2020 United States presidential election news and stories

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2020 United States presidential election

Biden woos skeptical Sanders backers on health, college debt

Joe Biden attempted to lure progressives to his presidential campaign on Thursday with promises to expand Medicare and ...

Biden aims to connect with voters one Zoom call at a time

Joe Biden is America's newest podcast host, recently interviewing Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Obama ...

US economy unlikely to recover as rapidly as it collapsed

President Donald Trump has been telling voters that the U.S. economy will leap back to life “like a rocket,” stronger than ...

Biden vs. Trump: General election battle is now set

The stage is set for November. Barring unforeseen disaster, Joe Biden will represent the Democratic Party against President ...

Dems debate how to hit Trump on virus, economy amid crisis

Democrats are wrestling over how best to assail President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the ...

Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge ...

VP talk could intensify with Harris fundraising moves

California Sen. Kamala Harris made two notable fundraising moves Wednesday that are sure to fuel speculation about her ...

Trump-Biden election off-limits for US bettors (so far)

Double down on Donald, or bet big on Biden? Plenty of Americans would like the chance to place a bet on the upcoming ...

Wisconsin voters wait for hours, others stay home amid virus

Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling ...

Wisconsin moves forward with election despite virus concerns

Voters in Wisconsin will face a choice Tuesday of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from ...

2020 Watch: Can Trump avoid blame amid deaths, weak economy?

Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: ___ Days to Wisconsin ...

Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus

President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as the coronavirus ...

Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention

Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the coronavirus, may ...

Trump says 'toughest' weeks ahead as coronavirus spreads

President Donald Trump is warning that the country could be headed into its “toughest” weeks yet as the coronavirus death ...

Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic

While Wisconsin struggles to hold its primary on Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Democrats are bickering over how to ...

Wisconsin limps toward Tuesday election despite virus fears

Wisconsin's attempt to conduct an election in the midst of a coronavirus crisis lurched forward Friday, with a Democratic ...

Democrats elevate health care as virus-era campaign argument

Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved ...

Trump campaign calls Sessions 'delusional' in letter

President Donald Trump’s campaign has sent a letter to Jeff Sessions, his former attorney general now running for a U.S.

Judge won't delay Wisconsin election but extends voting

A federal judge on Thursday declined to postpone Wisconsin's presidential primary as the coronavirus spreads, but he ordered ...

Biden wants to talk to Trump about lessons from past crises

Joe Biden said Thursday that he wants to speak with President Donald Trump in the hope that the president can “learn some ...