Judge Judy joins presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg during campaign stop in Dallas
Mike Bloomberg ended a bus tour through the Lone Star State with an event in Dallas Saturday night, and Judge Judy introduced him.
Amy Klobuchar says in interview she will declassify UFO documents if elected president
Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is running for president in 2020, said in an interview on Monday that she would declassify UFO documents if she is elected president.
Turbulence shakes Democrats going into final debate of 2019
A deepening sense of volatility is settling over the Democratic Party's presidential primary election on the eve of the sixth and final debate of 2019. The seven candidates who remain are being forced to grapple with unprecedented distraction from Washington.
Beto O'Rourke drops out of presidential race
O'Rourke had been struggling to break through a crowded Democratic field. He entered the race in March with buzz from his narrow 2018 Senate loss to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz in Texas.
Trump calls emoluments clause 'phony,' lashes out at critics after G-7 move from Doral
President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at critics who prompted him to move next year's Group of Seven summit from his private golf club in Florida, claiming he would have hosted it for free and now it will end up costing taxpayers "a fortune."
Beto O'Rourke holds counter protest in Grand Prairie while President Trump held event in Dallas
About 15 miles away from President Donald Trump’s rally on Thursday, Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke held a competing rally with a competing message.
Beto O'Rourke to hold rally in Grand Prairie at same time President Trump holds event in Dallas
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke and President Donald Trump will be holding dueling political rallies in North Texas next week.
Sen. Kamala Harris urges Twitter to suspend Trump's account
U.S. Senator from California Kamala Harris has formally asked Twitter to suspend President Donald Trump's @realDonaldTrump account.
Jimmy Carter says 4 more years of President Trump would be a 'disaster'
Former President Jimmy Carter took aim at President Trump while speaking at an event in Atlanta, saying it would be a “disaster” if he were to be elected for a second term.
Beto O'Rourke holds rally in Plano
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke held in rally in Plano on Sunday.
10 Democrats set for next debate as several others miss cut
WASHINGTON (AP) - Struggling Democratic presidential candidates are facing the bad news that they are not among the 10 who have qualified for the next debate, a predicament that is likely to spell doom for their campaigns. Hours ahead of a midnight Wednesday deadline to qualify, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced she was dropping out of the race after spending at least $4 million on...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of 2020 presidential race amid low polling, fundraising struggles
Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand is dropping out of the presidential race.
'Rev it up': Back at home, Klobuchar is told to get tough
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - When Amy Klobuchar wends her way through the hordes of people at the Minnesota State Fair, it's clear she's on her home turf. She stops to greet familiar faces at the Farmers' Union. She poses for photos with metal workers at the AFL-CIO building. A young girl approaches to give her a gift - a crop-art portrait of the three-term senator created with flaxseed,...
Elizabeth Warren's rise started by looking at the bottom
CHICAGO (AP) - As a young scholar, Elizabeth Warren traveled to federal courthouses, studying families overwhelmed by debt. She brought along a photocopier, gathering reams of statistics as she tried to answer one question: Why were these folks going bankrupt?
Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary
Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman, says he'll challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020.
Rep. Seth Moulton ends Democratic presidential primary bid
Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton is exiting the Democratic presidential primary race, becoming the second 2020 candidate to drop out this week as the field narrows.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee says he's ending presidential bid
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign, announced Wednesday night that he is ending his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination.
Julián Castro qualifies for September presidential debates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro said Tuesday that he has qualified for the next presidential debates, reaching a polling threshold for the round taking place in September in Houston.
O'Rourke visits Oklahoma sites that were targets of violence
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke has paid visits to sites in Tulsa and Oklahoma City that were targeted by violence. The former congressman stopped Monday in Tulsa's Greenwood District where a white mob in 1921 looted black businesses , leaving homes and churches smoldering. He later visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, which is...
Warren apologizes for heritage claim, woos Native Americans
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren offered a public apology Monday to Native Americans over her past claim to tribal heritage, directly tackling an area that's proved to be a big political liability. "Like anyone who has been honest with themselves, I know I have made mistakes," the Massachusetts senator said at a forum on Native American...