‘Sledgehammer on Trump, scalpel on Sanders’: Biden approaches key debate

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted Sunday’s Democratic debate behind closed doors – but it is still hugely important

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will square off in the 11th Democratic debate on Sunday night, in a contest moved from Arizona to Washington DC and held without a live audience due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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2020 Insight: Netroots on tap in New Orleans; Warren endorses in…

Democratic 2020 prospects will descend on New Orleans this week as thousands of activists gather for the annual Netroots Nation. On Thursday, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is scheduled to deliver a major speech.

Frank Talk (Like Trump’s) Is A Relief After Years Of “Stilted Robotic Artificiality”

There's an interesting sentence in a fund-raising letter I just received from the Claremont Institute . The Claremont, California-based think tank, which publishes the excellent Claremont Review of Books quarterly, has as their overarching theme "Recovering the American Idea: The mission of the Claremont Institute is to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life."

Tucker Fact-Checks Former Dem Governor O’Malley

O'Malley, who served two terms as a Democratic governor in Maryland, insisted that illegal immigration is not as big of a problem as it has been historically because border crossings are down. "I don't believe that the level of immigration, even sum-total, is much greater than it's been at other times in our nation's history," O'Malley argued.

Martin Oa Malley: I Would Have Beaten Donald Trump in General Election

Even if Sen. Bernie Sanders had won last year's Democratic presidential primary, he wouldn't have defeated Donald Trump in the general election, says former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley . "I don't believe so," O'Malley speculated Friday on DC/BS, a political podcast hosted by Jon Allen and Peter Ogburn.

Back in South Carolina, Democrat Martin O’Malley says “I just might” run for president

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley answers questions at a town hall event Saturday at the College of Charleston. The event was hosted by the Charleston Democratic Party, the College of Charleston Democrats and Indivisible Charleston.

Bush vs. Clinton: the battle of the royal families was sabotaged by Donald Trump |…

It was a little-noticed event, but one that is emblematic of why Donald Trump has done such a good job outsmarting Hillary Clinton. In a campaign appearance at the University of Northern Colorado a week ago, Trump posed for a photo holding a rainbow flag emblazoned with the words "LBGTs for Trump" as he accepted the endorsement of the Colorado Log Cabin Republicans.

Despite the polls, I am still uneasy about this election

Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Donald Trump has gone too far with his attacks on Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son Army Capt. Humayun Khan... A Donald Trump White House would be a disaster, and this goes way beyond any ideological difference.

O’Malley stumps for Clinton in EC

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley touted Hillary Clinton as the nation's next commander-in-chief Thursday, telling local Democrats at Elizabeth City's new Democratic campaign office she would beat Republican rival Donald Trump and his "overtly fascist" policies. O'Malley made his remarks at the new office on Halstead Boulevard, where workers noted Thursday that North Carolina is only 27 days away from early voting and 46 days away from election day.

Grant Bosse: Politicians shouldn’t get to pick their press

The state Attorney General's Office and State Police Major Crime Unit are investigating a suspicious death at a residence on Caramel Drive in Danville Emilio Guerrero belted a solo homer and Dwight Smith Jr. and Ian Parmley each drove in a run as New Hampshire ended its 2013 season with a 3-1 Eastern League triumph over Portland before a Labor ... (more)

Ex-Maryland Gov. Martin Oa Malley: Trumpa s pitch to black voters only reinforced stereotypes

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Sunday said that Donald Trump's attempt to rally black voters and make the GOP the "party of Lincoln once more" probably has the 16th president rolling in his grave. Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, recently asked black voters in Michigan whether they had anything to lose by bucking their historical support for the Democratic Party.