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Donald Trump's sudden rediscovery of the pandemic, his endorsement of masks and the return of his notorious briefings suggest a belated realization that public scorn over his denial-plagued leadership could end his presidency.

Trump suggested Monday that "many people say" that wearing a mask to prevent the spread of the disease is patriotic, in a tweet using ambiguous language that

Former President Obama may be the most popular Democrat, but the candidates in his orbit have all but fizzled in their quest for the White House.

There's Joe Biden, Obama's vice president, and his friend, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Both Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro served in his administration.

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Democratic presidential hopefuls have been reluctant to attack Joseph R. Biden over his eight years with President Barack Obama, but voters in early primary states say it’s an opportunity for anyone brave enough to challenge the Obama orthodoxy.

While the Democratic base still harbors enormous goodwill toward the country’s first black president, some early state voters say Mr. Obama

Republicans say they hope a meeting Monday of senators of both parties will avert a clash this week over President Barack Obama's executive-branch nominees that is threatening to poison relations in the Senate and slow progress on a range of legislation.

But the Senate's Democratic leader, Sen. Harry Reid, gave no signal Sunday that he expected anything from the Monday meeting to