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Texas Primary Sets Up Abbott-O'Rourke Race as Midterms Begin
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke after voters in Texas opened what could be a lengthy, bruising primary season
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Ending Months of Speculation, McConaughey Says He Will Not Run for Texas Governor
Actor Matthew McConaughey will not run for Texas governor, he said Sunday in a video posted on social media.
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Beto O'Rourke Running for Governor of Texas
Former congressman Beto O’Rourke is making his Texas gubernatorial run official.
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Beto O'Rourke Steps Into Texas Gubernatorial Race
Former congressman Beto O’Rourke is making his Texas gubernatorial run official.
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‘Vote Them Out': Willie Nelson Headlines Texas Protest Rally
Hundreds of people packed the steps of the Texas Capitol at a protest rally to make the end of a four-day march in support of voting rights.
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Some Texas Democrats Ready to Walk as GOP Digs in on Voting
Some Texas Democrats say they’re ready to stage a second walkout to again stop one of America’s most restrictive voting measures. Hundreds of people waited hours at the Texas Capitol on Saturday to testify against the GOP’s second try at passing new election laws.
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Could Beto Be Back? O'Rourke Mulls Challenging Texas Gov. Abbott
Beto O’Rourke is again weighing another campaign — this time for governor.
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5 Things to Know About Jen O'Malley Dillon
President-elect Joe Biden has named Jen O’Malley Dillon as deputy chief of staff. Dillon has a long history of helping Democrats. Here are five things to know about the Massachusetts native.
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If You Can't Beat Him, Support Him
Former candidates for the Democratic nomination for President gather to discuss how they feel about Joe Biden.
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Gun Background Checks Are on Pace to Break Record in 2019
Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year.
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‘Tonight': Trump Attends UFC Fight, Beto Drops Out of Race
In his Nov. 4, 2019, monologue, Jimmy Fallon jokes about President Donald Trump being booed at a UFC fight and Beto O’Rourke dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.
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‘Tonight': Trump Attends UFC Fight, Beto Drops Out of Race
In his Nov. 4, 2019, monologue, Jimmy Fallon jokes about President Donald Trump being booed at a UFC fight and Beto O’Rourke dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.
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O'Rourke Says Trump Should Resign During Impeachment Inquiry
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke says President Donald Trump should resign as Congress begins an impeachment investigation. O’Rourke said Saturday there shouldn’t be a fear of an impeachment probe intensifying partisan divisions. The former Texas congressman said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin that he believes impeaching Trump would ultimately unify the country. But O’Rourke says “the best thing”...
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In Gun Buyback Talk, How Do You Round Up So Many Weapons?
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s recent vow to take away people’s AR-15 and AK-47 rifles raised one big question: How is it possible to round up the millions of such guns that exist in the United States? The number of AR-15 and AK-47s in the U.S. is estimated at a staggering 16 million, creating logistical challenges to take them out...
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Steak, Beer and Politics: 2020 Democrats Descend on Iowa
Democratic presidential candidates made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday as a new poll showed Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden in a close race in the state. The event, a fundraiser for the Polk County Democratic Party and one of the biggest remaining opportunities for candidates to...
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Trump Promotes False Video of Rep. Ilhan Omar
President Donald Trump on Wednesday used Twitter to share an edited video made by a conservative comedian that falsely accused Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of dancing and partying last week on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The inaccurate video provoked new Twitter criticism of the Muslim congresswoman from Minnesota, who has regularly faced accusations from her critics...
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Andrew Yang Doesn't Support Impeaching Justice Kavanaugh After New Sexual Misconduct Allegation
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang opposes impeaching Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the wake of new allegations of sexual misconduct from the justice’s time in college, Yang told necn’s “Primary Source” Tuesday. Some Democrats believe that the new allegation, detailed in The New York Times this weekend, indicates that Kavanaugh lied under oath during a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, which...
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‘Instruments of Terror': Beto O'Rourke Defends Mandatory Gun Buyback Plan
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke defended his call for mandatory buybacks of certain semi-automatic weapons in an exclusive interview on “Meet the Press” Sunday, pushing back on criticism from Republicans — as well as some from within his own party — who think the Democratic presidential hopeful’s proposal has gone too far. O’Rourke said the opposition to his proposal shows “how...
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10 Democrats Set for Next Debate as Several Others Miss Cut
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...
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10 Democratic Candidates Make Cut for September Debate
The stage at the next presidential debate will be a little less crowded. Ten candidates met the new polling qualifications for the next debate, as opposed to the twenty that showed for the first two.