WASHINGTON, Feb 24- U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday proposed spending $1.5 trillion over 10 years to create a universal child care and early education system, to be funded by taxing the wealthiest Americans. Sanders opponents, including centrist Democrats like Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg, say his proposals are too expensive.
U.S. stock futures were pointing to about an 800-point or 2.9% decline at Wall Street's open on Monday for the Dow on widening coronavirus concerns.
Joe Biden, the former vice president, appeared headed to a badly needed second-place finish in Nevada after poor showings earlier this month in the first two nominating contests in the Democratic presidential race ahead of the Nov. 3 election. For Biden and other moderates who argue Sanders is too liberal to beat Trump and who have been trying to blunt his...
LAS VEGAS, Feb 22- Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status with what appeared to be a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday, while Joe Biden was on track for a second-place finish that would give his struggling campaign new hope. Sanders, a senator from Vermont, rode a wave of backing from a diverse coalition of...
LAS VEGAS, Feb 22- Bernie Sanders scored a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday and gained a fresh burst of momentum, while Joe Biden appeared headed to a second-place finish that will give his struggling campaign new hope. Sanders, a senator from Vermont, had 45% of the county convention delegates in Nevada with about 4%...
LAS VEGAS, Feb 22- Bernie Sanders appeared headed to a decisive victory in the Democratic presidential caucuses in Nevada on Saturday, and early returns showed Joe Biden landing a second-place finish that would give his struggling campaign new hope. Fox News projected Sanders as the winner in Nevada, where scattered early returns showed him opening up a...
U.S. stock futures were pointing to a lower Wall Street open, with the Dow heading for its first down week in February.
Almost 20 million TV viewers tuned in to watch the ninth Democratic debate on Wednesday, the first to feature former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
Mike Bloomberg came under attack, Elizabeth Warren bounced back, and Bernie Sanders stayed consistent.
Even as Mike Bloomberg rises in the polls, he remains a divisive figure among a group historically important to Democrats — labor unions.
Klobuchar, who performed well on the debate stage, said she looked forward to going head-to-head with Mike Bloomberg as he dominates the airwaves with ad-spend.
A day after two major Biden fundraisers, Patricof said attendance at the events indicted support remains strong.
U.S. stock futures were pointing to declines at Thursday's open, with Wall Street set to give back a large chunk of the prior session's strong gains.
U.S. stock futures were pointing to a higher Wall Street open on Wednesday as shares of companies impacted by the coronavirus rebounded
But an embarrassing meltdown in the Iowa caucus vote count, and a dismal showing by Joe Biden, once seen as the safest choice to unseat the Republican incumbent, have only heightened fears among some Democrats that their party isnt up to the task. Tuesdays New Hampshire primary may do little to dispel the collective unease or help bridge the deep ideological...
But an embarrassing meltdown in the Iowa caucus vote count, and a dismal showing by Joe Biden, once seen as the safest choice to unseat the Republican incumbent, have only heightened fears among some Democrats that their party isnt up to the task. Tuesdays New Hampshire primary may do little to dispel the collective unease or help bridge the deep ideological...
Trump, a Republican, sought in his budget proposal last year to slash foreign aid but faced steep resistance from Congress and did not prevail. The administration shifted resources to the project from the military last year after Congress refused Trump's request. The two sides are unlikely to agree on any major legislation this year, though, as the two sides...
The budget will seek an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia, but will also raise funds by targeting $2 trillion in savings from mandatory spending programs in the United States. That includes $130 billion from changes to Medicare prescription-drug pricing, $292 billion from cuts in safety net programs- such as work...
WASHINGTON, Feb 9- President Donald Trump will propose cutting billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid in his fiscal 2021 budget while seeking an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia, senior administration officials told Reuters. Trump was acquitted last week of impeachment charges that he withheld aid to Ukraine to...
WASHINGTON, Feb 9- President Donald Trump will propose cutting billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid in his fiscal 2021 budget while seeking an increase in funds to counter developing economic threats from China and Russia, senior administration officials told Reuters. Aid to Ukraine would remain at its 2020 levels under the new proposal, the official said.
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