Apr 23 Elizabeth Warren’s oldest brother dies of coronavirus By Associated Press The oldest brother of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Donald Reed Herring, has died from the coronavirus. The Boston Globe reported that Reed died in Norman, Oklahoma, about three weeks after testing positive for the virus. He was 86. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 3:17 News Wrap: Notre Dame Cathedral marks 1 year since devastating fire In our news wrap Wednesday, it has been one year since fire gutted Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The pandemic has halted reconstruction work, but French President Emmanuel Macron vowed it would continue. Also, the world’s 20 richest countries are… Continue watching
Apr 15 Warren is latest former 2020 presidential rival to back Biden By Associated Press Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 30 Democratic lawmakers call for racial data in virus testing By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley say in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar dated Friday that comprehensive demographic data on people who are tested or treated for the coronavirus does not exist. Continue reading
Mar 06 The unyielding effort of Elizabeth Warren By Daniel Bush For a brief moment last summer and early fall, Elizabeth Warren was on the brink of becoming the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. What happened?… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 8:57 Are female presidential candidates held to a higher standard than males? With the exit of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a 2020 Democratic presidential field that began as the most diverse in history became, essentially, a contest between two white men. Judy Woodruff talks to Georgetown University’s Lily Adams, former communications director for… Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch 12:26 Shields and Brooks on Warren’s farewell, Biden’s surge Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including a week of dramatic shifts in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, what’s next for the campaigns of Joe Biden… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Schumer denies threatening Supreme Court justices In our news wrap Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer insisted he had not threatened two Supreme Court justices on Wednesday, but he did voice regret. Schumer said he “shouldn’t have used the words” he had chosen when talking about… Continue watching
Mar 05 Voters mourn women candidates’ losses in 2020 By Jocelyn Noveck, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press With the presidential race exit of Elizabeth Warren, Democratic women are coming to terms with a new and for some a painful reality: If 2019 was the Year of the Woman, with a record number of women sworn into Congress… Continue reading
Mar 05 WATCH: Elizabeth Warren drops out of the 2020 presidential race Warren's campaign began with enormous promise that she could carry that momentum into the presidential race. Her exit extinguished hopes that Democrats would get another try at putting a woman up against President Donald Trump. Continue reading