Candidates spar over cost of a progressive agenda
Senator Bernie Sanders defended the cost of his health plan and a heated exchanged ensued at the CBS News Democratic debate in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Senator Bernie Sanders defended the cost of his health plan and a heated exchanged ensued at the CBS News Democratic debate in Charleston, South Carolina.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has raised critical reports of the treatment of women at Bloomberg's company. Watch her remarks here from the CBS News Democratic debate from Charleston, South Carolina.
Mike Bloomberg responded to criticism of stop-and-frisk during his tenure as mayor of New York City. Watch his remarks from the CBS News Democratic debate in Charleston, South Carolina.
Each of the seven Democratic candidates made their case for why they are the strongest on gun control. Bernie Sanders defended his record while admitting his vote to shield gun manufacturers from legal consequences was wrong. Elizabeth Warren stressed the need to get rid of the filibuster to help push gun control through Congress. Watch their remarks here from the CBS News Democratic debate from Charleston, South Carolina.
Senator Elizabeth Warren brought up the key role race plays in affordable housing at the CBS News debate in South Carolina on Tuesday night. She brought up Bloomberg's past comments on the end of redlining and the 2008 financial crash.
Senator Elizabeth Warren raised concerns about Michael Bloomberg not releasing his taxes until after Super Tuesday. Bloomberg defended his position by stating that he only joined the race only a few weeks ago.
The 2020 Democratic candidates discussed their plans on dealing with the novel coronavirus, which is spreading throughout Asia and Europe. Amy Klobuchar directed viewers to the Centers for Disease Control's website and Joe Biden laid a large amount of blame on China, where the outbreak began.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he would support the decriminalization of marijuana, but that it should be done across the states "very slowly."
Senator Bernie Sanders stated that his opinion on Cuban leadership was similar to that of Barack Obama. "When dictatorships, whether it is Chinese or the Cubans do something good, you acknowledge that, but you don't have to trade love letters with them," Sanders said at the CBS News debate in South Carolina.
The seven Democratic presidential candidates who took the stage in Charleston, South Carolina, in a debate hosted by CBS News described the biggest misconceptions others have about them and their personal motto. Watch their remarks here.
Joe Biden breaks down his performance following the 10th Democratic debate in Charleston, South Carolina. Speaking with CBS News' Major Garrett, the former vice president spent most of his time going after front-runner Senator Bernie Sanders, and predicted a victory for himself in the South Carolina primary. Watch his remarks here.
Seven Democratic presidential candidates took the stage in Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday in a debate hosted by CBS News. Here are some of the highlights.
Amy Klobuchar joins CBS News to discuss her performance at the 10th Democratic debate hosted by CBS News in Charleston, South Carolina. Watch her remarks here.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joins CBS News to discuss his performance at the 10th Democratic debate hosted by CBS News in Charleston, South Carolina. Watch his remarks here.
Tom Steyer joins CBS News to break down his performance in the 10th 2020 Democratic presidential debate. Steyer remained focused on race in his post debate comments from Charleston, South Carolina.
Democratic voters who watched Tuesday night's debate said national front-runner Bernie Sanders impressed them the most of any candidate, followed closely by Joe Biden and then Elizabeth Warren. CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more.
Elizabeth Warren joins CBS News to break down her performance in the 10th 2020 Democratic presidential debate. Warren focused on the Democratic party being progressive in her post debate comments from Charleston, South Carolina.
Pete Buttigieg joins CBS News to discuss his performance at the 10th Democratic presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina. The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, discussed his efforts to appeal to black and Latino voters.
Seven Democratic presidential candidates faced off Tuesday night in the final debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper joined CBSN from Charleston, South Carolina with the latest on the 2020 race.
A CBS News poll found only 25% of Democratic debate viewers were impressed with Mike Bloomberg's performance, the second-lowest out of any candidate. Karen Weaver, the former mayor of Flint, Michigan, is a surrogate for Bloomberg's campaign and she joined CBSN to discuss is performance.
As of Tuesday night’s primary elections, former Vice President Joe Biden leads Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders by 150 delegates, making it a difficult road ahead for the latter campaign. Sanders supporter Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called it a “tough night” on Instagram. CBS News political contributors Robby Mook and Terry Sullivan weigh in on the path forward for both campaigns on “CBS This Morning.”
The coronavirus and the federal government's response dominated Sunday night's presidential debate. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders stood at a safe distance from each other, as each argued why they would be the best person to lead the country in a crisis. Ed O'Keefe reports on their first one-on-one debate, which was the last big event before four primary contests on Tuesday.
"My focus is just dealing with this crisis right now," the former vice president said.
"I will in fact pick a woman to be vice president," Biden said in the Democratic debate.
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden were both asked about how they'd address the spread of the coronavirus if they were president.