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Biden-Sanders taskforces unveil proposals for party unity
The 110-page document calls for major steps to combat climate change, reduce systemic racism, expand affordable health care, and reform a US economy devastated by the coronavirus pandemic

Sanders endorses ex-rival Biden for U.S. president
The swift endorsement marks a notable change from 2016, when Bernie Sanders lost the presidential nomination race to Hillary Clinton but delayed endorsing her candidacy

Sanders ends presidential bid, setting up Biden-Trump showdown
(UPDATED) The announcement clears the way for rival Joe Biden to win the Democratic nomination and challenge incumbent Donald Trump in November

Sanders to 'assess' campaign after primary drubbing by Biden
Pressure mounts on the leftist Vermont senator to end his White House campaign

Biden clean sweep in 3 states puts him on track for Democratic nomination
As the US grapples with combating the spreading coronavirus pandemic, voters hand the former vice president victory in delegate-rich Florida, as well as Illinois and Arizona

Biden wins Florida, biggest prize on virus-hit primary night
A Biden trifecta would leave Sanders a gravely wounded candidate

Biden wins Washington state Democratic primary – U.S. media
Media reports say Joe Biden had won 37.9% of the vote, with the leftist Bernie Sanders close behind with 36.4%

White House contenders slam Trump handling of coronavirus crisis
Public health experts have rebuked authorities for downplaying the pandemic, and lagging far behind other hard-hit countries in rolling out testing for the virus

Bernie Sanders, folk troubadour: A politician's star turn
On a brisk November day in 1987, Sanders, sporting black-rimmed Wayfarer glasses and not one but two hoodies, joined 30 Vermont musicians to perform 5 social justice-minded classics for a folk compilation known as 'The Bernie Project'

Biden says fighting for U.S. 'soul' after big primary wins
(UPDATED) Barring surprises, Joe Biden now has a clear path to becoming the Democratic standard-bearer in a potentially bruising and deeply divisive matchup with Donald Trump

Biden wins Harris endorsement, Sanders snags nod from civil rights leader
Senator Kamala Harris says Joe Biden can best unify the country
Biden surges past Sanders in Democratic race as Bloomberg exits
President Donald Trump hails the 'incredible comeback' of the 77-year-old former vice president

'New race': Biden seizes momentum with Super Tuesday surge
(5th UPDATE) The results signal a remarkable comeback for Joe Biden, a former vice president under Barack Obama, who is vying once again for frontrunner status

U.S. votes in crucial primaries after ex-rivals back Biden
The Democratic establishment is desperate to unite around a moderate candidate who can triumph over frontrunner Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, and face President Trump in November

Who's in, who's out in Democratic White House race
The top 3 remaining are all septuagenarian white men

Sanders roughed up, hits back at Democratic presidential debate
His rivals band together in savaging the self-described democratic socialist as too radical to appeal to a broad swathe of Americans

Sanders wins big in Nevada but some Democrats worry
Trump issues a sarcastic-sounding congratulations on Twitter to the man he calls 'Crazy Bernie'

Sanders claims big win in Nevada, tightens grip on Democratic race
Bernie Sanders' win is a substantial accomplishment in a state seen as an important bellwether because it is the first diverse electorate to weigh in on the 2020 presidential race
Septuagenarian Democrats spill their baggage on debate stage
There are mentions of the heart attack suffered by Sanders in October and coronary stents Bloomberg received 20 years ago

Bernie Sanders wins in New Hampshire as Joe Biden crashes and burns
(UPDATED) The 78-year-old US senator from Vermont went into the race as the newly anointed national frontrunner and was expected to win New Hampshire

Democratic presidential frontrunner Sanders in early New Hampshire lead
While Sanders is expected to win, a solid second place for Buttigieg could provide the biggest bounce from New Hampshire, after he won narrowly in Iowa

New Hampshire votes in consequential Democratic primary
(UPDATED) New Hampshire always hosts the nation's first primary, 8 days after Iowa kicked off the nomination process, and it could narrow the Democratic field of 11 current candidates

Buttigieg wins delayed Iowa count, Sanders to contest result
Buttigieg and Sanders are separated by a razor-thin margin

Top hopefuls Buttigieg, Sanders under fire in Democratic debate
Buttigieg and Sanders finished atop the pack earlier this week in Iowa's chaotic caucuses, and both hope to renew the performance Tuesday in New Hampshire

Sanders claims victory as review ordered of Iowa results
'From where I come from, the person who gets the most votes wins,' Sanders says

Buttigieg takes lead in Iowa caucuses, Sanders second
Joe Biden is in fourth place, a disappointing showing for the former vice president who has claimed he is best positioned to defeat Donald Trump in November

Iowa White House vote turns to fiasco as results delayed
Republicans led by President Donald Trump gloat over the setback, and candidates who normally rely on the Midwestern state's caucuses for momentum as the primary season unfolds are denied that bounce

Sanders claims Iowa lead, ahead of Buttigieg
Data released by the Sanders campaign, which says it represents results from nearly 40% of precincts in Iowa, shows Bernie Sanders garnering 28.62% of the vote, followed by moderate Pete Buttigieg at 25.71%.

Iowa fires starting gun on Democratic White House race
The two frontrunners, far-left senator Bernie Sanders and moderate former vice president Joe Biden, face a key test in the sparsely populated state

Democrats make final pitch in Iowa hours before first U.S. vote
Iowans take their role as first-in-the-nation voters to heart, and their pick has a recent historical track record of becoming the Democratic nominee

U.S. Democrats make final pitches ahead of Iowa showdown
Monday's crunch vote has created an air of suspense, with no clear frontrunner

Impeachment trial paused, top Democrats rush to Iowa for 11th hour campaigning
As Donald Trump's impeachment trial is on hold until February 5, democratic candidates enjoy a final 72 hours of campaigning before the Iowa caucuses

Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver to stump for Bernie Sanders
Folktronica band Bon Iver will play a rally show on January 31, and the next day Vampire Weekend will jam in support of the leftist Sanders, a self-described socialist candidate popular especially among young voters

'Liar!': Rival White House bids strain Sanders-Warren friendship
The first signs of tensions emerge earlier in the week with reports that Bernie Sanders told Elizabeth Warren in a private meeting in December 2018 that he did not believe a woman could win a presidential election

Heated moments as Democrats clash in presidential debate
The final prime-time debate of 2019 features just 7 of the 15 Democrats still in the contest 6 weeks before the first nomination ballots are cast in Iowa in February

Malacañang hits U.S. senator Sanders for calling out PH human rights abuses
Malacañang once again says foreign officials have no right to meddle in the Philippines' internal affairs

Led by Sanders, Democrats vow to press Israel on Palestinian state
Bernie Sanders accuses both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fomenting division

Bernie Sanders makes a statement with big New York rally: ‘I am back!’
There were calls for the 78-year-old progressive to quit the race, but a strong performance at the fourth Democratic primary debate earlier in the week in Ohio showed he still had plenty of fight left in him

Ocasio-Cortez endorses Bernie Sanders in U.S. race
'We right now have one of the best Democratic presidential primary fields in a generation, and much of that is thanks to work that Bernie Sanders has done in his entire life,' says firebrand Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rising star Warren weathers attacks at Democratic White House debate
The president looms large as 12 Democratic contenders train their fire on him, calling for his impeachment and assailing a Syria troop pullout Joe Biden calls 'shameful'

Cardi B talks minimum wage increase with Bernie Sanders
The rapper talks to the US presidential aspirant about the need to raise the minimum wage

Rivals clash with frontrunner Biden at Democratic debate
Joe Biden is leading polls for the nod to take on President Donald Trump in 2020, and nearly all of the other 9 Democrats onstage attack him at some point

Warren and Sanders vs moderates: Liberals under fire in 2nd debate
The sharp ideological battle lines shines through immediately in the second debate of the 2020 Democratic primary race

Biden under attack as 2020 Democrat rivals urge passing of torch
With so many potential challengers to Trump, the Democratic party splits the top 20 candidates into debates on two nights in southern Florida, a key swing state in next year's election

Socialist Bernie Sanders' tax returns show millionaire status
Bernie Sanders sees his income spike on royalties from sales of his book, 'Our Revolution,' published shortly after his 2016 race for the Democratic nomination

Bernie Sanders attacks 'dangerous' Trump at campaign launch
Bernie Sanders calls Donald Trump 'the most dangerous president in modern American history'

Bernie Sanders announces he is running for U.S. president
Senator Bernie Sanders, 77, makes the announcement in a radio interview in his home state of Vermont

Clinton plays blame game in new book
In her campaign chronicle What Happened set for release on September 12 the veteran Democrat acknowledges her own role in her defeat writing: It was my campaign Those were my decisions
Anti-Trump gunman attacks U.S. lawmakers, dies in shootout
4th UPDATE A rifle wielding critic of President Donald Trump opens fire on US lawmakers practicing for a charity baseball game seriously wounding a top Republican congressman and 3 others

Fractured, frustrated Democrats to pick leader in Trump era
Democrats need to get back to basics by making house calls in all 50 states and establishing a year round organizing presence former labor secretary Tom Perez says
