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Voters listen to instructions during a Democratic Party caucus in 2016. The party has been under pressure to make the process more accessible this year, but some activists remain frustrated.

Politics & Government

For Some Iowa Voters, Caucuses Remain A Barrier To Participation

5:00am January 31, 2020

by Juana Summers

Iowa Democrats have worked to make the caucuses more accessible for Iowans who face physical, language and scheduling barriers. But some say it's still difficult to have their voices heard.

Politics & Government

Democratic Caucuses Have The Headlines In Iowa, So Trump Rallies There Thursday

6:27pm January 30, 2020

by Clay Masters

President Trump is holding a rally days ahead of the Iowa presidential caucuses. The campaign says it's a show of strength in a state they intend to hold onto in November.

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Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced a new way states can operate their Medicaid programs.

Trump Administration Clears The Way For Medicaid Block Grants

6:23pm January 30, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

States can now apply to set up their Medicaid program with capped funding from the federal government. With this move, the administration delivers on a long-held conservative goal.

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The ACLU is urging Puerto Rico's governor to veto a plan to introduce online voting on the island, warning it increases risks of election tampering.

Puerto Rico's Internet Voting Plan Threatens Election Security: ACLU

6:23pm January 30, 2020

by Shannon Bond

The civil liberties group is urging the U.S. territory's governor to veto a bill that could shift all voting to the Internet by 2028.

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Democratic senators are demanding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, led by Kathleen Kraninger, do its job supervising the student loan system.

Senators To CFPB: Why Are You Still Failing To Protect Student Loan Borrowers?

6:21pm January 30, 2020

by Chris Arnold

Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the director of the nation's top consumer watchdog agency demanding that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau do its job supervising the student loan system.

The Republican-led Senate isn't expected to take up the measures passed Thursday, and the White House has signaled that President Trump would veto them.

House Votes 'No War Against Iran,' In Rebuke To Trump

5:49pm January 30, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Lawmakers passed two bills seeking to limit the president's ability to take military action without the prior approval of lawmakers. The White House has signaled that Trump would veto the legislation.

White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin answers a question during the impeachment trial against President Trump.

Politics & Government

'Dangerous': Democrats Fire Back At Trump Lawyer's Answer On Foreign Interference

4:42pm January 30, 2020

by Philip Ewing

White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin suggested there was no problem with a politician accepting information from a foreign contact "if there is credible information of wrongdoing."

Politics & Government

A Final Day Of Questions In The Impeachment Trial, Ahead Of A Vote On Witnesses

4:24pm January 30, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

In the impeachment trial of President Trump, senators posed questions to house managers and the President's defense team for a second day, ahead of a vote tomorrow on whether to allow new witnesses.

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Why Many Progressives Say They've Come Home To Bernie Sanders

4:24pm January 30, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Bernie Sanders seems to be consolidating support again among progressive voters. A year ago, that wasn't so clear.

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Voters In Colorado, A Key Swing State, React To Impeachment Proceedings

4:24pm January 30, 2020

by Bente Birkeland

How are voters in Colorado, where a major Senate race is underway, reacting to President Trump's impeachment trial?

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