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Trump says he does not believe polls that show Biden ahead in presidential race

Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 10:31 AM

Polls conducted this week by Reuters/Ipsos about a general election matchup showed that 44 percent of registered voters said they would back Joe Biden in the Nov. 3 election, while 40 percent said they would support Donald Trump. Read more »

Joe Biden bursts from twilight of career onto biggest stage

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 08:48 AM

Best known as the vice president under Barack Obama, he wants Democrats -- and maybe wavering Republicans -- to feel they can rewind to pre-2016. Read more »

Bernie Sanders suspends 2020 Democratic presidential campaign

Reuters
Posted at Apr 09 12:10 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the White House on Wednesday during a conference call with staff, making former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive nominee to face Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election. Read more »

Bloomberg's transaction tax sets stage for clash with Wall Street clients

Michelle Price and Pete Schroeder, Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 08:01 AM

Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg's decision to back a tax on trades marks a blow for Wall Street lobbyists which had seen the moderate Democrat as a potential ally, said analysts and lobbyists.  Read more »

Trump in State of Union speech: 'I keep my promises'

Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 12:51 PM

President Donald Trump delivered a self-congratulatory State of the Union speech Tuesday on the eve of near certain acquittal in his impeachment trial, setting the stage for his re-election bid.   Read more »

Democrat Kamala Harris ends 2020 White House bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 05:12 AM

Kamala Harris was the only African-American woman seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Read more »

Elizabeth Warren takes risk with ad blasting billionaires

Daniel Hoffman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 10:32 AM

The one-minute campaign ad shows clips of several leading businessmen criticizing her plans for a wealth tax and predicting economic ruin if she is elected to succeed Donald Trump, a billionaire himself.   Read more »

Democrat Biden calls for Trump's impeachment

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 10:46 AM

WASHINGTON - Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden called Wednesday for Donald Trump's impeachment, saying the president "betrayed" the United States, but Trump dug in, predicting that the Supreme Court would have to resolve the fight. Read more »

Bernie Sanders pauses campaign after treatment for chest pain

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 09:23 AM

NEW YORK - Bernie Sanders put his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on hold Wednesday after being treated for a blocked artery, becoming the first in a race dominated by septuagenarians to halt their campaign for health reasons. Read more »

U.S. House committee seeks Trump tax returns from IRS

David Morgan, Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 07:40 AM

WASHINGTON - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee asked the Internal Revenue Service for six years of President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns on Wednesday, in a long-awaited move that is widely expected to lead to a lengthy court battle with the Trump administration.   Read more »

Trump to urge unity in State of the Union speech

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 06 10:41 AM

President Donald Trump was to appeal for unity among Americans in a State of the Union speech Tuesday where he sought to turn the page on 2 years of divisive turmoil and recast himself as a bipartisan national leader. Read more »

Next up? Starting gun sounds on 2020 White House race

John Whitesides, Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 03:54 PM

Let the 2020 White House race begin. Read more »

Trump, Obama tout clashing visions of US as elections near

John Whitesides, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 05 08:43 AM

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Barack Obama made dueling election appearances on Sunday, offering sharply different views on the country's problems but agreeing on the high stakes for voters in the final 48 hours of a tight campaign.  Read more »

Trump claims win in US House race, but Democrat surge looms

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 07:24 AM

The weaknesses of the US Republican Party heading into November's midterm elections were laid bare Wednesday as a special House election featuring a candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump remained unresolved -- a contest that also underscored Democratic momentum.   Read more »

Romania to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 08:19 AM

BUCHAREST - The Romanian government will follow the United States and transfer its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) leader said Thursday. Read more »

After year of bitter feuds, Trump urges bipartisan cooperation

Steve Holland and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jan 31 11:15 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged bitterly divided Republicans and Democrats to work toward compromises on immigration and infrastructure after a bruising year of partisan battles that centered on Trump's leadership. Read more »

Trump loses his big bet on Alabama US Senate race

James Oliphant, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 02:41 PM

WASHINGTON - In backing Roy Moore in Alabama's U.S. Senate race even though the candidate faced allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls, President Donald Trump made a risky bet - and lost big. Read more »

Democrat Jones wins U.S. Senate seat in Alabama in blow to Trump

Rich McKay, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 12:04 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Democrat Doug Jones won a bitter fight for a U.S. Senate seat in deeply conservative Alabama on Tuesday, U.S. media projected, dealing a political blow to President Donald Trump in a race marked by accusations of sexual misconduct against Republican candidate Roy Moore. Read more »

Al Franken in Thanksgiving apology after fresh groping allegations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 04:35 PM

WASHINGTON - US Senator and former Saturday Night Live star Al Franken, accused of groping women, issued a fresh apology Thursday after new complaints of inappropriate behaviour emerged this week. Read more »

US Democrats mount new effort to ban assault weapons

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 09 08:27 AM

WASHINGTON - Nearly half of all US Senate Democrats introduced an updated assault weapons ban Wednesday aimed at curbing deadly mass shootings, but the legislation has not gained support from Republicans who control the chamber. Read more »