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A lobbyist for vaccine manufacturer Moderna and for the maker of a leading puberty blocker given to transgender children is holding a fundraising event for Ron DeSantis in Washington D.C. this month. It puts the Florida governor in an awkward position as he tries to ride anti-vaxxer sentiment and his record restricting gender-affirming treatment all the way to the White House. The controversy stems from an event to be held at the offices of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, D.C.'s biggest federal lobbying firm, on June 23. DeSantis supporters can buy a place with a $1,000 donation, according to an invitation...

Democrats running for President, 2020 Formerly announced, as of 23 April 2019, alphabetically listed: 1. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ 2. South Bend (Ind.) Mayor Pete Buttigieg 3. Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro 4. Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney 5. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI 6. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY 7. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-CA 8. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper 9. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee 10. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN 11. Miramar (Fla.) Mayor Wayne Messam 12. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-MA 13. Trans Woman Pamela Rocker 14. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-TX 15. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-OH...

Days before he officially becomes a U.S. senator, Mitt Romney took to the Washington Post to fire a shot across President Trump’s bow, saying Mr. Trump had made a “deep descent” in December and is hurting the national character. In an op-ed column published online Tuesday evening, Mr. Romney, now a Republican senator-elect for Utah, came down hardest on recent moves in foreign policy and Cabinet positions related to that. “After he became the nominee, I hoped his campaign would refrain from resentment and name-calling. It did not. When he won the election, I hoped he would rise to the...