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Buttigieg says statistically it’s ‘almost certain’ the US has had ‘excellent gay presidents’

‘‘My gaydar doesn’t even work that well in the present, let alone retroactively, but one can only assume that’s the case,’’ Pete Buttigieg added.

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Man arrested for trespassing at Ocasio-Cortez’s office

Authorities have arrested a man who they say set off a fire extinguisher while at a building where Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has one of her district offices.

High court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map

Voters will elect lawmakers to the Virginia House of Delegates using a map seen as favorable to Democrats, under a ruling from the Supreme Court.

3 notable quotes from Trump’s ‘30 hours’ ABC interview

President Trump told George Stephanopoulos that he didn’t fire Robert Mueller in part because firings “didn’t work out too well” for Richard Nixon.

In a city moving loudly to the left, Walsh often stays in the middle

Roughly 19 months after voters gave him a commanding reelection win, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has, in many ways, watched from the sidelines as others spearhead bold initiatives.

Report: Nearly $1 billion gulf between two leading school-funding bills

The report sheds light on the immense challenges lawmakers face in trying to reach a compromise.

Trump says supporters might ‘demand’ that he serve more than two terms

The 22nd Amendment of the Constitution limits the presidency to two terms.

Lawmakers express discomfort over teen abortions without parental consent

Even before it faces its first hearing on Beacon Hill Monday, an ambitious legislative effort to expand abortion access in Massachusetts has run into opposition from lawmakers who consider it to be an overreach.

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Trump campaign cutting ties with 3 of 5 pollsters after leak of poor results

Elizabeth Warren downplays her rise in polls: ‘It’s way too early’

‘Who’s taking care of the kids?’ Is finally a question for dads on the trail, too

The Democratic debate stage lineup is out. Here’s how it could all play out

Court rules against Trump on migrant teen abortion prohibition

Here’s a look at the lineups for the first 2020 Democratic debate


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Tracker: Who’s running for president in 2020?

The 2020 presidential election is still a ways off, but you’re forgiven if you feel like campaign season is already upon us. Track the candidates here.

Abortion in America

Seizing an opportunity, conservative lawmakers push abortion bans to test Roe

Seizing their best opportunity in decades to sharply restrict abortion nationwide, lawmakers in seven states have voted for sweeping prohibitions this year.

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Democrats announce debate participants; Seth Moulton is out

Press secretary Sarah Sanders to leave White House, Trump says

Democrats assail Trump on being open to foreign election help

Trump shows off his red, white, and blue Air Force One color scheme

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Federal agency recommends Kellyanne Conway be fired

The US Office of Special Counsel says that Conway has repeatedly violated a law barring federal employees from participating in politics in their official capacity.

Lock him up? Democrats weigh what to do about Trump’s deeds after he leaves office

The party’s presidential candidates are weighing how to address President Trump’s alleged misdeeds when he’s no longer in the White House.

Trump Jr. says he’s ‘glad this is finally over’ after Senate testimony

Donald Trump Jr. said he was happy to clarify answers from an interview with the panel’s staff in 2017, but told reporters, ‘‘I don’t think I changed any of what I said because there was nothing to change.’’

Howard Schultz explains his absence from the campaign trail, says he’s taking a ‘detour’

Billionaire Howard Schultz announced on Wednesday that he has undergone three back surgeries, keeping him away from the campaign trail.

US sending 1,000 more troops to Poland, Trump announces

Before President Trump spoke alongside the Polish president, a single F-35 flew over the White House to emphasize Poland’s plan to purchase the aircraft.

Trump asserts executive privilege over documents in fight over census question

The Justice Department says Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege over documents in a fight over a census question.

Should Congress be paid more? Its members can’t decide

It has been 10 years since members of Congress have gotten even a cost-of-living increase

On the campaign trail in Iowa, Biden and Trump take aim at each other

Joe Biden and President Trump were both in Iowa on Tuesday, and each had the other in his sights.