Apr 22 WATCH: Biden holds Earth Day town hall on climate change with Al Gore By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Former Vice President Al Gore, now one of the world's leading climate activists, endorsed Joe Biden’s White House bid on Wednesday, declaring that choosing the presumptive Democratic nominee over President Donald Trump is “not rocket science” and “not a close… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 3:21 News Wrap: Senate Intelligence Committee reaffirms Russian election meddling In our news wrap Tuesday, a bipartisan Senate report reaffirms that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election -- and will try it again this year. The findings contradict President Trump’s claims of a hoax and reiterate the intelligence… Continue watching
Apr 20 Congressional Black Caucus PAC backs Biden's White House bid By Kat Stafford, Associated Press The political action committee's unanimous endorsement came on the heels of several key nods of support among caucus leadership and members. Continue reading
Apr 20 As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option By Associated Press Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in person. Continue reading
Apr 19 Biden wins mail-in Wyoming Democratic presidential caucus By Associated Press Joe Biden has won Wyoming’s Democratic presidential caucus, which had been postponed for two weeks and scaled back to just mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, state party officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 5:51 What we know about a sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden A woman has come forward alleging that former Vice President Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993, when she was an employee in his Senate office. Biden, poised to become the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, has faced criticism in the… Continue watching
Apr 15 Louisiana GOP lawmakers block plan to expand early voting By Associated Press Republican state senators blocked an emergency plan to expand early voting and mail-in balloting options for Louisiana’s July presidential primary, raising objections to wider use of vote-by-mail options for people worried about the risk of exposure to the coronavirus in… Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: Joe Biden holds virtual town hall By Candice Norwood Joe Biden held a virtual town hall with individuals working on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading
Apr 15 Warren is latest former 2020 presidential rival to back Biden By Associated Press Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 14 Kentucky lawmakers override veto of voter ID measure By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have swept aside the Democratic governor's veto of a bill to require people to show a government-issued photo ID in order to vote. Continue reading