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Leading in coronavirus pandemic becomes part of audition for Joe Biden’s VP

April 16, 2020 at 10:17 a.m.

As Biden begins the process of choosing a running mate, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has become an unexpected part of the audition. The women believed to be top candidates...

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Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden as the best leader for “darkest times”

April 14, 2020 at 3:27 p.m.

Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden in a video on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party鈥檚 biggest fundraiser and one of its most...

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Bernie Sanders endorses former rival Joe Biden for president

April 13, 2020 at 1:21 p.m.

Bernie Sanders endorsed his former rival Joe Biden for president on Monday in a joint online appearance.

Joe Biden predicts Democratic convention delay until August

April 2, 2020 at 8:23 a.m.

Prospective Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he thinks his party's nominating convention will have to be pushed back from July into August because of聽the coronavirus threat. 鈥淚t抖阴ap going to...

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a primary night election rally in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Biden nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg backing on Super Tuesday eve

March 2, 2020 at 1:29 p.m.

Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just...

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Joe Biden wins South Carolina, hopes for Super Tuesday momentum

February 29, 2020 at 5:14 p.m.

Joe Biden scored a convincing victory in South Carolina鈥檚 Democratic primary on Saturday, riding a wave of African American support and ending progressive rival Bernie Sanders' winning streak.

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Democratic hopefuls now test strength among minority voters

February 16, 2020 at 5:16 p.m.

For I.S. Leevy Johnson, the Democrats鈥� search for a challenger to take on President Donald Trump is personal.

For first time, Biden calls Obama deportations “big mistake”

February 15, 2020 at 8:50 p.m.

LAS VEGAS -- Going further than he ever has in expressing regret over Obama administration immigration policy, presidential candidate Joe Biden called it a 鈥渂ig mistake鈥� to have deported hundreds...

Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announces Democratic presidential bid

November 14, 2019 at 9:52 a.m.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less than three months before primary voting begins.

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Joe Biden’s top 2020 Democratic rivals avoid rush to defend him

September 26, 2019 at 7:25 p.m.

Democratic presidential candidates are united in condemning President Donald Trump for seeking a foreign country's help to trash a domestic political rival. But when it comes to defending the president's...

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