House OKs $15 minimum wage, setting marker for 2020 campaign

House Democrats approved legislation to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, transforming an issue that once splintered the party into a benchmark for the 2020 election.

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The issue is swiftly becoming one of the clearest dividing lines in the race for the party’s nomination in 2020.

Trump says US destroyed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

President Trump says a US warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions.

Ayanna Pressley has done more than weather Trump’s attacks. She’s winning

The nation is getting a good look at the savvy instincts and steely resolve that enabled her to topple a Capitol Hill fixture last year.

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Facing their toughest challenge, members of ‘the Squad’ turned to Pressley for her ‘positive, loving tone’

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John Paul Stevens, liberal leader on Supreme Court, dies at 99

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Despite controversies, a ‘growing acceptance of Trump’ among Republicans in N.H.

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Retired General McChrystal endorses Seth Moulton’s presidential bid

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Elizabeth Warren is calling for new rules to curtail the private equity industry, and changing tax rates and loopholes that aid them.

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President Trump misrepresented words from Representative Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an Al Qaeda sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch.

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A combative President Trump rallied Republican supporters in North Carolina, harshly criticizing four fiery, left-wing congresswomen of being un-American.

Ayanna Pressley wants to get back to the issues, although ignoring the president isn’t easy
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In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted to condemn President Trump’s racist comments against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t ‘‘a racist bone in my body.’’ 11:14 p.m.

‘I abandon the chair’: House debate delayed over Pelosi’s condemnation of Trump tweets

An objection by House Republicans to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s remarks criticizing President Trump’s tweets has delayed the chamber’s debate over a resolution condemning Trump’s words. 5:31 p.m.

Kellyanne Conway asks reporter’s ethnicity as she defends Trump’s racist remarks

Kellyanne Conway, responding to a question Tuesday about President Trump’s racist tweet toward Democratic congresswomen, asked the journalist: ‘‘What’s your ethnicity?’’ 4:12 p.m.

House nears contentious vote to condemn racist Trump tweets

The House is nearing a contentious vote Tuesday night to condemn comments from President Trump, with some Democrats complaining that party leaders aren’t punching back hard enough. 3:17 p.m.

Roger Stone must stay off social media, judge decides

A federal judge barred Stone from posting on social media Tuesday after finding that the longtime confidant of President Donald Trump repeatedly flouted her gag order. 2:16 p.m.

Read the text of the House resolution condemning Trump’s tweets

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged House Democrats to support this resolution to condemn President Trump’s tweets directed at four Democratic congresswomen. 9:12 a.m.

Meet the ‘Squad’: Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Tlaib

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Congresswomen targeted by Trump vow to fight his ‘hateful’ policies

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