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Bernie Sanders doubles down on voting rights for prisoners

Sen. Bernard Sanders has doubled down on his call for prison inmates to cast ballots in elections, an idea that got a cool reception from Democratic Party leaders, voters and his rivals in the presidential race.

May 1, 2019

Joe Biden surges in three new polls, bounces to double-digit lead over Democratic rivals

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden quickly consolidated his lead in polls in the Democratic presidential contest, as he and President Trump seem intent on skipping the primaries and declaring the 2020 race a two-man affair.

April 30, 2019

Joe Biden rides Obama nostalgia in 2020 bid

More than anything else, the pro-union crowd at former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign kick-off here Monday cheered him as someone they believe can beat President Trump and bring back the Obama era.

April 29, 2019

Joe Biden reputation as bipartisan dealmaker may fail to resonate in politically divisive era

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden built a 40-year reputation as a bipartisan dealmaker in Washington. That may be the one thing Democratic voters can't stomach this time around.

April 29, 2019

Joe Biden kicks off 2020 bid in PIttsburgh

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday kicked off his White House run with a pro-union battle cry.

April 29, 2019

Joe Biden snags union endorsement of International Association of Firefighters

Former Vice President Joe Biden picked up an endorsement Monday from the International Association of Firefighters that will put union muscle behind his White House run.

April 29, 2019

Joe Biden 2020 campaign hit by liberal groups as out of step

Former Vice President Joe Biden entered the presidential race Thursday with a roaring anti-Trump message and a claim to a front-runner position, but he immediately ran into a massive anyone-but-Biden campaign from liberal activists.

April 25, 2019

Kamala Harris wants former drug dealers ‘first in line’ to profit off legal marijuana

Sen. Kamala Harris said Wednesday that if elected president she would clear the way for people convicted of dealing drugs to get jobs in the lucrative legal marijuana industry.

April 24, 2019

Democratic hashtag goes viral seeking GOP support for impeachment

The Democratic Twitter campaign #RepublicansForImpeachment has gone viral.

April 24, 2019

Joe Biden set to join crowded field for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination

After his planned announcement of a White House run in an online video Thursday, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden is scheduled to underscore his front-runner status in the Democratic race with a campaign event in the general election battleground of Pittsburgh.

April 23, 2019

Pete Buttigieg: illegal immigrants welcome in South Bend

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday said he that he didn't know if he ran a sanctuary city but the police force doesn't enforce federal immigration laws.

April 22, 2019

Kamala Harris says Congress should start Trump impeachment at CNN town hall

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris says she believes "Congress should take the steps towards impeachment," following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report regarding President Donald Trump

April 22, 2019

Bernie Sanders says Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, felons should vote from prison at CNN town hall

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday said he wanted prison inmates to vote in elections, including convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

April 22, 2019

Jerrold Nadler Trump investigation impresses far-left Democrats

Rep. Jerrold Nadler was not the champion the new left wanted, but he quickly proved to be the one it needed in the hunt to impeach President Trump.

April 22, 2019

Amy Klobuchar sees evidence Trump obstructed justice, calls for Mueller to testify

Presidential contender Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Monday said that she saw in the Muller report evidence that President Trump committed the impeachable offense of obstructing justice.

April 22, 2019

Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to erase $50,000 of student debt for most Americans

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled Monday a plan to cancel much of America's student debt and provide tuition-free college, expanding her vision for a massive redistribution of wealth to benefit poor and working families.

April 22, 2019

Stephen Miller testimony sought by Elijah Cummings, House Democrats

House Oversight Chairman Elijah E. Cummings invited top White House advisor Stephen Miller to come to Capitol Hill to testify about his role in key immigration decisions.

April 17, 2019

Kristen Gillibrand’s presidential campaign raises less than $3 million for 2020 race

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised less than $3 million for her presidential campaign over the last three months and spent almost as much as she raised, setting off warning bells for the New Yorker's floundering presidential campaign.

April 16, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, 2020 Democrats spend money as fast as raised

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Kamala D. Harris and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised campaign cash much faster than they spent it this year, according to federal reports filed Monday, demonstrating that their operations can go the distance in a presidential race.

April 15, 2019

Jay Inslee, 2020 Democrat, raises $2 million in first quarter

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee raised more than $2.25 million in the month since announcing his presidential run, his campaign announced Monday.

April 15, 2019