2020

The Census is not just about facts, it's also about what we call ourselves and how we're represented.

Here's Why The Census Started Counting Latinos, And How That Could Change In 2020

1:12pm August 03, 2017

by Adrian Florido

On the Code Switch podcast this week, a look at concerns and issues facing people of color in the 2020 Census, and a look back at the reasons why "Hispanics" became a word in the first place.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden listens while seated on the stage during 2017 Harvard College Class Day exercises last week.

As Biden Launches 'American Possibilities' PAC, Is One Possibility A 2020 Bid? Maybe

3:05pm June 02, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The former vice president launched a political action committee this week — the surest sign yet he intends to keep his toe dipped in the White House waters over the next few years.

The 2020 election cycle might have already started. The Federal Election Commission shows that 129 people have filed to run for president in the next election.

Say It Ain't So: 129 People Have Already Filed To Run For President In 2020

7:51am May 06, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Already 129 people have filed to run for president in 2020. Among them: Donald Trump. Prominent people are considering it, but these elections receive outsize attention compared to office's power.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Jan. 31. Waters called for an investigation into Trump administration ties to Russia.

This Week In Race: A Spicer Dust-Up, Muslim Latinas Speak Out, Blue Men See Red

3:39pm March 31, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Busy week per always: resistance to deportations, black women get spicy with the White House press secretary, and Muslim Latinas. Yeah, really.

Vice President Joe Biden seen here on the campaign trail for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Dayton, Ohio in October.

Biden Hints He's Leaving The Door Open To A 2020 Run

10:46pm December 05, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Vice President Joe Biden turned 74 last month and would 78 after the 2020 election. Biden decided against a run this past cycle, after losing his son Beau to cancer in 2015.

Former defense minister Yuriko Koike waves at passersby during her campaign rally for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in Tokyo on Friday.

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Tokyo Elects Its First Female Governor

11:22am July 31, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Japanese voters have elected Yuriko Koike as the capital's first female governor. She's taking the helm amid high-pressure preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.