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Who’s Left in the 2020 Race?

An historically large field that started with more than two dozen candidates is getting thinner.

South Carolina News

Clyburn's Kingmaker Moment Changes Landscape of 2020 Race

The Joe Biden bounce back began with Jim Clyburn.

Political News

Trump's Challenge: Keeping His Act Fresh in Reelection Year

The Trump show has a consistent script, with villains, nicknames, grievances and the same hero: himself.

Political News

Inside the 3 Days That Remade the Democratic Primary

The comeback for Joe Biden came at dizzying speed.

New York News

One More Victory: Biden Wins Most Super Tuesday Delegates

The delegate winner on Super Tuesday is former Vice President Joe Biden.

Political News

AP Top Political News at 12:09 A.m. EST

AP Top Political News at 12:09 a.m. EST.

Washington, D.C. News

Pence Walks Fine Line on Coronavirus Response

Vice President Mike Pence has had to do a balancing act as coronavirus continues to spread through U.S. communities and ravage the stock market.

Washington, D.C. News

Trump Names Rep. Mark Meadows His New Chief of Staff

President Donald Trump is shaking up White House leadership, replacing his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows.

Political News

New Qualifications for Next Debate Likely Rule Out Gabbard

The Democratic National Committee has ratcheted up the threshold to qualify for its next presidential debate, requiring candidates to have picked up at least 20% of convention delegates allocated in state primary contests.

Political News

Biden Invokes Obama, Swipes at Sanders With Six-State Ad Buy

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is plowing $12 million into a six-state ad buy ahead of the March 10 and March 17 primaries, his largest single advertising effort of the 2020 campaign and a demonstration of his resurgent campaign’s new financial footing.

Illinois News

AP Sources: Inmate Fatally Beaten at US Prison in Illinois

An inmate was killed Thursday after being beaten inside a high-security federal prison in Illinois.

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