Feb 19 Biden would get rid of subsidies for oil, gas companies By Associated Press Biden’s remarks came during a lengthy debate on Wednesday between the Democratic presidential candidates on how to tackle climate change. Continue reading
Feb 19 Bloomberg says he’s ’embarrassed’ about ‘stop-and-frisk’ policies during his time as mayor By Associated Press Bloomberg aggressively pursued the tactic when he first took over as mayor in 2002. A federal judge found in 2013 that stop and frisk intentionally and systematically violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of people by wrongly targeting… Continue reading
Feb 19 Biden accuses Bloomberg of slamming ‘Obamacare’ By Associated Press Biden said during Wednesday night’s debate that he’s the only candidate on the debate stage “who actually got anything done on health care” when he worked to get the Affordable Care Act passed, but “Mike called it a disgrace.”… Continue reading
Feb 19 Bloomberg the early focus at the Democratic debate in Nevada By Alexandra Jaffe, Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The 78-year-old former Republican was making his debate debut as one of the Democrats’ strongest six White House hopefuls -- as determined by national polls -- while the party’s moderate wing struggles to unify behind an alternative to polarizing progressive… Continue reading
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 Watch 6:52 How 2020 Democrats are faring in new national poll Six Democratic presidential candidates will debate Wednesday night in Nevada, with a new face joining onstage. Michael Bloomberg will participate for the first time this primary cycle, as scrutiny over his record intensifies. Lisa Desjardins reports on the candidate's efforts… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch 4:01 2020 Democrats focus on Nevada, while taking aim at Bloomberg’s record By Judy Woodruff In the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, most of the candidates have fanned out across Nevada, whose caucuses will be held February 22nd. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, as well as Pete Buttigieg, are aiming to build… Continue watching
Feb 17 One thing unites establishment Democrats: Fear of Sanders By Alan Fram, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Critics of the Vermont senator, who has long identified as a democratic socialist, are further than they've ever been from unifying behind a moderate alternative. Continue reading
Feb 16 Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters By Bill Barrow, Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press Nevada’s caucuses are this coming Saturday and will feature a growing population of Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Yet no single place in the early going is as important as South Carolina. Continue reading
Feb 15 Sanders’ bond with Latinos gets first test of many in Nevada By Michelle L. Price, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Bernie Sanders, a self-declared socialist from Vermont, is sometimes pigeon-holed as the hero to white college students and lefty boomers. But his presidential campaign believes his outreach to diverse voters, especially Latinos, will be the secret to his success and… Continue reading