2020 US presidential elections

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) greets a supporter after she delivered a campaign speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on August 10, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

August 12, 2019, 6:28 am

Warren wows in Iowa as candidates’ sprint to caucuses begins

Strategists say Massachusetts senator’s ground-level organization is fueling her momentum and ‘her campaign is hot’

By Thomas Beaumont and Alexandra Jaffe

Mourners gather at a vigil following a nearby mass shooting, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

August 5, 2019, 7:42 am

Life in public-shooting-era America: ‘You can’t just not go’

After three lethal mass shootings in less than a week, some take more precautions while others remain defiant

By Ted Anthony

People hug at St Pius X Church at a vigil for victims after a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead on August 3, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP)

August 5, 2019, 4:03 am

Double shootings heighten fears of ‘white terrorism’ in US

Both Republicans and Democrats call for federal government to take threat more seriously, with some accusing Trump of dangerously fanning racial tensions

By Charlotte Plantive

US President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, walks towards the media before speaking in Morristown, N.J., August 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

August 5, 2019, 3:07 am

Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings

At his New Jersey golf course, US president posts messages of support for El Paso and Dayton awkwardly mixed in with those promoting a celebrity fight and attacking political foes

By jonathan lem

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a public employees union candidate forum August 3, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

August 5, 2019, 1:49 am

2020 Democrats lay blame on Trump’s rhetoric for shootings

Top candidates in Democratic primaries says US president’s language against minorities promotes racial division and violence

By Hunter Woodall and Hope Yen

Ady Barkan attends the Los Angeles Supports a Dream Act Now! protest at the office of California Senator Dianne Feinstein on January 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images via JTA)

August 2, 2019, 9:16 pm

Israeli-American activist says US must have better conversation on healthcare

Ady Barkan, an ALS sufferer name-checked by Elizabeth Warren at Democratic debate, says issue ‘too important for 30-second sound bites shouted between ten different candidates’

By Ben Sales

US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on August 1, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

August 2, 2019, 7:55 am

Trump tears into Democrats, but mostly curbs racist rhetoric at rally

Crowd desists from ‘send her back’ chants and US president makes only fleeting mention of Ilhan Omar and peers while launching broadsides against political rivals

By Jonathan Lemire and Dan Sewell

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden (2nd R) speaks while Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) (R) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and former housing secretary Julian Castro listen during the Democratic Presidential Debate at the Fox Theatre July 31, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP)

August 1, 2019, 6:43 am

Democrats show divisions at debate, but unite against ‘racist’ Trump

Candidates take shots at front-runner Biden, but also focus on calling out US president over racist attacks on Baltimore; foreign policy barely discussed

By Ron Kampeas

Jefferson Henry Kraft is (probably) the youngest correspondent in the Democratic debate spin room in Detroit on July 30, 2019. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)

July 31, 2019, 1:46 pm

Fresh coverage of Democratic debates brought by Jewish kid, 10

Having started his career with restaurant reviews, Jeffrey Kraft is now in the ‘spin room’ grilling candidates on the environment

By Ron Kampeas

Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent-Vermont) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (Democrat-Massachusetts) talk during in the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN July 30, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

July 31, 2019, 11:39 am

Sanders, Warren clash with moderates over ‘Medicare for All’

Fellow Democratic contenders warn eventual nominee could lose race for the White House in 2020 if party moves too far to the left

By Steve Peoples and Sara Burnett

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders poses with IfNotNow activists in New Hampshire, including University of Michigan student Becca Lubow on the far left, and holds a sign that reads "Jews Against Occupation." (Courtesy/IfNotNow)

July 30, 2019, 5:04 am

How IfNotNow is getting 2020 Democrats to talk occupation

The progressive US Jewish group is hitting the campaign trail, pressing presidential hopefuls to take a stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and getting answers

By Eric Cortellessa

Democratic presidential candidate and US Senator Bernie Sanders (Independent of Vermont) speaks at a campaign rally on July 26, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP)

July 28, 2019, 6:43 am

Bernie Sanders says he would ‘absolutely’ mull cutting aid to pressure Israel

Vermont senator and leading 2020 Democrat says he is not anti-Israel, but insists US’s Mideast policy cannot just be ‘pro-Israel pro-Israel pro-Israel’

By Eric Cortellessa

People cast their votes for US president November 8, 2016, at Centerville High School, in Centreville, Virginia. Polling stations opened Tuesday as the first ballots were cast in the long-awaited election pitting Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump. (AFP PHOTO/PAUL J. RICHARDS)

July 26, 2019, 10:43 pm

Russia targeted election systems in all 50 US states, Senate report finds

Democrats and some Republicans say Congress must do more after Mitch McConnell blocks House-passed bill authorizing $775 million to beef up state election systems

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK

Elizabeth Pipko feared that her support of Donald Trump could negatively impact her modeling career. (Screenshot/YouTube)

July 26, 2019, 4:10 am

Orthodox millennial model heads the drive to poach Jewish Democrats for Trump

Elizabeth Pipko feared her support of the president would hurt her career, but now that she’s come out conservative, she’s the face of an effort to change the Jewish vote

By Joseph Wolkin

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

July 25, 2019, 3:47 pm

The special counsel has spoken, but 2020 vote may be the final word

Mueller’s testimony sent the clearest signal yet that impeachment may be slipping out of reach for Democrats

By LISA MASCARO