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Elizabeth Warren Drops Out of 2020 Race Without Announcing Endorsement
The progressive candidate failed to finish in the top two in her home state of Massachusetts.
Rudy Giuliani Has Emerged as Trump’s Shadow Secretary of State
Giuliani has had a hand in U.S. foreign policy and politics from Iran to Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and beyond.
Bloomberg’s Half-Billion Dollar Investment Failed to Pay Off
The 2020 Democratic primary is already the most expensive ever. But money didn’t win on Tuesday.
After Super Tuesday, Sanders Faces Questions About African American Support
On Super Tuesday, Joe Biden swept the South and Midwest after being propelled by a huge African American majority.
Biden’s Long Career Shows a Predisposition for Appeasing the Right
Biden’s approach to politics involves “taking the platform of his Republican opponent and trying to make it his own.”
Trump White House Bars Press From Filming or Recording Coronavirus Briefing
Some journalists characterized the press conference as merely a photo-op.
Bloomberg Drops Out and Endorses Biden After Only Winning American Samoa
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has spent $500 million on his campaign.
Tuesday Showed Establishment Is Still Powerful and the Castle Walls Are High
Biden’s resurrection shows the old levers of power are still there to be used.
Democratic Centrists Line Up Behind Biden in Hopes of Defeating Sanders
Establishment Democrats are coalescing around the former vice president.
I Hope We Are Witnessing the Last Gasp of the Ruling Class, Says Cornel West
Today, about a third of the delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination are at stake.