Readers call for stricter enforcement of traffic rules for bike riders and stricter punishments for reckless drivers. Also: When Obama picked Joe Biden; whose history gets taught.
Democratic candidates have taken a calibrated approach to talking about the economy, but the trade war with China provides a potent new line of attack.
“Imagine what would have happened if, God forbid, Barack Obama had been assassinated after becoming the de facto nominee,” Mr. Biden said, evoking the tumult of 1968.
Kamala Harris has the home-state advantage, but the other Democratic presidential hopefuls are not ceding the state.
Mr. Yang is no fan of the president. But his coalition includes conservatives who see nonpartisan logic in his message about automation and job loss.
There are signs of a disconnect between support for Mr. Biden in polls and excitement for his campaign on the ground in Iowa.
Presidential candidates come with a message — and a playlist. We look at how music helps set the tone.
Bernie Sanders rolled out a plan for organized labor as more than a dozen Democratic candidates pitched themselves to workers in Iowa.
The president’s lawyer wants investigations of the Biden family and reports that Ukrainian officials tried to damage the Trump campaign in 2016.
Democratic candidates are pushing ideas that were considered radical just a few years ago. But the American public has changed its views, too.
Presidential campaigns have a sound. We analyzed the playlists of 10 contenders to see how the songs aligned with the messages.
“You may like another candidate better, but you have to look at who is going to win,” she said, while campaigning for Joe Biden in New Hampshire.
There’s no good way to know which Democrat will do best in the general election.
Money isn’t everything. But it does keep the lights on, and it explains why this Democratic field looks the way it does today.
Their partnership is the stuff of buddy-movie lore, but those who saw it up close described a more difficult, complicated dynamic.
Even as she demonstrates why she is a leading presidential candidate, Ms. Warren is facing persistent questions and doubts about whether she would be able to defeat President Trump.
The president is on vacation from the White House for 10 days, and late night is following.
The president is on vacation from the White House for 10 days, and late night is following.
Six prominent Democrats urge the Senate leader, Mitch McConnell, to take up bills the House already passed to extend background checks.
We followed presidential hopefuls around the Iowa State Fair and rated them on a corn dog scale.
After President Trump promoted a theory that the Clintons had masterminded Jeffrey Epstein’s death, Colbert said, “They couldn’t even mastermind a visit to Wisconsin.”
It’s not because he is 76, his campaign says. The former vice president has always had this tendency, and he hopes it won’t hurt him in the 2020 race.
After mass shootings jolted the nation this month, the Democratic candidates seemed to move in lock step toward more aggressive gun control positions without resistance from moderates.
They don’t vote for “moderates” or “progressives.” They vote for people.
But with Republicans in charge of the Senate and President Trump in the White House, an assault weapons ban has little chance of being signed into law before 2021.
That’s why, as president, I will push to ban them again.
Democrats are highly critical of NAFTA and China, but they will have a hard time taking a tougher line than Mr. Trump has as president.
Nearly all of the 2020 Democratic candidates gave speeches at the annual event, and while many joked about the size of the field, most sought to contrast themselves with President Trump.
The Democratic candidates descend on Iowa to give it a try — and sample the best food on a stick the state fair has to offer.
Mr. Biden was speaking at a town hall hosted by the Asian & Latino Coalition in Des Moines when he made the remark, which he quickly sought to recover from.
Mr. Biden was speaking at a town hall hosted by the Asian & Latino Coalition in Des Moines when he made the remark, which he quickly sought to recover from.
A few major candidates are not focusing their campaigns on the state.
And are Democrats breaking up with Obama?
After the president said he opposed “any type of supremacy,” the “Daily Show” host wondered which nonwhite varieties he could possibly have in mind.
It’s not what you think it is.
The Democratic candidates lashed the president with their sternest denunciations yet of his exploitation of racism for political purposes and his resistance to gun control.
While several presidential candidates have already rolled out plans to address gun violence, others endorsed new policies after two mass shootings over the weekend.
We surveyed the leading candidates on how they would deal with the nuclear threat from Kim Jong-un.
President Trump incorrectly named Toledo, Ohio, instead of Dayton, as the location of a mass shooting that occurred on Sunday.
The president drew criticism, but he’s not alone: A day earlier, Joe Biden made a similar mistake.
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After widespread criticism over attacks on Barack Obama at this past week’s debates, Democratic candidates at a labor forum in Las Vegas took a very different tack.
Plus, where should police departments draw the line with facial recognition surveillance?
Sanders and Warren dominated Night 1. Biden, Booker and Harris were the focus of Night 2. We’ll do it all again in September.
One point of agreement for the presidential candidates: The nuclear deal needs to be restored.
His approach to both Medicare and the border.
Rather than effectively prosecute the easy case against the worst president ever, the Democrats went after one of the best.
They should skip the argument over Medicare for All and find the best ways to tackle affordability.
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We analyzed the Democratic presidential candidates’ fund-raising to see how widespread their support was across the United States.
Readers assess Joe Biden’s performance, urge the lower-tier candidates to focus on Senate races and critique the sniping among the contenders.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. is the front-runner, but a fragile one. And now he finds himself defending his ties to Barack Obama, whose legacy drew some criticism from other Democrats.
It’s astonishing to see other Democratic candidates attack him for his role in their party’s historic successes.
With at least four candidates in strong contention for the nomination, the race is anyone’s to win.
Facing elimination in the next round, candidates sought to stand out by lashing out, and the network played up the drama.
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It’s hard getting to know everyone in such a crowded field. Here’s a dating app to make it easier.
And I find myself fretting that none of these Democrats can beat Donald Trump.
Our columnists and contributors give their rankings.
“In the end, the candidates came together around a unifying message: Click ‘like’ and subscribe!” Stephen Colbert said on Wednesday.
The former vice president had a lot to prove. To those who had written him off after the first debate, he had this to say: “malarkey.”
All of the candidates onstage closed the nearly three-hour Democratic debate by directing viewers to their websites. All except former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Does standing erect count as winning the day?
The Democratic rivals sparred on their respective criminal justice records in one of the tensest moments of the night.
The measure, a 1981 expansion of a child care tax credit, offered families a tax credit for the cost of child care. Here’s why Mr. Biden opposed it.
The protest, aimed at Mayor Bill de Blasio, broke out during Senator Cory Booker’s opening statement. Separate protesters interrupted former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Mr. Castro used a question on immigration during the Democratic debate to mount an attack that others in the race have used to great success.
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Mr. Biden, the front-runner, was confronted over his record on health care and criminal justice, and this time not just from Kamala Harris.
In a contentious exchange during the last round of Democratic debates, Ms. Harris confronted Mr. Biden about having worked with segregationists in the Senate and discussed her personal history with busing. Here’s a refresher.
The candidates along the wings went hard after the night’s leading candidates, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Readers assess how the candidates did, suggest a different format and discuss “Medicare for all.”
With Joseph R. Biden Jr., Kamala Harris, and Cory Booker all onstage, candidates are likely to make direct appeals to the Democratic Party’s most loyal constituency.
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s phrases can vary from speech to speech. Here are some of his most recognizable ones.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren held their ground as several centrists tried to paint their message as unrealistic for America.
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders formed an ideological tag team during the second round of Democratic presidential debates by embracing their liberal policy goals amid an intraparty fight with moderates over health care.
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Our political leaders waste time in partisan battles that leave people uninsured.
Yes, the two-night, 20-candidate format is ludicrous, but can we please have a reasonable debate about America’s future?
In a key swing state, Democrats looking at the presidential field were more likely to follow their head than their heart in whom to support.
Joe Biden is in the hot seat.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris face off again in the second round of debates. Here are other political dynamics and tension points to look for.
Some Democrats are proposing a government alternative to private insurance. But allowing people to choose such a plan may destabilize the A.C.A., some experts say.
For half of the candidates, it may be their last chance to make an impression on the national debate stage. Here’s what could happen.
Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg are among the presidential candidates earning approval from the government-reform group End Citizens United.
Mr. Biden’s halting performance at the June debate has stirred unease among some Democrats about his age, 76. They are looking for reassurance from his next debate on Wednesday.
As the next debates loom, the progressive wing of the party wants sweeping change. Many others just want to jettison the president.
The Democratic candidate wants relevant policy, not “a beautiful sonnet.” Is that enough for voters?
Readers include their personal experiences with busing as they debate its impact on race relations and equity.
The 2020 Democrats reacted to the Mueller testimony, candidates tried out attacks before next week’s debates and Joe Biden received some good news.