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AP analysis: A cloud lifts over Trump, but at a cost
The cloud that has hung over President Donald Trump since the day he walked into the White House has been lifted.

Ex-NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg wonât run for president in 2020
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York City mayor, announced Tuesday that he will not join the crowded field of Democrats running for president in 2020.

Trump calls for end of resistance politics in State of Union
In his first State of the Union address to a divided Congress, President Donald Trump warned Democrats on Tuesday that "ridiculous partisan investigations" could derail the nation's economic progress.

Analysis: Democrats whiffed in 2016, so what if they fail again?
For Democrats, the midterm elections have been a beacon in the dark, a chance to re-emerge from the political wilderness and repudiate a president they view as a dangerous force.

Analysis: Brett Kavanaugh fight sharpens the stakes for midterms
WASHINGTON --Â The bitter battle over Brett Kavanaughâs nomination to the Supreme Court has exacerbated the nationâs political divide and left many Americans emotionally raw. It¶¶Òőap also given new definition to...

Allegation against Brett Kavanaugh tests support of GOP women
For women like Jayne A. Cordes, the steady stream of investigations in Washington is exhausting. That's why, when Christine Blasey Ford came forward to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh...

GOP, White House fret about election prospects
The prognosis for President Donald Trump and his party was grim. In a post-Labor Day briefing at the White House, a top Republican pollster told senior staff that the determining...

Analysis: What¶¶Òőap lost when the president canât show up?
What's lost when the president of the United States can't — or won't — show up?

Liberal Gillum, Trump-backed DeSantis win Florida primaries
A liberal Florida Democrat pulled off an upset victory Tuesday in the state's primary for governor while President Donald Trump's favored candidate cruised to victory for the GOP, setting up...

After UK slaps penalties on Russia, attention turns to Trump
After the brazen poisoning of a former spy, British Prime Minister Theresa May quickly pinned the blame on Russia. So did U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in what ultimately...