Jun 03 WATCH: Obama holds virtual town hall on policing and civil unrest Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has exposed deep racial and socioeconomic inequalities in America and reshaped the November election. Continue reading
Jun 03 Biden moves closer to formally winning Democratic nomination By Associated Press Biden could lock down the nomination within the next week as West Virginia and Georgia hold primaries. Continue reading
Jun 02 Biden and Trump win Indiana's primary By Associated Press Indiana is among the states and the District of Columbia with primaries on Tuesday. Pennsylvania offers the day’s biggest trove of presidential delegates. Continue reading
Jun 02 WATCH: Biden says Trump is 'consumed' by ego, not leading during crisis By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden plans to blister President Donald Trump for directing authorities to drive back peaceful protesters outside the White House "in order to stage a photo op," saying Tuesday that the commander in chief "is more interested in power than… Continue reading
Jun 01 Biden doesn't have the delegates to clinch the nomination. That could change June 2. By Daniel Bush Biden has been referred to in the press as the “presumptive nominee” ever since Sanders ended his White House bid, but he's still 425 delegates shy of the 1,991 he needs to guarantee the nomination. Continue reading
Jun 01 Biden meets with black leaders at local church amid unrest By Associated Press Biden's softer approach may foreshadow how the presumptive Democratic nominee presents himself in the five months before the presidential election. Continue reading
May 31 Unrest demonstrates Biden's challenge in breaking through By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press That low-key, high-touch approach may be a sign of how the presumptive Democratic nominee presents himself in the five months before the presidential election, emphasizing calm and competence as a contrast to a mercurial president. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 7:41 George Floyd's death 'no time for incendiary tweets,' Biden says of Trump By Judy Woodruff, Daniel Bush Recent images of unrest in cities like Minneapolis resemble demonstrations that occurred during the Obama administration, when protesters took to the streets demanding that law enforcement face justice for their violent treatment of black Americans. Joe Biden, who was vice… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 13:26 Shields and Brooks on George Floyd, 100K coronavirus deaths Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including former Vice President Joe Biden’s comments on the death of George Floyd and what action it should prompt, President… Continue watching
May 29 WATCH: 'We are a country with an open wound,' Biden says about protests following the killing of George Floyd By Will Weissert, Associated Press Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will deliver remarks about the death of George Floyd in police custody, which spurred ongoing protests in Minneapolis. Continue reading