Joe Biden clinches Democratic nomination
This is based on estimates from additional reported votes that have continued to come in from previous primaries held on Tuesday.
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This is based on estimates from additional reported votes that have continued to come in from previous primaries held on Tuesday.
Biden met with political and faith leaders for more than an hour at Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Delaware.
On Friday, Biden said, "This is "no time for incendiary tweets."
"I thought it was very unusual he had one on," the president said when asked about his tweet.
Texas Democrats are planning the largest digital state political convention in the U.S.
Obama has said he'll go all in for Biden.
The Bidens, who both wore black masks, placed the wreath of white roses before the Memorial Wall.
Biden has detailed how his son Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015, was exposed to burn pits in Iraq.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are starting out as the front-runners in a crowded Democratic primary field. Despite their policy differences, both are pursuing voters who went for President Trump in 2016. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN to discuss their strategies.
Later Friday in a phone call with members of the U.S. Black Chambers, a business organization, Biden sought to clarify and explain — but did not explicitly apologize — for the comments.
Anita Hill wrote an op-ed in The New York Times addressing former Vice President Joe Biden's apology to her for his conduct during Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 1991. Bloomberg News chief Washington correspondent Kevin Cirilli joins CBSN to discuss.
A new Gallup poll finds that three-quarters of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents view former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders favorably, while more than 40% have never heard of South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and CBSN political contributor and Democratic strategist Lynda Tran spoke to CBSN about the state of the 2020 race.
The Minnesota senator is one of several contenders being scrutinized by Biden aides ahead of a final decision.
Joe Biden marked his first campaign event with a rally Saturday in Philadelphia. The former Vice President called for unity but slammed President Trump. Bo Erickson recaps the event for CBSN.
Former Vice President Joe Biden officially kicked off his presidential bid by evoking the messages of Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Philadelphia. CBS News 2020 Campaign Reporter Bo Erickson joins CBSN to recap Biden's remarks.
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has officially surged past President Trump when it comes to online ad spending, with $1.5 million on Google and Facebook ads since the beginning of the year. Axios media reporter Sara Fischer joins CBSN to explain the significance.
President Trump held a Make America Great Again rally in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, on Monday night. He went after Joe Biden as new polls show the former Vice President leading in the state. Joe Micek, editor-in-chief of Pennsylvania Capital-Star, joins CBSN to discuss the key concerns on voters’ minds.
CBS News estimates Biden will pick up at least 42 more delegates.
"Denial of science ends on day one of a Biden presidency," his campaign policy director said.
His campaign held its first high-level strategy discussion with the press on Friday, the first one since mid-March.
Biden has a total of 1,444 delegates, but he is still short of the 1,991 needed to clinch the nomination.
The DNC took a step toward holding a nominating convention that could be at least partly virtual.
But she said "I keep my counsel with the vice president's campaign private."
Biden and DNC raised a combined $60.5 million, while Trump and RNC raised $61.7 million in April.
The move is the latest sign that the quadrennial tradition of packing diehard activists into an arena to hear from the party's presidential nominee is likely to be scrapped, if not significantly curtailed.