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Jaime Harrison, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, says Democratic victories in Georgia are signs that come 2022, his party can break the cycle of the incumbent president's party losing ground during midterm elections.

DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison Wants To Build The 'Next Generation' Of Democratic Talent

Jan 22, 2021
With President Biden and other Democratic leaders in their 70s and 80s, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee says recruiting younger candidates will be among his top priorities.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, behind in the delegate count, is considering his options and what to do now.

Bernie Sanders Weighs The Toughest Decision Of His Campaign

Apr 08, 2020
One of the hardest decisions for any candidate to make is whether to drop out of a race. It's even harder for the Vermont senator, who, at 78, likely wouldn't run for president again.
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Politics
Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to supporters on Feb. 4, 2020, in Detroit.

Nevada Debate Could Be A 'Make Or Break' For Bloomberg, Analysts Say

Feb 19, 2020
How Mike Bloomberg defends against expected attacks from his Democratic rivals could impact how well he does on Super Tuesday, where he is placing a big bet, analysts say.
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Politics
Russian hackers successfully infiltrated emails of employees at Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company, according to a U.S. security firm. Here, a building is seen in Kyiv that holds the offices of a Burisma subsidiary.

Russia Hacked Ukrainian Company Linked To Trump Impeachment, Security Firm Says

Jan 14, 2020
Days after the House formalized its impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Russian hackers reportedly started working to gain access to Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holding's email accounts.
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Politics
Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts greet each other at the start of the Democratic presidential debate in Detroit in July.

Progressives Sanders And Warren Lead Democrats In Fundraising, Biden Lags

Oct 04, 2019
Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are showing they will have the money to be around for some time. Former Vice President Biden lagged behind with $15.2 million.
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Politics
From the Democratic presidential debates hosted in Detroit, candidates (left) Marianne Williamson, Rep. Tim Ryan, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke former Gov. John Hickenloope

Debates, Not Voters, Begin Sending Democratic Presidential Candidates Packing

Sep 09, 2019
The field of Democratic presidential hopefuls has begun to shrink in advance of, and because of, this week's debate. The new, more rigorous rules instituted by the party are causing some controversy.
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Politics
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to the media in the spin room after the first night of the Democratic presidential debate in Miami last month.

Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul

Jul 08, 2019
The Massachusetts senator has been rising in the polls, and she's now raising solid amounts of money, when there were serious questions previously about the size of her campaign.
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Politics
The debate stage before a 2016 Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC and YouTube in Charleston, S.C. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors to participate in later debates this year.

Democratic Presidential Field Will Look A Lot Smaller By September

May 29, 2019
The Democratic National Committee released new qualification standards for its first post-Labor Day debate. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors.
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Politics
A worker sweeps the stage prior to the first Democratic presidential debate on April 26, 2007, in Orangeburg, S.C. The debate featured eight Democratic presidential candidates.

Democrats To Hold First Presidential Debate In June, Just 6 Months From Now

Dec 20, 2018
Democrats will hold 12 presidential primary debates. The Democratic National Committee says it will have about one a month through the process.
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Politics
Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., walks out of a New York courthouse on Aug. 8 after being charged with insider trading. Collins suspended his congressional campaign after the indictment but has decided to resume his re-election bid.

Indicted Congressman Reverses Course, Says He Will Campaign For Re-Election

Sep 19, 2018
Rep. Chris Collins was indicted on insider trading charges in August and suspended his campaign. Now he is running again, saying "the stakes are too high" to allow a Democrat to win.
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Politics
Demonstrators gather outside the Democratic National Committee's summer meeting to protest the use of "superdelegates" in the party's presidential nomination process. The DNC voted to drastically reduce their role this weekend.

DNC Votes To Largely Strip 'Superdelegates' Of Presidential Nominating Power

Aug 25, 2018
Party leaders who have voted on the nominations of Democrats' presidential candidates for three decades, unbound by primaries and caucuses, will now only weigh in if a convention is deadlocked.
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Politics
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, is facing allegations of domestic abuse, which he denies. The DNC says it is reviewing the claims.

Keith Ellison Wins Primary In Minnesota, As DNC Reviews Domestic Abuse Allegations

Aug 14, 2018
In its first statement on the allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison, the national Democratic Party says, "All allegations of domestic abuse are disturbing and should be taken seriously."
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National Security
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking here in 2016, is reportedly considering testifying before U.S. lawmakers.

Julian Assange 'Seriously Considering' Testifying Before Senate Panel

Aug 09, 2018
The founder of WikiLeaks received a request to testify in person before the Senate intelligence committee about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, his lawyer says.
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Newscast headlines

Massachusetts Panel To Review Wynn Allegations

Jan 27, 2018
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is launching a review following allegations of sexual harassment and assault by Wynn Resorts founder Steve Wynn detailed in a Wall Street Journal report.

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Politics
DNC Chairman Tom Perez has called for the party to reform the way it uses superdelegates in its presidential nominating process.

DNC Group Calls For Drastic Cut In 'Superdelegates' As Part Of Nomination Process

Dec 09, 2017
The Unity Reform Commission is calling for a 60 percent reduction in superdelegates and wants the party to offer same-day party affiliation switching. It calls its recommendations "historic."
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Politics
John Podesta was Bill Clinton's White House chief of staff from 1998 to 2001 and is now Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman.

What's In The Latest WikiLeaks Dump of Clinton Campaign Emails

Oct 12, 2016
WikiLeaks is meting out a trove of hacked emails from Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta. The latest release includes commentary on Catholicism and risotto.
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The Two-Way
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during the opening session of the newly elected State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, in Moscow. The U.S. blamed the Russian government for the hacking of American political sites and accused Moscow of t

U.S. Accuses Russia Of Election Year Cyber-Meddling

Oct 07, 2016
The Obama administration says it is confident that Russia is responsible for the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and accuses Moscow of trying to interfere with U.S. elections.
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Politics
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Charlotte, North Carolina this week.

From Afar, Trump Basks In DNC Chaos

Jul 26, 2016
Trump has been seizing on the turmoil at the DNC as a talking point on the campaign trail.
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The Two-Way
Demonstrators held signs outside the Democratic National Convention on Monday in Philadelphia. On Sunday, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, announced she would step down as DNC chairwoman at the end of the party's convention, after thousands of internal DNC emai

FBI Investigates Possible Russian Connection To Leaked DNC Emails

Jul 26, 2016
Hackers tied to two Russian intelligence agencies breached DNC computers in May, but whether the same hackers turned over thousands of emails to WikiLeaks is still under investigation.
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Politics
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is stepping down as chair of the Democratic National Committee amid a furor over an email leak that revealed a bias against Bernie Sanders inside the DNC.

Democrats And The Fine Art Of Getting Out Of Your Own Way

Jul 25, 2016
Finally, many party operatives felt, the big wheels of Hillary Clinton's juggernaut would mesh and roll forward together. But another story about emails emerged to steal the storyline.
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The Two-Way
Sen. Bernie Sanders featured heavily in the hacked Democratic National Committee emails released by WikiLeaks Friday.

Leaked Democratic Party Emails Show Members Tried To Undercut Sanders

Jul 23, 2016
Just days before the Democratic National Committee convention gets underway, WikiLeaks releases almost 20,000 emails among DNC staff, revealing discussions of topics from Bernie Sanders to the media.
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Politics

Trump And RNC Raise $32 Million While Clinton And DNC Bring In $81 Million

Jul 16, 2016
It's a big increase in Trump's fundraising but because of how the fundraising committees were set up, Trump's campaign only gets to keep a fraction of the money.
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Politics
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks before a Democratic presidential primary debate in November.

The Next Progressive Hope? The Man Trying To Unseat The Democratic Party Chair

May 07, 2016
As the odds grow longer for Bernie Sanders, liberals unhappy with the party could find a cause in Tim Canova, a college professor taking on Democratic National Party Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
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Politics
Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, speaks after losing the New Hampshire primary to Bernie Sanders. But could she still win?

How Hillary Clinton Might Actually Win In N.H., Even Though She Lost Big

Feb 10, 2016
Thanks to the way Democrats pick their nominees — and despite her whopping 20-plus-point loss to Bernie Sanders — Clinton looks like she could wind up with the most delegates out of New Hampshire.
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Politics
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, center, and Martin O'Malley on stage at the Democratic presidential primary debate Saturday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

Liveblog: Foreign Policy Dominates Democratic Debate, Not Data Scuffle

Dec 19, 2015
Early on Sanders apologized to Clinton for his campaign's actions in improperly viewing her campaign's private data. The rest of the debate focused on national security and domestic issues.

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