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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during a candidates forum at the 110th NAACP National Convention, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Joe Biden runs from crime bill in 2020 bid

Joseph R. Biden was the floor general for the crime bill as it moved through the Senate in 1993, imploring his fellow lawmakers to "take back the streets" from thugs who had imperiled the safety of average Americans.

July 29, 2019
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden walk through the Crypt of the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, for Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool) ** FILE **

Joe Biden: My record was good enough for former President Barack Obama

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday defended his record on race at the annual NAACP convention, saying he assumes former President Barack Obama would never have tapped him as his right-hand man if his resume on civil rights was as deplorable as his critics make it out to be.

July 24, 2019
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at the AARP Presidential Candidates Forum at the Sioux City Convention Center in Sioux City, Iowa, on Friday, July 19, 2019. (Olivia Sun/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Elizabeth Warren touts impeachment push at NAACP conference

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a 2020 presidential candidate, doubled down Wednesday at the annual NAACP conference on her calls for Congress to begin the impeachment process against President Trump, saying Democrats must rise above politics and make it clear that no one is above the law.

July 24, 2019
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., questions Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, as he testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Rashida Tlaib: ‘I’m not going nowhere!

Rep. Rashida Tlaib sent a clear message Monday that she has no plans of backing down in the rhetorical battle with President Trump, who has criticized the Michigan congresswoman and the other minority women in the House who have become known as "The Squad."

July 22, 2019
Democratic candidate Tom Steyer, who announced Tuesday that he was entering the presidential race, said he was watching the campaign and felt as if he "couldn't sleep." (Associated Press/File)

Tom Steyer calls on Pelosi to cancel summer break, more Trump oversight

Tom Steyer picked a fight Monday with the party he is hoping to represent in the 2020 presidential election, calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to cancel the summer recess for members of Congress to hold daily oversight hearings into President Trump and his administration.

July 22, 2019