Bernie Sanders

Democratic rivals attack Sanders in run-up to South Carolina debate

By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Leading up to Tuesday night's debate in Charleston, 2020 Democratic candidates previewed their lines of attack in a series of digital or television advertisements against Sanders.

'Why would I get out?' Democratic candidates brush off calls to quit

By Sara Burnett, Associated Press

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said during a stop in Arkansas the day after she came in sixth in Nevada that dropping out was "not even a close call" for her. …

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Sanders' Nevada victory

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including fears Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ideology is too far left for him to be the 2020 Democratic nominee, why…

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FBI official says Russia wants to see U.S. 'tear ourselves apart'

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

An FBI official is warning that Russia wants to watch Americans "tear ourselves apart" through disruptive and brazen foreign influence operations.

Sanders would use wealth tax to fund universal child care, pre-K

By Associated Press

Bernie Sanders has joined fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren in proposing that a “wealth tax” can finance government-funded child care from infancy through age 3 for every American family.

What Sanders' Nevada win says about Latino voter turnout

By Candice Norwood

Latino voters who backed Sanders helped give him a decisive victory in Nevada that established him as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Nevada boosts Sanders' front-runner status as Democrats turn to South Carolina

The remaining tally of votes in the Nevada caucuses continued streaming in on Sunday, a day after Sen. Bernie Sanders took a commanding lead among the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates vying for the White House. Megan Messerly, a reporter for…

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Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders' momentum after Nevada win

By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

Bernie Sanders’ commanding Nevada caucus victory made him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a growing source of anxiety for establishment Democrats worried that the nomination of a self-avowed democratic socialist could cost the party the White House.

Buttigieg questions 3rd place finish in Nevada, cites errors

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Pete Buttigieg’s campaign has questioned his third-place finish in Nevada’s caucuses and called for the state’s Democratic party to release a more detailed breakdown of votes and address reports of more than 200 problems allocating votes in Saturday’s caucuses.