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(CNN)It was Elizabeth Warren's inaugural trip to Iowa as a presidential hopeful. Days after announcing her exploratory committee on New Year's Eve, the senator embarked on a multi-city swing through the first caucus state in early January, delivering her pitch to voters on taking on the rich and the powerful and fighting corruption. At a restaurant in Council Bluffs, where the Massachusetts Democrat held her first town hall with voters, she was prompted by a reporter to reflect on being a female candidate for president. Warren offered up a response that did not address her gender. "I'd never run for office before 2012. What pulled me in is what's happening to working families across this country," she said. "That is the reason I am in the fight." Megan Rapinoe backs Warren: 'I just feel like I trust her' The next morning, inside of a packed theater in Sioux City, another reporter described voters who are frustrated that female political candidates get treated differently than … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren is now the lone female candidate at the top of the 2020 field, and she wants you to know it

Washington (CNN)Megan Rapinoe is no longer representing just Team USA -- she's joining Team Warren. The soccer icon and social activist on Friday endorsed Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president, adding that she believes President Donald Trump should be impeached. Warren's progressive platform offers "a different vision of America than what we have right now," Rapinoe told CNN's Don Lemon on "CNN Tonight" as she called for "really big, bold, brave progressive policies." What's more important than beating Trump, Rapinoe argued, is the "need to show people that there's a better way forward" on issues such as health care, child care and opioid treatment. "I just feel like I trust her," Rapinoe said. Read More Rapinoe had announced her support for Warren earlier Friday in a video posted to Twitter. The Massachusetts senator told Rapinoe in the video that being named "Sportsperson of the Year" by Sports Illustrated was "well-deserved, because you get out there and you both … [Read more...] about Megan Rapinoe backs Warren: ‘I just feel like I trust her’

Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenTrump executive order aimed at combating anti-Semitism stirs up controversy Booker leads other 2020 Dems in petition urging DNC to change debate qualifications Democrats threaten to skip next debate over labor dispute MORE (D-Mass) and entrepreneur Andrew YangAndrew YangBooker leads other 2020 Dems in petition urging DNC to change debate qualifications Yang unveils plan to address care for children and adults with disabilities Democrats threaten to skip next debate over labor dispute MORE's fight over jobs and automation at the last Democratic debate highlighted the divide over the contentious issue, including among experts.Warren and Yang sparred at Tuesday's presidential debate over whether automation or trade were primarily responsible for eliminating jobs in key parts of the country.Yang’s campaign is centered around a universal basic income, which would pay every adult citizen $1,000 a month to combat the job loss brought on by … [Read more...] about Warren, Yang fight over automation divides experts

A growing number of Senate Democrats say Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenTrump executive order aimed at combating anti-Semitism stirs up controversy Booker leads other 2020 Dems in petition urging DNC to change debate qualifications Democrats threaten to skip next debate over labor dispute MORE (D-Mass.) should be more explicit about how she plans to pay for her “Medicare for All” plan.They say the transparency will be rewarded, and that Warren is taking a risk by not being more open about the costs of Medicare for All.ADVERTISEMENT“There are pluses and minuses to Medicare for All. You have to be direct about the fact that there are certain consequences of it that will affect people differently. The more you can be transparent about it, I think it’s important,” said Sen. Ben CardinBenjamin (Ben) Louis CardinDemocrats worried by Jeremy Corbyn's UK rise amid anti-Semitism The Secure Act makes critical reforms to our retirement system — let's … [Read more...] about Senate Democrats want Warren to talk costs on ‘Medicare for All’

Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenTrump executive order aimed at combating anti-Semitism stirs up controversy Booker leads other 2020 Dems in petition urging DNC to change debate qualifications Democrats threaten to skip next debate over labor dispute MORE and Julián Castro on Saturday dismissed the significance of President TrumpDonald John TrumpRepublicans aim to avoid war with White House over impeachment strategy New York Times editorial board calls for Trump's impeachment Trump rips Michigan Rep. Dingell after Fox News appearance: 'Really pathetic!' MORE reversing his decision to hold next year's Group of Seven (G-7) summit at one of his properties in Florida, saying the president will likely continue to use the White House for personal gain. "The G-7 may no longer be at Trump National Doral, but that won’t stop foreign nations from dumping money into Donald Trump's pockets by spending at his hotels," Warren, a … [Read more...] about Warren, Castro dismiss reversal on holding G-7 at Doral, saying it doesn’t change Trump’s ‘corruption’