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
Feb 15 Diversity test: 2020 Democrats seek their fortunes in Nevada By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press LAS VEGAS — As the Democratic presidential race hurtles toward Nevada, candidates in the still-crowded field are jumping into their first test in a racially diverse state with solid union muscle and shaky plans for a presidential caucus. Nevada has… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 3:24 Nevada, South Carolina present next challenges for 2020 Democrats By Lisa Desjardins Continue watching
Feb 14 Limbaugh draws criticism for remarks about Buttigieg kissing his husband By Alan Fram, Associated Press Rush Limbaugh, who Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom, drew bipartisan criticism for saying the country won't elect Pete Buttigieg president because he's been “kissing his husband" on stage after debates. Continue reading
Feb 14 Facebook to allow paid political messages that it says aren't ads By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Its policy change comes days after presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg exploited a loophole to run such humorous messages promoting his campaign on the accounts of popular Instagram personalities followed by millions of younger people. Continue reading
Feb 14 2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg's rise By Will Weissert, Alan Fram, Associated Press White House hopefuls are trying to blunt Bloomberg, who gained attention by flooding the national airwaves with hundreds of millions of dollars in advertisements and is on the verge of being admitted into next week's presidential debate. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 1:59 How 2020 Democrats are positioning themselves after New Hampshire By Yamiche Alcindor With the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary over, 2020 Democrats are looking ahead to states including Nevada and North Carolina. The three senators still in the race, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, were back at work… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 10:38 Sanders disavows attacks on culinary union, saying internet is a 'strange world' By Judy Woodruff, Courtney Vinopal Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is currently one of the leading candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Fresh off his New Hampshire victory Tuesday, Sanders sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss why he thinks his campaign has a good… Continue watching
Feb 13 Pro-Trump effort raised more than $60 million in January By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump's campaign have raised more than $525 million since the start of 2019 together with two joint-fundraising committees. Continue reading