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Senate, White House reach $2 trillion stimulus deal to blunt coronavirus fallout
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Americans Want Paid Sick Leave For Coronavirus Crisis. Why Won’t Congress Deliver?
It’s “beyond shameful” that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t prioritize it, one advocate says.
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Tulsi Gabbard lost her political future & moral high ground with Biden-2020 endorsement
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race to endorse her ideological opposite, establishment darling Joe Biden. It's political suicide – for her, and for the idea of a progressive Democrat.
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GOP senators sold off their stocks ahead of coronavirus economic crash, reports say
Sens. Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler both made dozens of stock trades shortly after private health briefings for Congress began in January.
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Pelosi calls on Trump to use Defense Production Act
That tweet was a confusing signal from Trump after he had invoked the DPA earlier in the day, announcing the move at a White House briefing on the health crisis.
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Biden crushes Sanders in Florida and Illinois primaries
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has steamrolled rival Bernie Sanders in primary elections in Florida and Illinois.
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House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency
Trump said, “I don't take responsibility at all" for the slow rollout of testing.
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The Media. Young Voters. Sanders Spreads the Blame for His Decline.
The “corporate media” didn’t pay attention to his agenda.
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Bernie Sanders Will Remain in Race and Attend Sunday’s Debate
Mr. Sanders made the announcement at a news conference after a series of stinging defeats on Tuesday night, as Joe Biden took command of the Democratic primary.
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'It's all over': Crushing victory in US
It wasn’t just the results on Tuesday. It was the realization that, for the first time, he had no excuse and nothing better to look forward to.
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Elizabeth Warren: Where did it go wrong for her?
Now that she has dropped out, post-mortems on Elizabeth Warren's campaign - which was leading the polls in the autumn - have begun.
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Joe Biden Surges by Expanding the Democratic Electorate
Presidential candidate is buoyed by suburban voters who flocked to party in 2018; Bernie Sanders concedes ‘it isn’t easy’ to boost youth turnout
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Inside Bloomberg’s half-billion-dollar belly flop
Campaign aides knew they were in big trouble when the South Carolina results came in.
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Bloomberg ends presidential run and endorses Biden after Super Tuesday rejection
Mike Bloomberg drops out of 2020 race as Elizabeth Warren 'to assess path forward'
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Michael Bloomberg under-performing in key Super Tuesday states despite massive investment
Speaking to supporters in West Palm Beach, Bloomberg vowed to press ahead.
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Joe Biden Picks Up Early Victories in Southern States
Joe Biden picked up early wins in Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama, and Bernie Sanders won Vermont, with big prizes including Texas and California still to be determined. Our team will have updates from around the country throughout the evening.
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In a Dramatic Turn, Buttigieg and Klobuchar Endorse Biden
In a swift turn of events, Mr. Buttigieg and Ms. Klobuchar quit the presidential race and endorsed Mr. Biden on the eve of Super Tuesday to try to boost him against the liberal front-runner, Mr. Sanders.
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‘NO NOMINATION, AGAIN’: Trump says Buttigieg dropping out of Democratic race is plot to ‘take Sanders out of play’
Reacting to reports of Pete Buttigieg ending his presidential bid, US President Donald Trump said this is the “real beginning” of a ploy by the Democrats to get rid of their frontrunner, Bernie Sanders.
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Inside the sudden end of Pete Buttigieg’s campaign
The former mayor concluded this weekend that his path had closed, before warning against Bernie Sanders' approach in his dropout speech.
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