The Democratic candidates who took the stage offered broadagreement on some of the biggest issues, while occasionally bitterly tussling with each other over specific issues.
Author: Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY
Why 2020 candidates are looking beyond the early states and making a broader push to court voters
Democratic candidates already have made campaign appearances in two-thirds of the states.
Bernie Sanders: Walmart resistance to raising minimum wage is ‘grotesque,’ slams Walton family
Sanders made the comments in an exclusive interview ahead of Walmart’s annual shareholders meeting, where he has been invited by a workers’ rights group.
Biden faces stiff criticism from Democrats for skipping California convention
Joe Biden was the only top tier White House hopeful to take a pass on the convention that draws some of state’s most active Democrat supporters.
California’s primary is way earlier in 2020. Is that good for Democrats?
“California moving to the front of the pack rather than where it used to be will have a big effect on how candidates campaign,” one Democratic strategist said.
Elizabeth Warren: Pass a law so the president can be indicted
Elizabeth Warren proposed the legislation after special counsel Robert Mueller Watergate-era rule that prohibitsindicting sitting president.
Fight for $15: 2020 candidates slam McDonald’s over workers pay
The White House hopefuls—including Bernie Sanders, Julian Castro, Bill de Blasio, and Jay Inslee—joined demonstrations by workers in 13 cities targeting the world’s most powerful restaurant chain over wages and working conditions.
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How do Democrats beat Trump? Hickenlooper says Biden’s backward-looking message isn’t the way
“When you are rebuilding, never say you are going to rebuild what was there before,” Hickenlooper told USA TODAY. “It won’t satisfy. ”
Bernie Sanders to call for a ban on for-profit charter schools
Sen. Bernie Sanders will call for a ban on building for-profit charter schools in a major education policy address to be delivered Saturday in South Carolina, a senior campaign officialfor the 2020 contender tells USA TODAY.
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Beto O’Rourke livestreams his haircut, pokes fun at ‘nasty’ ear hair
Beto O’Rourke isn’t just struggling in the polls. He’s also battling with the middle-aged man plague of ear hair.