Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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Julián Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren in presidential race
In an online video posted Monday featuring the two former 2020 White House rivals, Castro tells Warren, "No one is working harder than you." The pair had remained friendly during months of campaigning.
Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial
For now, Republicans are holding the line behind Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on how to proceed with an impeachment trial. But small cracks in GOP unity have appeared, with two Republican senators criticizing McConnell's pledge of “total coordination” with the White House.
Video edited to suggest Biden made racist remark
A video clip that shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden saying, “Our culture is not imported from some African nation or some Asian nation,” is being taken out of context and posted on social media to suggest he is racist.
Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race
His announcement Thursday comes as he failed to garner enough support or donations to make the recent Democratic presidential debates. Castro languished around 1 percent in polls and lagged behind his 2020 rivals in fundraising.
Bigger Supreme Court? No more Electoral College? See what 2020 Democrats would do
Stacking up the positions of presidential candidates on changes to government institutions, there are divisions over expanding the U.S. Supreme Court and ending the Senate's filibuster.
Climate Issues: Where 2020 Democrats stand on the Green New Deal and more
While most Democratic presidential candidates support the goals laid out in the Green New Deal, they differ on specifics like a carbon tax, nuclear energy and federal spending to fight climate change.
Weeks from Iowa vote, Klobuchar steps up hits on Buttigieg
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is stepping up her criticism of Pete Buttigieg, the major of a small Indiana city, as she embarks on a four-day tour of Iowa, the first state to vote in the Democratic presidential primary.