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Maggie Astor

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World
7 Aug 2024
Tuesday night’s debate belonged to the front-runners, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. But their counterparts Wednesday, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., couldn’t quite replicate their dominance.
Who Won Night 2 of the Democratic Debate? Experts Weigh In
World
7 Aug 2024
The announcement that a Houston-area Republican congressman is retiring has set up what could be one of the most closely contested House races in the country and provided a glimpse of how much more competitive parts of Texas have become.
A Texas Congressional Seat Just Got Very Competitive
World
6 Aug 2024
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, the 21st Democrat to declare his candidacy for president, is known as a moderate who seeks bipartisan compromise. Here’s where he stands on a few key issues.
World
6 Aug 2024
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who opened his third run for the presidency Thursday, holds political views that can look and sound similar to the priorities of many liberals, but differ on some key details. Biden, who has a longer record in politics than any other Democrat in the sprawling 2020 field, will come under close scrutiny for those differences; one liberal group, Justice Democrats, has already come out to oppose him because of “centrist” views.
World
6 Aug 2024
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, who announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, is less known than many other candidates in the race.