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A coalition of national women’s advocacy groups drafted a letter urging Joe Biden to address sexual-assault claims by former staffer Tara Reade, but decided against releasing the letter publicly after the Biden campaign learned of the efforts, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Instead, the unspecified groups decided to work with Biden advisers to …

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Tuesday said she backed Joe Biden despite new allegations of sexual assault against the former vice president. “I believe women deserve to be heard, and I believe that has happened here,” Abrams told the Huffington Post. “The allegations have been heard and looked into, and for too many women, …

Former Republican representative Justin Amash (I, Mich.,) said Tuesday night that he would launch an exploratory committee for president in a bid to make a third-party run as a Libertarian against President Trump. “We’re ready for a presidency that will restore respect for our Constitution and bring people together,” Amash wrote in announcing the move …

Former vice president Joe Biden predicted Thursday that President Trump will attempt to delay the November general election. “Mark my words I think he is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can’t be held,” the presumptive Democratic nominee said during an online fundraiser. “That’s the only way …

Over 50 percent of the $32.7 million raised by the Democratic National Committee in March came from an $18 million transfer from the failed presidential campaign of Michael Bloomberg, according to FEC records. Bloomberg’s gift comes after the former New York City mayor decided in March to shelve plans to reorganize his $500-million campaign into …

Stacey Abrams speaks to supporters in Atlanta, Ga., November 7, 2018. Stacey Abrams, the former Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia who made headlines for calling out alleged voter suppression during her election, is offering to run alongside Joe Biden on the Democratic presidential ticket this year. “Yes. I would be honored,” Abrams told Elle when asked whether …

A major liberal advocacy group run by the founder of Media Matters received $100,000 worth of stock shares in Chinese tech firm Baidu, which runs China’s government-censored search engine, from an anonymous donor, according to its latest tax filings. The records, first reported by The Washington Free Beacon, show that American Bridge, which is run …

Rep. Justin Amash speaks at the Liberty Political Action Conference (LPAC) in Chantilly, Va., September 19, 2013. Congressman Justin Amash (I., Mich.), who left the Republican party last year after breaking caucus ranks by calling for President Trump’s impeachment, said Monday that he is considering a White House run as an independent. “Americans who believe …

The Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign on Monday reported raising $212 million in the first quarter of 2020. Fundraising increased 36 percent from the fourth quarter of 2019, despite a drop in fundraising in March following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The Trump campaign and RNC raised $86 million in February versus …

The Supreme Court ruled along ideological lines in a 5-4 decision to block an extension of absentee voting for Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary, with the conservative majority siding with state Republicans who had argued the extension would create “a fundamental unfairness that undermines the integrity of the election.” The case, which was brought to the court …