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Turbulence shakes Democrats going into final debate of 2019
CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — Seven Democratic presidential candidates will stand on stage this week in Los Angeles, a pool of survivors who have withstood almost a year on the campaign trail, sustained attacks from rivals in both parties, and five rounds of high-pressure debates. And while the field has been...
Swarovski crystals, $900 cabernet and a Buttigieg fundraiser
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Hall Rutherford wine caves in the hills of California's Napa Valley boast a chandelier with 1,500 Swarovski crystals, an onyx banquet table to reflect its luminescence and bottles of cabernet sauvignon that sell for as much as $900. It is also where Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic...
Union president fined for PAC's excessive campaign donations
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island election authorities voted to fine the president of an influential union for allowing its political action committee to exceed the state's limit on annual campaign contributions. Correctional officers’ union president Richard Ferruccio has agreed to pay the...
Warren slams moderate rivals, laying bare ideological divide
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Elizabeth Warren lashed out Thursday at her moderate Democratic rivals seeking the White House, accusing them of naively accepting Republican calls for unity rather than standing up to the rich while too quickly bending to the whims of their own wealthy donors. The Massachusetts...
Jury: Lawmaker didn't lie to FBI, hung on 2 other charges
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A federal jury in western Michigan on Tuesday cleared a Republican state lawmaker of lying to federal authorities but was hung on two other charges against him. Jurors found Rep. Larry Inman not guilty of lying to the FBI but could not reach a verdict on charges of attempted...
Trump pays up: $2M to charities as fine for foundation abuse
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is paying up after conceding that he used his charitable foundation at times as a personal piggy bank. Trump has wired $2 million to pay a court-ordered fine for misusing the Trump Foundation in part to further his business interests and 2016 presidential run, New...
Sanders optimistic about winning Nevada, Iowa, New Hampshire
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders declared in Nevada on Monday he has an “excellent chance” of winning all three of the earliest presidential-selection states en route to unseating President Donald Trump in November, calling him the “most dangerous president in the history...
Consulting firm allows Buttigieg to release names of clients
The McKinsey & Co. consulting firm said Monday that it will allow Pete Buttigieg to identify the clients he served more than a decade ago while the Democratic presidential contender also pledged to open his fundraising events to the news media and provide the names of key fundraising organizers. The moves...
Facing new test, Buttigieg pledges openness — with caution
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — In his rise to the top tier of the Democratic race for president, Pete Buttigieg has impressed voters with his unflappable demeanor. But that moderate bearing is being tested as his opponents challenge him to reveal more about his two years working for an international consulting...
California campaign watchdog suspends donation rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s campaign watchdog agency has suspended a policy banning its members from contributing to federal candidates after one commissioner donated to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid, a newspaper reported. The Los Angeles Times said the decision by...
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