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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
In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., questions at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jones condemned Alabama's new abortion ban as "extreme" and "irresponsible" Thursday, May 16, a day after the state's Republican governor signed the most restrictive abortion measure in the country into law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GOP favored to defend Senate in 2020: analysis

Sen. Doug Jones faces such tough re-election prospects in Alabama that it is "far from guaranteed" that he could emerge victorious in a rematch against Roy Moore if the embattled Republican captured his party's nomination.

May 23, 2019
In a Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, photo, billionaire investor and Democratic activist Tom Steyer speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Steyer is bringing his call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump back to South Carolina. Steyer says South Carolinians can push the issue with the Democratic hopefuls streaming into the state, home of the first southern primary. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) **FILE**

Tom Steyer calls on Pelosi to join impeachment calls

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer on Wednesday said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should "defend our democracy" by following the lead of members of her caucus that are demanding the impeachment proceedings begin against President Trump.

May 22, 2019