May 04 WATCH: Joe Biden calls for premium pay for essential workers at virtual forum By Associated Press Joe Biden is calling for extra premium pay for the nation's essential workers, from healthcare employees to those who work in grocery stores and meatpacking plants. Continue reading
May 03 Watch 4:39 Biden complaint did not say ‘sexual harassment,’ says Reade Democratic candidate for president Joe Biden continues to face an allegation of sexual assault from Tara Reade, who worked for Biden 27 years ago in his Senate office. Biden has denied the allegation. The Associated Press this weekend published a… Continue watching
May 03 Biden wins Kansas primary conducted with all-mail balloting By John Hanna, Associated Press Joe Biden overwhelmingly won a Democratic presidential primary in Kansas conducted exclusively by mail balloting by the state party because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 03 Reade: ‘I didn’t use sexual harassment’ in Biden complaint By Alexandra Jaffe, Don Thompson, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who alleges Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office that did not explicitly accuse him of sexual assault or harassment. Continue reading
May 02 A referendum election in November? Trump allies see risks By Julie Pace, Associated Press Six months from Election Day, President Donald Trump’s prospects for winning a second term have been jolted by a historic pandemic and a cratering economy, rattling some of his Republican allies and upending the playbook his campaign had hoped to… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 3:10 What Biden said in 1st public response to assault allegation By Lisa Desjardins Former Vice President and likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made his first public statements Friday about a sexual assault allegation against him. A woman who served as a Senate staffer says Biden assaulted her in the 1990s. In his… Continue watching
May 01 Biden on sexual assault allegation: ‘It never, never happened’ By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden’s first public remarks on the allegation by former staffer Tara Reade come at a critical moment for the presumptive Democratic nominee as he tries to relieve mounting pressure after weeks of… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Pelosi says she’s satisfied with Biden’s response to assault allegation In our news wrap Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended Joe Biden -- the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee -- against an allegation of sexual assault. Pelosi, who has endorsed Biden, said she's satisfied with his response to the claim. Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 2:01 News Wrap: Navy widens investigation of Roosevelt outbreak In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Navy is widening its investigation of the COVID-19 outbreak aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. The announcement delays the potential reinstatement of Brett Crozier as the ship’s captain. Also, former Vice President Joe… Continue watching
Apr 29 Joe Biden wins Ohio’s mail-in primary delayed by coronavirus By Associated Press Tuesday's primary was the first major test of statewide elections via mail amid an outbreak. Continue reading