Mar 09 Sesame Street wants to get young children counted in the census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Researchers say no other age group was undercounted as much during the last once-a-decade census than children under 5. Sesame Street is using Count von Count to change that. Continue reading
Mar 09 Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to run for Senate after attempted presidential bid By Matt Volz, Associated Press After Bullock ended his long-shot presidential bid in December, he insisted he would not run for the Senate. Former President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Bullock to change his mind. Continue reading
Mar 09 WATCH: Trump to request payroll tax relief to calm financial markets By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump told reporters Monday that the administration was seeking "very substantial relief."… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 3:17 Biden and Sanders prepare for 1st head-to-head primaries By Yamiche Alcindor Voters in six more states will head to the polls Tuesday in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary -- which is now essentially a two-man race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Michigan is the… Continue watching
Mar 09 6 questions heading into the next set of Democratic primaries By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Does Sanders have a legitimate shot at catching the former vice president? If not, will he stick around as a protest candidate? Where will Elizabeth Warren's supporters turn? Will non-Southern black voters reflect Southern trends?… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 8:03 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on coronavirus politics, Michigan primary stakes NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including how the 2020 Democratic presidential primary has changed since Super Tuesday, why Michigan is such an important state for… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 5:29 Rahm Emanuel: Nominating Sanders would be ‘putting too much at the roulette table’ Rahm Emanuel has served as a top adviser to Presidents Clinton and Obama, a three-term congressman from Illinois and a two-term mayor of Chicago. But in his new book, “The Nation City,” the longtime Democrat argues that mayors are today’s… Continue watching
Mar 09 Stakes rise for Sanders heading into Michigan primary By Will Weissert, Associated Press Sanders is in an urgent fight to turn things around as the primary calendar quickly shifts to other states in the coming weeks that could favor Biden and narrow his path to the nomination. He countered the parade of Democratic… Continue reading
Mar 09 Booker endorses Biden, says he’ll ‘restore honor’ to office By Associated Press Booker planned to appear with Biden in Detroit and Flint, Michigan later Monday, according to a Biden aide. Continue reading
Mar 09 Turkey, EU to hold talks amid standoff over migrants By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Erdogan has demanded Europe shoulder more of the burden of caring for refugees. He has accused the EU of not meeting its obligations, including failing to pay money promised to Turkey under a 2016 deal to stem the flow of… Continue reading