US elections 2020
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Sanders rejects ‘national security advice from a Cheney’; Republican congresswoman is daughter of Iraq war architect Dick Cheney
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Trump tweets that Ratcliffe ‘treated very unfairly by LameStream Media’, while majority of House Democrats favor impeachment inquiry
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In focus
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The self-help writer, who was the most Googled candidate following her debate performance, tells the Guardian she can win
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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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The diverse Democratic field is a contrast from 2016 but the leftwing firebrand believes Medicare for All can dent his rivals’ hopes
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Trump’s racist attacks on four progressives lit a fire but many say the middle of the road is the best way to the White House
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The president could have used a question about plastic waste to inflame the culture wars – but his answer wasn’t far off the mark
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President has raised $3.2m in California this year, analysis finds – more than Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders
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
On the road
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The gathering of political progressives found itself almost spoilt for choice by the Democratic presidential field for 2020
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Northampton county, Pennsylvania voted twice for Barack Obama before flipping for Trump – and could decide whether Trump gets a second term
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Tornadoes and worse hit the state’s corn belt recently but trade wars with China and Mexico threaten ‘a very big impact’
Profiles
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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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Longtime California colleagues, friends, and political rivals tell of an unmatched ambition that could take her to the White House
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