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Top 3 parties in dead heat after Irish parliament elections

By DANICA KIRKA and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE | February 8, 2020

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland’s three biggest political parties are likely to face a difficult process of forming a new government, with an exit poll suggesting they finished in a virtual dead heat in parliamentary elections Saturday.The survey conducted...

Pompeo warns nation’s governors to be wary of China

February 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned America’s governors on Saturday to be wary of China, which he said was targeting individual U.S. states in a strategic effort to expand its economic and political influence.He said a Chinese...

Front-runners Buttigieg and Sanders beat back debate attacks

By STEVE PEOPLES, KATHLEEN RONAYNE, and HUNTER WOODALL | February 8, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential front-runners Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg beat back a barrage of attacks during a debate as rivals raised persistent questions about their ideology and experience, hoping to sow doubts about their...

‘A disappointment’: Iowa caucus turnout below expectations

By THOMAS BEAUMONT | February 7, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democrats are recovering from a number of disappointments after Monday's Iowa caucuses, though one has received less attention than the others.About 176,000 Iowans attended their precinct caucuses, a slight uptick from 2016...

The Latest: Bloomberg isn’t at debate, but he’s name-dropped

February 7, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential debate and the upcoming primary in New Hampshire (all times local):10:15 p.m.Billionaire Michael Bloomberg didn’t qualify for the Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire...

Kansas anti-abortion measure fails; Medicaid plan targeted

By JOHN HANNA | February 7, 2020

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas failed to get a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution on the ballot Friday, and abortion opponents responded by moving aggressively to block a Medicaid expansion plan backed by...

Iowa Democrats to undergo independent review of caucus chaos

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and SETH BORENSTEIN | February 7, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price, under immense pressure following the state's presidential caucus debacle, said Friday that an independent review will determine what caused the problems that led to a dayslong delay...

Appeals court dismisses Democrats’ lawsuit against Trump

By JESSICA GRESKO | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday dismissed one of several ongoing lawsuits charging that President Donald Trump has illegally profited off the presidency.The lawsuit the court dismissed was filed by Democratic members...

Trump’s acquittal confronts Dems with election year choices

By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s impeachment ended with a reminder of why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi resisted the idea for so long — an acquittal everyone saw coming, followed by a bombastic presidential victory lap and a bump in his poll numbers...

Ireland’s two-party system shaken by Sinn Fein surge

By JILL LAWLESS and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE | February 7, 2020

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's elections are usually two-horse races. But this time there's a third contender, as a party with historic links to the Irish Republican Army soars in the polls.As Irish voters prepare to choose a new parliament on Saturday, a...

Former congressman Walsh ends 2020 GOP bid against Trump

By HUNTER WOODALL | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Illinois congressman Joe Walsh ended his Republican primary challenge to President Donald Trump on Friday, abandoning an effort that faced long odds and financial struggles from the start.“I’m suspending my campaign, but...

Democrats tear into GOP Sen. Collins over acquittal vote

By DAVID SHARP | February 7, 2020

Republican Sen. Susan Collins drew attention with her deliberative approach to the impeachment trial, giving Democrats hope she might vote to convict President Donald Trump. She listened, took notes, asked questions. Then she pondered some more.Then she...