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Emails Show the Fallout from Trump's Claims about Dorian

By Lynn Berry and Jill Colvin | Feb 2, 2020

A flurry of newly released emails from scientists and top officials at the federal agency responsible for weather forecasting clearly illustrates the consternation and outright alarm caused by President Donald Trump's false claim about Hurricane Dorian.

Amy Klobuchar Helped Jail Teen for Life, but Case Was Flawed

By Robin McDowell | Feb 1, 2020

Standing in the glare of television lights at a Democratic presidential debate last fall, she was asked about her years as a top Minnesota prosecutor and allegations she was not committed to racial justice.

Southern Band Takes on Trump as Impeachment Vote Nears

By David Bauder | Feb 1, 2020

For the rock band Drive-By Truckers, it's demoralizing to release angry songs about Donald Trump's America just as the president's impeachment trial is winding down toward an acquittal.

Trump State of the Union Won't Be 1st Delivered Amid Turmoil AP-US--State of the Union-History

By Kevin Freking | Feb 1, 2020

Two decades ago, President Bill Clinton addressed a nation transfixed by impeachment. He didn't use the I-word once in a State of the Union address that ran on for 78 minutes.

Former White House Counsel Says Trump Thinks Differently

By Mike Schneider | Feb 1, 2020

President Donald Trump thinks differently than any client he has ever had, often contradicting common wisdom and then seeing his way work out in the end, former White House counsel Don McGahn said Friday.

Trump Acquittal Now Likely Wednesday; Senate Nixes Witnesses

By Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker and Zeke Miller | Feb 1, 2020

The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring Trump's acquittal.

Trump to Tout U.S. 'Comeback' at State of the Union Speech

By Aamer Madhani | Feb 1, 2020

President Donald Trump will use next week's State of the Union to promote what he calls the "Great American comeback," according to a senior administration official.

Delaney, Longest-Running Democratic Candidate, Ends 2020 Bid

By Ashraf Khalil | Jan 31, 2020

John Delaney, the longest-running Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential race, is ending his campaign after pouring millions of his own money into an effort that failed to resonate with voters.

Buttigieg Courts 'Future Former Republicans' to Expand Vote

By Thomas Beaumont | Jan 31, 2020

Pete Buttigieg has been talking a lot lately about "future former Republicans."

Biden, Buttigieg Amplify Sanders Criticism Before Iowa Vote

By Alexandra Jaffe and Thomas Beaumont | Jan 31, 2020

Pete Buttigieg and Joe Biden stepped up their criticisms of Bernie Sanders on Thursday, as moderates are under growing pressure to dull any momentum the progressive senator may gain heading into next week's Iowa caucuses.

Aiming at Trump, Biden Says a President's Character Matters

By Bill Barrow and Alexandra Jaffe | Jan 30, 2020

With four days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is looking beyond his Democratic rivals and taking square aim at President Donald Trump as the two men campaign within miles of each other on the same day.

Buttigieg Endorsed by Major California, Nevada LGBTQ Group

By Kathleen Ronayne | Jan 30, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is being backed by Equality California, one of the nation's largest LGBTQ organizations, and its Nevada partner organization; an endorsement that could give him a boost in critical Western primaries.

Biden Under Pressure to Prove He can Thwart New GOP Attacks

By Bill Barrow | Jan 30, 2020

With five days until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden is fending off a new onslaught of GOP attacks over his son's business overseas and facing piling pressure to show Democratic voters he can handle the incoming.

Buttigieg Thanks Staffers of Color for Voicing Grievances

By Thomas Beaumont | Jan 30, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday thanked his staffers of color for feeling able to voice their grievances following a news report that said some had expressed frustrations with the campaign.

GOP Wins Closely Watched Texas Special Election

By Paul J. Weber | Jan 29, 2020

Republicans won handily a closely watched special election Tuesday to keep hold of a suburban Houston district that President Donald Trump won easily four years ago, fending off a national blitz by Democrats in a Texas legislative race.

Trump Backs Pompeo Against NPR, Criticizes CNN and Fox News

By David Bauder | Jan 29, 2020

President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pompeo's battle with National Public Radio and tweeted out more media criticism, one target familiar and the other less so.

GOP Squirms as Bolton Prepares to Dish on Trump White House

By Aamer Madhani | Jan 29, 2020

For much of the last 20 years, John Bolton was a conservative poster child, a Republican hawk whose worldview helped shape the GOP establishment's approach. Now some of his old friends and colleagues are turning on him.

Sanders' Social Security 'Adjustments' Undercut Biden Attack

By Brian Slodysko and Bill Barrow | Jan 29, 2020

As a congressman in the 1990s, Bernie Sanders expressed an openness to making "adjustments" to the tax and benefit structure of Social Security. He also praised an overhaul of the social safety net program signed into law by President Ronald Reagan.

AP Fact Check: Trump Defense Wrong About FBI Investigation

By Eric Tucker | Jan 29, 2020

President Donald Trump's defense team falsely claimed the Justice Department was already investigating him even before the 2016 election and distorted the facts about a dossier of opposition research into Trump's ties to Russia.

Whether to Call Bolton, Other Witnesses, Roils Trump's Trial

By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller, and Lisa Mascaro | Jan 29, 2020

President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope of ending the trial with a quick acquittal.

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