Beto O'Rourke heads to Iowa amid speculation over 2020 run – live

Democrats rally in opposition to Trump’s budget while Dick Cheney reportedly criticizes Trump’s foreign policy – follow all the latestSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 1.51pm GMT Pollsters are struggling to measure the giant Democratic primary field. With roughly two dozen candidates, many of whom are still relatively unknown, polling the race has become difficult. Further, with polling as a key criterion for qualifying for debates, it has raised the pressure.Politico reports:New surveys are cramming up to 23 Democrats into their questionnaires after the Democratic National Committee set a low, 1 percent polling threshold to gain admittance into the party’s first primary debates. The miles-long list of candidates has created an unusual set of methodological challenges for pollsters already battling declining engagement with their surveys.But pollsters say the criteria also put them in a no-win situation: A pollster’s decision about whether to include a candidate or not could be a make-or-break choice for that campaign, especially the lesser-known and first-time White House hopefuls hoping to make the debate stage. 1.41pm GMT Donald Trump Jr is now taking shots at former Vice President Dick Cheney on Twitter.Cheney criticized Trump’s foreign policy at a private retreat last weekend.Isn’t it fitting that Cheney is the one mad that Trump is ending his reckless and endless wars? I never knew peace would be so unpopular! Former VP Cheney challenges Pence at private retreat, compares Trump’s foreign policy to Obama’s approach https://t.co/NSvNagFViN Continue reading…
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