Feb 27 WATCH: Full interview with 2020 candidate Michael Bloomberg By Judy Woodruff, Matt Loffman The Democratic presidential candidate weighed in on the Trump administration's response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, his tax returns, thoughts on the #MeToo movement, and much more. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: ‘Of course we were supposed to do that,’ Bloomberg says of surveillance of American Muslim community post 9/11 By Yasmeen Alamiri Bloomberg, who took office months after the attacks, has since said the program was part of an effort to keep the United States safe. In an interview with PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff, Bloomberg said that surveilling… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: WHO warns of closing window to contain novel coronavirus In our news wrap Friday, the World Health Organization warns the window of opportunity to contain the international spread of novel coronavirus is closing. South Korea has become the latest front in the outbreak, with officials declaring a health emergency… Continue watching
Feb 21 Bloomberg says 3 women can be released from NDAs over alleged ‘comments’ By Associated Press Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against his company over the last three decades. Continue reading
Feb 21 Bloomberg struggles to respond to politics of #MeToo era By Alexandra Jaffe, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Mike Bloomberg campaigned Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he showed no sign of changing his approach, bemoaning the division on display during the debate and reinforcing his central point that he's best positioned to beat Trump. Continue reading
Feb 20 6 takeaways from the Las Vegas Democratic debate By Nicholas Riccardi, Will Weissert, Associated Press Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, a newcomer to the debate stage, received the most attention and none of it was positive. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 8:45 What Bloomberg’s complicated record means for his White House bid Michael Bloomberg is many things: activist, billionaire, established politician from a big city. Now he's also a presidential race disrupter. Before the former mayor takes the Democratic debate stage in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Lisa Desjardins talks with Eleanor Randolph,… Continue watching
Feb 19 Why so many Democrats are staying in the race By Lisa Desjardins Nearly every campaign can view the data through their own set of 2020 glasses to find a reason to stay. Continue reading
Feb 18 Bloomberg qualifies for debate, Sanders leads ahead of Nevada caucuses By Laura Santhanam These results come the day before Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to debate in Las Vegas. Continue reading
Feb 14 Facebook to allow paid political messages that it says aren’t ads By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people. Continue reading