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The NRA will be handing out 1,000 30-round magazines in the Virginia Capitol City of Richmond Monday as part of the fight against Gov.

Just a month remains until New Hampshire voters cast ballots in the first-in-the-nation primary. The result will matter. Historically, if Granite Staters affirm Iowa’s choice, then that candidate has always won their party’s presidential nomination. However, the last two times the decision was split, it led to a protracted 50-state campaign marathon through June. From time to time this past year, the Globe has set out to answer this question: If the New Hampshire primary were held today, who would win?

Back to the Battleground series. Erie County on the western edge of the state, which swung by more than 16 points. Trump appealed to traditionally Democratic union voters with his message of bringing back jobs to the area and many bucked union leaders in supporting him over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Even though Trump has failed to jumpstart manufacturing, a local construction boom has boosted the economy and may help the president overcome his low popularity there. Hazleton was a hotbed of racial tension.

new poll from The Des Moines Register and CNN. The poll showed that Sanders was the first choice for 20% of would-be caucusgoers, a 5% increase from November, when the Register last polled the state. He was followed closely by Elizabeth Warren at 17%, Pete Buttigieg at 16% and Joe Biden at 15%. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points. The results are the latest sign that Sanders — lifted by his loyal supporters and an unchanging message — has strong campaign momentum heading into the Feb.

Iranian anti-government protestors filled the streets of Tehran on Saturday after the Iranian government admitted that it allegedly mistakenly shot down a Kyiv-bound commercial airplane. Videos of the protests show people in large numbers shouting, "Khamenei is a murderer!" according to The New York Times.  Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down Wednesday shortly after leaving Im

MORE is heading into the final year of his first term with a strong job market that could boost his chances of winning another four years in office. The U.S.

MORE tweeted a message in support of Iranian protesters in Farsi Saturday, as demonstrators took to the streets to speak out against the government following the country's admission that it inadvertently shot down a Kyiv-bound commercial plane. Protesters flooded the streets in Tehran Saturday chanting "death to liars" and "death to the dictator" in reference to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah The New York Times, as citizens mourned the loss of those killed in the crash.  "To the brave and suffering Iranian people: I have stood with you since the beginning of m

Senate and House Democrats have different strategies over how to limit MORE’s power to take military action against Iran. Senate Democrats are debating among themselves whether to take up a concurrent resolution passed by the House on Thursday limiting Trump’s war powers, or to stick with a proposal sponsored by Sens. MORE (D-Ill.). As a concurrent resolution, the House measure doesn’t require Trump’s signature. But it’s not clear whether it would actually tie Trump’s hands.

Democratic presidential candidates are ramping up efforts to win over Latinos in Nevada, a key voting bloc that will prove critical for the nomination and the party's prospects in 2020. Nevada holds symbolic importance for Latino groups nationwide as a key state where Democratic political power relies on Hispanic inclusion. Latino groups are already concerned that Democrats are not investing enough to pursue the country's second-largest voting bloc even as it could prove critical in determining whether the party can defeat MORE in November. "We have seen in the past a

Andrew Yang’s (D) campaign on Saturday blasted the Democratic National Committee (DNC) after the presidential hopeful failed to meet the polling threshold required to participate in next week’s debate in Des Moines, Iowa. Yang failed to meet the required polling threshold ahead of the January 10 deadline, which required candidates to garner at least five percent support in at least four DNC-approved polls or seven percent in two early state polls — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina.