"It's going to depend on how obstreperous they become," the former vice president said of Senate Republicans who might filibuster legislation championed by a potential Biden administration. “But I think you’re going to just have to take a look at it." As recently as February 2020, Biden opposed ending the filibuster. The openness to change…
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden pledged Tuesday to invest $2 trillion into combating climate change during his first term in office. Mr. Biden said President Trump’s refusal to address the mounting problem and his bungled response to the coronavirus calls for a massive down payment on a pro-environment agenda that will lead to…
(CNN)Joe Biden's campaign is debuting its first general election television ad in Texas on Tuesday, dipping its toes in a state long considered a Republican stronghold and one that's seen an uptick i…
Joseph R. Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Tuesday targeted President Trump’s change of heart when it comes to sporting a mask in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The former vice president said the spike in cases in Florida and elsewhere is yet more evidence of Mr. Trump’s failed response. “It has gotten bad…
Updated July 14, 2020 The Latest Primary and runoff elections are taking place today in Maine, Texas and Alabama. Follow the latest on today’s races and the presidential campaign. Biden’s V.P. Search Here are 13 women who have been under consideration to be Joe Biden’s running mate, and why each might be chosen — and…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…