Mayor jumps into presidential race
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for president, adding his name to an already long list of candidates itching for a chance to take on Donald Trump.

Can de Blasio win?
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Mayor Bill de Blasio has entered a very crowded field of Democrats who hope to unseat President Donald Trump.

Protesters take aim at mayor
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Protesters with the Police Benevolent Association gathered outside the Good Morning America studios on Thursday to picket Mayor Bill de Blasio, who announced that he is running for president.

Buttigieg and Sharpton meet in Harlem
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Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has met with the Rev. Al Sharpton as the Indiana mayor steps up his outreach to African Americans.

Biden joins crowded Democratic field
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Former Vice President Joe Biden is running for president in a crowded field of Democrats who all hope to be the one to defeat President Trump. Biden enters the race as a moderate candidate at the top of the polls. But that may be more a function of name recognition.

Joe Biden will run
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Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to officially launch his presidential bid next Wednesday, according to The Atlantic. Sources said Biden will make the announcement for his 2020 presidential run by video, using footage shot outside his old home in Scranton, Pa.

Democrats in NYC
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The annual National Action Network Convention is colloquially known as "Al Sharpton's primary." It is a must-stop event for the 2020 Democratic candidates, all of whom are hungry for face time with African American voters.

Trump's budget
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Democrats on the Hill are calling President Trump's $4.7 trillion budget plan "dead on arrival."

Booker running for president
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker announced that he is running for president.

Funeral for a president
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The life and public service of the nation's 41st?President were celebrated with praise and humor at Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday as three former presidents looked on and a fourth - George W. Bush - prepared to eulogize his dad, the last president to fight in World War II.

Honoring George '41' Bush
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e nation's capital embraced George H.W. Bush in death Monday with solemn ceremony and high tributes to his service and decency, as the remains of the 41st president took their place in the Capitol rotunda for three days of mourning and praise by the political elite and everyday citizens alike.

George Bush's legacy
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Former President George Bush is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol.

Pelosi nominated by House Democrats to lead them in new Congress

Nancy Pelosi has been nominated by House Democrats to lead them in the new Congress, but she still faces a showdown vote for House speaker when lawmakers convene in January.

Roberts vs. Trump
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The chief justice of the United States?offered a rare rebuke of a sitting president one day after Donald Trump criticized a federal circuit judge who overruled the administration's ban on asylum for illegal border crossers.

Professor's constitutional guide for presidents
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Every president has started his time in office with that oath of office, prescribed in the Article II of the United States Constitution, but while nearly every president has been accused of violating that oath, the frequency and range of accusations against President Trump inspired Corey Brettschneider, a constitutional law professor at Fordham Law and Brown University, to write the book "The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents."

San Francisco's Prop C: Homeless tax wins with 60 percent of the vote

Voters in San Francisco have approved a measure to tax some of the city's wealthiest companies to provide services for the homeless.

Michael Avenatti
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Attorney Michael Avenatti may run for President in 2020.

Bloomberg returns to Democratic party
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Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is officially a Democrat again. He announced that he has registered as a Democrat after being unaffiliated for many years. He was also a registered Republican when he was first elected mayor of New York in 2001.

Trump Place condos
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A judge says condominium owners in a New York high-rise called "Trump Place" can stop displaying the name licensed from Donald Trump nearly two decades ago. Thursday's ruling doesn't order the brassy letters removed from the tower overlooking the Hudson River. Rather, the decision clears the way for owners to vote on the issue.

Barbara Bush, 1925?2018
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Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday. She was 92.