Lessons learned from 2016, but US faces new election threats
It’s been more than three years since Russia's sweeping and systematic effort to interfere in U.S. elections through disinformation on social media, s...
Trump defends Sanders, stoking Democratic divisions
WASHINGTON — As tensions between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rose earlier this month, Sanders found himself...
Warren vows her organization will win primary, beat Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa — Elizabeth Warren says she has more than 1,000 campaign staffers in 31 states and 100-plus field offices, a show of organizational s...
Democrats struggle to build broad support on eve of voting
OSAGE, Iowa — As Joe Biden wrapped a bus tour of Iowa this week, the elderly crowd gathered at VFW Hall 7920 was a stark reminder of the former vice p...
Democrats not alone in soliciting votes in Iowa; GOP is, too
WASHINGTON — With all eyes on Democrats as they prepare to cast their ballots in Iowa's highly anticipated kickoff caucuses, President Donald Trump's ...
Buttigieg’s unlikely Iowa rise now carries high expectations
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg finds himself in a place that he could hardly have contemplated when he began running for president a year ago: He like...
Watchdog files FEC complaint against pro-Sanders nonprofit
WASHINGTON — The watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday, alleging that Our Revolution, a poli...
Bloomberg calls for Trump’s removal in new impeachment ad
NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg launched a new impeachment-focused television ad Tuesday urging the Senate to remove Pr...
The Latest: Prominent New Hampshire Democrat endorses Warren
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times Eastern):
2020 hopefuls stuck in Washington deploy surrogates for help
DES MOINES, Iowa — Steve Sovern had low expectations for a recent event he hosted to support Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign. Iowans are lege...
Candidates seek new caucus voters in trailer parks, rallies
Ottumwa, Iowa — Bernie Sanders is sending organizers to convenience stores across Iowa and staking out drug stores and even nursing homes.
Buttigieg trying now to make it to SC for MLK Day events
FLORENCE, S.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who has been criticized for his slow outreach to blacks and other minorities, is tr...
Facing Senate trial crunch, Dems blitzing Iowa, early states
NEWTON, Iowa — As a winter storm barreled down on Iowa, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign team struggled with whether to scrap a town hall scheduled at the ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s compulsive claims of ‘biggest’ ever
WASHINGTON — Size matters to President Donald Trump. So much that he exaggerates continually, sometimes spectacularly, the size of what he does.
Amid hacking fears, key caucus states to use app for results
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two of the first three states to vote in the Democratic presidential race will use new mobile apps to gather results from thousands ...
Billionaire Bloomberg is granted financial disclosure delay
WASHINGTON — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won't have to publicly disclose his finances until late March, well after voters in more than a dozen state...
Sen. Gardner’s reelection campaign refunds $33K in donations
DENVER — Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner's reelection campaign said Friday that it was refunding $33,000 in excess contributions.
Michael Bloomberg outlines plans for cleaner buildings, cars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would push for all new cars to be electric by 2035 and new buildings to produ...
Trump campaign tries robust outreach to expand his appeal
WASHINGTON — Selfies on a “Women for Trump” bus tour through Iowa. Volunteer training at a “Black Voices for Trump” organizing session in Philadelphia...
Steyer, buoyed by polling, makes campaign swing in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — Driving on any freeway in Las Vegas, you’re likely to see Tom Steyer’s face. Turn on the radio, you might hear his voice. Turn on the tele...
Buttigieg nabs endorsement of New Hampshire congresswoman
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has nabbed the endorsement of New Hampshire's lone congresswoman.
Warren-Sanders rift has progressives nervous about fallout
DES MOINES, Iowa — For nearly a year, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders pushed strongly progressive ideas into the Democratic primary spotlight, fee...
US firm offers free cybersecurity help to federal campaigns
WASHINGTON — A major U.S. web infrastructure and security company will provide free support to federal election campaigns to help thwart any repeats o...
Analysis: Dems strain for civility, contrasts burst through
WASHINGTON — Electability questions persist. Anxieties about gender and sexism are resurgent. And three leading candidates are about to get yanked off...
Black mayor of racially diverse Iowa city backs Buttigieg
DES MOINES, Iowa — Quentin Hart, the black mayor of Iowa's most racially diverse city, is backing Pete Buttigieg for president, giving the former Sout...
Democrats set to clash in final debate before Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats are preparing for what could be their most contentious debate yet as the leading candidates gather in Iowa on Tuesday loo...
Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to reson...
2020 Watch: Will the debate provide any clarity?
NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Aboard Bloomberg bus: Droll wit, swag, Texas-size ambition
DALLAS — Mike Bloomberg isn't going to be the loudest campaigner in the Democratic primary contest, and he's not planning to spend time talking about ...