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Through 2019, most House Democrats facing competitive reelection races kept their attention focused on their own brands at home and stayed away from the crowded and hotly contested battle for their party’s presidential nomination.
Recently, however, a few vulnerable lawmakers have started jumping into the fray and backing former Vice President Joe Biden. Some strategists say those decisions could end up helping the endorsers as much as Biden, and more may follow.
Backing Biden early may help these lawmakers fend off Republican attacks tying them to more liberal lawmakers often…
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Julián Castro, the only Latino candidate in the Democratic presidential primary, is dropping out of the race after failing to qualify for recent debates and struggling to attract donations or supporters.
The New York Times reports:
Throughout his campaign, Mr. Castro, 45, a native of San Antonio who spent five years as its mayor, portrayed himself as an unapologetic liberal who was shaped by his humble beginnings and had been overlooked by the press. Though he created some memorable moments as he…
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Dubuque (KWWL) — Democratic Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (IA-1) announced her endorsement of Joe Biden for President of the United States.
She released the following the statement:
I was raised in a small town in rural Iowa, where my family instilled in me the importance of hard work, caring for others, and most importantly the value of public service. I take those values with me every day in Washington, where I have made improving the lives of Iowa’s working families my top priority.
We need a President who reflects those same values and will make America’s…
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DUBUQUE (KWWL) — Dubuque police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl.
Jasmine Jean Roa Baerga was last seen at her home on Lowell Street around 3:30 Wednesday.
Baerga is 5’5″ and was last seen wearing pink Nike sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Dubuque Police Department. The Non-Emergency Number 563-589-4415.
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On the day Democrats in Washington unveiled two articles of impeachment, Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer’s office is still not confirming if she will vote for, or against impeachment. Tuesday morning a staffer told KWWL, he was not able to give us a firm answer, despite previous calls. KWWL has reached out to Finkenauer’s office at least two other times in 2019 to confirm how she might vote. Each time we have reached out, we have been told they cannot confirm how the congresswoman might consider a vote to impeach President Trump.
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BLUFFTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) – Bluffton police say they’re investigating an accident that took place at the end of the Bluffton Christmas parade on Saturday which left a 5-year-old boy dead.
The accident involved a parade float and 5-year-old Ameer Frazier, who was being dropped off in the Red Ceder Elementary School…
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CEDAR FALLS — Several Republicans made 2020 election announcements during the 12th Annual Black Hawk County Republican Lincoln Dinner Sunday night.
Harold Youngblut, 62, declared his candidacy for Iowa Senate District 30, and Sen. Craig Johnson, of Iowa Senate District 32 stated he would seek re-election in 2020.
Youngblut made his announcement with his family surrounding him on stage.
“Tonight, I want you to know me as Harold Youngblut Senate District 30 candidate,” Youngblut said to cheers from the crowd. “I love the people of the Cedar Valley….
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Legislation that would seek to facilitate funding for municipalities to fix old bridges was recently introduced by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Fixing America’s Bridges Act would re-establish the federal Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program to assist with repairs and replacements of structurally deficient bridges.
Funding would be proposed for locally owned bridges, according to background provided by the office of Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa), a member of the Transportation and…
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