2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden skirted reporter questions regarding court packing in his first public comments after President Trump unveiled Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his third Supreme Court pick.Biden, after a speech in Delaware on Sunday, told reporters he didn't want to address the issue of possibly expanding the country's highest court if Republicans forged ahead with replacing the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Barrett and he won the Nov. 3 election in five weeks."We should see to it that the American public will vote in the Senate races in this...…2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden skirted reporter questions regarding court packing in his first public comments after President Trump unveiled Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his third Supreme Court pick.Biden, after a speech in Delaware on Sunday, told reporters he didn't want to address the issue of possibly expanding the country's highest court if Republicans forged ahead with replacing the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Barrett and he won the Nov. 3 election in five weeks."We should see to it that the American public will vote in the Senate races in this...WW…

MINNEAPOLIS — President Trump's attempt to flip Minnesota in six weeks hinges, in part, on his "law and order" message's effectiveness.George Floyd's death in Minneapolis on Memorial Day instigated national unrest. And like the memorial of flowers, notes, and art that marks the spot outside Cup Foods where a white police officer knelt on the black man's neck for almost nine minutes during an arrest for allegedly buying cigarettes with a fake $20 bill, Trump's warning regarding the risk protests pose to public safety still lingers.As activists agitated against police brutality and broader...…MINNEAPOLIS — President Trump's attempt to flip Minnesota in six weeks hinges, in part, on his "law and order" message's effectiveness.George Floyd's death in Minneapolis on Memorial Day instigated national unrest. And like the memorial of flowers, notes, and art that marks the spot outside Cup Foods where a white police officer knelt on the black man's neck for almost nine minutes during an arrest for allegedly buying cigarettes with a fake $20 bill, Trump's warning regarding the risk protests pose to public safety still lingers.As activists agitated against police brutality and broader...WW…

HERMANTOWN, Minnesota — Democrats are concerned that a groundswell of support for President Trump outside of Minnesota's Twin Cities may be enough to win him the state over 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.Biden, the former two-term vice president and 36-year Delaware senator, visited carpenter apprentices and other union workers near Duluth on Friday, his first trip to Minnesota in more than 1,000 days, according to the Trump campaign.Yet, despite his team releasing scant details about his itinerary, even to the local press, Republicans outnumbered Democrats at Hermantown's...…HERMANTOWN, Minnesota — Democrats are concerned that a groundswell of support for President Trump outside of Minnesota's Twin Cities may be enough to win him the state over 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.Biden, the former two-term vice president and 36-year Delaware senator, visited carpenter apprentices and other union workers near Duluth on Friday, his first trip to Minnesota in more than 1,000 days, according to the Trump campaign.Yet, despite his team releasing scant details about his itinerary, even to the local press, Republicans outnumbered Democrats at Hermantown's...WW…

HERMANTOWN, Minnesota — The Republican strategy of caricaturing 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as a puppet for his party's more liberal members is resonating with Minnesota voters.The GOP has upped its attacks on the two-term vice president and Delaware's 36-year senator as "an empty vessel" and "Trojan horse" for the Left since he named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate last month. And voters, , are parroting the rhetoric ."He's not running the show. There's people with more money and power behind him running it," Republican Gerald Yourczek...…HERMANTOWN, Minnesota — The Republican strategy of caricaturing 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as a puppet for his party's more liberal members is resonating with Minnesota voters.The GOP has upped its attacks on the two-term vice president and Delaware's 36-year senator as "an empty vessel" and "Trojan horse" for the Left since he named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate last month. And voters, , are parroting the rhetoric ."He's not running the show. There's people with more money and power behind him running it," Republican Gerald Yourczek...WW…

President Trump allegedly dodging federal income taxes for a decade before paying $750 in 2016 and 2017 exposes the differences between him and Joe Biden, according to the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee's top spokeswoman."I think it contributes to this larger sense that we have from Donald Trump that he looks down on working people," Biden representative Kate Bedingfield told CNN Sunday.Bedingfield added, "It contributes to a sense that he has a very Park Avenue mentality. Joe Biden grew up in Scranton. His presidency is going to be about helping working families in this...…President Trump allegedly dodging federal income taxes for a decade before paying $750 in 2016 and 2017 exposes the differences between him and Joe Biden, according to the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee's top spokeswoman."I think it contributes to this larger sense that we have from Donald Trump that he looks down on working people," Biden representative Kate Bedingfield told CNN Sunday.Bedingfield added, "It contributes to a sense that he has a very Park Avenue mentality. Joe Biden grew up in Scranton. His presidency is going to be about helping working families in this...WW…

2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden offered little clarity on whether he could and would introduce a national mask mandate should he win the White House on Nov. 3.“I cannot mandate people wearing masks," Biden told CNN Thursday during his first televised town hall as his party's standard-bearer.Instead, the two-term vice president and 36-year Delaware senator said he would encourage every mayor and governor in the country to roll out a blanket face-covering order in their respective city or state. But he also proposed a rule governing those on federal property."On federal land, I...…2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden offered little clarity on whether he could and would introduce a national mask mandate should he win the White House on Nov. 3.“I cannot mandate people wearing masks," Biden told CNN Thursday during his first televised town hall as his party's standard-bearer.Instead, the two-term vice president and 36-year Delaware senator said he would encourage every mayor and governor in the country to roll out a blanket face-covering order in their respective city or state. But he also proposed a rule governing those on federal property."On federal land, I...WW…

The "Squad" will likely be reunited in Congress next year after Rep. Rashida Tlaib won her Democratic House primary rematch in Michigan.Tlaib, 43, vied for a second term representing Michigan's 13th Congressional District against Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, 60. . Tlaib's victory was a surprise given the record number of black Detroit voters who mailed in their ballots ahead of the Aug. 4 primary.Tlaib and Jones first met in the 2018 special election to replace the late Rep. John Conyers. Conyers had resigned over sexual misconduct accusations at the height of the #MeToo...…The "Squad" will likely be reunited in Congress next year after Rep. Rashida Tlaib won her Democratic House primary rematch in Michigan.Tlaib, 43, vied for a second term representing Michigan's 13th Congressional District against Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, 60. . Tlaib's victory was a surprise given the record number of black Detroit voters who mailed in their ballots ahead of the Aug. 4 primary.Tlaib and Jones first met in the 2018 special election to replace the late Rep. John Conyers. Conyers had resigned over sexual misconduct accusations at the height of the #MeToo...WW…

Joe Kennedy's Democratic primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts received a slight boost Thursday, thanks to a new poll.Kennedy, who has represented parts of Massachusetts south of Boston in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013, has a 2 percentage point edge on Markey, the first-term incumbent, . But their 44%-42% support apiece is well within the study's margin of error of plus or minus 7.8 percentage points.Another 10% of respondents were undecided, while another 4% would cast a ballot for another candidate.Kennedy, 39, ruffled the Democratic establishment when...…Joe Kennedy's Democratic primary challenge against Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts received a slight boost Thursday, thanks to a new poll.Kennedy, who has represented parts of Massachusetts south of Boston in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013, has a 2 percentage point edge on Markey, the first-term incumbent, . But their 44%-42% support apiece is well within the study's margin of error of plus or minus 7.8 percentage points.Another 10% of respondents were undecided, while another 4% would cast a ballot for another candidate.Kennedy, 39, ruffled the Democratic establishment when...WW…

Education is not typically a high-profile policy area for administrations, but it's proving problematic for President Joe Biden as his team pushes teaching plans Republicans view as dangerously "woke."Biden's first days in office were peppered with concerns he was too prone to the whims of teachers unions as some groups threatened to derail talks over returning to in-person instruction unless their members were vaccinated against the .Now, another classroom clash is brewing. However, this time it's over the Biden administration's efforts to incentivize so-called "woke" lessons for teachers...…Education is not typically a high-profile policy area for administrations, but it's proving problematic for President Joe Biden as his team pushes teaching plans Republicans view as dangerously "woke."Biden's first days in office were peppered with concerns he was too prone to the whims of teachers unions as some groups threatened to derail talks over returning to in-person instruction unless their members were vaccinated against the .Now, another classroom clash is brewing. However, this time it's over the Biden administration's efforts to incentivize so-called "woke" lessons for teachers...WW…

hat a difference a year makes.In May 2019, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign lauded its promise of open media access to private fundraisers, telling the public at the time the move reflected “Joe Biden’s longstanding commitment to transparency.”His team just reversed that decision and booted a pool reporter off a fundraising Zoom session immediately before donors began asking questions, a shift for his campaign this election cycle that represents a greater turning point in strategy.On , during a fundraiser with 25 Wall Street donors, a reporter tasked with covering the event on behalf of...…hat a difference a year makes.In May 2019, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign lauded its promise of open media access to private fundraisers, telling the public at the time the move reflected “Joe Biden’s longstanding commitment to transparency.”His team just reversed that decision and booted a pool reporter off a fundraising Zoom session immediately before donors began asking questions, a shift for his campaign this election cycle that represents a greater turning point in strategy.On , during a fundraiser with 25 Wall Street donors, a reporter tasked with covering the event on behalf of...WW…