Election Takeaways

Nov 07, 2018
The biggest story of the night is that Democrats took back the House. That will stop President Trump's agenda in its tracks unless he compromises with the other side.
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Donald Trump signs an autograph for a young man wearing a Make America Great Again hat during a rally in Millington, Tenn.
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It's Hard To Miss The Historical Weirdness Of Trump Embracing A 'Red' Wave

Aug 10, 2018
On Election Night 1976, TV maps had the GOP in blue, Democrats in red. The same color scheme prevailed in 1980 when Ronald Reagan turned most of the map blue before the West Coast got home for supper.
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President Trump's supporters cheer as he speaks at a rally in Nashville, Tenn., in May. While Democrats are fired up for these midterms, so are his voters.
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Poll: Democrats Fired Up Against Trump In Midterms, But GOP Rallying Around Him

Jun 20, 2018
A new Pew poll finds that Americans on both sides of the aisle are more enthusiastic than usual about voting this fall and the president is a bigger factor than at any time in more than three decades.
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Analysis
Democratic members of Congress protest the Trump family separate policy. From left to right: Reps. Joseph Crowley, Luis Gutierrez, Pramila Jayapal, John Lewis and Judy Chu.
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Family Separation Is Trump's Immigration Policy. Here's Why He Won't Own It

Jun 20, 2018
The policy is unpopular, and vulnerable Republicans in competitive districts stand to be punished by voters in the midterms if this continues much longer. So Trump is trying to flip the script.
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Law
The Supreme Court on Monday punted on the merits of partisan gerrymandering. The decision could make it more difficult for challengers of the practice to bring cases in the future.
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Supreme Court Leaves 'Wild West' Of Partisan Gerrymandering In Place — For Now

Jun 18, 2018
The court on Monday, in twin partisan gerrymandering cases from Wisconsin and Maryland, said either that challengers didn't have standing or didn't weigh in on the merits of the case.
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Dave Chappelle (second from right) put his celebrity to work at a campaign event for Ben Jealous (left) on Friday.
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All Jokes Aside, Dave Chappelle Stumps For Democratic Maryland Governor's Candidate

Jun 08, 2018
The comedian is one of many high-profile endorsements Ben Jealous will roll out ahead of Maryland's June 26 primary. Incumbent Republican Gov. Larry Hogan remains very popular in the blue state.
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Analysis
Nikko Johnson reviews the California Primary election guide at San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday.
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Democrats Breathe Sigh Of Relief After Tuesday's Primaries

Jun 06, 2018
The party's chances of taking back the House were helped, especially with apparent results in California. That, plus four other takeaways from Tuesday night's elections in eight states.
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Politics
New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan took the stage with her family to thank supporters on Tuesday night.
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Democrats Squeak Out Win In New Hampshire Senate; Will Pick Up Total Of 2 Seats

Nov 09, 2016
New Hampshire GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte conceded to Gov. Maggie Hassan on Wednesday evening. The Democratic nominee won by just 1,023 votes.
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Politics
(Left to right) Ruben Kihuen, Democratic candidate for Nevada's 4th Congressional district, Stephanie Murphy, Democratic candidate for Florida's 7th congressional district, and LuAnn Bennett, Democratic House candidate in Virginia's 10th district.
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6 Things To Watch When It Comes To Control Of The House On Election Night

Nov 07, 2016
The GOP is still favored to control the House. Donald Trump hasn't been the boon Democrats need. But some longtime GOP incumbents could go down, as Democrats stand to pick up a dozen or more seats.
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Politics
2016 could see a record number of women elected to the Senate.
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Women Set To Make Gains In Congress, But Still Have A Long Way To Go

Nov 03, 2016
More women are likely to hold seats in Congress than ever before after this election. But despite being a majority of the electorate, they'll still make up only about 20 percent of the next Congress.
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Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says his campaign and supporters were not treated fairly during last Saturday's Nevada Democratic convention.
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Sanders Doubles Down On Nevada Convention Controversy

May 17, 2016
Trailing Hillary Clinton in the delegate race, Bernie Sanders says the Nevada state party treated him unfairly and denied that his supporters incited violence and leveled threats toward officials.
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Politics
North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Deborah Ross responds to a question during a live televised debate.
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Women Look To Make History In 2016 Senate Races

May 16, 2016
Democrats believe a perfect storm of the first female presidential nominee coupled with Donald Trump as a foil will help them take back the Senate with female challengers.

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