Biden and Trump fight for Arizona's Hispanic vote

Though Arizona awarded its 11 electoral votes to Donald Trump in 2016, Biden has tied or topped the president in nearly every recent poll here.

• Jul 31, 2020

Biden says he'll have a running mate pick next week

He said he'll have a running mate "the first week of August," and he fielded questions from reporters for an hour Tuesday.

• Jul 28, 2020

Notre Dame withdraws as host of first presidential debate

The University of Michigan withdrew​ from hosting the second presidential debate last month.

• Jul 27, 2020

Biden leads in Michigan and Trump has one-point edge in Ohio

CBS News' latest survey finds glaring divisions over the matters shaping the nation's cultural and race relations and public health — all of which are strongly tied to voting.

• Jul 26, 2020

100 days from election, top intel official warns of foreign interference

NCSC Director Bill Evanina's statement was criticized by top Democrats for creating "false equivalence" among Russia, China and Iran.

• Jul 24, 2020

Tom Steyer calls on Biden to pick Black woman as running mate

The billionaire and former presidential candidate told CBS News, "I'd like it to be an African-American woman because I think it's a statement about where we are."

• Jul 23, 2020

Obama, Biden criticize Trump's COVID-19 response in new video

"Can you imagine standing up when you're a president, saying, 'It's not my responsibility. I take no responsibility?'" Biden says in the clip.

• Jul 22, 2020

Biden proposes investment in caregiving community amid pandemic

The price tag for this care plan is $775 billion over 10 years.

• Jul 21, 2020

Biden campaign says it has $242 million in war chest

Biden's campaign manager announced that 97% of campaign donations in June came from grassroots donors.

• Jul 16, 2020

Biden unveils $2 trillion climate plan

Biden says the plan will create "millions" of jobs and move the U.S. closer to a carbon-free future.

• Jul 14, 2020

Who might be Joe Biden's running mate?

He is said to be seriously considering five to eight women for the job of vice president.

• Jul 11, 2020

Biden evokes MLK and George Floyd in Fourth of July message

Biden's video message came hours after President Trump accused protesters who have pushed for racial justice of engaging in a "merciless campaign to wipe out our history."

• Jul 4, 2020

Gay marriage plaintiffs endorse Biden, call him "greatest ally"

"We won that fight for the freedom to marry because of an ally in the White House, Joe Biden," Jim Obergefell and Judith Kasen-Windsor said in a joint statement.

• Jun 26, 2020

DNC reveals scaled-down convention plan

Democrats still plan to hold events over four nights in August in Milwaukee, though the convention will be held in a smaller venue than originally planned.

• Jun 24, 2020

Congresswoman Karen Bass being vetted to be Biden running mate

The Congressional Black Caucus chair has been one of the leading House lawmakers in crafting policing reform legislation in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

• Jun 24, 2020

Joe Biden wins New York and Kentucky primaries

CBS News estimates that as of Tuesday night, Biden now has 2,304 delegates.

• Jun 23, 2020

University of Michigan expected to withdraw from hosting debate

The university was scheduled to host the second of three debates between Trump and Biden this fall.

• Jun 23, 2020

Biden campaign announces $15 million ad blitz in six battleground states

TV and digital ads will run in six states that Trump won in 2016, as well as on Fox News.

• Jun 18, 2020

The black congresswoman who's helping Biden pick his running mate

"If we want to transform this country, this is the time to recognize ... the leadership of black women," Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester said recently. "We won't be taken for granted."

• Jun 17, 2020

Obama to hold first joint fundraiser with Biden next week

This will be the first time the two have appeared together since the former president endorsed Biden in April.

• Jun 16, 2020

Biden campaign and DNC raise more than $80 million in May

It's the most the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has raised to date during the 2020 presidential election cycle.

• Jun 15, 2020

Veepstakes: Handicapping Biden's pick for running mate

The presumptive Democratic nominee for president has already made one promise: to pick a female running mate; political observers, blue and red, discuss who is in the running.

• Jun 14, 2020

Biden speaks on conditions for federal aid to police

The interview with former Vice President Joe Biden is a part of the CBS News "Justice for All" special airing 10 p.m. Tuesday on CBS.

• Jun 9, 2020

Biden campaign launches effort targeting LGBTQ voters in key states

Biden's campaign is launching a new LGBTQ voter outreach initiative dubbed "Out for Biden."

• Jun 8, 2020

Biden not in favor of defunding police, campaign says

Andrew Bates, a spokesman for Biden's campaign, said the former vice president "hears and shares the deep grief and frustration of those calling out for change."

• Jun 8, 2020

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