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Voters in masks line up at Riverside High School for Wisconsin's primary election in Milwaukee.

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'In The End, The Voters Responded': Surprising Takeaways From Wisconsin's Election

1:52pm April 15, 2020

by Miles Parks

Despite the extremely challenging conditions, which included shuttered polling places, a statewide stay-at-home order and social distancing guidelines, voter turnout was surprisingly robust.

The Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina where the 2020 Republican National Convention will be held. GOP officials insist there are no plans to cancel or delay the August gathering due to coronavirus pandemic but say some changes may needed for pu

RNC Delegates Could Wear Masks, Practice Social Distancing During Convention

12:33pm April 15, 2020

by Steve Harrison

Organizers of the August political convention say that they may limit the number of people in the 19,000 seat arena and require masks but emphasize there are no plans to postpone the event.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren appear before a Democratic primary debate in Ohio last year.

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Elizabeth Warren Backs Biden, Extending Display Of Party Unity

12:07pm April 15, 2020

by Elena Moore

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has given former Vice President Joe Biden the third high-profile endorsement this week, along with Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders.

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Sen. Klobuchar On Her Bill To Ensure Mail-In Voting Rights, And On Joe Biden

5:40pm April 14, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about her bill to expand mail-in voting nationally, and about the November election.

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Former President Barack Obama said of former Vice President Joe Biden: "Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the best decisions I ever made, and he became a close friend."

Obama Officially Endorses Biden For President

12:56pm April 14, 2020

Former President Barack Obama, who had previously stayed out of the 2020 fray, endorsed his former vice president in a video released on Tuesday.

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President Obama Expected To Endorse His Former Vice President Joe Biden

11:58am April 14, 2020

by Juana Summers

Former President Barack Obama will officially endorse Joe Biden, his former vice president and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, in a video to be released later today.

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Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden

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Joe Biden Is Projected Winner Of The Wisconsin Primary

5:49pm April 13, 2020

by Benjamin Swasey

Biden was already the presumptive presidential nominee, after Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign. Wisconsin controversially held in-person voting despite the pandemic.

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Sanders Endorses Biden For President

4:40pm April 13, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed his former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination Joe Biden on Monday, as they work to unify Democrats against President Trump in the 2020 election.

In this screengrab taken from Joe Biden's campaign website, Bernie Sanders endorses Biden.

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Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden For President

4:27pm April 13, 2020

by Benjamin Swasey

Sanders had long said he'd support whoever won the Democratic nomination. He made it official on Monday.

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., sold $20 million in stock in the weeks building up to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Stock Trades After Coronavirus Briefing Complicate Loeffler's Reelection Bid

9:43am April 13, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., has come under fire for selling $20 million in stock in the weeks building up to the coronavirus pandemic.