Running for President
A ‘Kanye 2020’ Committee Just Filed With the FEC, But Is It Legit?
Rolling Stone reports that “[d]ays after Kanye West announced he would run for president in 2020 — and hours after a report stating that he already abandoned his candidacy — a political committee called ‘Kanye 2020’ filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.”
Read MoreMichael Bloomberg Joins 2020 Democratic Field for President
The New York Times reports that Michael R. Bloomberg has announced he is running for president in 2020, “bringing his enormous wealth and eclectic political biography into the tumultuous Democratic primary and seeking to win over skeptical liberal voters by presenting himself as a multibillion-dollar threat to President Trump.”
Read MoreDeval Patrick Joins the 2020 Race: ‘This Won’t Be Easy, and It Shouldn’t Be’
The New York Times reports that former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick “officially entered the presidential race on Thursday, adding an 18th candidate and an 11th-hour twist to a turbulent Democratic primary with less than three months to go before the Iowa caucuses.”
Read MoreHow Elizabeth Warren Raised Big Money Before She Denounced Big Money
The New York Times reports that, prior to launching her 2020 presidential election campaign and “vowing not to attend private fund-raisers or dial up rich donors” during the presidential primary, Senator Elizabeth Warren raised big money into her Senate campaign committee “from the same donor class she is now running against” and then transferred $10.4…
Read MoreMark Sanford announces Trump primary challenge: GOP ‘has lost our way’
Fox News reports that “[f]ormer South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford announced Sunday that he is running for president as a Republican, becoming the latest to challenge President Trump in the GOP primaries. Sanford said the Republican Party is facing an identity crisis, and he wants the GOP to take a look at itself and do some…
Read MoreJoe Walsh to take on Trump in 2020 Republican primary
CNN reports that “[c]onservative radio host and former Illinois US Rep. Joe Walsh will challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2020.”
Read MoreTom Steyer announces 2020 bid, reversing course
Fox News reports that billionaire Tom Steyer has changed his mind and is now running for the Democratic presidential nomination. He “reportedly will invest $100 milion of his own money into his presidential campaign.”
Read MoreWarren rakes in $19 million despite no fundraisers
POLITICO reports that “Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign announced Monday she raised $19.1 million in the second quarter of the year, more than tripling her first-quarter total despite holding no fundraisers” surpassing “both Bernie Sanders ($18 million) and Kamala Harris ($12 million)” and coming “close to Joe Biden ($21.5 milllion).”
Read MoreSwalwell to hold news conference amid speculation he could exit presidential race
The Hill reports that “Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) will hold a press conference Monday afternoon amid speculation that he may be dropping out of the Democratic primary contest.”
Read MoreJoe Biden raised $21.5 million in second quarter, campaign announces
CNN reports that Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign raised $21.5 million in the second quarter, which “puts Biden behind South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg, who raised $24.8 million in the second quarter, but ahead of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who announced an $18 million haul on Tuesday.”
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