Politics Jan 13 2020 Democratic race is wide open in Iowa as caucuses near A cluster of candidates, including Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, along with former Vice President Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, enter the final stretch with a plausible chance…
Politics Nov 18 Buttigieg touts military service but is wary of overstating role The South Bend, Indiana, mayor is leaning hard on his seven-month deployment as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan as a powerful credential.
Politics Oct 18 Can Pete Buttigieg, cool and cerebral, connect with voters? "Sometimes I think I'm misread because I'm laidback," Buttigieg said. "I'm misread as being bloodless."…
Politics Sep 22 Steak, beer and politics: 2020 Democrats descend on Iowa Democratic presidential candidates made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday as a new poll showed Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden in a close race in the state.
Politics Jul 23 Biden's criminal justice plan reverses part of 1994 crime bill The former vice president is endorsing an end to the federal death penalty.
Politics Jul 08 Iowa and Nevada to allow voting by phone in 2020 caucuses The tele-caucus systems are aimed at opening the local-level political gatherings to more people.
Politics Jul 04 Harris says busing should be considered by school districts, not federally mandated In Iowa, Sen. Kamala Harris characterized busing as a choice local school districts have, not the responsibility of the federal government.
Politics Jun 11 WATCH: Trump says he'd 'rather run against Biden than anybody' The president unleashed a series of schoolyard taunts of the former vice president before taking off from the White House, declaring "Joe Biden is a dummy."…
Politics May 28 Biden uses education rollout to promote his 1994 crime bill Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is calling for a renewed ban on certain military-style guns and ammunition, pitching it as part of his proposal on education priorities.
Politics May 27 Iowa's black Democrats gear up to play a role in 2020 race In the state where Obama's 2008 candidacy cleared its first important hurdle, black Democrats are energized as seldom seen, in part motivated by overwhelming dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump.