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Facing negative polls and internal tensions, Trump plans to launch reelection bid with Orlando rallyThe campaign’s first major public stumble — culminating in a personnel shake-up on the eve of Trump’s rally — served to undercut its well-laid efforts to portray Trump’s 2020 bid as a well-oiled machine ready to carry him to a second term.Read complete article
Trump characterizes alleged attacks by Iran on tankers as ‘very minor’In an interview with Time magazine, the president said he would “certainly” go to war over nuclear weapons but left open the question of taking action to protect oil supplies.
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House panel to question former Trump aide about hush-money payments to women alleging affairsHope Hicks, who served as White House communications director, is scheduled to testify behind closed doors to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
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Trump to officially kick off his reelection bid Tuesday night in OrlandoSupporters are expected to pack a 20,000-seat arena, and the campaign has set up “an outdoor festival area” with live bands before the event — but thunderstorms could dampen the excitement.
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How to watch — and understand — the first Democratic presidential debateWhat questions you should be asking as you watch the first official event of the 2020 Democratic primary.
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The troubling questions raised by Shanahan’s aborted nominationHow does something like this not come to light until now?
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Trump claims he tamed Iran to stop chanting ‘Death to America.' Wrong.Trump keeps claiming the phrase has gone out of fashion in Iran since he came along.
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The Trailer: Revolution versus revolutionIn this edition: The movements that aren't winning (right now), the black voter question, and the alternate plans of the debate castaways.
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McConnell says he’s against reparations for slavery: ‘It would be pretty hard to figure out who to compensate’“No one currently alive was responsible for that, and I don’t think we should be trying to figure out how to compensate for it,” McConnell told reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday.
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Trump called for the execution of the Central Park Five. He still won’t apologize.And he suggests they might be guilty despite evidence exonerating them.
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How to watch — and understand — the first Democratic presidential debateWhat questions you should be asking as you watch the first official event of the 2020 Democratic primary.
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Katharine Gorka to be new spokeswoman for Customs and Border ProtectionGorka and her husband, Sebastian, are known for their hard-line views on national security.
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The troubling questions raised by Shanahan’s aborted nominationHow does something like this not come to light until now?
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Ocasio-Cortez presses case that U.S. is running ‘concentration camps’ at border amid Republican outcryOn social media, the freshman lawmaker accused Trump of conducting “an authoritarian and fascist presidency.”
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Trump claims he tamed Iran to stop chanting ‘Death to America.' Wrong.Trump keeps claiming the phrase has gone out of fashion in Iran since he came along.
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Democratic candidates are honing their message to the religious leftFor the religious left, addressing the concerns of the country's poor is the chief moral issue.
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Biden suggests he has raised nearly $20 million for his White House bidThe disclosure came at a Manhattan fundraiser on Monday night. It’s not clear whether his campaign intended for him to release his numbers.
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The Daily 202: Steve Bullock won’t be on the debate stage. But he’ll keep talking about his signature issue.The Montana governor seems to talk more about campaign finance than any of his rivals.
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The Boston Globe’s ‘disturbing’ fake Trump front page from 2016 is proving increasingly prophetic"DEPORTATIONS TO BEGIN," read the opinion section's fake front page. But that wasn't the only part that has proved pretty close to reality.
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The Technology 202: Amazon is clapping back at politicians on Twitter Just not Trump.
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Police shooting in South Bend will put scrutiny on Buttigieg’s handling of race and policeButtigieg has canceled campaign events.
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The Energy 202: A federal watchdog is investigating Trump administration's decisions on Utah monumentGAO is probing whether it broke the law by using federal funds to explore leasing.
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The Health 202: Americans know Medicare-for-all means higher taxes. But otherwise, they're confused. The issue has been embraced by most 2020 Democrats, except Biden.
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All the political drama this month’s Supreme Court blitz is expected to createThe cases with decisions pending that could have the most political impact, explained.
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