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Paul Manafort leaves federal court in Washington, left and attorney Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York, in these 2018 file photos.

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GOP, some Democrats reject talk of impeachment

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Steve Peoples Associated PressAugust 22, 2018

FILE - In this May 31, 2018, file photo, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a news conference in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota Democrats are settling a three-way battle for governor in a stacked primary election, while former two-term Gov. Tim Pawlenty is seeking to win back his old job on the Republican side. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

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Midwest primaries test Trump appeal against ‘blue wave’

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, and Scott Bauer Associated PressAugust 15, 2018

In this July 10, 2018, photo, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Schumer says it’s all about health care. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., worries about the impact on the special counsel investigation. And Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., sees an assault that could set women’s rights back decades. There’s so much for Democrats to dislike about Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick. And that may be...

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Analysis: Dems meet Supreme Court pick with mixed message

by Lisa Lerer Associated Press, and Steve Peoples Associated PressJuly 11, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the winner of a Democratic Congressional primary in New York, reacts while talking to the media, Wednesday, June 27, 2018, in New York. Ocasio-Cortez, 28, upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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NY primary upset shakes up Democrats’ identity

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, and Bill Barrow Associated PressJune 27, 2018

This May 6, 2018 photo provided by the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Campaign shows candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, right, during a Bengali community outreach in New York. Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old political novice running on a low budget and an unabashedly liberal platform, upset longtime U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley on Tuesday in the Democratic congressional primary in New York.

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Upset of Democratic House leader points to party divisions

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, Deepti Hajela Associated Press, and Meg Kinnard Associated PressJune 27, 2018

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Friday, June 15, 2018. The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party’s most animating issues — and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost the party control of the House in November. To many conservatives, the compromise immigration proposal released by House Speaker Paul Ryan with the White House’s apparent blessing is little more than “amnesty.”

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Republicans risking conservative backlash over immigration

by Steve Peoples Associated PressJune 16, 2018

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2015, file photo, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship walks out of the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, W.Va. West Virginia gave Trump his widest margin of any state in 2016, a 42-percentage point pounding of Democrat Hillary Clinton that had Republicans giddy over their chance to defeat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this November. Now Republicans are faced with the prospects of nominating ex-federal convict Don Blankenship, prompting warnings...

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GOP outsiders in — and out — as primary season kicks off

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, and John Raby Associated PressMay 8, 2018

Richard McNulty of Sankey's Feed Mill stacks bags of ground soybeans that are mixed to make livestock feed on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at the facility in Volant, Pa. Rural America is struggling under a cloud of uncertainty as the Trump administration escalates a trade dispute with China. The Republican president says he’s simply fighting against unfair business practices with a geopolitical rival. But voters in rural America, those who fueled his 2016 presidential victory, say Trump’s...

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Trump trade moves rattle rural GOP

by Nick Geranios Associated Press, Steve Peoples Associated Press, and Steve Karnowski Associated PressApril 5, 2018

In this Feb. 15, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room at the White House, in Washington, about the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Fla. A majority of young people believe President Donald Trump is racist, dishonest and “mentally unfit” for office. That’s according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV. It finds the nation’s youngest potential voters are more concerned about the Republican’s performance...

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Poll finds young people run from Trump

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, and Emily Swanson Associated PressMarch 30, 2018

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District celebrates with his supporters at his election night party in Canonsburg, Pa., early Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Democrat clings to lead in Pa. House race

by Bill Barrow Associated Press, Marc Levy Associated Press, and Steve Peoples Associated PressMarch 15, 2018