Politics

by Tyler Olson on 23/02/2020 at 4:42 pm

Trump indicated that he thought Sanders was most likely to win the Democratic nomination, but warned that the party could "cheat" him.

by Ronn Blitzer on 23/02/2020 at 4:32 pm

Billionaire Tom Steyer recognized his campaign may be nearing a make or break moment after another disappointing showing in the Nevada caucuses, but looked to minority support in South Carolina as key to success in that state’s upcoming primary.

by Ronn Blitzer on 23/02/2020 at 4:03 pm

Marc Short, chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, offered a sharp denial of a recent report that U.S. intelligence said Russia is trying to interfere in the 2020 election to help President Trump.

by Tyler Olson on 23/02/2020 at 3:56 pm

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is now the clear frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primary, leaving other candidates looking for a way forward.

by Ronn Blitzer on 23/02/2020 at 2:26 pm

Mike Bloomberg threw his support behind Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor following her blistering dissent of the court's decision to allow the Trump administration to enforce its "public charge" rule in the state of Illinois, limiting which non-citizens can obtain visas to enter the U.S.

by Paul Steinhauser on 23/02/2020 at 5:14 am

Bernie Sanders' victory in Nevada – following a win last week in New Hampshire and a draw with Pete Buttigieg in Iowa - instantly elicited incoming fire from his top rivals for the Democratic nomination. And it made already nervous moderate and establishment Democrats even more jittery over the prospect of a Sanders nomination.

by Louis Casiano on 23/02/2020 at 3:07 am

Some states have taken steps in recent years to close the gap between what criminal justice advocates claim are two tiers of the justice system: one where people can effectively buy themselves out of police custody and another where those arrested for low-level offenses are stuck in jail because they lack the financial means to bond themselves out.

by Chad Pergram on 23/02/2020 at 2:51 am

Some Democrats are freaking out at the prospect that Sen. Bernie Sanders could win the Democratic nomination.

by Nick Givas on 23/02/2020 at 2:25 am

2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., sent out a series of tweets to celebrate his projected victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday and urged his supporters to keep the momentum going. 

by Alex Pappas on 23/02/2020 at 2:11 am

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg reacted to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday by pleading with Democrats against rushing to nominate the democratic socialist, suggesting doing so could prevent them from defeating President Trump.