By: David Knowles Sens. Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar and Kirsten Gillibrand The growing numbers of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are setting their sights on expanding voter participation, over objections from Republicans. “Our campaign is about creating a vibrant democracy with the highest voter turnout of any major country on earth,” Sen. Bernie Sanders, […] Read more
Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new proposal for universal child care aimed at providing licensed early childhood care for every family in the country at a cost of no more than 7 percent of that family’s income. For families making up to 200 percent of the federal […] Read more
By Dianne Gallagher, Joey Hurst and Kate Sullivan A North Carolina woman testified Monday that she illegally picked up and falsified absentee ballots in a 2018 congressional election under the direction of a political operative who was working on behalf of the race’s Republican candidate. In the first day of the North Carolina State Board […] Read more
President Donald Trump will sign spending legislation to prevent a government shutdown while declaring a national emergency to try to build his proposed border wall, the White House confirmed Thursday. “President Trump will sign the government funding bill, and as he has stated before, he will also take other executive action — including a national […] Read more
With Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota launching their presidential bids over the weekend, there are now more women running for a single party’s nomination than ever. Warren and Klobuchar join fellow Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. Altogether, they comprise nearly a fifth of […] Read more
Mark Kelly, retired NASA astronaut and husband of former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords, announced Tuesday that he will run in 2020 for the Arizona U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Martha McSally. Kelly, 54, announced the bid in a video posted to his Twitter account. “I always knew that I was going to serve this […] Read more
By Adam Kelsey The senator has visited Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina in recent months. Sen. Cory Booker officially joined the crowded field of Democratic presidential primary hopefuls Friday morning, the latest step in a near-decade-long journey toward an anticipated campaign to be the second African-American U.S. president. Booker’s announcement arrived in a video outlining a theme of […] Read more
By Karl de Vries The 2020 Democratic field is taking shape, with candidates revealing their intentions on a seemingly everyday basis. Here’s a look at the Democrats who have thrown their hats into the ring. We’re going to keep updating this list through the campaign season as candidates announce their intentions or drop their bids. […] Read more
By Rebecca Buck US Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat who rose to prominence as Newark’s charismatic and ambitious mayor, announced Friday that he is running for president. Booker chose the first day of Black History Month to launch his campaign, timing that nods to Booker’s own heritage and suggests he will put it […] Read more
WASHINGTON – There are about two weeks until large sections of the government could shut down again, but neither President Donald Trump nor House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appear ready to back off their positions on funding for Trump’s proposed southern border wall. “There’s not going to be any wall money in the legislation,” Pelosi, D-Calif., […] Read more
