Super Tuesday contests offer big rewards, challenges in U.S. Democratic presidential race
Fourteen states and one U.S. territory host Super Tuesday primaries next week, a flurry that could bring more clarity about which Democratic presidential contender voters prefer to challenge Republican President Donald Trump in November.
Bloomberg would not ban U.S. oil exports in climate plan, unlike rival Democrats
Media billionaire Michael Bloomberg would allow the United States to keep exporting crude oil overseas if he is elected president, his campaign says, unlike his top Democratic rivals who have pledged to ban oil exports immediately to fight climate chan…
On the trail: Biden battles to secure needed victory in South Carolina
Former Vice President Joe Biden plans to stump hard in South Carolina on Friday, aiming to solidify support in the Southern state where a lead among black voters may give his campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination a needed boost.
On the trail: Democrats slam Trump’s coronavirus response
Democratic presidential hopefuls spread out across South Carolina on Thursday as the clock ticked down to the state’s Saturday primary, the first big test of their appeal with African-American voters.
How the Democratic nominating battle could end in a messy ‘brokered convention’
Seemingly every four years, political pundits speculate about a “brokered” U.S. presidential convention – only to see a nominee selected with little or no drama. But that may not be the case in 2020.
U.S. judge mulls holding Russian firm linked to election meddling in contempt
A federal judge is weighing civil contempt charges against a Russian company accused of funding a Russian troll farm’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election to boost President Donald Trump’s candidacy after prosecutors accused the St. Petersburg-based…
House Democrats to introduce bill clawing back border wall funds
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on new legislation that would “claw back” funds the White House took from the Pentagon’s budget to fund construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the chairman of the House Armed Service…
On the trail: Biden, Sanders clash over healthcare as Biden consolidates black voter support
Democratic presidential hopefuls spread out across South Carolina on Thursday as the clock ticked down to the state’s Saturday primary, the first big test of their appeal with African-American voters.
Sanders presidency could start with U.S. jobs program, then scale up
A Bernie Sanders administration might logically start with a roughly $300 billion federal jobs guarantee, a cornerstone of worker protection, says a key adviser to the front-runner in the U.S. Democratic presidential nominating race.
On the trail: Biden consolidates black voter support; Democrats attack Trump on coronavirus
Democratic presidential hopefuls spread out across South Carolina on Thursday as the clock ticked down to the state’s Saturday primary election: their first big test with African-American voters.