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With the Rev. Al Sharpton looking on, Democratic presidential hopeful South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the National Action Network's annual convention Friday in New York City.

Politics & Government

Pete Buttigieg Explains His Agenda For Black Voters

1:30pm April 05, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The 2020 Democratic candidate and mayor of a majority-white Indiana city has gone on urban radio and spoke to a major civil rights group and has addressed why he once said "all lives matter."

Voters at an Atlanta high school on Election Day 2018. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a new law addressing some of the complaints about how that election was run.

Georgia Governor Signs Law Addressing Some Criticisms Of Contested 2018 Election

8:06pm April 04, 2019

by Johnny Kauffman

Under the new law, polling places cannot be changed 60 days before an election, and it will take longer for people who choose not to vote to be removed from the state's voter registration list.

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Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, delivers remarks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention in 2016. He is now launching his own campaign for president in 2020.

Politics & Government

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan Joins 2020 Race With A Populist Pitch To Blue-Collar Voters

1:39pm April 04, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

The Democrat announced his decision on ABC's The View, saying he is running to be a champion for manufacturing in a country that has been fractured by trade and outsourcing.

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Democratic event in Dover, Del., on March 16, 2019.

Biden Promises To 'Be More Mindful' About Respecting Personal Space

6:33pm April 03, 2019

by Brian Naylor

In an online video, the former vice president and potential 2020 presidential candidate addresses criticism by women who say his physical contact with them made them uncomfortable.

Politics & Government

Seth Moulton, The Long Shot Candidate?

2:08pm April 03, 2019

The Massachusetts Democrat says he'll make a decision about running for president in the next few weeks.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally in Los Angeles on March 23. His campaign reported on Tuesday that it raised $18.2 million through the end of the first quarter of the year.

Politics & Government

Sanders Tops Democratic Fundraising, So Far, As Harris And Buttigieg Draw Big Sums

3:08pm April 02, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The Vermont senator's campaign says it raised $18.2 million from more than 500,000 donors. Sen. Kamala Harris has raised $12 million, while South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised $7 million.

Former Vice President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks at the University of Utah in December. Allegations of inappropriate contact with women are putting Biden's potential campaign hopes in jeopardy.

Politics & Government

Joe Biden Is Democrats' Past, But New Allegations Mean He Might Not Be Their Future

1:44pm April 02, 2019

by Ron Elving

Is the 76-year-old former vice president too much a man of the last century? His basic vulnerability is being cast as a candidate of the past in a party selling itself as the party of the future.

Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks backstage during the filming of the League of Laughter comedy show on March 19 in Kiev, Ukraine.

World News

A Comedian Plays Ukraine's President On TV. Will He Become One In Real Life?

3:53pm March 30, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Volodymyr Zelenskiy's only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine's president. He's leading in polls ahead of Sunday's elections.

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Storm Lake Times editor Art Cullen is moderating a forum on Saturday in Iowa with Democratic presidential candidates.

Meet The Small-Town Newspaper Editor Who's Drawing 2020 Democrats To Rural Iowa

7:00am March 30, 2019

by Clay Masters

A least four of the major Democratic candidates will gather for an event billed as a way for the party to reconnect with rural voters. "If you ain't there, you're square," editor Art Cullen says.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Biden Courage Awards, an event related to combating campus sexual assault, on Tuesday. Activist and former candidate Lucy Flores says Biden touched her in 2014, in an encounter that "wasn't violent or sexual,

Politics & Government

Former Nevada Candidate Accuses Biden Of Unwanted Touching, Which He Doesn't 'Recall'

7:40pm March 29, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Lucy Flores wrote that the 2014 encounter "wasn't violent or sexual, it was demeaning and disrespectful." Biden's office says that he and staff who were present do not "recall what she describes."