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Biden and Sanders enter key phase in Democrats' race

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 08:50 AM

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders on Saturday began what amounts to a fresh campaign for the Democratic nomination for president, as the septuagenarians prepare to go head-to-head at the polls for the first time since the field narrowed to two credible candidates.   Read more »

Jill is 'my Secret Service' Biden jokes after wife tackles protestors

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 06:26 PM

LOS ANGELES, United States - Joe Biden joked that wife Jill was his Secret Service protection after she fought off vegan protestors who stormed the stage as the former vice president was giving a victory speech to supporters.   Read more »

Bloomberg ends US presidential campaign, endorses Biden

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 05 01:13 AM

(UPDATED) US media tycoon Michael Bloomberg quit the Democratic presidential race and endorsed front runner Joe Biden Wednesday after being snubbed by voters on Super Tuesday despite blowing more than half a billion dollars on his campaign. Read more »

A Biden boom, Bloomberg bust: What the early Super Tuesday returns suggest

James Oliphant, Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 11:48 AM

The Super Tuesday contests offer the biggest one-day haul of the 1,991 delegates needed to win the party’s nomination at its national convention in July, with about 1,357 delegates, or nearly one-third of the total number, up for grabs.   Read more »

Biden has strong Super Tuesday showing, Sanders captures biggest prize of California

John Whitesides and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 04 02:26 PM

A resurgent Joe Biden was projected to win 7 large states on Tuesday, and front-runner Bernie Sanders captured 2 states with several others too close to call on the biggest day of voting in the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating race. Read more »

Who's in, who's out in Democratic White House race

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 11:00 AM

The Democratic Party set records last year for the size and diversity of its field of candidates seeking to challenge President Donald Trump.   Read more »

US elections: Klobuchar, Buttigieg to join Biden on Super Tuesday eve

Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Posted at Mar 03 09:22 AM

But former vice president Joe Biden still faces a challenge from billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg among voters hoping the party will nominate a moderate. Read more »

Amy Klobuchar exits White House race, will back Biden

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 04:52 AM

Amy Klobuchar, a Midwestern moderate, will end her underdog presidential campaign and endorse Joe Biden, US media reported Monday on the eve of the biggest voting day in the Democratic nomination process. Read more »

'We’re running against a billionaire' Democrats attack Bloomberg in US presidential debate

Simon Lewis and Tim Reid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 12:24 PM

Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York mayor making his first debate appearance in the race, faced criticism from all his rivals on the stage in Las Vegas. Read more »

Trump's 2020 Democratic rivals see common enemy: Bloomberg

Trip Gabriel, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 17 04:21 PM

The fixation on Michael Bloomberg, the free-spending multibillionaire, reflected his rising prominence in the Democratic race, even though he is skipping the first 4 nominating contests and focusing on the 14 Super Tuesday states that will vote March 3. Read more »

Bloomberg's election challenge to Trump is a waterfall of cash

Rebecca R. Ruiz, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 14 08:53 AM

In the first quarter of his campaign alone, Bloomberg, who is not accepting political donations, spent $188 million — more than what numerous candidates in the race had spent combined. Read more »

US elections: Biden slumps, Bloomberg surges as Democratic race heats up

Chris Kahn, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 09:27 AM

Support for Joe Biden's US Democratic presidential bid has tumbled nationally to the lowest on record since his lackluster finish in the Iowa caucuses, while interest is surging in the upstart candidacy of billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Read more »

Trump tied Ukraine aid to inquiries he sought vs rivals, Bolton book says

Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 27 11:21 AM

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told his national security adviser in August 2019 that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats including the Bidens, according to an unpublished manuscript by the former adviser, John Bolton. Read more »

Trump legal team asks Senate for speedy acquittal in impeachment trial

Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 21 08:23 AM

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s legal team called on the Senate on Monday to “swiftly reject” the impeachment charges and acquit him, maintaining that he committed no impeachable offense and has been the victim of an illegitimate partisan effort to take him down. Read more »

Giuliani associate says Trump 'knew exactly what was going on' in Ukraine

Catherine Triomphe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 09:00 AM

NEW YORK - Just hours before Donald Trump's impeachment trial opened Thursday, an associate of his personal attorney said the US president was fully aware of efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. Read more »

Looking for a winner, US Democrats keep Biden and Sanders on top: poll

Chris Kahn, Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 09:38 AM

The national public opinion poll found that Biden has a slight advantage among registered Democrats, though Sanders has the most support when independents are factored in. Read more »

Biden denounces Trump on Iran in commander-in-chief moment

Katie Glueck, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 08 01:15 PM

Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered a forceful and detailed critique of the Trump administration’s escalation toward Iran as he sought at every turn to highlight his own commander-in-chief credentials and to evoke the stature of a president. Read more »

Biden warns of disinformation in US elections ‘mosh pit’

Katie Glueck, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 03 01:55 PM

Biden’s remarks at his first political event of the 2020 election year came a day after a deceptive video of him circulated online, highlighting how campaigns are still struggling to combat false information on the internet. Read more »

How Rudy Giuliani led Trump to the brink of impeachment

Jim Dwyer, Jo Becker, Kenneth P. Vogel, Maggie Haberman and Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 09 01:18 PM

Step by step, former mayor Rudy Giuliani has escorted US President Donald Trump to the brink of impeachment.  Read more »

Evidence of Trump misconduct 'overwhelming': impeachment report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 05:04 AM

The 300-page report, meant as the basis for articles of impeachment, accused Trump of endangering national security. Read more »