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Alexander Burns

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Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
LAS VEGAS — After spending months in anxious passivity, staking their hopes on Joe Biden and little else, moderate Democrats appear suddenly determined to fight for control of their party in the 2020 elections.
How Moderates Are Seizing the Moment in the Democratic Primary
Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
Michael Bloomberg flew to Arkansas on Tuesday morning to personally file paperwork to become a presidential candidate in the state’s Democratic primary, sending a highly public signal about his strong interest in entering the 2020 race.
Bloomberg Heads to Arkansas to File for 2020 Presidential Primary
Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
Michael Bloomberg will file paperwork Friday afternoon to place himself on the Democratic presidential primary ballot in Alabama, advisers said, a first step toward competing for the party’s nomination to challenge President Donald Trump next year.
Bloomberg to File Paperwork for 2020 Presidential Primary
Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
Michael Bloomberg is actively preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary and is expected to file paperwork this week designating himself as a candidate in at least one state with an early filing deadline, people briefed on Bloomberg’s plans said.
Bloomberg Bid for 2020 Rises on the Horizon
Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
Michael Bloomberg is actively preparing to enter the Democratic presidential primary and is expected to file paperwork this week designating himself as a candidate in at least one state with an early filing deadline, people briefed on Bloomberg’s plans said.
Michael Bloomberg Actively Prepares to Enter 2020 Presidential Race
Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas announced that he is dropping out of the presidential race, ending a campaign in which he struggled for months to recapture the energy of his insurgent 2018 Senate candidacy on a national stage full of other big personalities and liberal champions.
Short of Funding, O'Rourke Drops Out of the Race
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
Former Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina said on Sunday that he would challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, criticizing Trump’s stewardship of government spending and the global economy and questioning the financial ethics of his administration.
Mark Sanford Will Challenge Trump in Republican Primary
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., called on Wednesday for a national crusade against gun violence and a moral reckoning with the strains of white supremacy “ingrained in our politics since our founding,” as demands for government action continued to mount after two gun massacres last weekend in Texas and Ohio.
Booker on White Supremacy: 'There Is No Neutrality in This Fight'
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
Seven Democratic presidential candidates, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, have promised that their first legislation as president would be an ambitious clean-government bill, earning their campaigns an influential reform group’s stamp of approval.
Seven 2020 Democrats Pledge to Focus First Bill on Fighting Corruption
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
LOS ANGELES — At her strongest, Sen. Kamala Harris is forceful and pragmatic. She elates crowds in Iowa and South Carolina with her denunciations of President Donald Trump, and spells out her policy agenda — on matters like restricting gun sales, reducing prescription drug prices and giving tax benefits to renters — in precise terms.
Pragmatism, Not Ideology, Defines Harris
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
Stacey Abrams announced Tuesday that she would not run for Senate in 2020, denying Democrats their favored recruit for the race in Georgia. She did not say if she planned to run for president, which she has also been considering doing.
Abrams Won't Run for Senate in Georgia
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
Stacey Abrams announced Tuesday that she would not run for Senate in 2020, denying Democrats their favored recruit for the race in Georgia. She did not say if she planned to run for president, which she has also been considering doing.
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
Stacey Abrams announced Tuesday that she would not run for Senate in 2020, denying Democrats their favored recruit for the race in Georgia. She did not say if she planned to run for president, which she has also been considering doing.
Stacey Abrams Will Not Run for Senate in 2020