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Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg hammer at Trump Mexico tariff threat

Nearly all the Democratic presidential candidates are blasting Mr. Trump's tariff tactic with no fear that he might succeed in forcing Mexico to crack down on the flow of illegal immigrants to the U.S.

June 6, 2019

Joe Biden flips on Hyde Amendment

Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden on Thursday dropped his longtime support for a congressional ban on using taxpayer money to pay for abortions, bowing to intense pressure from the party's left wing and his rivals for the nomination.

June 6, 2019

Bernie Sanders demands Walmart pay workers $15 per hour

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Wednesday confronted Walmart's board of directors and demanded the colossal retailer pay workers at least $15 an hour, a dramatic escalation of his crusade against corporate greed and income inequality.

June 5, 2019

Peter Navarro: If Mexico ‘could just pass the tariffs on to Americans, they wouldn’t protest it’

White House top trade adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday forcefully pushed back against criticism that U.S. consumers would end up paying for tariffs on Mexican goods.

June 5, 2019

Beto O’Rourke clings to life in crowded Democratic presidential field despite slip in fame, polls

By all accounts, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke has lost his mojo. He has slipped in the polls, is dismissed as a lightweight by much of the news media, and now serves as a punchline for late-night talk show hosts who used to fawn over him. And yet he is clinging to a handhold in the race that could give him a path to the nomination if he can hang on into 2020.

June 4, 2019

Bernie Sanders calls Donald Trump a ‘racist’ on Telemundo over immigration rhetoric

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Sunday said President Trump was a "racist" because of his rhetoric about illegal immigration, as the 2020 Democratic hopeful made a forceful appeal to Hispanic voters.

June 2, 2019

Bernie Sanders supporters distrust Joe Biden poll surge, blame DNC and media

For hardcore Bernie Sanders supporters, Joe Biden's early domination of the race smacks of 2016, when the Democratic National Committee attempted to sabotage Mr. Sanders and clear the way to the nomination for Hillary Clinton.

May 29, 2019

Joe Biden education plan promises NRA defeat, higher teacher pay

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday announced an education plan that promised higher wages for teachers and the defeat of the National Rifle Association to make schools safer.

May 28, 2019

2020 Democrats working to better connect with LGBTQ voters

Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand has cavorted with drag queens at an Iowa gay bar and sells gay pride merchandise on her presidential campaign website.

May 26, 2019

Bill de Blasio and Michael Bennet, 2020 Democrats, battle for final debate stage podium

The 20 podiums allotted for the first Democratic presidential debates are quickly filling up, and the decision about who gets on stage could soon become much more complicated.

May 23, 2019

Kirsten Gillibrand promises ‘Family Bill of Rights’ with benefits from conception to kindergarten

Presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday proposed new government benefits and protections for children and parents, including access to affordable in vitro fertilization treatments "regardless of income, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion."

May 22, 2019

Elizabeth Warren praises Trump for China tariff talk, bash him for execution

When it comes to trade talks with China, most Democratic presidential candidates are trying to walk a fine line between skewering President Trump's handling of the negotiations and expressing support for his embrace of tariffs -- a tool traditionally favored by the union-friendly party.

May 12, 2019

Marianne Williamson qualifies for first 2020 Democrat presidential debate

New Age author and activist Marianne Williamson has reached the 65,000 donor threshold to earn a place in the first Democratic presidential debate, her campaign announced Thursday.

May 9, 2019

Elizabeth Warren’s Kermit, West Virginia event to spotlight opioid epidemic

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is headed to a small West Virginia town wracked by the opioid epidemic, spotlighting a national crisis that was a top campaign issue in 2016 but gets hardly any attention from the new crop of Democratic White House hopefuls.

May 8, 2019

Joe Biden announces big kickoff rally in ‘birthplace of democracy’ Philadelphia

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that he will kick off his presidential run with a rally May 18 in Philadelphia.

May 8, 2019

Elizabeth Warren takes on opioid crisis with $100 billion from her ‘ultra-millionaire tax’

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pushing her plan to spend $100 billion over 10 years on public health initiatives to fight the opioid addiction epidemic.

May 8, 2019

Cory Booker rolls out gun control plan: Gun owner licenses, weapons bans, limits on purchases

Presidential candidate Sen. Cory A. Booker on Monday proposed a massive gun control plan that included licensing gun ownership, cracking down on firearm manufacturers and banning military-style "assault" rifles.

May 6, 2019

Donald Trump gets little jobs credit from blacks, Hispanics

Black and Hispanic workers are seeing record-low unemployment and rising wages under President Trump, yet community leaders say it likely is not enough to sway their support to the president in next year's election.

May 5, 2019

Kamala Harris cashes in on Donald Trump’s ‘nasty’ insult

Sen. Kamala D. Harris, a Democratic presidential candidate, must be raking in the campaign cash from President Trump calling her "nasty."

May 3, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, 2020 Democrat, surges on far-left agenda

After months of struggling to find a foothold in the presidential race, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has climbed into third place in national surveys that suggest her far-left, policy-heavy campaign is resonating with Democratic voters.

May 2, 2019