The Vermont senator takes jabs at President Trump and discusses his plans for providing health care for all, addressing climate change and implementing stricter gun laws.
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Democrats release September debate lineup with 10 candidates in 1 night
It will be the first in which former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren will appear together.
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Biden will be in crosshairs at second Democratic debate as rivals look to score
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden is bracing for attacks from across the debate stage as 10 more of the party’s presidential contenders line up Wednesday for the second night of debating in Detroit. The 76-year-old former vice president could face incoming from two younger candidates, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker, who will be flanking him at […]
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State treasurer backs Buttigieg for president
Henry Beck’s endorsement marks the first by a top Maine Democrat as his party tries to winnow the field of possible challengers to President Donald Trump.
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Paul Waldman: Biden rolls out his radical health care plan
The leading moderate in the race for president has presented a proposal that would have been hopelessly left-wing in 2009.
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Booker campaign aims for 2020 boost with pushback against Biden
The New Jersey senator called on Biden to apologize after the former vice president nostalgically referenced the ‘civility’ he maintained during his time in the Senate with two segregationist Democrats in the 1970s.
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Health care dominates Maine’s legislative session
Democrats control the House and Senate and have a governor who’s on their side. Their priority has been health care, both in policy changes and spending priorities.
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Jim Fossel: Time’s up for presidential caucuses
Maine should bring back the presidential primary, but we don’t need new rules about party enrollment.
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Marc A. Thiessen: Democrats are the ones declaring war on the Constitution
Leading Democrats are promising that, if elected in 2020, they will abolish the Electoral College and might also pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices.
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Another View: Howard Schultz should enter Democratic presidential field; Bill de Blasio should stay out
The ex-Starbucks CEO would add a moderate to the mix, while New York’s mayor has a big city to run and a snowball’s chance.