Latest in 2020 presidential race

UPDATE, 1:12 PM PT: CNN responded to a legal threat from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign by comparing it to the type of letter they would get “from countries like Venezuela or other regimes where there is little or no respect for a free and independent media.” The Trump campaign earlier asked CNN for a retraction…

California Governor Gavin Newsom, leading the state’s coronavirus response, will headline a virtual fundraiser on Friday for Joe Biden. Newsom has not yet formally endorsed Biden, having originally backed Kamala Harris before she dropped out of the race. Also appearing at the fundraiser will be David Plouffe, the…

The state of New York is canceling its Democratic presidential primary on June 23, a move that quickly drew anger from supporters of Bernie Sanders even though he has dropped out of the race. The Democrats on the state Board of Elections voted unanimously on the move on Monday, after Sanders’ name was removed from the…

Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden in his 2020 presidential bid, the latest in a string of announcements this week for the Democrats’ presumptive nominee. “Empathy matters,” Warren said in a video posted Wednesday. “And in this moment of crisis, it is more important than ever that the next president restores…

Bernie Sanders, who dropped out of the presidential race last week, endorsed Joe Biden in a video livestream on Monday. “So today, I am asking all Americans, I’m asking every Democrat, I’m asking every independent, I’m asking a lot of Republicans, to come together in this campaign to support your candidacy, which I…

Bernie Sanders is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race, leaving Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee. “Today I am suspending my campaign,” Sanders wrote on Twitter. “But while the campaign ends, the struggle for justice continues on.” In a livestream to supporters on Wednesday, Sanders said, “The path…

Larry David has curbed his enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders, saying he thinks it’s time for the Vermont senator to bow out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race. "I feel he should drop out," David told the New York Times in an interview published Saturday. "He's too far behind. He can't get the nomination. And…

Joe Biden was the projected winner of the Florida, Illinois and Arizona presidential primaries Tuesday, giving him a delegate lead that makes it all but impossible for Bernie Sanders to catch up. Biden was projected to win each state handily, after dominating the primary contests on the last two Tuesdays. As some…

Sen. Bernie Sanders said that he is staying in the presidential race but acknowledged that he is losing the electability argument to Joe Biden after bruising losses in a series of states. “Last night, obviously, was not a good night for our campaign from a delegate point of view,” Sanders told reporters, referring to…

Michael Bloomberg is dropping out of the presidential race and endorsing Joe Biden. “I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it,’ Bloomberg said in a statement. “After yesterday’s vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and a great…

Amy Klobuchar is ending her presidential bid and will endorse Joe Biden at a campaign event in Dallas. Klobuchar, the senator from Minnesota, faced a tough night on Super Tuesday, including the possibility of losing her home state’s primary to Bernie Sanders. She was among a group of moderates who sought the…

Pete Buttigieg made history as the first openly gay presidential candidate to win a presidential nominating contest and after running a trailblazing campaign which included winning the race for delegates in Iowa, he announced that he would be dropping out of the race on Sunday. As reported earlier, the news was…