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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign rally Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Elizabeth Warren joins push for Trump impeachment

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday became the first major 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to urge her party to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump in the wake of the special counsel's newly released report.

April 19, 2019
Rep. David Scott's challenger Michael Owens said that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's policy on not doing business with challengers has resulted in more calls from consultants. (Associated Press)

DCCC’s incumbent protection policy may have backfired

The DCCC's plan to stop doing business with consultants who try to unseat Democratic incumbents could backfire in Georgia, where former congressional candidate Michael Owens said the threat from Washington has sparked interest in his potential challenge of Rep. David Scott.

April 18, 2019
Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to a gathering of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Plains Twp., Pa. on Monday, April 15, 2019. (Christopher Dolan/Times-Tribune via AP)

Bernie Sanders tax returns released

Sen. Bernie Sanders as promised released 10 years of tax returns Monday showing that he had more than a half million dollars in adjusted gross income in 2018 and paid an effective tax rate of 26 percent.

April 15, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the IBEW Construction and Maintenance Conference in Washington, Friday, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joe Biden leads California 2020 primary poll, Kamala Harris places third

Sen. Kamala Harris has some ground to make up in her home state of California, according to a new survey released Wednesday that showed she is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders in her political backyard in the 2020 presidential primary race.

April 10, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at the Heartland Forum held on the campus of Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, Saturday, March 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) ** FILE **

Elizabeth Warren, 2020 presidential candidate, releases 2018 tax return

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Wednesday released her joint 2018 tax returns -- making her the third candidate in the 2020 presidential field to give voters a look at their most recent finances and ratcheting up pressure on other candidates to follow suit.

April 10, 2019
FILE - In this April 8, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a convention of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in Las Vegas. Sanders is set to unveil a new version of his “Medicare for All” plan, shaking up the 2020 presidential campaign by reopening the debate over his call to eliminate private health insurance. 1(AP Photo/John Locher)

Bernie Sanders plans to reintroduce ‘Medicare for All’ bill

Sen. Bernard Sanders's "Medicare for All" push has become a popular rallying cry among the 2020 presidential contenders, but it has lost steam in Congress, where the plan's unknown cost and impact has splintered the Democratic Party as it plots its next health care moves.

April 10, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers construction and maintenance conference in Washington, Friday, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joe Biden: ‘I’m not sorry’

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday said that he was not sorry for his habit of stroking and kissing women in professional settings.

April 5, 2019
In this Feb. 28, 2019, photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Chuck Hagel Forum in Global Leadership, on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Omaha, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) ** FILE **

Joe Biden jokes he had permission to hug IBEW president

Former Vice President Joe Biden tested the notion Friday that humor is the best remedy for any situation when he joked about the recent blowback he has received over allegations of inappropriate touching.

April 5, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during the We the People Membership Summit, featuring the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, at the Warner Theater, in Washington, Monday, April 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beto O’Rourke backs reparations commission

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas said Thursday that if elected president he would sign off on a resolution that calls for the creation of a commission to study reparations for the descendants of slaves.

April 4, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Biden Courage Awards Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ** FILE **

Joe Biden vows to be more mindful of people’s space

Former Vice President Joe Biden released a video on Twitter Wednesday pledging to be more "mindful" of people's personal space after facing allegations of inappropriately touching women over the course of his political career.

April 3, 2019