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In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, Houston Councilwoman Amanda Edwards talks during a mural dedication at The Beulah Shepard Library in Houston. Edwards announced Thursday, July 18, 2019, she's running for U.S. Senate in 2020, becoming the latest Democratic challenger vying to take on Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

‘Medicare for All’ looms over 2020 Democrats

A number of Democrats running in competitive congressional races recognize the Medicare for All plan that has electrified liberal activists could end up hurting them if their party's presidential nominee is gung-ho about a single-payer health care plan.

July 18, 2019
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 previews possible 2020 primary message

Former Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina is teasing a possible 2020 GOP primary challenge against President Trump, saying he is fed up with the way in which Washington has "seemingly forgotten that the debt, deficit and spending really do matter."

July 18, 2019
Democratic candidate Tom Steyer, who announced Tuesday that he was entering the presidential race, said he was watching the campaign and felt as if he "couldn't sleep." (Associated Press/File)

Tom Steyer offers up ‘5 Rights’ contract with America

Tom Steyer plans to roll out a "5 Rights" agenda on a campaign swing through Ohio Thursday that calls for "unencumbered access to voting, clean air and water, education, a living wage and healthcare to be constitutionally protected for every American."

July 18, 2019
"No, I would not be giving undocumented immigrants in this country health care right now," Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said. (Associated Press)

2020 hopeful Steve Bullock says he wouldn’t give health care to undocumented immigrants

Gov. Steve Bullock of Montana on Wednesday came out against providing government health care to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, breaking with top contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination and signaling that he doesn't plan on pandering to liberal activists on thorny issues that could scare off middle-of-the-road voters.

July 17, 2019
In this July 9, 2019, photo, a staff member cleans in a dining hall at the U.S. government's newest holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The government said the holding center will give it much-needed capacity to take in more children from the Border Patrol. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

CBP official defends agency from accusations of wrongdoing

The deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection defended the agency from recent allegations of wrongdoing aimed at some of its employees, saying the vast majority of officers and agents that are working to protect the nation's borders are performing their tough duties with the utmost professionalism.

July 17, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.., speaks to former Vice President Joe Biden during a break in the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ** FILE **

Joe Biden leads N.H. primary, Bernie Sanders’ support dips: Poll

Former President Joseph R. Biden is leading the field of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates among likely primary voters in New Hampshire, according to a new survey that showed more than six in 10 primary voters are still making up their minds.

July 17, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks arrives for a town hall meeting at the Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 6, 2019. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Bernie Sanders warns Donald Trump could welcome impeachment fight

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont said the best response to President Trump's attacks against four minority women in the House is to defeat him in the 2020 presidential election and reiterated his concern that going all-in for impeachment could be playing right into the president's hands.

July 16, 2019