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Elizabeth Warren overtakes Biden to lead latest Iowa poll

The senator barely dislodged former vice president Joe Biden from the No. 1 spot in the state, putting the two of them in a statistical tie.

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Bernie Sanders calls for eliminating Americans’ medical debt

The proposals reflect Sanders’ concern that the medical system has placed financial hardships on too many Americans.

Watch live: Joseph Kennedy III announces Senate bid

Joseph Kennedy has said he intends to run against Senator Ed Markey in 2020.

What to know about a potentially major whistleblower case in the Trump administration

There is plenty that remains unknown, but here’s a look at what has happened so far.

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Joe Kennedy to formally announce he’ll run for Senate

Representative Joseph Kennedy III, the last member of the Democratic dynasty serving in Washington, plans to formally announce Saturday that he is launching a primary challenge to Senator Edward Markey.
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Boston City Council race reflects an evolving Boston

This year’s races feature the most impressive field of candidates in years — attracted both by the rise of Ayanna Pressley and a significant number of open seats.

Fall River mayor wins slot on reelection ballot after arrest for alleged extortion

In the city’s preliminary election Tuesday, Correia came in second place, edging out nonprofit official Erica Scott-Pacheco and earning himself a spot on the November ballot.

Journalist Cokie Roberts dies at 75

Both a political reporter and commentator, she was widely respected both by her fellow journalists and by those she covered.

Elizabeth Warren’s ‘selfie lines’ are becoming so well known that people lined up in an airport

Trump administration threatens funding cut for UNC, Duke over ‘positive’ Islam program

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s ending his presidential bid

Bernie Sanders says he’s reached 1 million individual donors

Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena

Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu invites rival to join in unity government


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Warren narrows gap with Biden in NBC/Wall Street Journal poll

Elizabeth Warren is gaining ground on Joe Biden and has pulled ahead of Bernie Sanders with the help of a groundswell of enthusiasm among liberal Democrats, a poll released Tuesday shows.

Corey Lewandowski battles Democrats at hearing on Trump

Democrats’ first hearing in what they are calling an impeachment investigation turned sour on Tuesday as their sole witness, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, refused to answer most of their questions.

Oops: Joe Biden references the ‘Rite Aid’ strike in Boston (it was Stop & Shop)

Biden decided Tuesday to refer to the time in April when he rallied with striking Stop & Shop workers. But he didn’t quite get the details right.

Biden’s abortion shift tests the politics of his faith

It was one of the first stress tests of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: A sudden reversal of his decades-long support for restricting federal funding of abortions.

Kamala Harris, Jimmy Fallon, and The Roots ‘slow-jammed’ the news

Fresh off the third Democratic debate, the California Senator and presidential candidate joined “The Tonight Show” for one of its signature segments.

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8 years of Trump tax returns are subpoenaed by Manhattan district attorney

The subpoena opens a new front in a wide-ranging effort to obtain copies of the president’s tax returns, which Trump initially said he would make public during the 2016 campaign but has since refused to disclose.