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Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist who nearly toppled Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary, launched a campaign for the 2020 presidential nomination on Tuesday, plunging into a diverse and crowded field in which other candidates are echoing his themes and attempting to claim the progressive mantle. A 77-year-old independent from Vermont, Sanders retains a large and loyal following and a formidable grass-roots fund-raising operation, thanks to the insurgent campaign he ran against Clinton in 2016, when he won 22 states, many by landslide margins.

Renée Graham Here we are — again — embroiled in another pointless debate about who is and isn’t black enough  JEFF JACOBY Benjamin Harrison had an illustrious family name and a gift for public speaking. He also had a personality problem.   Thomas commented as the Supreme Court declined to take up a Massachusetts lawsuit involving Bill Cosby.   Ground Game US Senator Bernie Sanders enters the 2020 presidential race with political advantages that his rivals could only dream of having. But he also has one major obstacle.

Renée Graham Here we are — again — embroiled in another pointless debate about who is and isn’t black enough  JEFF JACOBY Benjamin Harrison had an illustrious family name and a gift for public speaking. He also had a personality problem.   Thomas commented as the Supreme Court declined to take up a Massachusetts lawsuit involving Bill Cosby.   Ground Game US Senator Bernie Sanders enters the 2020 presidential race with political advantages that his rivals could only dream of having. But he also has one major obstacle.

Renée Graham Here we are — again — embroiled in another pointless debate about who is and isn’t black enough  JEFF JACOBY Benjamin Harrison had an illustrious family name and a gift for public speaking. He also had a personality problem.   Thomas commented as the Supreme Court declined to take up a Massachusetts lawsuit involving Bill Cosby.   Ground Game US Senator Bernie Sanders enters the 2020 presidential race with political advantages that his rivals could only dream of having. But he also has one major obstacle.

Renée Graham Here we are — again — embroiled in another pointless debate about who is and isn’t black enough  JEFF JACOBY Benjamin Harrison had an illustrious family name and a gift for public speaking. He also had a personality problem.   Thomas commented as the Supreme Court declined to take up a Massachusetts lawsuit involving Bill Cosby.   Ground Game US Senator Bernie Sanders enters the 2020 presidential race with political advantages that his rivals could only dream of having. But he also has one major obstacle.

U.S. allies were apprehensive about acting Defense Secretary MORE continues to question its use. Shanahan, who has largely focused on internal Pentagon issues since he was named deputy Defense secretary in July 2017, was thrust into the acting position on Jan.

The Trump administration and key GOP lawmakers are playing defense after early data showed Americans are getting smaller tax refunds in the first filing season under the GOP tax law.  The average refund size through Feb. 8 was 8.7 percent smaller than the same period last year, according to IRS figures.

A group of 16 states filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block MORE's move to declare a national emergency to get funding for his proposed southern border wall.  The states, 15 of which have Democratic governors, called the situation at the border a "manufactured crisis." "President Trump has veered the country toward a constitutional crisis of his own making. For years, President Trump has repeatedly stated his intention to build a wall across the United States-Mexico border," reads the suit, which was filed in the U.S.

Supporters of a measure to cut off U.S.