2020 presidential candidates

Pete Buttigieg’s high student debt draws attention to the issue

By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press

In his financial disclosure filed with the Office of Government Ethics in mid-May, Buttigieg reported that he and his husband have between $110,000 and $265,000 in student loan debt…

Where 2020 Democrats stand on abortion

By PBS NewsHour

Democratic presidential candidates are drawing a contrast between their own views and the laws Republican-led legislatures have passed to severely restrict the procedure.

Joe Biden reverses position on using federal dollars for abortions

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Biden said that no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal health care money to pay for abortions.

O’Rourke’s voting rights plan seeks 65 percent national voter turnout

By Associated Press

The ex-Texas congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate announced Wednesday he'd champion legislation ensuring automatic voter registration.

Booker’s affordable housing plan includes tax credit, zoning changes

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

A tax credit included in the housing plan is designed to help make rentals more affordable plus zoning changes, and new funding aims to boost construction of units for low-income renters.

Biden is fixing his climate plan that failed to cite sources

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

"Several citations, some from sources cited in other parts of the plan, were inadvertently left out of the final version of the 22-page document," Biden's campaign said.

Gillibrand reasserts feminist mantle hoping for 2020 bump

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has seized on high-profile moments to revive a campaign that has languished in the polls.

Warren unveils plan to boost U.S. manufacturing

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren would create the Department of Economic Development, replace the Department of Commerce and consolidate several agencies.

2020 Democrats grapple with best way to reach California voters

By Nicholas Riccardi, Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Candidates must spend tens of millions of dollars to compete in California because of the state's diverse, far-flung population.

Democratic presidential hopefuls to woo California activists

By Kathleen Ronayne, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

More than a dozen Democratic presidential hopefuls have flocked to California for the chance to make their cases to thousands of activists in the nation’s largest liberal stronghold.