DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan voter Monique Dooley believed in Bernie Sanders’ forceful message of support for America’s working class. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders takes part in a FOX News Town Hall with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson So she cast a
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(Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden was off to a quick start on Tuesday, picking up early wins in two of the six states holding contests in the race to select the Democratic presidential nominee to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders
(Reuters) – Six U.S. states will hold contests on Tuesday in the race to select the Democratic presidential nominee to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November’s election. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden brush hands as they have an exchange in the tenth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he will be taking “major” steps to gird the economy against the impact of a spreading coronavirus outbreak and will discuss a payroll tax cut with congressional Republicans on Tuesday. “We’ll be discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, substantial relief, very substantial relief,
JACKSON, Miss., DETROIT (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders touted dueling endorsements on Sunday, with onetime Biden rival Kamala Harris supporting the former vice president, while civil rights leader Jesse Jackson campaigned for Sanders. The backing of Harris, a black U.S. senator and former 2020 presidential candidate who clashed with Biden
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential contenders Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders touted dueling endorsements on Sunday, with onetime Biden rival Kamala Harris supporting the former vice president, while civil rights leader Jesse Jackson campaigned for Sanders. The backing of Harris, a black U.S. senator and former 2020 presidential candidate who clashed with Biden during
FILE PHOTO: A man enters the subway station as a MTA worker disinfects the station in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) had little new advice to offer transit systems in the event they might have to
DETROIT/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will campaign in the Midwest on Saturday, as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan, Missouri and four other nominating contests next week. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.,March 7, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
(Reuters) – Twenty-one people have tested positive for coronavirus aboard a cruise ship denied entry to San Francisco Bay this week after a number of passengers and crew developed flu-like symptoms on the vessel, which was linked to previously confirmed COVID-19 infections. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, announcing results of the tests during a White
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends a news conference on the coronavirus (COVID-2019) in Geneva, Switzerland February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – All countries should make containing the outbreak of COVID-19 their top priority, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The U.N. agency stressed that fighting the
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, the lone Republican to vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power following his impeachment, said on Thursday that a Senate Republican probe of Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden appeared politically motivated. U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) walks to board an elevator the U.S. Capitol ahead
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump departs to attend a briefing at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vaccine Research Center from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withhold money from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions after
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) attends an event celebrating the anniversary of the White House’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity (W-GDP) initiative at the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday it would hold a hearing on March 11 to
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his U.S. presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed new Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, whose bid for the White House streaked ahead with a string of electoral victories on Super Tuesday. The fight to find the Democrat who will face Republican President Donald Trump in the
MIAMI (Reuters) – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will reassess the future of his Democratic presidential campaign after his disappointing showing on Super Tuesday, but a campaign official said that did not mean his candidacy would end on Wednesday. Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks during his Super Tuesday night rally in West
DALLAS (Reuters) – It was a scene that was hard to imagine just one week ago. FILE PHOTO: U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks with voters at Chicken Scratch restaurant in Dallas, Texas, U.S., March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Joe Biden, 77, and until Sunday his rival for the Democratic