Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race to endorse her ideological opposite, establishment darling Joe Biden. It's political suicide – for her, and for the idea of a progressive Democrat.
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Bernie Sanders apparently isn’t very happy about being back at his day job.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has steamrolled rival Bernie Sanders in primary elections in Florida and Illinois.
Sanders made the same pledge, though he hedged slightly
There’s just “more fear of smart-as-a-whip Aunt Warren than of Crazy Uncle Bernie.”
The “corporate media” didn’t pay attention to his agenda.
It wasn’t just the results on Tuesday. It was the realization that, for the first time, he had no excuse and nothing better to look forward to.
Liberal Massachusetts senator is ending her run for Democratic nomination after a weak showing on Super Tuesday
Presidential candidate is buoyed by suburban voters who flocked to party in 2018; Bernie Sanders concedes ‘it isn’t easy’ to boost youth turnout
Campaign aides knew they were in big trouble when the South Carolina results came in.
Mike Bloomberg drops out of 2020 race as Elizabeth Warren 'to assess path forward'
Speaking to supporters in West Palm Beach, Bloomberg vowed to press ahead.
In a swift turn of events, Mr. Buttigieg and Ms. Klobuchar quit the presidential race and endorsed Mr. Biden on the eve of Super Tuesday to try to boost him against the liberal front-runner, Mr. Sanders.
Reacting to reports of Pete Buttigieg ending his presidential bid, US President Donald Trump said this is the “real beginning” of a ploy by the Democrats to get rid of their frontrunner, Bernie Sanders.
The former mayor concluded this weekend that his path had closed, before warning against Bernie Sanders' approach in his dropout speech.
The changes in the primaries that made it harder for the South Bend mayor to succeed also constitute progress for his party.
If there was a best case scenario for Joe Biden, this was it.
On Saturday, South Carolina became the fourth US state to join the race to find a Democrat to take on Republican Donald Trump in November's general election. Who were the big winners and losers?
The billionaire spent hundreds of millions of dollars but never made a splash in primaries or caucuses.