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As Trump heads to the G-7 summit, every one of the leaders is facing political or economic turmoil — and he’s only adding to the chaos.
Trump has remade the Republican Party, a new USC/L.A. Times poll finds. Nearly half of GOP voters want to move in an even more populist direction. But the change has alienated a significant chunk of Republicans whose support he’ll need for reelection.
Bernie Sanders released a $16-trillion Green New Deal plan as he set out to visit Paradise, Calif., the Sierra town nearly wiped out by a deadly 2018 wildfire.
Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says he will challenge Republican incumbent Cory Gardner for his Senate seat.
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A former Danish prime minister on Thursday lashed out at President Trump for his tweet about military spending, saying defense willingness is not just about the amount of money spent.
Campaign 2020
Nearly two dozen Democrats are vying to be the party’s nominee for president. Here are the 22 candidates competing to face President Trump in 2020.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren got a robust reception in the cavernous Shrine Expo Hall on the USC campus on Wednesday.
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Democrat Jay Inslee, who focused his campaign on climate change, did not say whether he intended to seek a third term as Washington governor.
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Electoral college members can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice and aren’t bound by the popular vote in their states, a U.S. appeals court in Denver ruled.
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Bernie Sanders’ presidential ambitions have long been fueled by his appeal to small-dollar donors. But in the 2020 campaign, many of his earlier givers have either stayed on the sidelines or given to his Democratic rivals, notably Sen. Elizabeth Warren.More Coverage
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The gun lobby is fighting California legislation that would eliminate ghost guns by requiring background checks on purchasers of a firearm’s essential part.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Paradise Ridge Elementary School on Wednesday and told a second-grade class about Potter, his first pet.
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Sacramento Police cited an anti-vaccine activist for assaulting vaccine bill author state Sen. Richard Pan on Wednesday near the Capitol.
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The Gilroy shooter bought his weapon legally in Nevada. Now some California lawmakers want to meet with their Nevada counterparts and talk gun control.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused President Trump of trying to scuttle California’s strict car emissions standards to help the oil industry, calling it a “pathetic” decision that was disguised as a way to assist automobile manufacturers.
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The U.S. budget deficit will expand faster than forecast after recent legislation raised spending levels, the Congressional Budget Office says.
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The Peace Plan for a Safer America plan calls on 2020 presidential candidates to tackle the issue as “a national public health emergency.”
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For a second straight day, Trump insisted that American Jews who vote Democratic are “disloyal to Israel,” a position many have called anti-Semitic.
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The United States’ foreign policy and national security establishment is being roiled again by resignations, reports of partisan intimidation and looming cuts in foreign aid.
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The Department of Homeland Security is moving to end a longstanding federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention.
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Democrats are in a panic about Biden’s gaffes. They shouldn’t be — not yet, anyway. Biden often says things in an inartful way. That’s why there’s only one remedy for the wobbling Biden campaign: He’s got to charge straight into danger — and own it.
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Trump’s comments came amid his ongoing feud with Democratic congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, both Muslim.
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Fearful of upsetting hardcore supporters while running for reelection, President Trump has backed away from new restrictions on gun sales while echoing the talking points of pro-gun activists.
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Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro is the 10th candidate in a crowded field to qualify for the next presidential debates, taking place in September in Houston.
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Joe Biden will have the nation’s first primary state essentially to himself as his top rivals jockey for attention from hundreds of Democratic officials gathered in San Francisco for the party’s last national meeting before presidential voting begins in February.
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The first Democratic Party primary debates, scheduled for late June, might serve as the official 2020 election kickoff for the more than 20 candidates seeking the party’s nomination for president.
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Trump has remade the Republican Party, a new USC/L.A. Times poll finds. Nearly half of GOP voters want to move in an even more populist direction. But the change has alienated a significant chunk of Republicans whose support he’ll need for reelection.
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The United States’ foreign policy and national security establishment is being roiled again by resignations, reports of partisan intimidation and looming cuts in foreign aid.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren got a robust reception in the cavernous Shrine Expo Hall on the USC campus on Wednesday.
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For a second straight day, Trump insisted that American Jews who vote Democratic are “disloyal to Israel,” a position many have called anti-Semitic.
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Electoral college members can vote for the presidential candidate of their choice and aren’t bound by the popular vote in their states, a U.S. appeals court in Denver ruled.
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