Jul 30 ‘I wrote the damn bill.’ Sanders defends ‘Medicare for All’ proposal in 2020 debate By Associated Press Universal health coverage has been a cornerstone of both of Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaigns. He noted that countries like Canada have lower health care costs. Continue reading
Jul 30 AP FACT CHECK: What candidates claimed in the 2020 Democratic debate in Detroit By Associated Press Here's how statements from the 10 Democratic presidential contenders in Tuesday night's debate compare to the facts. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 8:16 Tamara Keith and Kimberly Atkins on Trump’s Baltimore attacks, Detroit debates NPR’s Tamara Keith and Kimberly Atkins of WBUR radio join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including another series of controversial tweets from President Trump, the different language he uses to refer to urban and rural geographies, a… Continue watching
Jul 18 Warren and Sanders are banking on small donors. Will it pay off? By Jessica Yarvin Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are not attending high-dollar fundraisers, a strategy aimed at winning over the party’s progressive base. Continue reading
Jul 13 New election systems use vulnerable software By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis has found that the vast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 3:05 2020 field loses a contender as Swalwell drops out By Yamiche Alcindor As 2020 Democratic presidential candidates campaigned this weekend, issues of racial justice dominated the conversation. Former Vice President Joe Biden apologized for controversial comments about working with segregationists, while several other hopefuls outlined plans to boost the economic position of… Continue watching
Jun 20 Joe Biden’s words on segregationist senators draw rivals’ fire By Bill Barrow, Elana Schor, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is dismissing calls to apologize for saying that the Senate "got things done" with "civility" even when the body included segregationists with whom he disagreed. Continue reading
Jun 18 Trump threatens to deport millions beginning next week By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid. Continue reading
Jun 11 2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg lays out foreign policy vision By Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg wants to repeal the 2001 authorization for use of force in Iraq and Afghanistan, calling it a "blank check" that has led to an "endless war."… Continue reading
Jun 06 Democratic primary debate rules fair despite candidate complaints, DNC chairman says By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Amid criticism of Democratic National Committee debate rules for the 2020 election, Chairman Tom Perez on Thursday defended his decisions to raise the qualifying threshold for later debates and to reject the idea of one-issue debates, even for matters as… Continue reading