Democrats demand data on racial disparities in coronavirus response
The letter is signed by Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley and three other congressional Democrats
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The letter is signed by Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley and three other congressional Democrats
The party also agreed that Joe Kennedy III would reach the 15% threshold necessary to appear on the ballot.
June 2 has officially become the second-biggest day for allocating delegates of the entire 2020 Democratic primary cycle, behind March 3.
The attempt to discredit the president's handling of the crisis comes as a CBS News poll released on Tuesday finds that 53% of Americans think the president is doing a "good job" of handling the pandemic.
"My focus is just dealing with this crisis right now," the former vice president said.
The absence of several senators who are self-quarantining due to the coronavirus sidelined several Republicans who were unable to vote.
The former presidential candidate disclosed her husband's infection in a post on Medium.
Connecticut becomes sixth state to delay its primary amid coronavirus concerns.
Rallies may be out, and ground games grounded. But there is one political activity that has not yet been canceled.
The primary, originally scheduled for April 28, will now be held June 2, Governor Larry Hogan said.
Ohio's health director orders polling locations to close Tuesday amid health concerns, despite a judge's decision not to delay the election.
Washington's primary, which Sanders had hoped to win, was held on March 10.
A judge denied the governor's request to delay the primary, but DeWine ordered polling locations close anyway.
It's the third state to postpone its primary over the disease.
The Democrat's decision comes days after he was found by police officers "inebriated" in a South Beach hotel room.
"I will in fact pick a woman to be vice president," Biden said in the Democratic debate.
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Raffensperger said in a statement that in-person early voting that began on March 2 will be halted.
The four states involved in next Tuesday's primaries have been signaling all week how they would approach coronavirus.
The former Tallahassee mayor issued a statement saying he had "too much to drink," but "I have never used methamphetamines."
The Trump administration and Congress have been working on a bill to address the detrimental economic impacts of the outbreak.
A congressional official told CBS News the four congressional leaders were notified of Biden's request Thursday.
Top health officials in the Trump administration briefed members of Congress on the coronavirus Thursday morning.
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are set to face off Sunday in the 11th debate of the presidential primary.
Biden on Thursday is set to name veteran Democratic operative Jen O'Malley Dillon as his campaign manager.
The staffer diagnosed with COVID-19 has not had known contact with the senator or any other members of Congress.