NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm heading into the critical final months before an election that will decide whether he remains in the White House. Instead, his weekend rally in Oklahoma highlighted growing vulnerabilities and crystallized a divisive reelection message...
Klobuchar Urges Biden to Pick Nonwhite Woman as Running Mate
CHICAGO — Amy Klobuchar says she is dropping out of the running to be vice president and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of color instead. The white Minnesota senator, who had seen her prospects fall as racial tensions swept the nation, said Thursday that she called the...
California Legislature OKs Bill to Mail Ballot to All Voters
The California Assembly on Thursday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill to require county officials to mail a ballot to every registered voter for the November election, which would cement into law the Democratic governor’s earlier order to mail out ballots statewide in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Newsom, citing...
Liberal Groups Warn Biden Could Lose Over Policing Policies
WASHINGTON — More than four dozen progressive groups have signed a letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign criticizing his police reform proposals and warning that if he doesn’t adopt more progressive policies he risks losing black voters — and the election — this fall. “You cannot win...
Opinion: A Republican Running Mate for Biden?
Presumptive Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden says he wants to unite our divided country. Here’s an idea on how to do it. Select a Republican to be his running mate. Ridiculous you say? Hear me out. Several months ago Biden declared that he would choose a woman to be...
Biden's VP List Narrows: Warren, Harris, Susan Rice, Others
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of potential vice presidential nominees, with several black women in strong contention. Democrats with knowledge of the process said Biden’s search committee has narrowed the choices to as few as...
California Senate OKs Bill to Mail Ballots for Fall Election
SACRAMENTO — Fearing a surge of coronavirus cases that could force a second statewide shutdown in the fall, the California Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would guarantee all registered voters get a ballot in the mail before the November election. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has already ordered ballots...
Central Unified Mulls a Second Shot at Bond Measure
There will be no survey of voters this time around for Central Unified School District if trustees decide to take another shot at a bond measure. The last survey, which was taken in the summer of 2019 long before the words "COVID-19" and "pandemic" were on everybody's lips, had predicted...
The Electoral Map Is Tilting Badly Against Donald Trump Right Now
[aggregation-styles] CNN Amid the protests following the police killing of George Floyd and the ongoing fight against the coronavirus pandemic, something very important has been overlooked: President Donald Trump is now a decided underdog to reach the 270 electoral votes he needs to win a second term in the fall....
GOP Reckons With Polarizing Candidates Amid Civil Unrest
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party is facing a reckoning over some of its most divisive candidates. So far the results are mixed, and that's dicey for the GOP as a country shuddering from coast-to-coast civic unrest hurtles toward November elections. Republican leaders looking to broaden the party's appeal were buoyed Tuesday when...