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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Iowa on Sunday.

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Trump's 'Socialism' Attack On Democrats Has Its Roots In Cold War Fear

12:14pm February 12, 2019

President Trump is starting to give signs of how he will run for re-election, attempting to invert the attack on him as an extremist by painting Democrats as "radical" and socialist.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., in April 2018.

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Former Attorney General Eric Holder Close To 2020 Decision As He Heads To Iowa

9:13am February 12, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

The former Obama AG will decide whether he's running in the next two weeks. The speech he plans to give certainly sounds like the building blocks of a possible campaign to challenge President Trump.

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Republican Mark Harris Says Operative Now Under Investigation Got Results

4:05pm February 11, 2019

by Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

Troll Watch: Targeting 2020 Presidential Candidates

5:16pm February 10, 2019

Trolls are already going after candidates for the 2020 presidential election. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kelly Jones, who keeps an eye on suspicious social media activity for Storyful.

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar , D-Minn., announces her candidacy for president during a snow fall on Feb. 10, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar Launches 2020 Presidential Bid

4:56pm February 10, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

"We are tired of the shutdowns and the showdowns, of the gridlock and the grandstanding," said Klobuchar, who was reelected to her third Senate term in 2018.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is a well-liked Republican governor in a heavily Democratic state. Observers are looking for clues as to whether he'd challenge President Trump in 2020.

'Watch What We're Doing': Could Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Challenge Trump In 2020?

7:00am February 09, 2019

by Patrick Madden

The well-liked Republican leading a deep-blue state is an outspoken critic of President Trump and has denounced the "debilitating politics of Washington."

Politics & Government

Forsyth District Attorney Announces Run For Attorney General

4:25pm February 08, 2019

by Associated Press

Forsyth County's chief prosecutor is making another run for attorney general.

Then-Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (left) and Montana Gov. Steve Bullock at a 2016 Western Governors' Association meeting in Coronado, Calif. They are two Democrats considering running for president in 2020 with a message of pragmatism and bipartisan ac

Politics & Government

Democratic Governors Pitch Pragmatism On Sidelines Of 2020 Presidential Campaign

5:00am February 08, 2019

by Scott Detrow

The early days of the 2020 Democratic primary are being dominated by progressive candidates in Congress, but a crop of governors considering bids would run on records of bipartisan governing.

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President Trump delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Pence behind him.

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7 Takeaways From President Trump's State Of The Union Address

4:27pm February 06, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The president made the case for his agenda, not bowing to the new divided-government power dynamic in Washington. And he did not appear ready to negotiate to avoid another partial government shutdown.

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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, with his wife Pam, speaks with reporters at a press conference Saturday in Richmond, Va.

Ralph Northam Is Just A Small Piece Of The Shift In Race Politics In The Trump Era

7:42pm February 04, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The Virginia governor is a man on an island, and people in both parties are calling for him to step down. But how the parties have handled race in the Trump era is very different.