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FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, speaks to members of the press at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national presidential election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from home. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

AP: Basement-bound Biden campaign worries some Democrats

BILL BARROW and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press May 14, 2020

Joe Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national presidential election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from...

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks about the so-called Heroes Act, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

AP: GOP senators give Democrats’ $3T relief bill a cold shoulder

LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press May 13, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package, a sweeping effort with $1 trillion for states and cities, "hazard pay" for essential workers and...

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FILE - In this May 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Phoenix to visit a Honeywell plant that manufactures protective equipment, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The coronavirus pandemic is complicating what has been a May reelection campaign launch for recent presidents. Trump has told reporters recently he would travel soon to Ohio, a battleground state. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

AP: Pandemic creates electoral uncertainty for Trump, Democrats

STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press May 11, 2020

Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: ___ Days to general election: 176 ___ THE NARRATIVE President Donald Trump's reelection...

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In this April 30, 2020, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Democrats are seeking to drive the debate on the next coronavirus response bill. They're promising a mega-package stuffed with Democratic priorities, including funding for state and local governments. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP: Emerging virus aid bill aims to help cities, Postal Service

ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press May 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Although timing for the House's return isn't set, the outlines are emerging for a Democratic-driven bill to aid states and local governments, the Postal Service, and boost contact tracing...

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP: Trump vows to ‘suspend immigration,’ adviser cites health

Associated Press Apr 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus. "In light of the attack from...

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FILE - In this March 17, 2020, file photo Fran Drago shows her sticker after she voted in the Florida presidential primary in Cape Coral, Fla. Scrambling to address voting concerns amid a pandemic, election officials from Nevada to Florida are scaling back or eliminating opportunities for people to cast ballots in person. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

AP: As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option

CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press Apr 20, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in...

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"I voted" stickers.

COVID-19 and the 2020 Elections Cycle

Emily Echevarria, Government Reporter Apr 16, 2020

It’s easy to forget, in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic and shelter-in-place orders, that elections are still taking place across the country. In many states, there have been concerns over transmissions...

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FILE- In this Feb. 7, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., shake hands on stage before the start of a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News, Apple News, and WMUR-TV at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. Warren has endorsed Joe Biden, becoming the last of the former vice president’s major Democratic presidential rivals to formally back him.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

AP: Warren becomes latest ex-presidential rival to back Biden

WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press Apr 15, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, the latest of the former vice president's onetime White House rivals to back him as the Democratic Party moves to project unity against...

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This image from video provided by the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign shows Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., as he announces he is ending his presidential campaign Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. (Bernie Sanders for President via AP)

AP: Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press Apr 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in a general election campaign that...

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Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, greet one another before they participate in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP: Democrats elevate health care as virus-era campaign argument

ALEXANDRA JAFFE, Associated Press Apr 3, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election year politics as they focus on protecting their...

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President Donald Trump speaks with Vice President Mike Pence as they arrive for a Fox News Channel virtual town hall, at the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump hoping to see US economy reopened by Easter amid virus

ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Mar 24, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is hoping the United States will be reopened by Easter as he weighs how to relax nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back...

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Election analysis for tonight’s primaries

Kevin Luhrs Mar 10, 2020

The polls are open in Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Democrats Abroad, North Dakota, and Washington. This race is looking bleak for Bernie Sanders after a rough Super Tuesday in which he found himself behind...

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