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April 15, 2019

Trump builds unprecedented war chest; Sanders tops Dems 2020 fundraising fight

President Donald Trump enjoys a humongous financial head start over his Democratic challengers as the 2020 election cycle heats up, after hauling in more than $30 million in fundraising in the first three months of this year. And Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont – one of the co-front runners in the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination polls – holds a large lead over his rivals when it comes to the cash his campaign has on hand.

April 15, 2019

Booker pushes plan to cut taxes for workers by hiking capital gains tax

On the day that Americans faced the annual deadline to file their tax returns, presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker unveiled a plan that he said would cut taxes for some 150 million people.

April 13, 2019

Cory Booker promises to 'bring a fight to the NRA’ at launch of national campaign tour

2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. promised on Saturday to “bring a fight” to the National Rifle Association, as he called for a range of gun control reforms as part of the hometown launch of his national campaign.

April 12, 2019

Cory Booker's not surging in the 2020 race – and his campaign says that's just fine

Sen. Cory Booker’s not soaring in the polls, and he doesn’t appear to have the buzz that Beto O’Rourke and Pete Buttigieg have enjoyed the past six weeks. But that’s just fine with the senator's presidential campaign.

April 8, 2019

Cory Booker introduces Senate bill on slavery reparations

Sen. Cory Booker on Monday introduced a bill that would study the possibility of reparations for descendants of slaves, embracing a push that recently has caught the interest of fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.

April 7, 2019

Booker raises $5 million, lagging behind multiple Democrats running for White House

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker’s campaign for president announced it raised over $5 million in February and March -- among the smallest fundraising figures to be disclosed voluntarily by a Democrat so far.

April 5, 2019

Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren among Democrats to speak at NAN convention Friday

A number of Democratic presidential candidates have already spoken at Al Sharpton’s four-day National Action Network Convention in New York that started Wednesday, but Friday will host a slew of some of the most prominent hopefuls.

March 29, 2019

Mad dash for campaign cash: 2020 Dems race to post big numbers before filing deadline

The fundraising pitches from the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are coming fast and furious. Sunday is the last day candidates can bring in campaign cash in the first fundraising quarter for the 2020 presidential race. Starting as early as Monday, the candidates can start reporting their fundraising hauls, and the numbers will be repeatedly analyzed and scrutinized.

March 29, 2019

Booker hometown rally to kickoff national campaign swing

Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker’s heading home to kickoff what he’s calling a “Justice for All Tour.”

March 28, 2019

Cory Booker says if elected president, he will bring fight against NRA like it 'has never seen'

The Democratic presidential hopeful who once likened himself to ‘Spartacus’ during the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings last year is now vowing to battle the National Rifle Association.