Jul 29 2020 candidate Kamala Harris releases new details of her health care plan By Juana Summers, Associated Press Harris is a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" legislation, but she still envisions a role for the private system… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 3:19 How 2020 Democrats are challenging each other’s policy records Issues of criminal justice reform and systemic racism dominated the 2020 Democratic campaign conversation over the past week. Candidates appeared at the NAACP convention in Detroit to pitch related policy proposals -- and several demonstrated an increasing willingness to go… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 12:36 Shields and Brooks on Mueller’s testimony, election security Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the aftermath of Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony, the current legislative landscape around election security, changing dynamics within the 2020… Continue watching
Jul 26 2020 tests whether Democrats can rely on a multiracial coalition By Nicholas Riccardi, Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Black voters are the Democratic Party's most loyal voting bloc, but nationally, the African American turnout rate dropped 7 percentage points in 2016 from its record high during Obama's 2012 reelection. Continue reading
Jul 23 Biden’s criminal justice plan reverses part of 1994 crime bill By Thomas Beaumont, Elana Schor, Associated Press The former vice president is endorsing an end to the federal death penalty. Continue reading
Jul 22 Kamala Harris proposes bill to invest in safe drinking water By Juana Summers, Associated Press The California Democrat and presidential candidate's "Water Justice Act" would invest nearly $220 billion in clean and safe drinking water programs, with priority given to high-risk communities and schools… Continue reading
Jul 19 The next presidential debate will feature a Biden-Harris rematch By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Here is the rest of the line-up for the next Democratic presidential debate, hosted by CNN on July 30 and July 31. Continue reading
Jul 18 2020 candidate Warren proposes new private equity constraints By Elana Schor, Associated Press Sen. Elizabeth Warren's plan would hold private equity firms liable for debts and pension promises made by the companies they buy up. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump leans on issue of race in 2020 reelection bid By Steve Peoples, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Not since George Wallace's campaign in 1968 has a presidential candidate — and certainly not an incumbent president — put racial polarization at the center of his call to voters. Continue reading
Jul 17 Former Rep. Mark Sanford mulls 2020 challenge to Trump By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Sanford, known during his Capitol Hill years as a deficit hawk mindful of federal spending, said he would take the next 30 days to decide if he would run against Trump. Continue reading