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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeb Bush's challenge in the first half of the year was daunting yet simple. To be considered a fundraising success, the Republican presidential candidate had to hit the magic number of $100 million, an ambitious goal set by some in his campaign. And he did. As
Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Long past the time Joe Biden hoped to announce his plans for 2016, the vice president is still steeped in indecision, breeding uncertainty among Democrats eagerly looking for clues to whether he'll run for president. For those hoping he'll enter the race, he'
Massachusetts
BOSTON — The death of an Auburn toddler in a foster home Aug. 15 led investigators to fault the state Department of Children and Families in a review released Thursday, prompting Gov. Charlie Baker to say that his administration will pursue reforms to "get it right." Agency workers had
Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia-linked hackers tried at least five times in August 2011 to trick Hillary Rodham Clinton into infecting her computer systems while she was secretary of state, according to newly released emails from the State Department. Here are important things to know:
Donald Trump
RANDLEMAN, N.C. (AP) — She had never before given more than a few hundred dollars to a politician. But two weeks ago, Jacquelyn Monroe, a single mother who plays the piano for a living, decided to raise $100,000 for Ben Carson. Inspired by a brief meeting at the hotel
Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — In newly released recordings, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy expresses his frustration over the way a failed 2007 immigration bill was handled in the Senate and the secretive approach President Bill Clinton took on his failed universal health care proposal, which Kennedy called a "catastrophic mistake."
congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just hours before a midnight deadline, a bitterly divided Congress approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government open — but with no assurance there won't be yet another shutdown showdown in December. Democrats helped beleaguered House Republican leaders pass the measure by 277-151
Donald Trump
Donald Trump's plan to cut taxes would zap almost $12 trillion from federal receipts over 10 years, swell budget deficits to an even greater degree, and deliver the biggest benefits to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the Tax Foundation in
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