2020 United States presidential election news and stories

November 03, 2019

Biden defends his 'vision' against Warren's indirect attacks

Bristling at Elizabeth Warren's suggestions that he's a milquetoast moderate with small ideas, presidential candidate Joe ...

November 02, 2019

Lacking magic of Senate run, O'Rourke drops presidential bid

Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which ...

November 02, 2019

Top Democrats clash over health care at marquee Iowa event

The leading Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination clashed over the critical issue of health care while ...

November 02, 2019

The Latest: Trump cites impeachment in Miss. campaign pitch

The Latest on President Donald Trump campaigning in Mississippi (all times local): 10 p.m. President Donald Trump is citing ...

November 02, 2019

Why vote GOP in Mississippi? Trump cites impeachment inquiry

President Donald Trump lashed out Friday at Democrats for a vote this week formalizing the House impeachment inquiry as he ...

November 01, 2019

Warren vows no middle class tax hike for $20T health plan

Elizabeth Warren on Friday proposed $20 trillion in federal spending over the next decade to provide health care to every ...

November 01, 2019

What do 2020 Democrats say about California fires? Not much.

California Democrats hoped they would finally bask in the attention of presidential candidates when they moved their primary ...

November 01, 2019

Layoffs, office closings for Harris' New Hampshire campaign

California Sen. Kamala Harris is winding down her presidential campaign's efforts in New Hampshire. All the field organizers ...

November 01, 2019

Democrats push candidates to fully commit to 2020 nominee

The Democratic National Committee is increasing pressure on its presidential candidates to commit to campaign actively for ...

November 01, 2019

Castro says he raised $800,000 to stay in presidential race

Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro has announced raising the $800,000 he said he needed to avoid dropping out of the ...

November 01, 2019

The Latest: Biden campaign faults Warren's health care math

The Latest on Democrat Elizabeth Warren's "Medicare for All" plan (all times local): 1:15 p.m. Joe Biden's campaign is ...

November 01, 2019

The Latest: House passes rules package for impeachment probe

The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment resolution (all times local): 9:25 p.m. Democrats have swept ...

October 31, 2019

Early and pricey: Trump's World Series ad an expensive pitch

President Donald Trump's campaign delivered a brushback pitch during the final game of the World Series with an in-your-face ...

October 31, 2019

Twitter pulls back on political ads, but pitfalls await

Twitter announced an end Wednesday to political campaign and issue ads on its service, calling it an important step in ...

October 31, 2019

Mayors for Pete: Buttigieg hunts for support in city halls

As Pete Buttigieg works to prove the leader of a city of roughly 100,000 people is ready to assume the American presidency, ...

October 31, 2019

'A bold step': Democrats laud Twitter for political ad ban

Democratic presidential candidates largely praised Twitter's decision Wednesday to ban all political advertising, while ...

October 30, 2019

Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 election

Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from ...

October 30, 2019

Top Trump adviser steps down ahead of impeachment testimony

President Donald Trump's top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House, a day before ...

October 30, 2019

Harris campaign cuts headquarters staff, moves some to Iowa

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is laying off several dozen staff members and transferring others in an ...

October 30, 2019

Filing period opens for New Hampshire's presidential primary

If you think the Democratic presidential race is crowded now, wait until you see the New Hampshire primary ballot.