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Buttigieg & Sanders lead as Iowa releases patrial results

February 4, 2020 9:35 PM Brandon Mejia

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President prepares to deliver State of the Union Address

February 4, 2020 2:51 PM Lisa Sturgis

With the final Senate vote on impeachment scheduled for Wednesday, President Donald Trump comes face-to-face with the jurors deciding his fate…

Non-partisan political group aims to register 250,000+ Arizona voters

February 4, 2020 7:17 PM Lisa Sturgis

A non-profit political coalition is launching an effort to register more than a quarter-million Arizonans to…

UPDATE: Iowa Democrats release partial results of caucuses

February 4, 2020 1:39 PM Lisa Sturgis

The Iowa Democratic Party says it will release a “majority” of caucus results today at 2 p.m. PST/3 p.m.…

Democratic candidates face first test in Iowa

February 3, 2020 4:09 PM Lisa Sturgis

After months, and in some cases years, of campaigning, Democratic presidential candidates face their first big test Monday night in…

Bloomberg campaign looks to seize on Iowa chaos

February 4, 2020 12:21 PM CNN

Michael Bloomberg‘s campaign sees an opening in the Iowa chaos. Bloomberg’s campaign now has more than 2,100 people on staff, including…

‘Kids in cages’ popped up across Des Moines. Activists say they were making a point about what candidates aren’t saying

February 3, 2020 7:01 PM CNN

Chain-link cages with mannequins that look like children appeared Monday throughout Des Moines, Iowa, to make a bold statement about immigration. The…

READ: Mueller investigation witness memos and notes

February 3, 2020 4:13 PM CNN

CNN and BuzzFeed News have received another 300 pages of notes from major witness interviews in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s…

State elections offer narrow political options for millions of California voters

February 3, 2020 2:50 PM Lisa Sturgis

Millions of California voters will have little or no choice of Republican candidates when it comes to choosing a state lawmaker this year. …

Arizona lawmakers reject private border wall bill

January 31, 2020 8:15 PM Lisa Sturgis

A bill that would have made it easier for property owners along the border to build their own wall failed the clear the Arizona State…

Impeachment trial appears headed for acquittal

January 31, 2020 6:06 PM Lisa Sturgis

Senate Republicans are poised to wrap up President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and move toward…

Yuma Mayor in D.C. to sign new trade deal USMCA

January 31, 2020 12:00 PM Carmen Valencia

Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls is back from his visit to Washington, D.C.…

Senate prepares to vote on allowing witness testimony

January 30, 2020 6:33 PM Lisa Sturgis

A second day of questioning provided a partisan preamble to Friday’s big vote on allowing witness testimony in President Donald Trump’s impeachment…

Twitter and Pinterest crack down on voter misinformation

January 30, 2020 6:01 PM Lisa Sturgis

Twitter and Pinterest are rolling out new efforts to root out voter misinformation ahead of the November…

Carter Page sues Democratic National Committee and law firm for defamation

January 30, 2020 3:57 PM CNN

The former Trump campaign adviser whose ties to Russia were at the heart of the investigation into that country’s interference in the 2016 US…

Former President Jimmy Carter criticizes Trump’s Middle East plan

January 30, 2020 3:41 PM CNN

Former President Jimmy Carter Thursday criticized the new US plan for the Mideast unveiled earlier this week, saying the plan will harm future…

Don’t look now, but the US deficit is skyrocketing

January 30, 2020 2:55 PM CNN

Amid the intense focus on the Senate impeachment trial and Monday’s Iowa caucuses in the presidential race, you likely missed this announcement…

‘Heartland’ values? A Buttigieg tweet prompts fierce debate about what and who are the American heartland

January 30, 2020 2:11 PM CNN

Just days before the Iowa caucuses, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s tweet went viral — but for all the wrong reasons.…

South Dakota advances bill prohibiting doctors from assisting in gender reassignment process for transgender youth

January 30, 2020 11:10 AM CNN

The South Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would criminalize doctors who assist in the gender reassignment process for…

IID candidates talk water rights

January 28, 2020 1:30 PM Alexandra Rangel

Division 2 and Division 4 on the Imperial Irrigation Board are two of the toughest races candidates are facing in the county’s…