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Alexander Burns

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World
9 Aug 2024
Michael Bloomberg will file paperwork Friday afternoon to place himself on the Democratic presidential primary ballot in Alabama, advisers said, a first step toward competing for the party’s nomination to challenge President Donald Trump next year.
Bloomberg to File Paperwork for 2020 Presidential Primary
World
9 Aug 2024
Michael Bloomberg is actively preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary and is expected to file paperwork this week designating himself as a candidate in at least one state with an early filing deadline, people briefed on Bloomberg’s plans said.
Bloomberg Bid for 2020 Rises on the Horizon
World
9 Aug 2024
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas announced that he is dropping out of the presidential race, ending a campaign in which he struggled for months to recapture the energy of his insurgent 2018 Senate candidacy on a national stage full of other big personalities and liberal champions.
Short of Funding, O'Rourke Drops Out of the Race
World
7 Aug 2024
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., called on Wednesday for a national crusade against gun violence and a moral reckoning with the strains of white supremacy “ingrained in our politics since our founding,” as demands for government action continued to mount after two gun massacres last weekend in Texas and Ohio.
Booker on White Supremacy: 'There Is No Neutrality in This Fight'
World
7 Aug 2024
Seven Democratic presidential candidates, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, have promised that their first legislation as president would be an ambitious clean-government bill, earning their campaigns an influential reform group’s stamp of approval.
Seven 2020 Democrats Pledge to Focus First Bill on Fighting Corruption
World
7 Aug 2024
LOS ANGELES — At her strongest, Sen. Kamala Harris is forceful and pragmatic. She elates crowds in Iowa and South Carolina with her denunciations of President Donald Trump, and spells out her policy agenda — on matters like restricting gun sales, reducing prescription drug prices and giving tax benefits to renters — in precise terms.
Pragmatism, Not Ideology, Defines Harris
World
6 Aug 2024
Stacey Abrams announced Tuesday that she would not run for Senate in 2020, denying Democrats their favored recruit for the race in Georgia. She did not say if she planned to run for president, which she has also been considering doing.
Abrams Won't Run for Senate in Georgia
World
6 Aug 2024
Stacey Abrams announced Tuesday that she would not run for Senate in 2020, denying Democrats their favored recruit for the race in Georgia. She did not say if she planned to run for president, which she has also been considering doing.
World
6 Aug 2024
Stacey Abrams announced Tuesday that she would not run for Senate in 2020, denying Democrats their favored recruit for the race in Georgia. She did not say if she planned to run for president, which she has also been considering doing.
Stacey Abrams Will Not Run for Senate in 2020
World
6 Aug 2024
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020, marshaling his experience and global stature in a bid to lead a party increasingly defined by a younger generation that might be skeptical of his age and ideological moderation.
Biden Announces 2020 Run for President
World
6 Aug 2024
Former Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020, marshaling his experience and global stature in a bid to lead a party increasingly defined by a younger generation that might be skeptical of his age and ideological moderation.