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Marianne Williamson puts $500 billion price tag on reparations

New Age author and Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson on Tuesday explained the math behind her proposal to pay $200 billion to $500 billion in reparations to black Americans.

July 30, 2019

Democratic debate: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren fight off attacks on far-left agenda

Sens. Bernard Sanders and Elizabeth Warren joined forces on the debate stage Tuesday to defend their far-left agenda from an onslaught of attacks from moderate rivals who warned it would doom the country to four more years of President Trump.

July 30, 2019

Green New Deal would be disaster at ballot box, John Hickenlooper warns

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper warned Tuesday the party would be doomed if it embraces the "Green New Deal" and socialist ideas touted by Sen. Bernie Sanders and the party's left-wing.

July 30, 2019

Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren targeted by Democratic debate rivals over ‘impossible promises’

Sen. Bernard Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren came under fire at the opening of the 2020 Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday as their rivals blasted their far-left agendas.

July 30, 2019

Democratic debates ‘last dance’ for 2020 longshots

The 2020 Democratic hopefuls are under extreme pressure to score points in this week's debates or else face elimination from the race, with top party operatives predicting that as many as half of the candidates will drop out by September.

July 29, 2019

Cory Booker presidential campaign message struggles to resonate

Sen. Cory A. Booker's presidential bid looks good on paper. Yet he remains mired in the low single digits in national and early voting state polls.

July 28, 2019

Democrats urge NAACP convention to marshal black vote against Donald Trump

Democrats on Monday made their case that President Trump is a racist directly to the national NAACP convention in Detroit, urging the country's preeminent civil rights organization to marshal the black vote to oust him in 2020.

July 22, 2019

2020 Democrats ding Trump economy with attacks on Wall Street, Big Business

The 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls largely agree in a battle cry saying it is time to punish Wall Street and Big Business, with hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer becoming the latest to accuse corporations of robbing working folks of a shot at success.

July 22, 2019

Elizabeth Warren warns Trump economy headed for a crash

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday warned that an economic crash was coming and said she had a plan to stop it.

July 22, 2019

Joe Biden-Kamala Harris rematch highlights second round of Democratic debates

A random drawing Thursday that set the lineup for the second round of debates for the 2020 Democratic hopefuls produced a rematch for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris of California.

July 18, 2019

Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders fundraise off ‘send her back’ Trump rally chant

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders teamed up Thursday with Rep. Ilhan Omar for a fundraising pitch in response to the crowd at President Trump's rally chanting "send her back."

July 18, 2019

Trump: Quotes from Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley ‘horrible’

The four far-left congresswomen known as "The Squad" have repeatedly raised eyebrows since bursting onto the political scene with descriptions of America as "garbage," anti-Semitic tweets and odd musings on the "calming" effect of the Holocaust.

July 17, 2019

Kamala Harris takes lead, Joe Biden fades in California: Poll

Sen. Kamala D. Harris has vaulted into the lead of the Democratic presidential race in her home state of California, said a new poll released Wednesday.

July 17, 2019

Joe Biden support falters among progressive activists

The Netroots Nation convention in Philadelphia showcased the far-left energy of the Democratic Party, but that enthusiasm was not for the party's presidential front-runner, Joseph R. Biden, with some diehard activists threatening to vote for a third party or stay on the sidelines in 2020 if he captures the nomination.

July 16, 2019

Joe Biden promises farmers better trade deals, antitrust protection

Democratic presidential front-runner Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday announced a plan to help rural America, including proposals to boost farms with new trade deals and stronger antitrust protection.

July 16, 2019

Netroots Nation backs Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Nancy Pelosi feud

In the clash between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, liberal activists at the Netroots Nation convention overwhelmingly sided with the young congresswoman, so much so that they want Mrs. Pelosi to leave Congress altogether.

July 15, 2019