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Warren's Outreach to Black Voters Could Help VP Standing
Shortly before Elizabeth Warren joined their virtual happy hour on a recent Friday afternoon, the five African American women co-hosting the #TheSipHour mused about calling her by her first name. The Massachusetts senator had her own moniker in mind. “I was going to say I’m here today as an ally, but can we really just say co-conspirator?” laughed Warren,...
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Warren Bets on Brokered Convention. Will She Last That Long?
As her rivals head to the exits, Elizabeth Warren is vowing to press on to a contested convention.
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Elizabeth Warren Seeks Spark in Final Sprint to Iowa
Elizabeth Warren is fighting to regain momentum in the turbulent fight for the Democratic presidential nomination amid lingering questions about her authenticity and electability. Warren was considered a leader in the crowded race through the fall, yet just seven days before Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, allies, adversaries and new polling suggest that progressive rival Bernie Sanders has a slight advantage —…
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Sanders Healthy Enough for ‘Rigors of Presidency,' Doctors Say
Bernie Sanders suffered “modest heart muscle damage” during his recent heart attack but has since recovered well and is fit enough for the rigors of the presidential campaign and the White House should he win it, according to letters released Monday by his primary care physician and two cardiologists. The 78-year-old Vermont senator is the oldest candidate in the 2020 presidential...
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Ralph Hall, Former Congressman From Rockwall, Dies at 95
Former Rep. Ralph Hall, a political survivor whose career mirrored the massive partisan shift that marked the last 50 years of Texas politics and made him the oldest person to ever serve in the U.S. House, died Thursday. He was 95.
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Beto O'Rourke to Decide on 2020 Presidential Run This Month
In an interview Tuesday with Oprah Winfrey, former U.S. Congressman Beto O’Rourke indicated he’s leaning toward a bid for president even though family considerations could persuade him otherwise.