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The Florida senator plays an outsize role in Latin America — and he makes little secret of it.

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Trump loyalists and establishment-aligned conservatives in the House are already jockeying ahead of November.

Biden VP short-listers jockey as search enters final round in secrecy

Some of the contenders are in the dark about their interviews with Biden — including whether they will be done in person or virtually.

Trump campaign nears point of no return

Early voting begins in several key swing states next month, leaving a ‘dwindling window of time’ for the president to turn the race around.

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Three Months To Go

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White House senior adviser Stephen Miller pauses while speaking during a television interview at the White House, Friday, July 31, 2020, in Washington.

The Man Who Made Stephen Miller

Almost 20 years ago, anti-immigration activist David Horowitz cultivated an angry high-school student. Now his ideas are coming to life in the Trump administration.

By Jean Guerrero

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letter from california

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The congresswoman is one of Joe Biden’s lowest-profile VP contenders. But in L.A., she’s known as a community-driven operator whose limited national exposure is part of her effectiveness.

By Sandy Banks

U.S. Attorney General William Barr listens as President Donald Trump addresses reporters in the Oval Office of the White House after receiving a briefing from law enforcement on "Keeping American Communities Safe: The Takedown of Key MS-13 Criminal Leaders" on July 15, 2020 in Washington D.C.

OPINION | Law and Order

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If and when the attorney general leaves, the Department of Justice faces a reckoning.

By Victoria Bassetti and Norman Eisen

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If America really doesn’t vote, Trump would be out in January, and he won’t like what happens next.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump talk to reporters while hosting Republican congressional leaders and members of Trump's cabinet in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump and the congressional leaders talked about a proposed new round of financial stimulus to help the economy during the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.

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Republicans Are Social Distancing from Trump

He’s got a bad case of bad polls numbers and they don’t want to catch it.

By Jack Shafer

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When the Culture Wars Hit Fort Wayne

A quiet Indiana city declared a holiday to celebrate its founder. In the age of Trump, nothing is ever that simple.

By Charlie Savage

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on donating plasma at the American Red Cross national headquarters on Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Washington.

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‘He’s Willing to Put Democracy on the Block’

Trump’s tweet about delaying the election shocked Washington into speaking out. But it didn’t surprise those who have tangled with him over the years.

By Michael Kruse

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Q&A

‘Is There Going to Be Another Portland?’

Legal expert Stephen Vladeck calls the federal crackdown “lawful, but awful.” Here’s what he’s worried about next.

By Zack Stanton

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History Dept.

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Both at Ebenezer Baptist, both during high-stakes election years, both at a time of hot tension over civil rights. Here’s why we should remember the politics of each.

By Rebecca Burns

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Why Trump Might Quit

There is logic behind saying to hell with reelection.

By John F. Harris

Rep. John Lewis makes a point as moderator Lonnie G. Bunch III listens during the panel, Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement: Views from the Front Line, on the second day of the Civil Rights Summit in April 2014, marking the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Civil Rights Act, at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.

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What John Lewis Taught Me

Spending time with him was akin to walking through history. It was also a powerful reminder to keep up the fight.

By Lonnie G. Bunch III

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the William Hicks Anderson Community Center, on July 28, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

OPINION | fourth estate

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Having already pummeled him decades ago, reporters elected to chase fresher targets. Will they wake up when he’s actually in the White House?

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Rarely has the fate of the world depended on a global competition like the one for a coronavirus vaccine. POLITICO is tracking the latest developments.

Vaccine project contract raises transparency questions

Executives with pharma ties are exempt from disclosing conflicts.

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Trump's top strategist reboots campaign with focus on early-voting states

The president's campaign unexpectedly went dark on TV earlier this week as new campaign manager Bill Stepien conducts a spending review.

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The 78-page report provides a glimpse into the president’s debts and how his properties are performing.

Frustrations simmer as Congress prepares rare August work

“I think partisanship and disagreement has locked down Washington. It’s inexcusable," says one lawmaker of the stalled aid talks.

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"Just vaccinating one country is not an effective solution and, in fact, it could prolong the duration of the pandemic."

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