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Trump Impeachment Acquittal on Track Ahead of Senate Vote

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is on the verge of acquittal by the Senate. An afternoon vote will bring an end to only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history. One key Democrat, Alabama Sen. Doug Jones has…

Iowa Democratic Party Starts Releasing Partial Caucus Results

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Initial data released by the Iowa Democratic Party shows Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders ahead in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. The tally of state delegate equivalents released Tuesday shows Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and…

Guests to Help Trump Highlight State of the Union Themes

WASHINGTON (AP) — A mother who lost her Army husband to a roadside bomb in Iraq. A man whose brother was killed by someone the White House contends should have been deported rather than released from jail. A 2-year-old girl…

Democratic Convention Host Committee Leaders Put on Leave

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The two leaders of Milwaukee's host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention have been placed on leave pending an investigation into allegations that they oversaw a toxic work environment. The Associated Press obtained a letter…

Dems Kick Off Iowa Caucuses

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - More than two years have passed since the first presidential announcement, nearly $1 billion has been spent and numerous candidates have already come and gone. And yet the Democrats' turbulent 2020 primary season officially begins…

Bakk Ousted as Top Democrat in Minnesota Senate

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota state Sen. Susan Kent defeated longtime Sen. Tom Bakk in an election for the leadership of the DFL Senate caucus. The two-term member from Woodbury was elected Senate DFL Minority…

Pence Touts School Choice in Liberal Capital of Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence touted alternatives to a public school education during a visit to the state where the private school voucher program began. His stop Tuesday in battleground Wisconsin was part of a celebration of…

Trump Team Brushes Past Bolton, Attacks Impeachment Case

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's legal team is raising a broad-based attack on the impeachment case against him even as it mostly brushes past allegations in a new book that could undercut a key defense argument at the Senate…