Democratic debate live updates: Candidates launch opening statements
The 10 highest-polling candidates will appear for a single night of debate in Houston hosted by ABC News and Univision…
Tami Sawyer Battles Racist Caricatures And Threats In Bid To Become Memphis’ First Female Mayor
Tami Sawyer has just one month to go before voters decide whether to make her the next mayor of Memphis.…
Nevada and South Carolina GOP cancel 2020 presidential nominating contests
Republican officials in South Carolina and Nevada voted Saturday to cancel their nominating contests in 2020, prompting President Donald Trump’s…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffers critical defeat as lawmakers rule out no-deal Brexit
The U.K. Parliament is set to extend the Brexit deadline once again in defiance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, throwing…
Democrats’ Medicare for All must consider union-won plans: AFL-CIO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President…
Final lineup set for sole night of ABC Democratic primary debate
The final lineup for the third Democratic debate is set for a single night in Houston in two weeks on…
Democrats’ Medicare for All plans must consider union-negotiated health plans: AFL-CIO chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand drops out of the presidential race
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., announced she was exiting the presidential race on Wednesday afternoon, ahead of an expected revelation that…
September debate stage nearly set as Democratic field awaits Wednesday deadline
With two days left until the qualifying deadline for the third Democratic primary debate on Wednesday, a couple of candidates…
Democrat Buttigieg targets mental illness, addiction in new plan
(Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg aims to prevent one million deaths by 2028 from addiction and mental…
Most Democratic voters say both Biden and Sanders made convincing health care arguments at debates: POLL
Nearly five hours of contentious debate among 20 Democratic contenders over two nights last week showcased a stark ideological clash…
Democratic candidates call for gun control in wake of El Paso, Dayton shootings
Two shootings that killed 20 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, and nine people in Dayton,…
Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Morristown municipal airport for a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club…
Democratic debates 2019 Live Updates: Biden hammered on immigration and healthcare at 2nd debate
After Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren fended off repeated attacks from moderate competitors, the next 10 presidential primary contenders…
Partisan differences on impeachment remain after Mueller testimony, as nearly half of Americans show little movement: POLL
Following more than six hours of questioning of former special counsel Robert Mueller before two different congressional committees, Democrats and…
Bernie Sanders visits Canadian pharmacy, talks drug prices
WINDSOR, Ontario (Reuters) – U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders joined diabetes patients as they drove across the…
After Mueller, ‘vigorous debate’ on impeachment, Adam Schiff says on ‘The View’
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., discussed the possibility of impeachment and revealed that further investigations into President Donald Trump are underway…
Read the full text of Robert Mueller’s opening statement to Congress
Former special counsel Robert Mueller made his first comments during a highly-anticipated congressional hearing about his team’s investigation into Russian…
5 key takeaways from Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress
Moments after being sworn in for his testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, former special counsel Robert Mueller again doubled…
Robert Mueller’s former chief of staff to be his counsel for congressional testimony
Former special counsel Robert Mueller will bring his former chief of staff with him for his testimony into Russian interference…
Medicare-for-all might not cause surge in hospital use
(Reuters Health) – Medicare-for-all and other versions of universal coverage being proposed for the U.S. by several presidential hopefuls wouldn’t…
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says white supremacy could be ‘issue that ends this country’
All of the Democratic presidential candidates have condemned Donald Trump’s racist comments directed at four congresswomen last week, and the…
Biden versus Sanders: Top 2020 contenders snipe over healthcare policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden and rival Bernie Sanders are waging a public battle this week over…
Democrats take aim as Trump abandons drug pricing plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats see U.S. President Donald Trump becoming increasingly vulnerable to criticism about healthcare costs after the administration’s…
President Trump weighs in on St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Pledge of Allegiance controversy
The decision by a local Minnesota city council to remove the Pledge of Allegiance from its meetings prompted a reaction…
Bernie Sanders brushes off likability concerns, maintains focus on ideas to ‘transform the country’ in ‘GMA’ interview
Sen. Bernie Sanders pushed back against the notion that he has not shared enough about his personal life and family…
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer enters 2020 presidential contest, after passing on bid earlier this year
Tom Steyer, the billionaire liberal activist who earlier this year said he would not pursue the Democratic nomination for president,…
Ross Perot, former presidential candidate, dies at age 89
Businessman and former presidential candidate Ross Perot has died. He was 89 years old. Family spokesperson James Fuller confirmed Perot…
ABC News to host 3rd Democratic primary debate in Houston
This year’s third Democratic primary debate will be hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision and is scheduled for…
Booker returns pharma executive’s money after he claimed he hadn’t accepted any
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker returned a donation from an executive at a pharmaceutical company after ABC News reported…
Democratic Debate Live Updates and Analysis: Biden, Buttigieg, Sanders, Harris face off on 2nd night
The second night of the first Democratic debates is underway as the second group of ten 2020 candidates take the…
10 Democratic presidential candidates debate on 1st night: LIVE UPDATES and ANALYSIS
The first Democratic debates are here, and the 2020 contenders are converging on Wednesday and Thursday nights in Miami. Please…
Trump claims his polling is the ‘best’ despite internal polls showing otherwise
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said his campaign’s internal polling numbers are the “best” ever despite the Trump campaign’s internal…
‘I think I’d take it’: In exclusive interview, Trump says he would listen if foreigners offered dirt on opponents
President Donald Trump may not alert the FBI if foreign governments offered damaging information against his 2020 rivals during the…
Under pressure, Biden drifts leftward on abortion, climate change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Joe Biden Express to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination went a bit off track this week.…
2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren compared to Rachel Dolezal in ‘The Breakfast Club’ interview
In an interview on “The Breakfast Club” Friday morning, Sen. Elizabeth Warren was asked a host of questions about her…
Muslim Candidates Feel The Effect Of Trump Attacks On Ilhan Omar
President Donald Trump’s decision to vilify Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has had real, harmful effects not just on the first-year…
Trump expected to name Ken Cuccinelli to immigration ‘czar’ role
President Donald Trump is expected to tap immigration-hardliner and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to a new immigration-focused role…
2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris slams conversation about being Biden’s running mate
In a not-so-subtle jab at Democratic front runner Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday slammed recent talk that she…
FBI Director Wray splits with Attorney General Barr on use of ‘spying’ to describe bureau’s investigations
In testimony before members of the Senate on Tuesday, FBI Director Chris Wray appeared to split with Attorney General Bill…
Federal court declares Ohio’s congressional map unconstitutional and must be redrawn
A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio’s congressional map was intentionally drawn “to disadvantage Democratic voters and entrench Republican representatives…
2 Indianapolis circuit court judges shot in White Castle parking lot
Two Indianapolis circuit court judges were shot while in the parking lot of a White Castle early Wednesday morning, according…
Trump re-election campaign has spent more than $8 million in legal fees since he took office
Since President Donald Trump took office in 2017, his re-election campaign has spent more than $8 million in legal fees,…
Former Vice President Joe Biden to announce he’s entering the 2020 race Thursday morning
ABC News has confirmed that former Vice President Joe Biden will announce he’s entering the 2020 race Thursday morning in…
Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton to run for president in 2020: ‘I’m not a socialist. I’m a Democrat.’
Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts announced he’s mounting a bid for president in 2020, expanding the Democratic field to 19…
France pays tribute to the firefighters who saved the Notre Dame Cathedral
France is paying tribute Thursday to the hundreds of firefighters who saved the world-renowned Notre Dame Cathedral from utter collapse.…
Analysis: Mueller report makes political case against Trump
Something happened on the path to “complete and total exoneration.” Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report did not result in a legal…
Assange fears being beaten up in US prison, called Trump crowd ‘clowns’: Visitor
After nearly seven years holed up inside the cramped Ecuadorian Embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is dreading the…
Bernie Sanders puts focus on healthcare with Medicare for All bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled the latest version of his ambitious “Medicare-for-All” plan on Wednesday, moving the…
President Donald Trump calls Democrats ‘sick people,’ takes victory lap on Mueller report during rally in Michigan
Within minutes of taking the stage, President Donald Trump celebrated the attorney general’s summary of the special counsel’s investigation with…
UK Prime Minister Theresa May ready to step down ‘earlier than expected’ to fully deliver Brexit as Parliament fails to agree on way forward
British Prime Minister Theresa May told U.K. lawmakers Wednesday that she was prepared to quit in order to deliver Brexit,…
Fact Check Friday: Trump opts for shock-jock politics
In a normal news cycle it would be a huge headline for the president to claim that his former personal…
Michael Bloomberg will not be running for president in 2020
Acknowledging the difficulty of competing in an increasingly crowded and competitive Democratic primary, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg…