Seth McLaughlin

Biden presidential campaign begins ad blitz for general election

Joseph R. Biden launched a multistate ad blitz Thursday, marking the Democratic presidential candidate's first major ad campaign of the general election and sending a strong signal about where he thinks the 2020 race will be won or lost.

June 18, 2020

Trump campaign: Joe Biden is hiding from voters and media

President Trump's reelection campaign is hoping to flush Joseph R. Biden out onto the campaign trail by accusing him of hiding from the public eye.

June 16, 2020

Joe Biden running away from his record on criminal justice: RNC

The GOP says presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden is trying to run away from his own shadow in his push to defeat President Trump.

June 16, 2020

Barack Obama to headline Joe Biden fundraiser next week

Former President Barack Obama is slated to team up with Joseph R. Biden on the virtual campaign trail next week to raise money for Mr. Biden's 2020 presidential bid.

June 16, 2020

Joe Biden and DNC rake in $80 million in May

Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden's joint fundraising operation with the Democratic National Committee announced Monday that they raised $80 million last month.

June 15, 2020

Joe Biden gaffes are Achilles heel, Trump campaign says

President Trump is convinced that Joseph R. Biden has an Achilles heel and it's none other than Joe Biden himself.

June 14, 2020

Joe Biden divides Democrats, among weakest primary winners in modern history

Joseph R. Biden may have sewn up the Democratic presidential nomination, but that has not translated into unity in a party where a sizable chunk of voters is still turning out to vote against him in primary elections.

June 11, 2020

Trump campaign demands networks ‘stop protecting Biden’

President Trump's campaign team is calling on the television networks to give Joseph R. Biden more -- not less -- airtime, saying they want the public to get a good look at the former vice president's struggles on the stump.

June 11, 2020

Joe Biden calls for federally funded coronavirus paid-leave

Joseph R. Biden said Thursday the federal government should provide paid leave to any employee who has to miss work because of the coronavirus.

June 11, 2020

Joe Biden wants reparations for blacks to include Native Americans

Joseph R. Biden passed Wednesday during a virtual town hall event with the NAACP on the chance to endorse reparations for black Americans.

June 10, 2020

Joe Biden backs increasing penalties on false race-based 911 calls

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden supports upping the penalties on people who make false race-based 911 emergency phone calls.

June 10, 2020

Joe Biden ‘does not believe that police should be defunded’

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden broke his silence Monday on the growing calls to "defund" police, saying he doesn't support the push but understands the emotions that are fueling the demand.

June 8, 2020

Kamala Harris, Val Demings, Elizabeth Warren, Biden VP hopefuls face George Floyd protests dilemma

Sen. Kamala D. Harris marched with protesters in Washington, while Rep. Val Demings accused President Trump of inflaming riots. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham, meanwhile, condemned the violent protests in her state but bucked fellow governors and refused to deploy the National Guard.

June 4, 2020

Joe Biden, for the first time, favored to win 2020 election: Oddsmaker

Joseph R. Biden is now the odds on favorite to win the 2020 presidential race.

June 4, 2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Steve King’s primary defeat is victory against white supremacy

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is celebrating Rep. Steve King's loss in Iowa's 4th Congressional District, saying it knocks down one of the most high-profile "white supremacist" in Congress.

June 3, 2020

Joe Biden: Trump should read the Bible, not use it as prop

Joseph R. Biden has some advice for President Trump: If he wants to run around holding up the Bible, he should try reading it as well.

June 2, 2020

Joe Biden knocks Donald Trump’s response to protests over George Floyd’s killing

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that President Trump's response to George Floyd's death and the ensuing protests shows that the Republican's narcissistic nature is hurting the country when leaders should address systemic racism that protesters are demonstrating against.

June 2, 2020

Robert O’Brien: No ‘systemic racism’ in U.S. police forces

White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said Sunday he doesn't think there is systemic racism across the nation's police forces as violent protests erupt in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.

May 31, 2020

Lori Lightfoot, Chicago mayor, to Trump: ‘F … U’

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday had some choice letters for President Trump: "F" and "U."

May 29, 2020

Biden: Floyd death exposes nation’s ‘systemic racism’

Joseph R. Biden said Friday that the death of George Floyd is a reminder of how the "original sin of this country still stains our nation today" and demands the nation rally behind the black community.

May 29, 2020