- PoliticsCasey Darnell
Biden looks to overturn Trump's undoing of Obama's foreign policy legacy, but Iraq remains a question mark
In a major speech on foreign policy last week, former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden detailed how he would restore America’s position as a global leader.
- NewsLisa Belkin
For 2020 Democrats, it's all Roe, no Wade
The volume and urgency of the abortion debate has varied over the years but is now as high as it’s ever been. With Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh shifting the court to the right, the votes exist for an overturn of Roe v. Wade.
- NewsStephanie Sy
Democratic candidates pitch national service programs to help bridge America's political divide
Several Democratic presidential candidates have called for voluntary national service, and many of their proposals take their cues from the G.I. Bill, which rewards military service with money for college or job training.
- NewsAndrew Romano
As president, Biden wants more 'civility.' His rivals want more power.
Democrats want to accomplish some very big things in 2021. Extending Medicare to every American. Mobilizing the entire U.S. economy to combat the existential threat of global warming. Creating a pathway to citizenship for 12 million undocumented immigrants. The list goes on.
- NewsChristopher Wilson
Dems have a plan for that: Medicare for All, and all the rest of them
Comparing Sen. Bernie Sanders's Medicare for All single payer plan with Sen. Michael Bennet's Medicare X public option plan.
- NewsKadia Tubman
Democratic candidates, forced to take a stand on gun control by activists, are speaking out forcefully
As mass shootings continue to occur, advocates for stricter gun regulation have gained momentum. But so have those rallying to protect themselves and their constitutional right to bear arms.
NewsCasey DarnellCandidates have a plan, or a score of different ones, to change the tax code
No one likes taxes, and about 45 percent of Americans think they pay too much in federal income taxes, according to a 2018 Gallup poll.
NewsLisa BelkinWarren's big applause line — abolish the Electoral College — gets picked up on the campaign trail
Those who think the Electoral College is problematic include numerous Democratic presidential candidates. As Sen. Elizabeth Warren put it to one audience, “Your vote just doesn’t count ... and that is wrong.”
PoliticsStephanie SyCandidates begin rolling out their climate plans
Even before former Vice President Joe Biden announced a formal climate change policy, the left wing of the Democratic Party was decrying him for what an adviser called his “middle ground” approach to climate change.
NewsChristopher Wilson'Farm Aid' 2020: Warren, Sanders propose rescue plans for family farmers
Sanders also proposes reforming patent laws under which farmers have been sued for growing crops from proprietary seeds.
NewsAndrew RomanoCandidates tackle student-debt crisis
In his late March announcement speech, Messam, a 44-year-old former college football player, put student debt front and center, saying that if elected he would push for national student debt forgiveness. You get $50,000 in student-loan debt relief. The politics of free college are similarly fraught.
NewsCaitlin DicksonOne Democrat has a plan to run against Trump on immigration
Three years into the presidency of Donald Trump, who launched his campaign with a call to crack down on illegal immigration from Mexico and Central America, the United States is on track to see the largest number of migrants arriving at the southwest border without proper documentation in more than a decade.
PoliticsStephanie SyFrightened by artificial intelligence? These candidates have a solution for that.
From self-driving cars to augmented reality to advancements in medicine, agriculture and weaponry, many aspects of everyday life and a large share of the U.S. economy and military will be transformed by artificial intelligence in the not-too-distant future.
NewsChristopher WilsonShould we expand the Supreme Court?
Commentators say a knockdown battle over every open Supreme Court seat is demoralizing for the country and cements the perception of the court as a political body. There have been a number of Supreme Court reform proposals discussed over the years.
NewsMelissa RossiWhat's behind Warren's plan to break up Facebook, Amazon and Google
Elizabeth Warren accuses Amazon and other tech giants of unfairly demanding special favors from governments, selling users’ consumer profiles for marketing purposes and exercising a stranglehold over capital funding for potential competitors.
NewsKadia TubmanCandidates edge toward discussing slavery reparations
Reparations have become a litmus test for Democratic candidates looking to secure diverse, progressive voters. But the support for reparations among Americans is complicated.
- NewsAndrew Romano
The rent is too damn high, so here’s how some candidates hope to lower it
Affordable housing used to be mainly an urban issue, says a housing advocate. “But now it's a suburban phenomenon, a rural phenomenon, and a national problem — and it’s getting the attention of policymakers at every level.”
- NewsLisa Belkin
Who's minding the kids? Warren pushes universal childcare
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has a plan for providing government-subsidized childcare that would cost parents no more than 7 percent of their income per year.
