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May 16, 2020 at 11:56 am

Obama criticizes nation’s leaders for bungled handling of coronavirus pandemic

Former president Barack Obama criticized the nation's leaders for bungling their handling of the coronavirus pandemic Saturday, accusing them in twin commencement addresses of not...

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April 24, 2020 at 12:20 pm

Biden campaign replaces Democratic National Committee CEO, will sign new deal to expand fundraising

Former vice president Joe Biden's presidential campaign installed new administrative leadership at the Democratic National Committee on Friday, as the two organizations moved to forge...

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April 14, 2020 at 7:40 am

Biden’s endorsement rollout has one goal: To show him as the leader of a newly unified party

Joe Biden's weeklong rollout of endorsements from a series of boldfaced political names is intended to emphatically place him as the leader of a Democratic...

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FILE – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign event in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 28, 2020. While Sanders has not ended his bid, he has fallen far behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the delegate count and has taken to trumpeting his success in the battle of ideas rather than arguing that he still has a path to the nomination. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) XNYT14 XNYT14

March 30, 2020 at 3:32 am

Bernie Sanders says he’s staying in the race. Many Democrats fear a reprise of their 2016 defeat.

With the senator from Vermont still running against former Vice President Joe Biden despite almost impossible odds of victory, some party leaders are increasingly worried...

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March 15, 2020 at 8:06 pm

Biden pledges to pick female running mate, Sanders says he likely will

WASHINGTON - Former vice president Joe Biden pledged Sunday to appoint a woman as his running mate if he wins the Democratic nomination, and Sen....

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March 12, 2020 at 9:26 am

Biden appoints new campaign manager

Former vice president Joe Biden has named Jen O'Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager, a major shake-up that comes as the party's leading candidate...

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March 11, 2020 at 5:50 pm

Biden scaling up campaign as primary focus turns to Trump

A day after winning another string of dominant victories that moved him closer to the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden's campaign was working to reboot...

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March 5, 2020 at 12:22 pm

Bloomberg plans new group to support Democratic nominee

Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will form a new independent expenditure campaign that will absorb hundreds of his presidential campaign staffers in...

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February 29, 2020 at 5:22 pm

Biden wins South Carolina primary, potentially reshaping the Democratic race

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Former vice president Joe Biden decisively won the South Carolina primary Saturday, as the first Southern primary contest reshaped the race and...

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign event, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) SCMR228 SCMR228

February 27, 2020 at 5:02 pm

Surging Sanders shows few signs of making nice with fellow Democrats

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Bernie Sanders spoke of "love and compassion" on the day he won the Nevada caucuses last week, extolling the power of "bringing...