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Senators Warn of Foreign Social Media Meddling in US Vote

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators urged President Donald Trump to warn the public about efforts by foreign governments to interfere in U.S. elections, a subject he has largely avoided.

Bernie Sanders Calls on Mitch McConnell to End Obstructionism

Sanders lashed out at the Senate Majority Leader in his home state of Kentucky.

Analysis Shows 12% Could Vote Without Paper Backup in 2020

More than one in 10 voters could cast ballots on paperless voting machines in the 2020 general election, leaving their ballots more vulnerable to hacking.

Sanders, Warren Fight with Moderates over ‘Medicare for All’

The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under withering attack from moderates in a debate that laid bare the struggle between a call for revolutionary policies and a desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump.

Suburban Women Recoil as Trump Dives into Racial Politics

Many professional, suburban women recoil at the abrasive, divisive rhetoric, exposing the president to a potential wave of opposition in key battlegrounds across the country.

Harris Blasts, and Takes Money from, Epstein’s Law Firm

The decision to move ahead with the fundraiser underscores the tension that can arise when a politician's rhetoric collides with their need to raise money to sustain a campaign.

Who’s Behind Voting-Machine Makers? Money of Unclear Origins

Private-equity backers of the three voting systems vendors seeking approval to sell to county elections boards in North Carolina said they're controlled by U.S. citizens. But they didn't provide information about the sources of the money they invest.

Desegregation Remains an Issue in Many US schools

Two rival high schools in Cleveland, one historically black and the other historically white, had to be merged just two years ago after a judge determined that all-black student bodies in the 3,400-student district were illegal vestiges of segregation.

Amy McGrath Announces Bid for Mitch McConnell’s Senate Seat

She is a decided underdog in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1992.

Biden Defends Past Work on Civil Rights After Harris Attack

"I heard, and I listened to, and I respect Sen. Harris," Joe Biden said in an address to the Rev. Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Harris Gets Personal, Delivers Civil Rights Blow to Biden

Harris hammered Biden for policy choices that she suggested betrayed the spirit of the civil rights movement, if not directly opposing all it stood for.