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Democratic debate 2019: First round of candidates to kick off two-night debate
Twenty candidates. Five moderators. Two nights. One stage. The first Democratic presidential debates have arrived.

Republicans press ahead with narrow fix to migrant crisis created by Trump
Republicans pressed ahead Monday with a narrow fix to the migrant crisis created by President Donald Trump, all but abandoning efforts for a far-reaching immigration overhaul that would fund a...

Republican senators lash out at each other inside private luncheon
Heated confrontations erupted inside a Senate Republican luncheon on Wednesday as lawmakers traded unusually personal and sometimes profane attacks on one another.

Trump’s improved standing, energized GOP voters worry Democrats
After months of confidence that public discontent with President Donald Trump would lift Democrats back to power in Congress, some party leaders are fretting that their advantages in this year's...

GOP on edge as West Virginia considers U.S. Senate bid of controversial coal baron
Wealthy outsiders pursued Republican Senate nominations on Tuesday in Indiana and West Virginia, as leaders battled anti-establishment fervor that threatened their position ahead of November's midterm elections.

Republican Gov. Rick Scott enters Senate race in Florida, setting up marquee contest
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a close ally of President Donald Trump, formally entered the race for a U.S. Senate seat on Monday, kicking off a marquee contest against Sen. Bill...

Donald Trump: Democrat Conor Lamb ran “a pretty smart race” in Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that Democrat Conor Lamb, the apparent winner of a closely watched House special election in Pennsylvania, ran a "pretty smart race" by taking some positions...

Trump supports path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million “dreamers” in new White House proposal
President Donald Trump is proposing a path to citizenship for an estimated 1.8 million young undocumented immigrants in exchange for hard-line steps to increase border security and curb legal immigration,...

Pence forced to break tie over nomination of Kansas Gov. Brownback for religious freedom post
Vice President Mike Pence had to go to the Capitol on Wednesday to advance one of President Donald Trump's diplomatic picks after the Senate deadlocked over his nomination.

Schumer has rescinded offer to Trump on border wall funding
Hopes for a fresh start on immigration slammed into political reality Tuesday as the Senate's top Democrat said he had rescinded an offer to President Donald Trump on a border...