Late-deciding voters largely supporting Biden over Sanders: Edison Research
As many as half the voters taking part in Super Tuesday Democratic presidential primaries said they made up their minds in the last few days, and the lion’s share of those late deciders backed Joe Biden, according to Edison Research exit polling.
Super Tuesday voting so far free of cyber meddling, U.S. officials say
The Super Tuesday primary elections were so far free of any signs of interference, said national security professionals who gathered in Northern Virginia in an unprecedented monitoring effort to counter cyberattacks and foreign disinformation.
Tennessee to extend voting hours at all polling sites after storms
Several Tennessee polling places will stay open at least an extra hour to allow Democratic primary voters on Super Tuesday to continue to cast ballots after the state was hit by deadly storms overnight, the state’s Democratic Party announced on Twitter…
Voters in four big Super Tuesday states cite coronavirus as factor: Edison Research
About three out of four Democratic primary voters in four big states – California, Texas, Virginia and North Carolina – said the new coronavirus was a factor in their vote on Tuesday, according to exit polls analyzed by Edison Research.
Resurgent Biden makes push to deny Super Tuesday breakthrough for Sanders
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday took his resurgent campaign to California in a last-minute push to blunt front-runner Bernie Sanders’ momentum as Americans voted in the largest round of state nominating contests.
Sparks fly at budget hearing as Mnuchin grilled about Trump tax returns
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday denied he was breaking the law by refusing to turn over President Donald Trump’s tax returns and took aim at a Democratic lawmaker who has continued to press for the documents.
Trump campaign sues Washington Post over opinion pieces, after suing NY Times
U.S. President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign sued the Washington Post for libel on Tuesday over two opinion pieces that it said suggested improper ties between the campaign and Russia, North Korea or both.
Scared of Sanders presidency, Wall Street Dems double down on moderates
Prominent Wall Street Democrats have been hatching strategies to ensure their presidential nominee will be a moderate, while also turning their attention to down-ticket candidates in congressional races as a “hedge” against that possibility, people inv…
‘Open season on journalists’: U.S. lawmakers want information on Saudi Khashoggi’s death
Senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers renewed efforts this week to push President Donald Trump’s administration to make public information about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence officials blame on Saudi Arabia’s mo…
Coronavirus funding bill could be ready for Trump’s signature by Friday -U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said on Tuesday an emergency funding bill to fight the coronavirus could be completed and ready for President Donald Trump’s signature by Friday evening.
