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Beto tells voters he would "trust women" on abortion access

Beto O'Rourke's home state, Texas, has some of the the most restrictive abortion laws in the country

Mar 20, 2019

O'Rourke raises staggering $6.1 million after announcing 2020 run

The campaign said they received contributions from every state and territory in the country

Mar 18, 2019

Beto O'Rourke says comments about wife were "ham-handed"

O'Rourke also said he was "mortified" when he reread the violent fiction he wrote as a teen, which was uncovered in a Reuters report

Mar 16, 2019

Beto O'Rourke weighs in on impeachment

The newly announced presidential candidate spoke with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King in his first interview since announcing

Mar 15, 2019

Beto O'Rourke on changing his mind on 2020, Trump's "hand" comment

He had told "60 Minutes" last year: "I will not do it" because his family would not survive

Mar 15, 2019

Beto O'Rourke on his limited experience: "Ultimately it's up to voters"

In his first TV interview since announcing his 2020 run, O'Rourke also discusses his plans to tackle health care and raise taxes on the wealthy

Mar 15, 2019

O'Rourke last November: “I’m not running for president”

O'Rourke's Thursday announcement of a presidential campaign comes after a tight Senate race where he vowed not to run for the White House in 2020

Mar 14, 2019

U.S. President Trump meets with Ireland's Prime Minister Varadkar at the White House in Washington

Beto O'Rourke has lots of hand motions, Trump says alongside Irish leader

The two world leaders are meeting in the Oval Office Thursday

Mar 14, 2019

Texas Senate Candidate Beto O'Rourke Holds Town Hall Meeting In Horseshoe Bay

Beto O'Rourke jumps into presidential race

The former Texas congressman tested the waters for a presidential run in unconventional ways

Mar 14, 2019

O'Rourke, the Democratic former Texas congressman, addresses supporters before a march in El Paso

Who is Beto O'Rourke, the latest 2020 contender?

The former congressman's unabashedly liberal Senate bid in deep-red Texas catapulted him to national fame last year

Mar 14, 2019

Beto O'Rourke participates in a march in El Paso

Beto O'Rourke says he's "made a decision" about future

People not authorized to speak on the record passed along a statement from O'Rourke saying, "Amy and I have made a decision about how we can best serve our country"

Feb 27, 2019

Beto O'Rourke speaks at competing "March for Truth" as Trump holds Texas rally

O'Rourke said marchers would meet "lies and hate with the truth and vision of the future from the U.S-Mexico border"

Feb 11, 2019

Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke concedes to Senator Cruz in El Paso, Texas

Beto O'Rourke to join El Paso march to counter Trump rally

The rally will be held across the street from the president's rally, his first "Make America Great Again" rally of 2020

Feb 9, 2019

O'Rourke speaks to Winfrey on stage during a taping of her TV show in Manhattan

Beto O'Rourke says he'll announce 2020 decision by month's end

The Texas Democrat insisted he will be making a decision with his family

Feb 5, 2019

Beto O'Rourke says he is still undecided on 2020 plans

O'Rouke said "No decision. No decision on that," when pressed by an attendee during a town hall Friday in his native El Paso who asked "you're going to run for president, right?"