Month: October 2019

He’s dominating in the polls, his fundraising is going gangbusters and he’s showing broad support from key political players in the early presidential states. So “Joe Biden is the front-runner by every measure — except big crowds”

A local market is seen burning during a protest in Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia, on Aug. 21. Violent protests this month were sparked by accusations “Violence Follows Pro-Independence Protests In Indonesia’s Papua Region”

Former Vice President Joe Biden needs to "up his game" after underperforming at last week’s Democratic presidential debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said, but other “GOP senator: ‘Underestimate Joe Biden at your own peril’”

Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading the crowded Democratic presidential field in Iowa, with Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in a tight secondary “Iowa poll: Biden stretches lead over Sanders”

Kamala Harris, a former California attorney general and San Francisco district attorney who was elected to the Senate two years ago, officially launched her campaign “Kamala Harris launches campaign for president”

Sen. Cory Booker said Friday that Sens. Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand, two of his highest-profile opponents for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, are his “Booker says there will be some 'sibling rivalry' with Harris and Gillibrand”

Former Vice President Joe Biden expanded his lead in congressional endorsements Thursday, landing the backing of second-term Rep. Al Lawson of Florida. “They don’t make “'They don’t make 'em like Joe anymore': Biden expands grip on congressional endorsements”

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn revealed that he anticipated “much more of a surge” in support for 2020 Democrats Cory Booker and Kamala Harris in “Clyburn says he's surprised Booker, Harris haven't taken off in South Carolina”

Donald Trump’s campaign is itching to take on Joe Biden over his pro-free trade past and his comments downplaying the China threat — an issue “Biden girds for clash with Trump over China”

An annual survey that asks Americans about crimes they’ve experienced showed that the rate at which those surveyed said they had been raped or sexually “There’s A Continued Uptick In Violent Crime, According To Federal Survey”