Joe Biden opened Super Tuesday with a trio of victories in key Southern states, building on momentum that has swiftly revived his Democratic presidential campaign in recent days. Sen. Bernie Sanders grabbed a win in home-state Vermont, while Biden took Alabama and the battleground states of North Carolina and Virginia....
Walters: How’s the March 3 Primary Working Out?
The more or less official rationale offered by the state’s Democratic politicians for moving our presidential primary election to March 3 was that the nation’s most populous and diverse state should play a major role in choosing a challenger to President Donald Trump and compel candidates to pay attention to...
Bloomberg Advocated Targeting Minorities in 2015 Remarks
WASHINGTON — Mike Bloomberg is under fire for saying the way to bring down murder rates is to "put a lot of cops" in minority neighborhoods because that's where "all the crime is." The billionaire and former New York mayor made the comments at a 2015 appearance at the Aspen Institute, as...
In Fresno, Bloomberg Says He's Ready to Bounce 'Bully' Trump
President Donald Trump's insults about his height didn't deter Mike Bloomberg. The billionaire businessman and Democratic presidential candidate made his own cracks about his stature during a speech Monday at Fresno City College. Listen to this article: "I'm still growing. I still have hopes. Unfortunately, when I'm growing, I'm growing...
Super Bowl Ads Serve up Politics – And an Escape From It
NEW YORK — Americans weary of a seemingly endless barrage of political news may be looking for a respite as they settle in to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. They won't get it, although the real-world interruption should at least be brief. For what may be the first time, national politics...
Michael Bloomberg Outlines Plans for Cleaner Buildings, Cars
SACRAMENTO — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would push for all new cars to be electric by 2035 and new buildings to produce zero carbon emissions by 2025 as part of clean energy plans he released this week. Bloomberg's latest climate plans build off his December plan to cut the United States'...
Independents Could Decide California's Democratic Primary
SACRAMENTO — In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, no prize is bigger than California, which offers more delegates than any other state. And as candidates plot their strategies here, there's an overlooked group of voters who could be key to victory: independents. More than 5 million voters not registered...
Sanders, Bloomberg Test Different Paths to a California Win
LOS ANGELES — One is spending millions of dollars flooding the airwaves from Los Angeles to Sacramento, highlighting his tenure as mayor of the nation's largest city and commitment to key Democratic causes. The other has hired 80 staff members to knock on doors, organize volunteers and promote his message...
Bloomberg at UN: US President Must End Fossil Fuel Subsidies
MADRID — The next U.S. president should stop subsidizing fossil fuels to help tackle climate change, billionaire Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday, highlighting an issue that is the central pillar of his bid for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential race. Bloomberg, who launched his presidential campaign less than three weeks ago,...
Bloomberg: US Would Benefit From More, Not Fewer, Immigrants
PHOENIX — Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that the United States needs “an awful lot more immigrants rather than less.” On his second day campaigning for the Democratic nomination, the former New York City mayor contrasted his views on immigration with President Donald Trump’s restrictive policies and laid out...