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Warren’s plans to fix America require $5 trillion in new taxes — just for starters

Elizabeth Warren, who has made "I have a plan for that" the catchphrase for the campaign, rolls out spending proposals on an almost weekly basis. (Associated Press/File)

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Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has churned out scores of plans to fix America, and almost all of them require cracking the federal checkbook wide open.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump accuses New York Times of leading ‘Racism Witch Hunt’ after newsroom leak

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The Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment has submitted a plan to correct its loose contracting procedures after an inspector general found little evidence that Stafan Halper actually carried through with his promises in his "statements of work." (Associated Press/File)

Loose contracting practices at Pentagon office waste millions; whistleblower punished

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders listens to a question for the audience during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Bernie Sanders targets ‘institutional racism’ in criminal justice overhaul

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In this Dec. 18, 2013, file photo, then-U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., discusses his first months back in Congress during an interview in Mount Pleasant, S.C. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Mark Sanford says Trump doesn’t deserve reelection, weighs primary challenge

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This image taken from video provided by CNN shows CNN reporter Clarissa Ward. Ward says her story this week about Russian involvement in the Central African Republic came with a price: she was trailed during her reporting and made the subject of a 15-minute propaganda video denigrating her work. &quot;This was very clearly an attempt to discredit and intimidate us,&quot; Ward, CNN's chief international correspondent, said Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. (CNN via AP)

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In this Jan. 19, 2017 file photo, Gloria Steinem attends the world premiere screening of HBO's "Becoming Warren Buffett" in New York. (Associated Press)

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Muslim group demands Trump pull court pick who defended Israel, ‘ethnonationalism’

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An aerial view of large Icebergs floating as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland, early Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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In this Dec. 18, 2013, file photo, then-U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., discusses his first months back in Congress during an interview in Mount Pleasant, S.C. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders listens to a question for the audience during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Bernie Sanders targets ‘institutional racism’ in criminal justice overhaul

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In this Aug. 9, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. As a Democratic politician in deep-red Montana, Bullock has long searched for a middle ground on guns. Now a presidential candidate in a party pushing hard for new gun-control laws, he still is. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Steve Bullock vows to ‘break through’ in crowded 2020 primary field

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Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, in Clear Lake, Iowa. (AP Photo/John Locher)

‘Fool’s errand’: Pete Buttigieg says Trump’s tariffs won’t do the trick on China

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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Grief, loss shape Biden’s politics: ‘The man understands the joys and sorrows of life’

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This July 11, 2015 file photo shows a general view of the town of Upernavik in western Greenland. Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S. A Trump ally told The Associated Press on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 that the president had discussed the purchase but was not serious about it. And a Republican congressional aide said Trump brought up the notion of purchasing Greenland in conversations with lawmakers enough times to make them wonder, but they have not taken his comments seriously. (Linda Kastrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump presses ahead with foreign-aid cuts despite Pelosi warning action “illegal”

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Mourners deliver flowers Friday for the funeral in El Paso, Texas, of Margie Reckard, 63, who was killed by a gunman in a mass shooting earlier in the month. Some mental health advocates say that the focus on people with mental illness is a distraction from solving gun violence in the U.S. (Associated Press)

Advocates slam Trump for remarks on mental illness

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President Donald Trump walks away after speaking about the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Washington. Vice President Mike Pence is left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump has no plans to replace Pence on ticket

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In this Friday, July 12, 2019, file photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., gestures while testifying before the House Oversight Committee hearing on family separation and detention centers, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Democrats accused of fueling attacks on cops, ICE with incendiary political rhetoric

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FILE - In this June 2, 2009, file photo, the Statue of Liberty stands in New York harbor. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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This May 21, 2018, file photo shows a row of dishwashers for sale at Lowe's Home Improvement store in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

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Protesters gathered to oppose right-wing demonstrators face off against police following an "End Domestic Terrorism" rally in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. Although the main protest remained largely peaceful, some skirmishes erupted in the following hours and police detained multiple protesters. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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In this Nov. 7, 1991, file photo Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of late British publisher Robert Maxwell, reads a statement in Spanish in which she expressed her family's gratitude to the Spanish authorities, aboard the "Lady Ghislaine" in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Ghislaine is one of the most prominent figures left from the orbit of Jeffrey Epstein after his suicide in jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. (AP Photo/Dominique Mollard, File)

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NYPD police officers patrol the parade route at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

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In this June 25, 2019 photo a sign is displayed outside a McDonald's restaurant in Pittsburgh. McDonald's Corp. reports financial earnings on Friday, July 26. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Justin Thomas waves to fans as he walks to the 18th green during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in Medinah, Ill. He finished under 25. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Thomas holds on to win BMW Championship

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Robert Davis’ road to recovery may lead to Redskins roster spot

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Washington Mystics forward Aerial Powers (left) splits the Indiana Fever defense on her way to the basket on Sunday. Powers finished with 19 points, including four 3-pointers, in a 107-68 victory. (Photograph by Arturo Holmes/Special to the Washington Times)

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