California's hurting Republicans pick insider to lead party

The California Republican Party has selected party organizer Jessica Patterson as its new chair
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Biden's 2020 opening? Dem field missing foreign policy hand

Foreign policy has largely taken a back seat on the presidential campaign trail, and former Vice President Joe Biden could seize on that opening to position him
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Sen. Warren: US needs to address 'ugly history of racism'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the nation needs to confront its "ugly history of racism"
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Dems' choice: Scrap the system or make gradual change?

Democratic presidential candidates are increasingly split into two camps: those who want to quickly overhaul economic systems that have existed for decades and
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Inside the battle to host the 2020 Democratic convention

Officials in Houston, Miami and Milwaukee are in a mad scramble to lure the Democratic presidential nominating convention in 2020, but each city has something l
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House spending plan would raise teacher salaries 6 percent

State general fund spending would increase by about 11 percent and provide a 6 percent pay increase for public school teachers across New Mexico under a budget
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Warren highlights her work on economic crisis in Vegas stop

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is describing a squeeze on working families in America as she introduces herself to voters in the early nomin
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The Latest: Klobuchar dismisses reports she's a tough boss

Klobuchar dismissing reports that she is difficult to work, says she has 'high expectations' for staff
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2020 hopeful Gillibrand immerses herself in early voting SC

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York immersed herself in South Carolina over the weekend, using her first trip to the state to introduce herself as a possible pr
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Warren struggles to move past Native American heritage flap

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is on the verge of launching a campaign about her vision for the future, but first she has to explain her past
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Democratic contenders hoping to run on soaking the rich

Some Democratic presidential hopefuls are enthusiastically embracing plans to raise taxes on the richest Americans
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The Latest: Booker wants to keep private health insurance

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker says he wants universal health insurance coverage in the U.S. But the New Jersey senator says he doesn't want to e
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South Carolina Dems overwhelmed by flood of 2020 contenders

With possibly two-dozen candidates entering the 2020 presidential field and flooding early-voting states, South Carolina Democrats are feeling overwhelmed
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Texas tells counties noncitizen voter report may be flawed

Officials with the Texas secretary of state's office have begun calling county election chiefs to warn about potential problems with its recent report questioni
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Texas finds flaws in list of 95K possible non-citizen voters

The elections chief in one of Texas' largest counties says state officials told her that some data used to flag thousands of potential non-U.S. citizens on vote
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Democrats lurch left on top policies as 2020 primary begins

Almost no policy is too liberal for Democrats fighting to win over their party's base as 2020 presidential primary takes shape
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Multiple women eyeing 2020 hands Dems 'wonderful challenge'

Advocates for gender equality are gearing up for at least four women to compete for the Democratic nomination to take on President Donald Trump in 2020
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Los Angeles teachers' strike shows Garcetti risks in '20 bid

A Los Angeles teachers strike is highlighting political risks for Mayor Eric Garcetti as he ponders a run for president
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Number of 2020 bids by women buoys gender equality advocates

Advocates for gender equality are gearing up for at least four women to compete for the Democratic nomination to take on President Donald Trump in 2020
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Could Dems' 2020 nominee be someone you've never heard of?

Few people know Pete Buttigieg's name outside South Bend, Indiana, the Rust Belt community where he's mayor, but none of that has deterred him from contemplatin
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Castro explains Puerto Rico campaign trip: 'Everyone counts'

Democrat Julian Castro is in New Hampshire for the first time as a presidential candidate, and his message to voters is that he believes "everyone counts."
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2020 hopeful Castro tells NH voters that 'everyone counts'

Democrat Julian Castro is in New Hampshire for the first time as a presidential candidate, and his message to voters is that he believes "everyone counts."
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2020 Democratic primary set to intensify

With final preparations under way, 2020 presidential primary season ready to explode
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Bill seeks costs of North Dakota governor's security, travel

A North Dakota lawmaker is pushing a measure that would require disclosing the costs of providing security for the governor, lieutenant governor and their famil
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Man in the middle: DNC chair prepares for tough primary

Tom Perez is staring ahead at the prospects of a long and potentially divisive presidential primary fight that will define his tenure as Democratic National Com
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Women changing makeup of military, and perhaps its politics

Women changing makeup of military, and perhaps its politics
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Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP

Women in the military and female veterans are shifting away from the GOP, while military men remain loyal Republicans
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Women in military, female veterans shifting from GOP

Women in the military and female veterans are shifting away from the GOP, while military men remain loyal Republicans
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Female veterans defy vote trend to oppose Trump, seek office

Long seen as a bastion of support for Republicans, the face of the U.S. military and its veterans is changing _ and perhaps too is their political bent
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Latino support for GOP steady despite Trump immigration talk

Despite Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric, AP survey finds no Latino backlash against the Republican Party
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GOP share of Latino vote steady under Trump

Despite Trump's blasts at Latin American immigrants, GOP is holding onto a steady share of the Latino vote
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Defying pundits, GOP share of Latino vote steady under Trump

Despite Trump's blasts at Latin American immigrants, GOP is holding onto a steady share of the Latino vote
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