Apr 14 Record absentee ballots sustain turnout in Wisconsin primary By Daniel Bush Up until the day before Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary election, it was unclear whether voting would even take place. But the election went forward as planned, and turnout was roughly the same as in recent election cycles. Continue reading
Apr 09 Sanders’ race is over, but the debate over his legacy has just begun By Daniel Bush Natalie Harwood cut ties with the Democratic Party the moment Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his 2020 presidential campaign. As soon as she learned on Twitter that he had dropped out of the race Wednesday, Harwood — a 29-year-old diehard… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 12:30 Brooks and Marcus on U.S. government’s pandemic preparation failures New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including whether Americans are ready for the mounting coronavirus crisis, why the U.S. government wasn’t better prepared for the… Continue watching
Mar 18 4 takeaways as Biden pulls away in the delegate count By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden’s strong performance on Tuesday extended a winning streak that started with a victory in South Carolina in late February. Since then, Biden has dominated Sen. Bernie Sanders with nearly every key Democratic voting bloc. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 5:17 What’s being done to stop Russia’s election interference? By PBS NewsHour Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has been well documented, and evidence shows Russia is again trying to undermine the 2020 election. But what is the federal government doing to stop it? Richard Hasen, founder of the Election… Continue watching
Mar 04 Biden wins Texas primary in resounding Super Tuesday finish By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Joe Biden ended a triumphant Super Tuesday with a narrow victory in Texas. The win capped a resounding and resurgent Super Tuesday across the South for the former vice president, who won at least nine states, but none was bigger… Continue reading
Mar 02 Klobuchar is ending her presidential bid, will endorse Biden By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Her campaign says she is flying to Dallas and plans to join Biden at his rally Monday night. Continue reading
Feb 23 Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned By Frank Bajak, Associated Press In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, state and local officials have scrambled to acquire more trustworthy equipment for this year’s election, when U.S. intelligence agencies fear even… Continue reading
Feb 22 AP FACT CHECK: Donald Trump and the audacity of hype By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Associated Press In their boisterous presidential debate, several Democrats sold short the health care plans of rivals or glossed over aspects of their own record. In an audacious league of his own, President Donald Trump celebrated the elimination of a tax that… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 4:30 2020 Dems look to more diverse states after N.H. primary shrinks field Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar emerged from Tuesday's New Hampshire primary with new momentum, while the Democratic field also shrank by three, as Andrew Yang, Sen. Michael Bennet and Deval Patrick left… Continue watching