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Now a 2020 candidate, U.S. Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand builds campaign on gender
A day after she jumped into the presidential race from a glimmering Manhattan television studio, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand returned Wednesday to her upstate New York hometown to preview a campaign that is expected to put gender front and center. Speaking outside a Troy diner she ...
2020 U.S. Democratic primary race looks like crowded field as second wave of hopefuls prepare bids
After months of speculation and secrecy, the 2020 presidential primary season is about to explode. With several Democrats already in the race, a half dozen more are locking down final travel, staffing and strategy to launch White House bids in the coming weeks. While plans ...
Obama protege Julian Castro seeks to become America's first Hispanic president
Julian Castro, the telegenic former mayor of San Antonio, Texas and Obama-era Cabinet member, launched his bid to become the nation's first Hispanic president Saturday, emphasizing a message of hope and diversity at a time when Americans are locked in angry debate over immigration ...
Allegations against past Bernie Sanders staffers dim prospects for presidential run
Allies of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are rallying behind the embattled presidential prospect even as they reluctantly begin to ponder the painful possibility of a 2020 campaign without him. The 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist is the most prominent contender to face a serious setback in ...
Elizabeth Warren ignites voter passion in Iowa, has the look of U.S. presidential candidate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts strode into Iowa on Friday with all the look of a U.S. presidential candidate, igniting pent-up Democratic frustration with her brand of fiery liberalism in the premier caucus state. "It's time to dream big and fight hard, not just for ...
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a liberal firebrand who has taken on Wall Street and traded barbs with Donald Trump, on Monday became the most prominent Democrat to announce a challenge to the Republican president in 2020. Warren said she had formed an exploratory committee, which ...
Judge lobbed political bomb at Trump by nullifying Obamacare amid president's quest for re-election
An explosive court ruling to wipe out Obamacare has revived the acrimonious health care battle in Washington and tossed a political bomb in President Donald Trump's lap as he gears up to run for re-election. The case may not be resolved in the courts before ...
Joe Biden considers the age issue as he ponders 2020 run for White House
As he considers running for president, Joe Biden is talking with friends and longtime supporters about whether, at 76, he's too old to seek the White House, according to several sources who have spoken with the former Democratic vice president. The discussions suggest Biden is ...
A Republican senator said Sunday that a conservative should run against U.S. President Donald Trump for the party's presidential nomination in 2020. Jeff Flake, a vocal critic of the president, said he did not think he would run but that someone else should. "I have said ...
