Feb 27 Watch 3:10 With Biden leading in South Carolina, candidates spread to Super Tuesday states By Lisa Desjardins 2020 Democrats are making their final appeals to South Carolina voters before the primary stakes rise even higher on Super Tuesday. The latest polls from the Palmetto State show former Vice President Joe Biden with a substantial lead, followed by… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 15:28 Michael Bloomberg on why he’s a better choice for president than other 2020 Democrats Michael Bloomberg was New York's Republican mayor from 2002 to 2013 and is now vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Although he entered the race relatively late, Bloomberg has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into political advertising. Bloomberg… Continue watching
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 27 Buttigieg aides say path beyond Super Tuesday is possible but tricky By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press “Bernie Sanders will be the delegate leader after the March 3rd contests, but whether that makes him the prohibitive nominee is highly dependent on Pete’s performance,” an aide said in a memo released to the media and aimed at keeping… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:51 After combative SC debate, 2020 Democrats return to campaign trail By Lisa Desjardins Seven 2020 Democrats took the stage for a raucous debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Tuesday night. With the primary season heating up, so did the candidates’ rhetoric. In particular, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, considered the race’s front-runner, was the target… Continue watching
Feb 26 Obama lawyers tell pro-Trump super PAC to stop airing misleading ad By Associated Press The ad misuses a snippet from an audio version of Obama's book "Dreams from My Father" to make it sound as though Obama is criticizing Biden's support of the black community. Continue reading
Feb 26 Pelosi urges Democratic unity amid Sanders’ campaign surge By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press "This has to be about unity, unity, unity,” she said. Continue reading
Feb 26 Biden gets Clyburn endorsement ahead of South Carolina primary By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Rep. Jim Clyburn called on the people of South Carolina to “stand with” Biden. Continue reading
Feb 25 2020 candidates debate reversing relocation of U.S. embassy in Israel By Associated Press In 2018, the Trump administration reversed decades of U.S. foreign policy by siding more blatantly with Israel, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the American Embassy there. Continue reading