WASHINGTON — The country’s largest nurses’ union will endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders for president this week, a significant boost to his campaign from a major ally in the fight for his signature health care proposal.
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado is in discussions about ending his presidential bid and entering the race for his state’s Republican-held Senate seat, potentially giving Democrats a strong candidate in a race they must win to have hopes of retaking the chamber in 2021, according to four Democrats familiar with his thinking.
CENTREVILLE, Va. — At door after door, house after house, Dan Helmer, a Democrat running for the Virginia House of Delegates, found voters of both parties telling him one thing as he canvassed for support Tuesday night: Do something about the mass shootings.
When 20 Democratic presidential candidates gather for the second round of debates Tuesday and Wednesday, about half of them will do so with the understanding that it will probably be their last time debating on the national stage this election cycle.
Sen. Kamala Harris of California and Joe Biden, who clashed over Biden’s history with busing during the first Democratic presidential debate, will meet again onstage later this month when the candidates gather for the second set of debates in Detroit.
At center stage for the second set of Democratic debates will be two marquee matchups: Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders on the first night, and Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden on the second.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Oliver Hanlon was beaming ear to ear as he stood next to Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on a riverside stage at the University of Iowa.
WASHINGTON — Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, raised $19.1 million for his presidential campaign during the last three months, his campaign said Tuesday. The figure represents a decrease in his fundraising pace from earlier in the summer.
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s presidential caucuses disenfranchise huge blocs of voters. The state is 91% white. It is not easy to get to, or get around in. But to a greater degree than in recent campaigns, this unrepresentative and idiosyncratic state is proving that it is the only electoral battleground that matters for Democrats from now until caucus night Feb. 3.
WASHINGTON — The suspense was high. The hour was late. The questions about the next Democratic debate were many: Ten candidates or 11? Two nights or one? One billionaire or none?
Instead Deeth, a 55-year-old from Iowa City who has volunteered for every Democratic caucus since 1992, spent one debate night watching “Goodfellas” and the other at the grocery store.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kamala Harris of California raised $2 million online in the first 24 hours following the start of Thursday’s presidential primary debate, a total that suggests her performance resonated with many Democratic donors.
CRESCO, Iowa — Former Vice President Joe Biden retains a lead among likely Iowa caucusgoers, but both he and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., have lost ground over the past three months while Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, have made clear gains, according to a new poll from The Des Moines Register and CNN.
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