Nov 25 WATCH: In Virginia, Bloomberg blasts Trump for Navy leader’s ouster By Ben Finley, Associated Press For the first stop of his Democratic campaign, Bloomberg went to Norfolk, where he criticized Trump over the firing of Richard Spencer. Continue reading
Nov 24 Michael Bloomberg launches Democratic presidential bid By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the world’s richest men, has formally launched a Democratic bid for president. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 4:14 In 5th Democratic debate, Buttigieg faces questions about his experience By Amna Nawaz Ten candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination met on stage Wednesday night for their fifth debate of the campaign. But in Atlanta, nearly a thousand miles from the impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill, that was still the first topic… Continue watching
Nov 21 Takeaways from the 5th Democratic 2020 presidential debate By Nicholas Riccardi, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Civil in tone, mostly cautious in approach, the forum on Wednesday did little to reorder the field and may have given encouragement to two new entrants into the race, Mike Bloomberg and Deval Patrick. Continue reading
Nov 20 Democratic debate revives clashes over ‘Medicare for All’ By Will Weissert, Bill Barrow, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Like a string of previous debates, Wednesday’s prominently featured squabbles over a program that could alienate general-election swing voters who may be wary of fully government-run, universal health care and that will be extraordinarily difficult to get through Congress —… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 3:27 Which 2020 Democrats will face increased scrutiny in 5th debate The fifth debate among candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination is taking place Wednesday night in Atlanta. Since the most recent previous debate, the top tier of candidates has remained largely consistent -- but Pete Buttigieg has experienced a… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 2:44 2020 Democrats campaign in Nevada, as Obama warns them to stay ‘rooted in reality’ By Amna Nawaz Fourteen contenders for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination headed to Nevada this weekend, trying to distinguish themselves in the primary season’s third-voting state. The lineup included former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, a new entrant to the race. But as the… Continue watching
Nov 18 Buttigieg touts military service but is wary of overstating role By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press The South Bend, Indiana, mayor is leaning hard on his seven-month deployment as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan as a powerful credential. Continue reading
Nov 18 Democratic voters balk at new presidential candidates entering already crowded field By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick roiled the race last week by launching a surprise bid. New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg is likely to do the same in the coming days. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 11:16 Shields and Brooks on impeachment testimony, newest 2020 Democrats Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including whether public impeachment hearings are making President Trump more or less vulnerable, what stood out about the witnesses who… Continue watching