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June 23, 2019

Former Rep. Joe Sestak becomes 25th Democrat to enter White House race

Former Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., became the latest Democrat to challenge President Trump’s seat in the Oval Office when he declared on Sunday he's running for president.

June 23, 2019

Booker says Biden's comments on working with segregationists were 'hurtful' to many African-Americans

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said that comments made last week by former Vice President Joe Biden about working with white segregationist lawmakers during his time as a senator were “hurtful” to many African-Americans.

June 22, 2019

Cory Booker says Trump's out to make 2020 about hate

In an empassioned speech on Saturday, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., admonished fighting President Trump with "his tactics" and encouraged Democrats to make the 2020 presidential election about "love."

June 20, 2019

Newt Gingrich on anti-American sentiment: 'The number of lies' from the left is 'astonishing'

Some Democrats are telling lies about America and President Trump is exposing those defaming the country, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday.

June 20, 2019

Pelosi, Congressional Black Caucus members, back Biden amid controversy over comments on segregationist senators

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., defended former Vice President Joe Biden during her weekly press briefing on Thursday but indicated that his fellow 2020 contenders focused on something that wasn't "central" to the presidential election.

June 20, 2019

Biden defiant as rivals slam remarks on segregationists: 'Apologize for what?'

A day into perhaps the biggest controversy facing Joe Biden since he declared his candidacy for the White House two months ago, it appears the front-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination is sticking to his guns.

June 20, 2019

Booker announces sweeping clemency plan for nonviolent drug offenders

If Sen. Cory Booker wins the 2020 presidential election, he says he’ll launch a clemency process on his first day in office for at least 17,000 nonviolent drug offenders serving “unjust and excessive sentences.”

June 19, 2019

Joe Biden says Cory Booker 'should apologize' for slam over working with segregationist senators

Former Vice President Joe Biden told Fox News on Wednesday that he was not going to apologize for invoking his ability decades ago to work with two segregationist southern senators to “get things done.”

June 19, 2019

Biden slammed by Dem rivals for highlighting ability to work with segregationist senators

Former Vice President Joe Biden faced scorching criticism Wednesday from his Democratic primary rivals for invoking his ability decades ago to work with two segregationist southern senators to “get things done.”

June 19, 2019

Reparations for slavery remains divisive issue for US, remarks by Booker, McConnell suggest

Comments from two U.S. senators -- one a Democrat and the other a Republican -- appeared to illustrate Tuesday how far apart the two parties are on the proposal of reparations for the descendants of American slaves.