Politics

Democratic Presidential candidate, Michael Bloomberg during remarks to the media at the Hilton Hotel on his first campaign stop in Norfolk, Va. Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Bill Tiernan)
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December 09, 2019 - 4:18 pm

2020 newcomer Bloomberg stepping onto international stage

NEW YORK (AP) — New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg launched his campaign less than three weeks ago, but he is already making his first foreign trip as a presidential candidate. The Democratic businessman will appear Tuesday at a United National global climate conference in Madrid , where he'll...
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December 09, 2019 - 8:48 am

House Democrats lay out case for formal Trump impeachment

LISTEN LIVE: Judiciary hearing sets stage for Trump impeachment charges WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee received a detailed summing up of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump Monday as Democrats prepare formal charges against him. Trump and his allies lobbed fresh...
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Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a town hall, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, at the Coralville Marriott & Conference Center, in Coralville, Iowa. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)
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December 09, 2019 - 5:36 am

2020 Watch: Buttigieg on the defensive, Biden's strategy

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: ___ Days to Iowa caucuses: 56 Days to general election: 330 ___ THE NARRATIVE The Republican president is likely to be impeached, but Democrats are further away from rallying behind...
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Bloomberg de Blasio
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Adam Warner
December 08, 2019 - 3:34 pm

De Blasio slams Bloomberg over wealth comments, says he ‘spent his time as mayor making the rich even richer’

Mayor de Blasio unleashed on former mayor and 2020 presidential contender Michael Bloomberg on Sunday over comments he made about his wealth in a recent interview.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gives opening remarks during the Teamsters Presidential Candidate Forum at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette via AP)
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December 07, 2019 - 9:01 pm

Biden calls Sanders' pitch to withhold Israel aid 'bizarre'

OELWEIN, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden said Saturday that it is “bizarre” for Bernie Sanders to propose withholding U.S. military aid from Israel if the government there doesn’t moderate its treatment of Palestinians. The remarks highlight a nuanced but significant distinction between the Democratic...
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Booker Bloomberg
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Adam Warner
December 07, 2019 - 1:41 pm

'Tired tropes': Booker 'taken aback' by Bloomberg calling him 'very well spoken'

Michael Bloomberg is under fire for saying 2020 campaign rival Sen. Cory Booker is “very well spoken.”
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In this Dec. 6, 2019, photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., discusses her recent visit to the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain, at the Capitol in Washington. Washington's impeachment drama is dominating the news, but key figures on Capitol Hill such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also have their day jobs to do. The California Democrat faces a testing time over the next two weeks, toggling between impeachment and ripe legislative issues such as trade, a government-wide funding bill, and the annual defense policy bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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December 07, 2019 - 9:27 am

Impeachment collides with funding deadline, testing Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The impeachment drama is dominating Washington, but leading figures such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still have their day jobs to do. The California Democrat faces a testing over the next two weeks, toggling between the impeachment of President Donald Trump and past-ripe issues...
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Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg speaks to gun control advocates and victims of gun violence in Aurora, Colo., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. The billionaire former New York City mayor unveiled a gun control policy just steps from one of Colorado's worst mass shootings, calling for a ban on all assault weapons. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
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December 06, 2019 - 12:15 pm

'We're going to be everywhere:' Inside Bloomberg's 2020 plan

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — For any other candidate, a crowd of just 38 voters at a high-profile policy announcement might be cause for panic. But Michael Bloomberg is not just any candidate. The New York billionaire unveiled his signature plan to end gun violence this week at an invitation-only event in...
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives to make a statement at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. Pelosi announced that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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December 06, 2019 - 12:05 am

Articles of impeachment: What it means, what's next, how the process works

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats will draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, a crucial step toward a vote of the full House. The articles are likely to mostly encompass Democrats' findings on Trump's dealings with Ukraine. Democrats...
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Michael Bloomberg
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December 05, 2019 - 3:55 pm

Bloomberg unveils gun control policy: Permits, assault weapon ban, age limits

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg unveiled a gun control policy on Thursday just steps from the site of one of Colorado's worst mass shootings, calling for a ban on all assault weapons, mandatory permits for gun purchasers and a new position in the White House...
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