2020 Elections

Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescinded the 2013 Cole Memo, a policy document that allowed states to unfurl recreational marijuana markets. (AP Photo/Scott Morgan)

Gary Johnson says Trump marijuana reversal could doom re-election

Steven Nelson · January 5, 2018 1:00 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden said that although he believed Anita Hill's allegations of sexual misconduct leveled at Justice Clarence Thomas, he still has not apologized to her for how she was treated when those allegations were made public. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Joe Biden still hasn’t contacted Anita Hill after saying he owes her an apology

Naomi Lim · January 5, 2018 1:09 am

Several GOP candidates running in 2018 have embraced former White House strategist Steve Bannon as a way of proving their pro-Trump bona fides. But what now, after President Trump and Bannon have fallen out? (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Once a proxy for Trump, Steve Bannon’s falling out raises new questions and conflicts for the base

Emily Jashinsky · January 3, 2018 11:39 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., tweeted late Sunday: "In 2018, we will not only intensify the struggle against Trumpism, we will increase our efforts to spread the progressive vision in every corner of the land." ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Bernie Sanders vows to ‘intensify’ fight against Trump in 2018

Caitlin Yilek · January 1, 2018 5:58 pm

President Trump told the New York Times in an interview, "Another reason that I'm going to win another four years is because newspapers, television, all forms of media will tank if Iâm not there because without me, their ratings are going down the tubes." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Trump might be right about media companies tanking if he loses in 2020

Siraj Hashmi · December 29, 2017 4:12 pm

President Trump said it will be catastrophic for the media if he doesn't win a second term. "We're going to win another four years for a lot of reasons [...] But another reason that I'm going to win another four years is because newspapers, television, all forms of media will tank if I'm not there because without me, their ratings are going down the tubes." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump: ‘All forms of media will tank’ if I’m not re-elected in 2020

Eddie Scarry · December 29, 2017 3:12 pm

"Neither Republicans or Democrats can claim they are fiscally responsible anymore." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Howard Dean: Democrats of my generation should ‘get the hell out of politics’

Naomi Lim · December 29, 2017 3:32 am

Although he supported Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, Mark Cuban has suggested that if he ran for president in 2020 it would be as a Republican. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)

Mark Cuban leads Trump in Texas 2020 presidential race: Poll

Katie Leach · December 28, 2017 10:45 pm

"At President Trump's request, we are holding a contest to name the 2017 KING of Fake News. And we want to hear from you," the email from the fundraising group states. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Trump campaign holding contest for the biggest fake news of the year

Melissa Quinn · December 28, 2017 6:02 pm

"I'm just hoping our system comes apart as gracefully as the Soviet system." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ron Paul: Trump may be vulnerable to 2020 GOP primary challenge

Steven Nelson · December 26, 2017 9:17 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is a staunch critic of President Trump's behavior while in office but has mostly toed the Republican Party line with his votes in the Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Flake again won’t rule out a 2020 challenge to Trump: A ‘huge swath of voters … may be looking for something else’

Kyle Feldscher · December 24, 2017 3:01 pm

In this 2017 photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., waits to speak during a meeting of the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Warren is currently one of the leading Democratic voices against tax reform; however, if the economy continues to improve under President Trump, he may have a chance for reelection should she run against him. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Elizabeth Warren just gave Trump a 2020 campaign ad

Tom Rogan · December 20, 2017 5:18 pm