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Kriete, Gregg weigh continuity vs. change in final Q&A
EPHRATA — After four rounds of questions on leadership, public safety, accountability and the future of the Grant …
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 10 Takes,450
NORTHEAST Sanders +- Biden +- Buttigieg +- Warren +-
AP sources: Pete Buttigieg ending his race for Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Pete Buttigieg ending his race for Democratic presidential nomination.
Analysis: Edwards gets new criticism with tax break change
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In his latest changes to a lucrative Louisiana property tax break for manufacturers, Gov. John Bel Edwards managed to irritate a base of his supporters while also failing to win any rousing …
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 3rd Add,400
Castro +- De La Fuent +- Delaney +- Dunlap +-
AP FACT CHECK: Sanders’ shift on delegates needed to win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders is misrepresenting his stance on how many delegates a Democratic candidate must amass before clinching the party's presidential nomination.
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 8th Add,400
NORTHEAST Uncommitted +- Wells +- Williamson +- Yang +-
Super Tuesday's results don't always match primaries' design
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After Democrats saw Walter Mondale lose 49 states to President Ronald Reagan in 1984, party leaders came up with a plan: create a one-day “Super Tuesday” primary where Southern states coul…
SC results reveal challenge for Sanders among black voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders' presidential ambitions were undone in 2016 when he couldn't line up enough support from black voters to win the Democratic nomination. As he tries again in 2020, results from S…
A clinic prepares for Supreme Court abortion fight
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The Hope Medical Group for Women in northern Louisiana fields phone calls every day from anxious pregnant women who ask if abortion is still legal and if the clinic, one of only three that pr…
Some states make it harder for college students to vote
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt University student Will Newell wishes it was easier for college students like him to cast ballots in Tennessee, one of 14 states holding a presidential primary on Super Tuesday.
Biden warmly welcomed in Selma as Dems court black voters
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Joe Biden received a warm reception Sunday in this crucible of the civil rights movement as he and other Democratic presidential hopefuls appealed for black support in a town where demonstrators …
Hassan co-sponsors bill targeting online child exploitation
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire senator is co-sponsoring a bill that aims to give law enforcement agencies additional tools to go after online child exploitation.
Trump campaign looks to the skies to reach voters via blimp
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign is planning to fly a blimp over swing states to get its message out — and to collect reams of data.
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 1st Add,400
NORTHEAST Klobuchar +- Bennet +- Bloomberg +- Bloxham +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 2nd Add,400
Booker +- Boyd +- Bullock +- Burke +-