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Poland votes in tight presidential election
The result will be decisive for the future of Poland's Law and Justice party government, which critics accuse of rolling back hard-won democratic freedoms three decades after the fall of communism
Challenging Trump on economy, Biden unveils $700 billion recovery plan
Biden presents the sweeping 'Build Back Better' proposal, a contrast to Trump's 'America First' agenda, during a speech at a metal works plant in Pennsylvania
Biden-Sanders taskforces unveil proposals for party unity
The 110-page document calls for major steps to combat climate change, reduce systemic racism, expand affordable health care, and reform a US economy devastated by the coronavirus pandemic
FBI chief says China has preferences in U.S. election
'China's malign foreign influence campaign targets our policies, our positions, 24/7, 365 days a year,' says Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Trump idea of 'National Garden of American Heroes' raises questions
'We will defend, protect, and preserve the American way of life, which began in 1492 when Columbus discovered America,' Trump says
Biden says will not hold campaign rallies due to pandemic
'This is the most unusual campaign I think in modern history,' the former vice president says
Biden to accept presidential nomination in person at scaled-back convention
'Unlike this president, Joe Biden and Democrats are committed to protecting the health and safety of the American people,' says Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez
Obama helps raise $11 million for Biden in online fundraiser
Some $7.6 million of that came from 175,000 grassroots donors 'who continue to power this campaign every single day,' press secretary TJ Ducklo tweets
Trump campaign seeks to reset after flubbed rally
Trump has something of an obsession with big crowds, frequently boasting about the size of his rallies compared with those of Joe Biden, his Democratic rival for November's presidential election
U.S. attorney general seconds Trump warning on mail-in voting
Some Democratic critics speculate that Trump was laying the groundwork for a legal battle in case he loses to Democrat Joe Biden
Trump asked China's Xi for re-election help, claims Bolton
According to book excerpts, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slipped Bolton a note maligning the president, saying: 'He is so full of shit'
Biden: Trump may try to 'steal' election or not leave office
'Leave it to Democrats to go out there and grandstand and level these conspiracy theories,' says White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany
Trump asks supporters not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at his rally
'By clicking register below, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present,' the waiver for the first of Trump's rallies states
After George Floyd, pressure on Biden to pick black VP
'I want someone strong, and someone who is ready to be president on day one,' Biden says
White House race becomes digital dogfight due to pandemic
Digital will play a critical role in the 2020 White House race as social media takes the place of rallies and door-to-door campaigning
Huge U.S. labor union endorses Biden over Trump
'[Trump's] response to COVID-19 has been delinquent, delayed, disorganized and deadly,' says AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka
Trump threatens to pull Republican convention out of North Carolina
Trump wants the state's Democratic governor to guarantee that he will swiftly lift restrictions on large gatherings of people during the coronavirus pandemic
Joe Biden makes first public appearance since March 15
Biden wears a mask covering his mouth and nose for the brief ceremony, in contrast with his rival for the US presidency, Donald Trump, who has yet to wear a mask in public
U.S. Justice Department drops case against ex-Trump aide Flynn
In a nearly unheard-of reversal, the department says that Flynn's December 2017 guilty plea was moot because the lies were insignificant
Poland greenlights postal ballot amid election chaos
The moves come amid a chaotic week during which voters were left in the dark over whether they would be able to cast ballots in a presidential election scheduled for Sunday, May 10
Mask-less Trump visits mask factory in Arizona
President Donald Trump's first major trip since the lockdown comes with political color, as he mentions the elections and endorses his political allies
Trump relaunches campaign with vaccine promise, vision of 'incredible' future
(UPDATED) 'We can't stay closed as a country, we're not going to have a country left,' Trump says at the TV town hall
Biden under pressure to address sexual assault allegation
Tara Reade, 56, claims that the assault took place in 1993, when she was a 29-year-old staff assistant in the office of Biden, then a US senator from Delaware
Hillary Clinton endorses Biden's White House bid
'I wish you were president right now,' says Clinton, who headed the Democratic ticket in 2016 but lost to Republican Donald Trump
Biden wins Florida, biggest prize on virus-hit primary night
A Biden trifecta would leave Sanders a gravely wounded candidate
Biden commits to female running mate if he is Democratic nominee
'There are a number of women who are qualified to be vice president tomorrow,' the moderate Biden says
Biden tells plant worker he is 'full of shit'
In February, Biden is also caught on camera calling a young woman a 'lying, dog-faced pony soldier'
Biden says fighting for U.S. 'soul' after big primary wins
(UPDATED) Barring surprises, Joe Biden now has a clear path to becoming the Democratic standard-bearer in a potentially bruising and deeply divisive matchup with Donald Trump
Wall Street's wild ride continues as Biden wins boost Dow
The Super Tuesday contests establish former United States vice president Joe Biden as a major rival to leftist Bernie Sanders, who has worried investors
Biden surges past Sanders in Democratic race as Bloomberg exits
President Donald Trump hails the 'incredible comeback' of the 77-year-old former vice president
'New race': Biden seizes momentum with Super Tuesday surge
(5th UPDATE) The results signal a remarkable comeback for Joe Biden, a former vice president under Barack Obama, who is vying once again for frontrunner status
O'Rourke latest ex-rival to endorse Biden for U.S. president
'He's decent, he's kind, he's caring, he's empathetic,' says O'Rourke of Biden
Trump whips up crowd on eve of Democrats' big primary day
'Crazy Bernie's going to be (even) more crazy,' Trump says to swelling laughter from the crowd
Resurgent Biden earns Klobuchar, Buttigieg backing before Super Tuesday
'It is no secret...that there is a massive effort trying to stop Bernie Sanders,' the frontrunner says about himself
Who's in, who's out in Democratic White House race
The top 3 remaining are all septuagenarian white men
Big win for Biden puts him back in U.S. race as 'Super Tuesday' nears
With 48% of the vote in South Carolina, the former vice president more than doubles the 20% won by national frontrunner Bernie Sanders
Buttigieg dropping out of U.S. presidential race
The first openly gay US presidential candidate from a major party ends his campaign
Trump campaign sues New York Times
In response to the lawsuit, a New York Times spokesperson says the Trump campaign 'has turned to the courts to try to punish an opinion writer for having an opinion they find unacceptable'
Sanders wins big in Nevada but some Democrats worry
Trump issues a sarcastic-sounding congratulations on Twitter to the man he calls 'Crazy Bernie'
In U.S. politics, height matters and Trump knows it
Taller guys tend to win the White House
Democratic presidential frontrunner Sanders in early New Hampshire lead
While Sanders is expected to win, a solid second place for Buttigieg could provide the biggest bounce from New Hampshire, after he won narrowly in Iowa
Yang announces withdrawal from U.S. Democratic presidential race
Andrew Yang is known for his campaign promise of giving every adult American $1,000 a month
Democrat Kamala Harris ends 2020 White House bid
The exit of Senator Kamala Harris leaves 15 candidates in the battle to see who challenges President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election
Rajapaksas eye comeback in Sri Lanka presidential election
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of political heavyweight Mahinda Rajapaksa, may be elected into office
Sri Lanka's Rajapakse clan steps up new bid for power
Gotabhaya Rajapakse is frontrunner in the campaign for the November 16 election, even though his bid is widely seen as a front to get Mahinda back into power
Taliban threaten Afghan presidential elections
Many observers think the poll will be postponed again – it has already been pushed back twice this year – to create space for a peace deal to be finalized between the US and the Taliban
Indonesian leader Jokowi, rival Prabowo hold reconciliation meeting
Jokowi says he initiated a meeting with his two-time presidential challenger on an MRT train because he knew Subianto had never used the new system
Handpicked successor sweeps Kazakhstan vote criticized by monitor
No vote in Kazakhstan has ever been recognized as fully democratic by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which sent more than 300 observers to monitor this election
Comedian poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote
(UPDATED) Volodymyr Zelensky has tapped into widespread frustration over graft, poverty and a conflict with separatists that has claimed some 13,000 lives
[ANALYSIS] How Congress can and will follow up on a redacted Mueller report
Here are some of the ways the US House of Representatives will likely follow up with more investigation
