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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, center, waves to a vendor during the Capital City Pride Fest, on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. Sanders is running second, behind former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, in his bid for the nomination. (Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign undaunted by odds

Sen. Bernard Sanders has more money and a tighter organization for his presidential bid this time around, but he faces many of the same hurdles that sidelined his 2016 run, including his age and his penchant for being an ideological warrior.

June 10, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the I Will Vote Fundraising Gala Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Joe Biden flip-flops shake Iowa voters confidence

Iowa voters have kept close tabs on Joe Biden recently as the current Democratic frontrunner has faced allegations of plagiarism and struggled to settle on a single position on a key question about taxpayer funding for abortions.

June 9, 2019
"The American people want change, real change, and we have got to provide that change," Democratic presidential candidate Bernard Sanders said. (Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders, 2020 Democratic candidates flock to Iowa

The importance of Iowa in picking presidential nominees has been debated in previous election cycles, but this go-round the state is shaping up to be ground zero for both the big shots and the long shots in the crowded 2020 Democratic contest.

June 9, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren appears to have decided that the best way to stand out is to campaign with a notebook full of policy proposals and, when the opportunities arise, a stern critique of what the Joseph R. Biden offers. (Associated Press/File)

Elizabeth Warren goes straight after Joe Biden

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has emerged as a top critic of 2020 presidential hopeful Joseph R. Biden, including saying this week that he is betraying female voters by not supporting taxpayer funding for abortions.

June 6, 2019
In this Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, of New Mexico, at the podium, addresses the state Legislature in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

Ben Ray Lujan, another top House Democrat, backs Medicare for All

The assistant speaker of the House announced Tuesday that he supports "Medicare for All" legislation that has been introduced in the lower chamber, putting another top Democrat behind the far-reaching plan to overhaul the nation's health care system, and on the opposite side of the issue from Speaker Nancy Pelosi who has urged caution.

June 4, 2019
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after a classified members-only briefing on Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) ** FILE **

Lindsey Graham raises money off Trump ties

Sen. Lindsey Graham signaled Wednesday he is happy that his political rivals want to make his reelection push in South Carolina a referendum on his ties with President Trump.

May 29, 2019
In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 file photo, U.S Rep. Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, speaks to the audience during a town hall meeting at the Full Blast Recreation Center in Battle Creek, Mich. Amash, a Republican congressman from Michigan says he’s concluded that President Donald Trump has “engaged in impeachable conduct.” Congressman Justin Amash tweeted Saturday, May 18, 2019 that he has read the entire redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report. (Carly Geraci//Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)

Justin Amash attacked at town hall for Trump impeachment push

Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan pushed back Tuesday against a Trump supporter at a town hall who accused him of drinking the "same Kool-Aid as all the Democrats" by calling on the House to launch an impeachment process against President Trump.

May 28, 2019
Marie Newman, 3rd district Democratic candidate, waves to a supporter as she stands in front of Kolmar Elementary School in Oak Lawn, Ill., on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. Newman is challenging seven-term Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski. (Leslie Adkins/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Jay Inslee backs Marie Newman against Dan Lipinski

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, endorsed Marie Newman in her bid to unseat incumbent Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski in Illinois' 3rd Congressional District, saying she would be a champion for abortion rights.

May 28, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks speaks during a FOX News Channel town hall, Sunday, May 19, 2019, in Claremont, N.H. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Donald Trump ‘faked’ injury to avoid Vietnam draft, Buttigieg claims

Pete Buttigieg, a 2020 Democratic presidential contender and former U.S. Navy reservist, accused President Trump Thursday of pretending to have an injury in order to avoid serving in the Vietnam War, saying the commander-in-chief manipulated the system to get a diagnosis that allowed him to skip the war - forcing the nation to send someone else in his place.

May 23, 2019