Sep 12 Biden, Sanders, Warren spar over health care in 3rd Democratic debate By Bill Barrow, Steve Peoples, Associated Press An aggressive Joe Biden defended his health care plan against liberal rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in Thursday night's presidential debate. Continue reading
Sep 12 Beto O’Rourke claims Trump inspired El Paso gunman By Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke claims the perpetrator of last month's mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, was "inspired to kill by our president."… Continue reading
Sep 12 2020 candidate Andrew Yang announces plans to give away $1,000 a month to 10 families By Associated Press Yang said during Tuesday night's Democratic primary debate that he will randomly choose 10 families to receive $12,000 over the next year that will come from his campaign funds. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 3:31 What’s at stake for the 10 candidates in the 3rd Democratic debate Thursday night’s debate is the third of the 2020 presidential campaign, but the first in which the 10 Democratic candidates leading most public opinion polls will share a stage. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz from Houston to discuss the different… Continue watching
Sep 11 Poll: Ahead of debate, Warren leads in favorability among Democratic voters By Laura Santhanam Leading up to Thursday's debate, the urge to beat Trump mattered more to Democrats and like-minded independents than a presidential candidate who energized them, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 12:24 Shields and Brooks on Democrats’ climate plans, Trump’s Dorian claim Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including whether Democrats are taking a “politically risky” approach to climate change policy, President Trump’s fixation with Alabama being hit… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 2:21 2020 Democrats add gun safety to Labor Day campaign agenda By Lisa Desjardins This Labor Day, several 2020 Democratic presidential candidates appeared more focused on gun safety than the holiday’s typical topics of unions, wages and jobs. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Amy Klobuchar blasted Republicans for lack of action on… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 8:00 Howard Dean on the eligibility criteria for 2020 Democratic debates Democrats appear headed for a one-night September presidential debate with 10 candidates. Wednesday marks the Democratic National Committee's deadline for candidates to meet stricter polling and fundraising criteria than for the first two debates -- prompting complaints from some of… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 4:14 How is the Democratic fundraising fight shaping the 2020 race? In the wake of two departures from the 2020 Democratic field, it’s likely that only half of the remaining candidates will meet both polling and donor requirements for the next round of debates. But it’s no coincidence that the top… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 13:21 Shields and Brooks on Trump and race, Democrats’ 2020 values Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including President Trump’s personal attacks on Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and other lawmakers of color, the significance of… Continue watching