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Democrats’ competing impulses: Should they fight or unite?

By THOMAS BEAUMONT | January 27, 2020

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A Democratic presidential race that started as a struggle between the activist left and the moderates has become something far less ideological and more emotional as the first nominating contest has come into view: Should they...

Woman behind ‘fired up’ Obama campaign chant backs Steyer

By MEG KINNARD | January 27, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina woman credited with popularizing a memorable slogan and chant that epitomized the 2008 presidential campaign of then-Sen. Barack Obama has endorsed Tom Steyer's bid for the White House.The billionaire climate...

Elizabeth Warren seeks a spark in the final sprint to Iowa

By STEVE PEOPLES, SARA BURNETT, and WILL WEISSERT | January 27, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is fighting to regain momentum in the turbulent tussle for the Democratic presidential nomination amid lingering questions about her consistency and ability to defeat President Donald Trump.Warren was considered...

Slovenia’s PM steps down, urges EU nation to hold early vote

January 27, 2020

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia's prime minister announced his resignation on Monday and urged the country to hold an early general election.Prime Minister Marjan Sarec said he's resigning because of the crumbling support for his minority government...

2020 Watch: Can the establishment stop Bernie Sanders?

By STEVE PEOPLES | January 27, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:———Days to Iowa caucuses: 7Days to general election: 281———THE NARRATIVEAfter almost one year of primary drama, the...

Organization becomes critical in final week before Iowa vote

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE | January 27, 2020

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — At nearly nine p.m. on Saturday, Samy Amkieh was about to head back to his office after braving 20 degree temperatures to knock on doors for three hours in East Des Moines. But the 20-year-old field organizer knocked on one more...

Who can topple Trump? Dems’ electability fight rages in Iowa

By STEVE PEOPLES | January 26, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The urgent fight for the Democratic presidential nomination raged across Iowa on Sunday as the party's leading candidates scrambled to deliver closing arguments centered on the defining question of the 2020 primary: Who can beat...

Bloomberg vows steadfast commitment to US aid for Israel

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and ELANA SCHOR | January 26, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg on Sunday made his case for the presidency to fellow Jewish Americans, vowing not to revisit U.S. aid to Israel -- an approach that contrasts Bloomberg with several of his Democratic rivals, including his only fellow...

Biden’s ‘consensus’ pitch faces biggest test in Iowa

By BILL BARROW | January 26, 2020

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — On a snowy morning just days before Iowans make their choice in the Democratic presidential contest, Joe Biden invoked President Ronald Reagan, warning a small crowd that the nation was at risk of losing its identity as “that...

In divided America, some voters tuning out impeachment trial

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and JONATHAN J. COOPER | January 26, 2020

HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — For all the gravity of a presidential impeachment trial, Americans don’t seem to be giving it much weight.As House impeachment managers make their case to remove President Donald Trump from office, voters in several states said...

Britain’s EU Journey: When the EU faced its biggest crisis

By PAN PYLAS | January 26, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum.Difficult negotiations setting out the new relationship between Britain...

Volatility defines Democratic race as candidates flood Iowa

By BILL BARROW | January 25, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates roared back into Iowa on Saturday touting fresh endorsements, critiquing their rivals and predicting victories in the caucuses that will soon launch the process of deciding who will challenge...