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Andrew Yang: Elizabeth Warren ‘wealth tax’ bound to fail

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang took aim at Sen. Elizabeth Warren's proposed "wealth tax," warning that elected leaders should recognize the idea has failed in other countries.

October 15, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: Elizabeth Warren needs ‘reality check’ on billionaire claims

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said in Tuesday's debate that Sen. Elizabeth Warren needs a "reality check" if she is going to accuse her rivals in Democratic presidential nomination of coddling billionaires.

October 15, 2019

Pete Buttigieg hits Elizabeth Warren over Medicare for All

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg took Sen. Elizabeth Warren to task in the fourth presidential debate Tuesday over her reluctance to say whether she will raise taxes on the middle class to pay for her Medicare for All vision.

October 15, 2019

Joe Biden: Hunter Biden business deals nothing compared to ‘Trump’s corruption’

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday batted away questions about his son Hunter's sweetheart foreign business deals by saying the focus should be on President Trump's corruption.

October 15, 2019

2020 Democrats embrace Trump impeachment

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said Congress should pursue the impeachment process, making the case that lawmakers should not wait until the 2020 election to see if voters are willing to give President Trump another term in office.

October 15, 2019

Democratic debate: 2020 hopefuls face ‘different world’ amid Joe Biden questions, Trump impeachment

When the top Democratic presidential hopefuls take the debate stage Tuesday, America will see a race that has changed dramatically since the candidates faced off just a month ago.

October 14, 2019

Joe Biden vows to fight corruption amid scrutiny of his son’s business deals

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Monday announced a plan to combat government corruption if elected president, including creating a new agency to enforce federal ethics laws and eliminating private dollars from political campaigns.

October 14, 2019

Stocks soar in anticipation of U.S.-China trade truce; Trump to meet with Chinese vice premier

Wall Street rallied Friday after reports of a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade talks.

October 11, 2019

Senate Democrats to force votes to reverse Trump agenda

Senate Democrats on Thursday announced plans to force a vote on reversing the Trump administration's new emissions standards for existing coal-fired electric plants. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would use an obscure procedural move to force a floor vote.

October 10, 2019

Kamala Harris promises White House office of LGBTQ issues

Sen. Kamala Harris on Thursday pledged to add a White House chief advocate for LGBTQ affairs and name gay people to Cabinet posts if she is elected president.

October 10, 2019

Tulsi Gabbard threatens debate boycott, says DNC trying to ‘hijack’ election

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday threatened to boycott the Democratic presidential debate next week to protest what she called the Democratic National Committee's attempt to rig the primary election.

October 10, 2019

Amy McGrath raises $10.7 million for bid to oust Mitch McConnell in Kentucky

Democrat Amy McGrath raised a record $10.7 million in the last three months for her bit to topple Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Senate race in Kentucky.

October 10, 2019

Pete Buttigieg may rise to lead 2020 Democratic candidates with moderate platform

Joseph R. Biden's tangle with allegations of nepotism and possible corruption in Ukraine has Pete Buttigieg eyeing an opening in the moderate lane of the 2020 Democratic presidential race.

October 9, 2019

Russia’s information warfare in U.S. extended beyond 2016 election: Report

Russia's information warfare campaign on social media in the U.S. extended far beyond involvement in the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a report released Tuesday by the Senate intelligence committee.

October 8, 2019

Elizabeth Warren offers judicial ethics plan, targets Brett Kavanaugh

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday announced a plan to crack down on misconduct by judges that would allow the reopening of an investigation of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.

October 7, 2019

Donald Trump laments Mitt Romney double-cross: Democrats ‘stick together!’

President Trump on Sunday bemoaned how Democrats stay in lockstep while Republicans such Sen. Mitt Romney reliably turn on their party's leaders.

October 6, 2019

Donald Trump blasts Mitt Romney: ‘Pompous ass’

President Trump on Saturday skewered Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah for siding with the whistleblower, calling him a "pompous 'ass'" and a loser.

October 5, 2019

Ukraine’s top prosecutor reopens corruption case linked to Joe Biden’s son

Ukraine's top prosecutor on Friday said he is reopening all of his predecessors' closed cases, including corruption probes of the gas company where Vice President Joseph R. Biden's son had a high-paying job on the board of directors.

October 4, 2019

Joe Biden, Hunter Biden in photo with Ukraine business partner puts claim into doubt

A photograph of Joseph R. Biden on a golf outing with his son Hunter and his son's business partner in a Ukraine venture has cast doubts upon the former vice president's claim that his family never discussed their business deals.

October 3, 2019

Joe Biden bucks Ukraine corruption charges in Reno, Nevada speech

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday vowed never to let allegations of corruption against himself and his family deter his quest for the 2020 Democratic nomination, accusing President Trump and his "hatchet men" of a smear job.

October 2, 2019