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In 2010, Vice President Joe Biden speaks to construction workers at the Brooklyn Bridge, marking a renovation project which was partly funded by money from the 2009 Recovery Act.

Politics & Government

Great Recession Recovery Effort Shaped A Key Part Of Biden's Record

11:25am April 12, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Facing economic peril in 2009, "Sheriff Joe" Biden was in charge of how federal stimulus dollars were spent. It's experience he may compare with President Trump's response to the coronavirus.

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Biden's Campaign Shifts To Winning Over Supporters Of His Former Rivals

10:10am April 11, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the primaries, but the question remains: Will he win over the progressives in his party who were backing other candidates?

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A voter in Delray Beach, Fla. during last month's primary election. More voters are expected to request mail-in ballots for the August primary and November general election.

Even As Trump Denounces Vote By Mail, GOP In Florida And Elsewhere Relies On It

7:00am April 11, 2020

by Greg Allen

"Absentee ballots are typically Republicans' friends" in Florida says one former GOP campaign operative. Despite condemning mail-in ballots, President Trump cast one himself last month.

Former Vice President Joe Biden at a press conference in Wilmington, Del., in mid-March. His bid this week to allow 60-year-olds to get Medicare "reflects the reality," he says, "that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to find

Biden's Health Play In A COVID-19 Economy: Lower Medicare's Eligibility Age To 60

5:00am April 11, 2020

by Julie Rovner

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden proposes letting 60-year-olds enroll in Medicare. He'd pay for the expansion out of general tax revenue, he says, not the Medicare fund.

Joe Biden has made overtures to Bernie Sanders and progressive groups that had backed the Vermont senator.

Politics & Government

Joe Biden Won The Primary. Now He's Trying To Win Over Progressive Groups

11:06am April 10, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Now that Bernie Sanders is out of the presidential race and Joe Biden is the presumptive nominee, his campaign is reaching out to progressive groups.

Voters cast ballots at Riverside High School during Wisconsin's primary election on Tuesday in Milwaukee. It's the only state to hold a major election since stay-at-home orders were issued across most of the country.

Coronavirus May Reshape Who Votes And How In The 2020 Election

8:57am April 10, 2020

by Pam Fessler

This week's primary in Wisconsin, which produced long lines of voters waiting in protective gear to cast their ballots, is a dire warning of what could lie ahead.

Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders announces his presidential bid on April 30, 2015, on Capitol Hill in front of media members and a small group of onlookers.

Politics & Government

8 Key Moments That Helped Define Bernie Sanders' Presidential Runs

5:06pm April 09, 2020

by Scott Detrow

Though the Vermont senator did not emerge as the Democratic nominee in either of his two bids, his campaigns have reshaped the party's politics and policy in significant ways.

Declared candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination include Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro and Elizabeth Warren.

Politics & Government

2020 Presidential Candidates: Tracking Which Democrats Ran

5:02pm April 08, 2020

The Democratic presidential field started out as the most diverse ever, and the largest in at least 40 years. It's since winnowed down to one.

Politics & Government

Bernie Sanders Leaves 2020 Presidential Race

4:41pm April 08, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign Wednesday, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden uncontested for the Democratic nomination.

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Joe Biden Now Faces The Task Of Winning Over Bernie Sanders' Movement

4:41pm April 08, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is over, but his movement and impact on the Democratic Party are not. Now, Joe Biden will have to win over Sanders supporters to unify Democrats.