Mar 16 Sanders wins Northern Mariana Islands caucus By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press This shrinks Biden's lead of more than 150 delegates by a bit. Continue reading
Mar 16 Biden wins Washington primary By Associated Press After nearly a week of counting votes, the former vice president on Monday held onto a small lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders that turned out to be insurmountable. Continue reading
Mar 16 How the novel coronavirus is upending American politics By Will Weissert, Associated Press The most elemental act of American democracy — voting — is facing a big test on Tuesday as four states scheduled to hold presidential primaries confront the impact of a global pandemic that has turned everyday life upside-down. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 3:21 What Biden and Sanders said in their 1st head-to-head debate By Lisa Desjardins Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders debated head-to-head for the first time Sunday night. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there was no live audience at the event, and questions about President Trump’s handling of the disease… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 5:18 Despite virus fears, Arizona prepares to go to the polls Tuesday By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn Across the country, election officials are scrambling to decide how to adjust to the coronavirus pandemic. Louisiana and Georgia have postponed their primary contests, and candidates have eliminated public rallies entirely. But in Arizona, Tuesday’s primary is still on, and… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 6:53 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on primary challenges, polarized pandemic response NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including how the 2020 Democratic presidential race has changed amid the coronavirus pandemic, the challenge for state election officials trying… Continue watching
Mar 16 Detainees walk out of cells, into voting booths in Chicago By Don Babwin, Associated Press Detainees at Cook County Jail in Chicago are going to the polls in jail for the first time in the state's history. Continue reading
Mar 16 Ohio plans to delay primary, but 3 states still planned By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Florida, Illinois, Ohio and Arizona are pushing forward with primary elections, although the coronavirus is causing headaches for some county elections supervisors as poll workers drop out in fear of catching the disease. Continue reading
Mar 15 AP FACT CHECK: The Dems on pandemic, Social Security, more By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sparred one-on-one Sunday in a Democratic debate held without a live audience in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. The growing crisis prompted some questionable statements from the presidential rivals, as… Continue reading
Mar 15 ‘Bigger than any one of us’: Biden, Sanders take on pandemic By Julie Pace, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sought in Sunday's debate to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic. Continue reading