US elections 2020
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Trump and Sanford are longstanding political foes with former South Carolina governor saying: ‘I am going to get in’
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But where the former president only talked about exposing journalists, the current leader is putting that plan into action
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In focus
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Stock market dips and tariff uncertainty have the president anxious about the possibility of a recession on his watch
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The former vice-president has cultivated a reputation for saying the wrong thing – but has it evolved into a 2020 liability?
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The GOP has dominated the state for 30 years, but a slew of retirements and a rise in Hispanic voters may mean Texas becomes a battleground again
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Even before the recent spate of mass shootings, candidates touted comprehensive plans for stricter gun laws
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As socialism moves from the margins to the center of presidential politics, organization faces a new and welcome problem: where to go from here?
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Non-believers remain few and far between in US politics, with atheism bringing ‘the notion of being anti-religion’, the California representative Jared Huffman explains
Explainers
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Almost two dozen Democratic candidates are vying for the party’s nomination to take on Trump in the 2020 race. Here’s where they stand on the key issues
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Beto O’Rourke, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have confirmed, and Joe Biden look likely – but they’ll have to see off a historically large field of candidates first
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From the debates, to the conventions, to the electoral college, here’s everything you need to know
Opinion
On the road
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The former vice-president’s folksy charm went down well at the state fair – but critics say the party needs a bolder 2020 candidate
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Given the state’s notoriously close margins in elections – Trump carried the state over Clinton by 1.2% in 2016 – even the slightest swing could prove significant
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The gathering of political progressives found itself almost spoilt for choice by the Democratic presidential field for 2020
Profiles
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Presidential hopeful Julián and Texas congressman Joaquin stand up with one voice against president’s anti-immigration policies
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Exclusive: O’Rourke addresses family history and admits that he and his children are ‘beneficiaries’ of slaveholding
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The Democratic party mega-donor has to distinguish himself from other candidates with no widespread name recognition in the 2020 field
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The Minnesota senator, who has consistently won big in a purple state, may have what it takes to beat Trump – if she can survive the primary
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Warren will join a crowded field when she formally launches her campaign – but her entry will differ sharply from the enthusiasm surrounding her Senate bid seven years ago
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Former vice-president launches campaign in Pennsylvania, saying: ‘I am running to offer our country a different path’
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