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Sen. Elizabeth Warren.Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty “We’ve won some big victories for working families in Massachusetts and across the country, but there’s a lot more to do,” Warren said in a tweet. “So today I’m making it official: I’m running for re-election to keep up the fight.” Along with her tweet, Warren shared a campaign ad in which constituents and some of her Democratic colleagues (including Sen. Ed Markey, Rep....

Well that was “awkward” — at least according toTom Steyer. What exactly was said remains unclear, but the interaction came after days of rising tensions between the campaigns in the final weeks before primary voting begins. Sanders and Warren, longtime friends, share many progressive values and are seen as competing over similar groups of voters. On Monday, Warren said that Sanders once told her in a private meeting thathe thought a woman couldn’t win in 2020against PresidentDonald Trump, which Sanders has vigorously denied....

Massachusetts Sen.Elizabeth Warrencan’t remember a time she didn’t support same-sex marriage — and she has some choice words for those who don’t. “A supporter approaches you and says, ‘Senator, I am old-fashioned and my faith teaches me that marriage is between one man and one woman,’ ” the audience member asked. “What is your response?” Warren barely missed a beat, in an answer thatquickly went viral on social media. “Well, I’m gonna assume it’s a guy who said that,” she began, to laughter, “And I’m gonna say, ‘Then just marry one woman, I’m cool with that....

Photo: Mario Tama/Getty In his first appearance on a debate stage with the rest of the field, Mike Bloomberg became the clear target for the remaining Democratic candidates who grilled the billionaire on his tax returns, history of sexual harassment allegations, and his controversial past support of racist policing tactics while mayor of New York City. Bloomberg entered the Democratic race in November, nearly a year after most other candidates launched their presidential campaigns, and has largely avoided answering to critics who came rushing at him early in Wednesday night’s debate in Las Vegas, Nevada....

Photo: JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Elizabeth Warrenis getting some assistance from her political pup. On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Senator — who recently confirmed that sheplans to run for president in 2020— shared a sweet video on her personal Twitter account from her campaign appearance over the weekend. Stealing the spotlight in the clip was Warren’s golden retriever Bailey, who tagged along to the event wearing a puppy cam, and met dozens of the senator’s supporters....

One of the Massachusetts presidential candidate’s signature plans is to increase taxes on the richest Americans in order to pay for her her sweeping proposals, including expanding health care and making public college free. But before she pursues any of that,Stephen Colberttold her he wanted to make sure she knew exactly who she was planning to tax. Colbert, 55, had Warren, 70, hold cards in front of her with pictures of prominent billionaires’ faces on them as she tried to guess whose photo she was holding with some helpful (if mocking) clues from Colbert....

The former Harvard law professor-turned-consumer advocate-turned-politician added another line to her resume on Sunday: Writing forNew York‘s style website, The Cut,Warren opened up aboutbeing aGame of Thronesfan and what is to come in the series’ final season, which premiered last week. She also drew winking political parallels betweenGame of Thrones‘ worldview and her own, noting of one character, “It never crosses the mind that the bank could fail, or betray her....

A week aftertheir viral showdownat the Democratic primary debate in Las Vegas, Sen.Elizabeth Warrenand former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg squared off at another debate,this one on Tuesday nightin Charleston, South Carolina. Warren again pressed Bloomberg over the confidentiality agreements women had signed after raising complaints or alleging misconduct about him or at his company. Last week, after a similar attack from her in a debate performance that was widely panned, Bloomberg announced he would no longer use such confidentiality agreements and would release certain women from them....

Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Sen.Elizabeth Warrensaid Monday that Sen.Bernie Sandersonce told her in a private meeting that a woman couldn’t win the2020 election— a headline-grabbing claim that Sanders quickly denied. Warren, 70, later supported this version of eventsin a statement via her campaign, saying she and Sanders, 78, had an hours-long private meeting in December 2018. There they discussed the upcoming presidential election and “our shared goals,” including “beatingDonald Trump” and championing progressive economic policies, she said Monday....

Sen. Elizabeth Warren.Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Elizabeth Warrenis thanking first responders following a fire that reportedly destroyed her son Alexander Warren’s home. “I deeply appreciate the efforts of the firefighters who worked through the night to put out a fire at our son’s house,” the Massachusetts senator said in a statement shared tovarious media outlets. “I am grateful that everyone is safe and request privacy for our family.” 7 News Boston reports that firefighters responded to the scene at Alexander’s home in Medford, Massachusetts, at around 1 a....

Sen. Elizabeth Warren.Photo: CQ Roll Call via AP Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday emphatically declined a town hall invitation fromFox Newsin a string of tweets that ripped the network as “a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists.” The network, she wrote, is “designed to turn us against each other, risking life and death consequences, to provide cover for the corruption that’s rotting our government and hollowing out our middle class....

Photo: Elizabeth Warren/instagramSen.Elizabeth Warrenis mourning the death of her older brother John Herring.Warren shared the news on Friday that Herring died on Thursday after a battle with cancer.Alongside a photo of herself and her older brotheron Christmas in 1958, Warren explained that his health had been deteriorating over the past week.“He was at home, and he’d been strong enough to watch the football game on Monday (Dallas Cowboys, of course) with his son Mark,” she wrote....

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s dog Bailey.Photo: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty What a good boy! Although the Iowa caucus is less than week away,Elizabeth Warrenis currently stuck in Washington, D.C. — where the Massachusetts senator is sitting in onPresident Donald Trump’s impeachment trial — so her trusted dog Bailey is hitting the campaign trail on her behalf. At Warren’s campaign field office in the midwestern state, thepresidential candidate’shusband, Bruce Mann, brought along their adorable golden retriever for a meet-and-greet....