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October 11, 2019

Al Sharpton predicts black voters could switch from Biden to Warren: 'A lot' of his support based on Obama

Activist and political commentator Al Sharpton predicted on Friday that former Vice President Joe Biden could lose support among black voters if he failed to win races in New Hampshire and Iowa.

October 11, 2019

Notre Dame, University of Michigan, Belmont University to host 2020 presidential debates

The dates and locations for three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate have been set and their locations were revealed Friday by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

October 11, 2019

2020 Dems aren’t going far enough to address California homeless crisis, advocates claim

Many of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are calling for sweeping affordable housing plans to address the chronic issue of homelessness, but advocates on the ground who see the issue up close say it doesn’t go far enough and they wish candidates would assign it more urgency. 

October 11, 2019

Bullock, long-shot 2020 Dem, insists nomination ‘won’t be decided by the debates’

Two long-shot candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination who failed to make next week’s debate stage are taking aim at the showdowns.

October 11, 2019

Booker quotes this Old Testament Bible verse to defend LGBTQ rights

2020 Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker, D-N.J., said he's been dealing with the "juxtaposing issues of religious freedom and LGBTQ rights" all of his life as a Christian with people "using religion as a justification for discrimination."

October 11, 2019

Beto threatens tax-exempt status of churches if they don't support gay marriage

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke says he'd strip churches of tax-exempt status if they don't support same-sex marriage.

October 11, 2019

Biden's full-throated attack on Trump seen as double-edged sword

While the president has been front-and-center in the Ukraine controversy that sparked House Democrats to launch an impeachment inquiry into Trump, Biden’s another key player, and with the impeachment push overshadowing the 2020 White House race, the Democrat has grabbed outsized attention over his rivals for the presidential nomination.

October 11, 2019

CNN's Chris Cuomo's 'Mine too' joke to Kamala Harris at LGBTQ event draws backlash

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo apologized Thursday night for remark he made to Democratic 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris while moderating the network’s LGBTQ town hall in California earlier in the evening.

October 11, 2019

James Lynch: Trump is giving Biden a gift – Why is the Scranton street fighter shying away?

Democratic primary voters consistently say they want a candidate who can take on Trump. This is Biden’s chance to take it to Trump and be the fighter he claims to be.

October 11, 2019

Prince's estate slams Trump campaign after 'Purple Rain' plays at Minneapolis rally

President Trump received pushback from deceased musician Prince’s estate Thursday for playing the singer’s iconic song “Purple Rain” during a campaign rally held in Minneapolis, Minn., that evening.