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Biden, Sanders highlight lower prescription drug costs in NH visit
President Joe Biden on Tuesday highlighted prescription drug savings for seniors as he looked to cement his legacy with the race to replace him just two weeks away. Biden also jabbed Republican nominee for President Donald Trump and his policy proposals: “He has no concept of anything. No plan.” Joining the event in New Hampshire’s capital was Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the last...
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Sanders Steps Up Appeals to Women After Flap With Warren
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is stepping up his pitch to women in early-voting New Hampshire on the heels of a squabble over sexism in politics with fellow progressive and 2020 rival Elizabeth Warren. The Vermont senator attended the Seacoast Women’s March in Portsmouth on Saturday and had a message for men: “If you think abortion rights, if you think…
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Ralph Hall, Former Congressman From Rockwall, Dies at 95
Former Rep. Ralph Hall, a political survivor whose career mirrored the massive partisan shift that marked the last 50 years of Texas politics and made him the oldest person to ever serve in the U.S. House, died Thursday. He was 95.
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Beto O'Rourke to Decide on 2020 Presidential Run This Month
In an interview Tuesday with Oprah Winfrey, former U.S. Congressman Beto O’Rourke indicated he’s leaning toward a bid for president even though family considerations could persuade him otherwise.