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Pete Buttigieg Travels To South Carolina To Try And Reach African American Voters

6:00pm October 28, 2019

by Don Gonyea

South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg has struggled to gain traction among African American voters, a key block in the Democratic primary. This weekend he went to South Carolina to attempt outreach.

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Attorney General William Barr, right, commissioned U.S. Attorney John Durham to look into the early phases of the Russia investigation.

Democrats Say White House Is Interfering As Russia Review Becomes A Criminal Case

4:37pm October 25, 2019

Attorney General Bill Barr commissioned U.S. Attorney John Durham to look into the early phases of the Russia investigation. Democrats say he is turning the Justice Department into a political weapon.

A Trump campaign ad as it appeared on a Russia Today video on October 23.

Politics & Government

Trump Ads Alongside Russian Propaganda: It's Not Collusion. It's An Algorithm

1:50pm October 25, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

Some familiar political advertisements end up alongside Russian government-backed messaging online. But it's not Moscow's doing. It's about Google — and you.

Rudy Giuliani addressed the Iran Freedom Convention for Human Rights and Democracy in Washington in 2018. More recently, he has curtailed some of his public appearances.

As Ukraine Affair Expands, So Could Giuliani's Legal Exposure

8:06am October 25, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

President Trump deputized Rudy Giuliani to run what has been described as a shadow foreign policy aimed at pressuring Ukraine. Could he be in legal danger himself?

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Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, has ended his campaign for president.

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Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan Ends Bid For Democratic Presidential Nomination

1:45pm October 24, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

The congressman emphasized his Midwestern roots in a state President Trump had carried, but ultimately his centrist pitch didn't resonate with voters and he struggled to gain traction in the race.

Democratic presidential candidates (from left): Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg during a Democratic presidential debate.

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Democrats Can Calm Their 2020 Election Anxiety By Accepting That There's No One Else

10:25am October 24, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Democratic donors and activists worry that the party is going to nominate someone who can't win next year, and they're musing about who else could be out there. Newsflash: This is probably it.

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Former vice president and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden apologized on Tuesday for using the word "lynching" in 1998 to describe the impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton. Above, Biden speaks at this year's Democratic Women's Lea

After Slamming Trump, Biden Apologizes For Referring To 'Partisan Lynching' In 1998

4:18pm October 23, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

"This wasn't the right word to use and I'm sorry about that," Joe Biden tweeted after a video resurfaced of him using the term to describe the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.