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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., gestures during a campaign stop at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H., Monday Feb. 10, 2020. Voters in New Hampshire will vote Tuesday Feb. 11th in the nation's first presidential primary. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Hopefuls make push for NH win

by Will Weissert Associated Press, Kathleen Ronayne Associated Press, and Bill Barrow Associated PressFebruary 10, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., hits a baseball after a meeting with minor league baseball players and officials at FunCity Turf, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Bernie at the bat? Sanders makes pitch for minor leagues

by Will Weissert Associated PressDecember 15, 2019

In this Sept. 5, 2019 photo, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke greets students after speaking at a event at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

O’Rourke bets on new approach to revive flagging campaign

by Will Weissert Associated Press, and Hunter Woodall Associated PressSeptember 11, 2019

President Donald Trump greets Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, before he speaks at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump, Biden trade barbs amid dueling Iowa campaign visits

by Thomas Beaumont Associated Press, Darlene Superville Associated Press, and Will Weissert Associated PressJune 11, 2019

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, right, pauses with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, left, at a memorial to fallen servicemen on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Rivals rebuke Biden on Hyde Amendment

by Will Weissert Associated Press, Bill Barrow Associated Press, and Elana Schor Associated PressJune 5, 2019

Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke greets employees during a meet and greet at the Beancounter Coffeehouse & Drinkery, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Burlington, Iowa. O'Rourke announced Thursday that he'll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

O’Rourke kicks off 2020 bid

by Will Weissert Associated Press, and Alexandra Jaffe Associated PressMarch 14, 2019

In this Feb. 5, 2019, photo, former Democratic Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke gestures as he describes how nervous he was meeting with former President Barack Obama during an interview with Oprah Winfrey live on a Times Square stage at "SuperSoul Conversations," in New York. O'Rourke formally announced Thursday that he'll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months of intense speculation over whether he'd try to translate his newfound political celebrity into a White House bid. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Beto O’Rourke enters 2020 race attempting bipartisan appeal

by Will Weissert Associated PressMarch 14, 2019

In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, photo, mechanic Terry Rose talks about the government shutdown at his business in Fort Hancock, Texas. A poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research suggests staunch supporters of President Trump like Rose may be becoming harder to find, though. It showed that a majority of Americans blame the president for the shutdown and reject his argument that spending $5.7 billion on a border wall will significantly reduce crime, boost the U.S. economy or deter drug smugglers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ardent Fans of Small Government Cheer Shutdown

by Will Weissert Associated PressJanuary 26, 2019

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 file photo, Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, arrives for a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, April 6, 2018, Farenthold abruptly resigned, four months after announcing he wouldn’t seek re-election amid sexual harassment allegations. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Farenthold Resigns Over Sex Harassment

by Matthew Daly Associated Press, and Will Weissert Associated PressApril 6, 2018

An FBI official carries items into a FedEX Office store Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in the southwest Austin suburb of Sunset Valley, Texas, as authorities investigate a recent string of package bombs. (Reshma Kirpalani/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Unrelated Blast Rocks Austin

by Paul J. Weber Associated Press, and Will Weissert Associated PressMarch 21, 2018