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Elizabeth Warren leads Register's Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders — Elizabeth Warren has surged in Iowa, narrowly overtaking Joe Biden and distancing herself from fellow progressive Bernie Sanders, the latest Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
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Elizabeth Warren surges and Joe Biden fades in close Iowa race, new poll shows — (CNN)A surging Sen. Elizabeth Warren is challenging Joe Biden's dominance in the race for the Democratic nomination, standing at 22% to the former vice president's 20% in a new CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers.
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NBC/WSJ poll: A record share of voters dislike Trump personally, but Democrats face challenges of their own — Voters overall also have doubts about Democrats' most progressive policy proposals. And many worry Joe Biden isn't up for the job. — WASHINGTON — As Democratic candidates compete …


Bernie Sanders slides to third in Iowa Poll as fewer respondents view him favorably
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Warren on pace with Biden in Iowa
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Warren Leads in New Iowa Poll With Biden Second
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An exchange at an LGBTQ forum reopens questions about Joe Biden's treatment of women
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Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
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Rudy Giuliani accused me of exposing Paul Manafort's Ukraine deals to help U.S. Democrats. That's a lie. — Serhiy Leshchenko is a Ukrainian journalist and political activist. — On Aug. 19, 2016, I convened a news conference in Kiev at which I revealed previously secret records of payments …
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Trump's Ukraine call reveals a president convinced of his own invincibility — When the July 24 congressional testimony of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III deflated the impeachment hopes of Democrats, President Trump crowed “no collusion” and claimed vindication from accusations …
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Trump says he would have ‘no problem’ with Giuliani testifying before Congress — President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday that he would have “no problem” with his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, testifying before Congress. — The president made the remarks while speaking to reporters outside the White House.

President Trump and the warping of democratic governance
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Another Pseudo-Scandal — Spin the magic wheel: click, click, click, click, click—click—click: Ukraine! We're all going to Ukraine! — Another week, another pseudo-scandal fomented by anonymous anti-Trump actors in the “intelligence community” and fanned into attention-grabbing headlines by an impatient, irresponsible press.
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Trump Didn't Bribe Ukraine. It's Actually Worse Than That.
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Ukraine and Whistle-Blower Issues Emerge as Major Flashpoints in Presidential Race
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“Trump Did Not Pressure Zelenskyy, Ukraine Is Independent State” - Foreign Minister Prystaiko
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Biden goes hard after Trump in Iowa over Ukraine accusations
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Joe Biden: 'I've Never Spoken to My Son About' Ukraine Business Deals
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Trump critic and rising GOP star Ben Sasse is now a Trump apologist. How sadly predictable. — Sasse could have been a thought leader of post-Trumpian conservativism. What is he now? — In the end, Ben Sasse got the Trump tweet he gave up so much to get.


Yemeni Rebels Warn Iran Plans Another Strike Soon — The information has been passed along to the Saudis and the U.S., according to people briefed on the warnings — BEIRUT—Houthi militants in Yemen have warned foreign diplomats that Iran is preparing a follow-up strike to the missile …
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As Trump meets with India's Modi, a reminder to put human rights at center of U.S. foreign policy [Opinion] — When President Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Houston, we will hear much about the friendship between the American and Indian peoples.
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An Abrupt Move That Stunned Aides: Inside Trump's Aborted Attack on Iran — WASHINGTON — By the time President Trump met with congressional leaders on the afternoon of June 20, he had already decided to retaliate against Iran for shooting down an American surveillance drone.


At 10,000 and Counting, This Company Is Flooding the U.S. With Tariff Appeals — A Minnesota auto parts seller has ‘put everything else on the back burner’ to seek relief from import duties whose costs are squeezing American businesses — WASHINGTON—U.S. companies have filed …


She Quit Her Job. He Got Night Goggles. They Searched 57 Days for Their Dog. — A couple combed a rural Montana community for their Border collie, Katie. — After a late night at a stock-car race, Carole and Verne King returned to their dog-friendly hotel in Kalispell, Mont., and made a devastating discovery.


Legal showdown looms over Trump deposition order — A lawsuit brought by protesters who contend they were roughed up by security personnel outside Trump Tower in 2015 has suddenly become an urgent problem for President Donald Trump's legal team after a New York judge ruled Friday …
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VP Pence arrives on Mackinac Island with eight-vehicle motorcade — Vice President Mike Pence leaves the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in an eight-vehicle motorcade Saturday. It's the first automobile motorcade on the island, where cars are generally banned. — CONNECT