Given its political logic, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp took little time making her choice official: she is supporting Douglas Treisman for judge. Treisman is a Senior Deputy District Attorney. Smittcamp is his boss. "Doug Treisman is the person everyone in the district attorney's office goes to when they...
12 Democrats Meet for First Debate Since Impeachment Inquiry
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Joe Biden is facing baseless but persistent allegations of wrongdoing overseas that could undermine his argument that he's best positioned to defeat the president. Bernie Sanders is recovering from a heart attack that raised questions about his ability to withstand the vigor of a presidential campaign. And Elizabeth Warren...
Biden, Warren, Sanders Face Scrutiny at Democratic Debate
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Joe Biden is facing baseless — but persistent— allegations of wrongdoing overseas that could undermine his argument that he's best positioned to defeat the president. Bernie Sanders is recovering from a heart attack that raised questions about his ability to withstand the vigor of a presidential campaign. And Elizabeth...
Recuperating Sanders Tells Aides He's Committed to 2020 Race
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bernie Sanders began the slow process of reintroducing himself to the 2020 campaign on Tuesday, venturing outside his Vermont home briefly to say he'd been more fatigued than usual in recent weeks and was boneheaded for ignoring symptoms that might have foretold his heart attack last week....
Campaign: Sanders Had Heart Attack, Released From Hospital
LAS VEGAS — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, his campaign confirmed Friday as the Vermont senator was released from a Nevada hospital. Sanders' campaign released a statement from the 78-year-old's Las Vegas doctors that said the senator was stable when he arrived Tuesday at Desert Springs...
Bernie Sanders Has Heart Procedure, Cancels Campaign Events
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders' campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate has had a heart procedure for a blocked artery. The Vermont senator is canceling events and appearances "until further notice." Sanders was scheduled to stop at Fresno City College on Thursday. The 78-year-old Sanders was in Las Vegas when, according...
Trump Swamps 2020 Democrats in Battle for 3rd-Quarter Cash
WASHINGTON — Three top Democratic White House hopefuls said Tuesday that they took in a collective $56 million over the last three months. But in a sign of what they're up against, President Donald Trump and his allies swamped them all by raising $125 million, a presidential campaign record. The...
Bernie Sanders Sets Thursday Stop at Fresno City College
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is bringing his bid to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 election to Fresno City College. The "Bernie 2020 College Rally" at the community college campus is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday. According to his campaign, doors will open at 6 p.m. and admission...
Democratic Debate: Top 2020 Contenders Finally on the Same Stage
HOUSTON — Despite the miles traveled, the tens of millions of dollars raised and the ceaseless churn of policy papers, the Democratic primary has been remarkably static for months with Joe Biden leading in polls and Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders vying to be the progressive alternative. That stability is...
Debate Takeaways: Should 2020 Democrats Go Big or Get Real?
DETROIT — Should Democrats be going big or getting real? That's the question that dominated the Democratic presidential primary debate as progressive favorites Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders fended off attacks from lesser-known moderates. The display amounted to a sometimes testy public airing of the party's anxieties about how far...