Mar 20 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Taliban attack kills at least 17 in Afghanistan In our news wrap Friday, at least 17 police and soldiers were killed in an apparent insider attack in Afghanistan. Officials said security forces joined Taliban fighters assaulting a base in one of the deadliest attacks since February's U.S.-Taliban agreement. Continue watching
Mar 20 2020 campaigns go digital amid fears of coronavirus spread By Brian Slodysko, Alexandra Jaffe, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Amid calls for social distancing to stop the pandemic's spread, Democrats Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, as well as Republican President Donald Trump, have had little choice but to call off large-scale public events in favor of politicking online and… Continue reading
Mar 20 Mississippi is latest state to delay elections amid pandemic By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press With Friday's announcement, Mississippi joins a number of other states that have postponed elections amid the global pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 2:20 News Wrap: Tulsi Gabbard suspends presidential campaign In our news wrap Thursday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii suspended her longshot bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. In a message to her supporters, Gabbard said that despite her political differences with former Vice President Joe Biden, he… Continue watching
Mar 19 Postponed primaries leaves Democratic candidates in limbo By Bill Barrow, Alexandra Jaffe, Will Weissert, Associated Press The former vice president, who proudly calls himself a "tactile politician," can't chase those votes in public because he's essentially confined to his Delaware home like any other American in a quasi-national quarantine. Continue reading
Mar 19 Tulsi Gabbard ends her 2020 presidential campaign By Associated Press Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, offers full support to former Vice President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Mar 18 Arizona elections chief seeks move toward all-mail elections By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said Wednesday that "we need to prepare now for any eventuality."… Continue reading
Mar 18 Weld ends Republican primary challenge to Trump By Associated Press Bill Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, is the final major Republican challenger to President Donald Trump to leave the race. Continue reading
Mar 18 Sanders’ campaign says he’s reassessing, not dropping out By Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press A Sanders spokesman denied a report that the Vermont senator was suspending his campaign Wednesday afternoon, but that word came as Sanders pulled down digital advertising on Facebook and Google, triggering further confusion in a contest already upended by the… Continue reading
Mar 18 WATCH: After 3 more wins, Biden reaches out to Sanders voters By Will Weissert, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Using a livestream to address supporters from his home state of Delaware, Biden seemed ready to move past the primary. He paid tribute to the Vermont senator for advancing key issues like affordable health care and combating climate change. Continue reading