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Nearly two dozen Democrats have so far announced they aim to defeat President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
Federal agents raided the homes and offices of Baltimore's embattled mayor on Thursday amid widening probes to determine whether she used sales of her children's books to disguise government kickbacks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation on Korean peninsula with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday.
Surveys show the former vice president leading Sen. Bernie Sanders by significant margins, with the potential to gain even more of a lead with a post-announcement bump in the polls.
President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen reportedly told actor Tom Arnold that he is not guilty of some of the crimes to which he pleaded guilty to last year.
Trump's embattled Federal Reserve board pick Stephen Moore is comparing reaction to his nomination to that of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The case is the latest in a string of rulings strengthening the power of firms to compel employees to resolve disputes through individual arbitration, a practice businesses argue is more efficient and worker advocates say enables abuse.
Democratic leaders have issued dozens of requests for information or cooperation from Trump and his associates, and multiple subpoenas.
Many Democrats have seized on the Mueller report, declaring it a damning account of executive incompetence and unethical conduct.
Pelosi said she is "very optimistic" about finding a bipartisan path to passing both an infrastructure proposal and a measure to cut drug prices.
Notorious drug-company fraudster Martin Shkreli has been removed from a federal prison in Fort Dix, New Jersey, after claims that he was running his pharmaceuticals firm Phoenixus while locked up with the help of a contraband cellphone.
Residents of Pecan Acres are some of America's first climate refugees. The plan to move them could become a blueprint for other endangered towns.
"Better not happen again! We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border," the president wrote in a post on Twitter. "Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!"
Biden will announce his candidacy online Thursday and hold his first public event as a candidate Monday in Pittsburgh, a Biden aide said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, draws a pension for having once been the mayor of Burlington. His campaign co-chair, Rep. Ro Khanna of California, previously criticized such double-dipping.
Melinda Gates, in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick, says people living in developing countries "want to live in these types of capitalistic societies."
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