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2020 Presidential Election August 21, 2019

Booker insists 2020 nominee must be more than a ‘safe bet,’ in jab at Biden

Sen. Cory Booker took an indirect swipe at Democratic presidential nomination rival Joe Biden on Wednesday, arguing that the party’s next standard-bearer must be more than a “safe bet.”

2020 Presidential Election August 21, 2019

2020 Dems battle to win over crucial black Christian voters in South Carolina

The Democrats running for president in 2020 are trying to court religious black voters - and cut into former Vice President Joe Biden’s commanding lead.

2020 Presidential Election August 16, 2019

Beto O’Rourke embraces gun licensing plan he once said could go ‘too far’

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Friday called for gun licensing, banning assault weapons and a mandatory buyback program for certain firearms as the former congressman from Texas unveiled his plan to combat gun violence and white nationalism.

Cory Booker August 15, 2019

Former mayor Cory Booker shares in blame for Newark, NJ's water crisis, critics say: 'He left a mess'

Democratic presidential contender Cory Booker, who once led New Jersey’s largest city, faced renewed backlash from critics who claim he mismanaged Newark’s water commission during his time as mayor, after thousands of residents were administered water bottles this week.

Faith and the 2020 Field August 14, 2019

Democrats reaching out to religious voters: 'I never hear any of that from Republicans'

Democrats are not ceding the religious vote to Republicans. 

Donald Trump August 11, 2019

Booker and Beto blast Trump for retweeting conspiracy theory linking Epstein's death to Clintons

Two Democratic presidential primary candidates criticized President Trump on Sunday for retweeting a conspiracy theory that the Clintons had a role in the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

2020 Presidential Election August 11, 2019

Cory Booker: Red flag gun laws 'nowhere near enough to stop' mass shootings

2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said proposed red-flag gun laws allowing for a temporary suspension of Second Amendment rights would still not be enough to prevent mass shootings, during an interview on CNN Sunday.

Donald Trump August 9, 2019

Gaetz: For Trump critics, it's 'easier to scapegoat' president than solve gun-violence problem

President Trump has been attacked or blamed in-part for the mass shooting in El Paso by rivals because it is easier to place blame than to act, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

2020 Presidential Election August 7, 2019

Biden links Trump to El Paso shooting, rise of white supremacy in fiery speech

Saying that President Trump has “fanned the flames of white supremacy in this nation,” Democratic presidential primary front-runner Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to directly link the president to the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. 

Media August 6, 2019

Hemingway: New York Times' Trump headline change 'scary' instance of bullying by online 'mob'

Blowback against the New York Times over a headline about President Trump's response to recent mass shootings is a frightening precedent, according to Mollie Hemingway.

2020 Presidential Election August 6, 2019

Jesse Watters: Democrats will stifle innovation with promise of free money

Co-host of "The Five" Jesse Watters decried Democrats' alleged attempts to buy votes with federally funded entitlements and claimed some of the most innovative creations came from people living paycheck to paycheck.