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Julián Castro introduces animal welfare plan
Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro's plan comes a week after the Trump administration announced that it would reduce regulations relating to the Endangered Species Act.![]()
2020 Democrats compete for Native American vote
“Native American voters need to be convinced about whether either party is going to truly serve their interests,” professor Laura Evans said.![]()
Buttigieg: Trump voters are 'looking the other way on racism'
Americans who vote to re-elect President Donald Trump in 2020 are, at best, "looking the other way on racism," said Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg.![]()
Dems swarm to make their case at Iowa State Fair
More than 20 candidates for president, both Democrats and Republicans, over 10 days spoke on the Soapbox stage at the Iowa State Fair.![]()
4 decades separate 2020's presidential candidates
From Buttigieg and Gabbard to Sanders and Biden, more than a generation separates the oldest and youngest candidates.![]()
FEC chair calls out Trump for voter fraud claims
"To put it in terms a former casino operator would understand: There comes a time when you need to lay your cards on the table or fold," Weintraub wrote.![]()
LGBT Republican group endorses Trump for 2020
The Log Cabin Republicans declined to endorse Donald Trump in 2016 but said he had taken "bold actions that benefit the LGBTQ community" as president.![]()
How 2020 Dem ended up dancing the Cupid Shuffle
Videos of entrepreneur Andrew Yang doing the Cupid Shuffle have gone viral online, with one video receiving roughly 1.2 million views since being posted Thursday evening.![]()
O'Rourke 'will not in any scenario' run for Senate
Polling and pundits have repeatedly raised the question whether former Rep. Beto O'Rourke should drop out of the 2020 presidential race to run for Senate in Texas instead. Twice this week, O'Rourke said he will stay in the White House race.![]()
Warren releases plan to uplift Native Americans
The plan comes ahead of next week's Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, hosted by Four Directions, an organization that fights for Native voting rights.
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O'Rourke offers plan to combat white supremacy
Beto O’Rourke unveiled a sweeping proposal to combat white nationalism that calls for tightening gun laws and making stamping out white supremacy a top priority for federal law enforcement agencies.![]()
Trump says protester has 'a weight problem'
President Donald Trump insulted a protester's weight Thursday evening at his rally in Manchester, New Hampshire.![]()
Hickenlooper drops out of presidential race
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper ended his 2020 White House bid and is weighing a run for the U.S. Senate.![]()
Ex-Republican: I'll vote for almost any 2020 Dem
I'm good with anyone who is mentally stable and in no way sympathetic or beholden to a hostile foreign power. That's it. Policy just doesn't matter.![]()
2020 Dem: US looking for 'zen president'
Beginning in December of 2012, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, called on Capitol Hill lawmakers to gather and sit in silence to carve out downtime. Now the presidential candidate says yoga and mindfulness techniques are part of what he sees as "the next version of...![]()
Cardi B, Bernie Sanders discuss minimum wage
Rapper Cardi B has been outspoken on social media about her politics, particularly about her support for Sen. Bernie Sanders who is again seeking the Democratic nomination for president.![]()
Stacey Abrams open to being 2020 Dem VP pick
Tuesday the Georgia Democrat quashed months of speculation about her possibly jumping into the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential field to seek the top of the ticket.![]()
Harris: Seize guns from suspected white nationalists
Kamala Harris' decision to focus on white nationalists comes at a moment when there's been a growing push to enact red flag laws.![]()
Pete Buttigieg rolls out policy on rural America
The plan, if enacted, could have a wide-ranging impact on different areas of rural American life, including a public option for high-speed internet.![]()
Harris fights notion she’s ignoring Iowa voters
In recent months, some Iowa party organizers haven’t always felt sure about Kamala Harris’ strategy in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.
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Billionaire Tom Steyer closing in on Dem debates
Billionaire Tom Steyer is one step closer to the September Democratic primary debates in Houston. He needs just one more poll to qualify.![]()
Castro airs ad around Trump's golf course
The Julián Castro campaign says the ad will air in a media market around Trump National Golf Course and starting during Fox and Friends.![]()
Everything de Blasio ate at the Iowa State Fair
Bill de Blasio put away 11 different Iowa State Fair foods and drinks in less than eight hours on Sunday, according to his campaign.![]()
2020 Democrats try to ride gun activist energy
After El Paso and Dayton, Democrats hope to galvanize the gun control movement’s energy and make American grief over mass killings a central issue in 2020.![]()
Post editor: Sanders favoring 'conspiracy theory'
At a Monday town hall, Sanders suggested that some critical Washington Post coverage of his campaign was linked to his own criticism of Amazon.![]()
Biden isn't the reassuring guy Democrats craved
If they nominated Biden, the general election campaign would be nerve-wracking for Democrats. And if Biden won, his presidency would not be all balm.![]()
Newspaper calls on O'Rourke to end WH bid
"So Beto, if you’re listening: Come home. Drop out of the race for president and come back to Texas to run for senator. The chances of winning the race you’re in now are vanishingly small," the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle wrote.![]()
Kamala Harris hits back at NRA amid gun debate
Sen. Kamala Harris earlier this year said if elected president, she would take executive actions to ban the importation of AR-15-style weapons into the U.S. and expand background check requirements.![]()
Tulsi Gabbard to report for active duty for 2 weeks
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will not be campaigning for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination for the two weeks she is on active duty.![]()
Bernie Sanders' unique plan to legalize marijuana
The most vocal proponent of cannabis in Washington aims to make the green rush legal, if elected president.
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The 2020 Democrats have too many darn plans
It’s time to take a breath and mull this whole 'I have a plan' thing. Trump won without plans. The devil is in the details, so he didn't provide any.![]()
Amy Klobuchar does interview on state fair ride
"I just can't believe the number of people showing up that are legitimately feeling the burden of history on their shoulders," Amy Klobuchar said.![]()
Vegan at the State Fair? Booker knows what to eat
In a world of pork tenderloins and turkey legs, Cory Booker found his safe haven with a fried PB&J![]()
O’ Rourke decries Trump rhetoric in El Paso march
Beto O’Rourke joined an El Paso group Saturday marching in opposition to President Donald Trump’s “white supremacist rhetoric and policies.”![]()
Tim Ryan brings gun control caravan to Mitch McConnell's doorstep
Democratic presidential hopeful Tim Ryan said that Mitch McConnell needs to call the Senate back into session "immediately."![]()
'Invasion.' 'Killers.' How Trump describes immigrants at rallies
Trump often uses words like 'invasion' and 'alien' to describe immigrants. After shootings in El Paso and Dayton, he's facing criticism for his words.![]()
Candidates scramble plans after shootings
Many Iowans who attended the week’s political events said preventing gun violence is once again top of mind as they parse through the crowded primary field.![]()
Biden: 'Poor kids' are 'just as talented as white kids'
The former vice president quickly corrected himself. He made the comment while speaking to the Iowa Asian and Latino Coalition Thursday night.![]()
10 candidates qualified for next debate so far
At present, 10 candidates have reached the required amount of support and funding to qualify for the next debate in Houston, Texas.![]()
Biden in tense situation with Breitbart writer
Former vice president Joe Biden was confronted by a Breitbart writer at the Iowa State Fair, providing a tense moment on Trump and neo-Nazis
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Iowa poll: Biden in lead but Warren catching up
As Warren starts to make headway with voters in Iowa, support for fellow progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke erodes.![]()
Biden says Trump 'has fanned the flames of white supremacy'
Joe Biden said that President Donald Trump's rhetoric on immigration is echoed in the racist message that the El Paso shooter posted online.![]()
Beto O'Rourke cancels Iowa campaign visit
Beto O'Rourke, who has been in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, since a mass shooting left 22 people dead, says politics are the last thing on his mind now.![]()
When will presidential candidates speak at State Fair?
More than 20 presidential candidates are scheduled to speak at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair. See who's speaking when.![]()
Polls: Top 2020 Dems widening lead over field
In the first polls after the second Democratic debate, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders are the top contenders.![]()
AOC attacks McConnell over cardboard cutout photo
The handle of the person who originally shared the photo was blacked out, but the caption reads, at least in part, "break me off a piece of that."![]()
Mitch McConnell challenged over tombstone tweet
There's a new zinger in the ongoing saga between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his rival, Amy McGrath.![]()
Where do the 2020 Democrats stand on gun control?
Most of the candidates competing for the Democratic nomination for president have outlined proposals for gun control. But they aren't all the same.![]()
Biden: Trump 'abandoned' idea we are one people
Former Vice President Joe Biden also said that white nationalists are winning and that the El Paso shooting is an example of domestic terrorism.![]()
Beto O'Rourke: Trump 'has no place' in El Paso
O'Rourke said President Trump "helped create the hatred" the made the shooting possible. "We do not need more division. We need to heal. He has no place here."
