Castro, Obama’s housing secretary, ended his run Thursday after failing to garner enough support to make the most recent Democratic debate.
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Scarborough teachers’ contract dispute gets national visibility via Bernie Sanders tweet
The Democratic presidential candidate supports the local and state teachers’ unions.
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Virginia lawmakers pledge Equal Rights Amendment will pass. Then what?
The proposed 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution faces a host of likely legal challenges and vehement opposition from conservative activists.
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Sen. Collins says she’s open to calling witnesses in impeachment trial
Maine’s Republican senator also says it was inappropriate for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to pledge ‘total coordination’ between the White House and the Senate during the trial.
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Sanders vows to enact national standards for ‘forever’ chemicals in water
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said companies should be paying to clean up contamination.
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Leeds man fires back after Donald Trump calls him an ‘animal’
Richard Fochtmann, called an “animal” by Trump on Twitter, said Monday he considers the president a bully, a racist and a would-be dictator.
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America still waiting for Trump’s promised replacement for Obamacare
Meanwhile, skirmishes among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls are largely driving the health care debate.
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U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia battling pancreatic cancer
He vows to stay in office while he undergoes treatment.
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Biden leaves it unclear if he would honor Senate subpoena
In a Saturday tweet, the Democratic presidential candidate suggests he would consider a subpoena from Senate Republicans for the impeachment trial to be illegitimate.
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Navy SEALs describe chief petty officer’s alleged war crimes to investigators
Their interviews will be available for streaming on Hulu on ‘The Weekly’ from The New York Times and will be broadcast on FX on Sunday.