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Susan Collins-Sara Gideon Maine Senate race takes nasty turn under national spotlight

Sen. Susan M. Collins is a Trump toady in the pocket of the insurance companies, and her likely Democratic opponent, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, is a liar who covers for child predators. That is, if all you had to go on were political ads. Published July 7, 2020

Kelly Loeffler targets ‘defund police movement’ following violence in Atlanta

Sen. Kelly Loeffler said Monday supporters of the "defund police movement" deserve blame for the recent spate of violence across Georgia that included the shooting death of an 8-year-old Atlanta girl. Published July 6, 2020

Trump sets new bar on political polarization: Poll

President Trump has taken political polarization to a new level, according to Gallup polling. Published July 6, 2020

Kanye West White House hopes faces long odds

Hillary Clinton has a better chance of winning the 2020 presidential election than Kanye West, according to political oddsmakers at Betonline. Published July 6, 2020

Joe Biden pledges to ‘transform’ the nation

Joseph R. Biden is vowing to "transform" the United States. Published July 6, 2020

Joe Biden assails Donald Trump over EU barring U.S. travelers

Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said Thursday President Trump's failure to confront the coronavirus is to blame for the European Union barring travelers from the United States. Published July 2, 2020

Joe Biden, DNC outraise Donald Trump and RNC in June

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised $141 million in June, marking the second month in a row that they have outpaced President Trump and the Republican National Committee. Published July 2, 2020

‘The Squad’ joins forces on fundraising

"The Squad," a group of four liberal Democratic lawmakers, on Wednesday launched a joint fundraising operation to support their reelection campaigns and bolster far-left candidates running for Congress across the nation. Published July 1, 2020

USMCA trade deal goes into effect, replacing NAFTA for expected economic boost

President Trump's biggest trade achievement went into effect Wednesday as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA, with administration officials saying it highlights the president's commitment to saving American jobs. Published July 1, 2020

38% of likely voters think Joe Biden has some form of dementia: Poll

Roughly four-in-10 voters think presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden suffers from dementia, according to a new poll released on Monday. Published June 29, 2020

Joe Biden basement-dwelling strategy pays off in polls, fundraising

Joseph R. Biden's basement-dwelling strategy appears to be a winning move in the presidential race. Published June 28, 2020

Trump’s cash edge over Biden is fading

Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden is eating into President Trump's cash advantage in the 2020 race for The White House. Published June 26, 2020

Joe Biden calls on Trump to end ‘heartless crusade’ against Obamacare

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said Thursday President Trump is on a "heartless crusade" to strip away health care coverage from millions of Americans at a time when they could need it most. Published June 25, 2020

DNC opts for virtual convention

The Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday the party's national convention will be scaled back into a virtual event -- putting the party in stark contrast with President Trump's push to hold a larger scale convention amid the coronavirus pandemic. Published June 24, 2020

Jamaal Bowman declares victory over Rep. Eliot Engel in New York primary

Jamaal Bowman declared victory Wednesday over Rep. Eliot L. Engel in New York's 16th Congressional District Democratic primary -- scoring a win for the party's far-left and signaling the end of the incumbent's 30-year career in the House. Mr. Engel's upset loss will have implications in the next Congress for the Democratic leadership of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, which he currently chairs. Published June 24, 2020

Pro-Trump group runs ad: ‘Does Joe Biden have dementia?’

A pro-Trump super PAC is asking voters in a new television to consider whether former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is suffering from dementia. Published June 24, 2020

Barack Obama praises ‘Great Awakening’ to challenge social norms during Joe Biden fundraiser

Former President Barack Obama headlined a virtual fundraiser Tuesday for presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden, praising his former right-hand man as a healer-in-chief and saying he takes inspiration from a "Great Awakening" that has risen on President Trump's watch to challenge political and social norms. Published June 23, 2020