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Notably, the three candidates who completed the survey all agreed with the statement that “the federal government has an obligation to proactively address racially discriminatory housing policies from the past.” But there are also significant points of disagreement. Mr. Sanders, for instance, is the only candidate calling for a national rent control law. Specifically, he […]

Mike will: Require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to direct less of their taxpayer subsidy toward high-value mortgages, which the private market can serve, and more toward lower-income households — especially by supporting lending for multi-family units. Engage the GSEs in other efforts to promote safe and sustainable homeownership for creditworthy low-income borrowers. Ensure the

In Nevada, she again struggled among those who never attended college, earning about half as much support as Tom Steyer, the billionaire businessman who, according to entrance polling, was a nonfactor in the overall race before he dropped out Saturday. Her best demographic groups? Those with advanced degrees and regular users of Twitter. In South

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sent mixed signals on Tuesday about how quickly testing for the coronavirus would ramp up, stressing that close to a million coronavirus tests should be available this week but also that the number of tests to be administered remained unknown. Dr. Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug

Fourteen states will hold primary elections in today’s Super Tuesday contests, including the two that award the most delegates, California and Texas, as well as a number of critical general-election swing states. Here’s a look at six of the most interesting battlegrounds. California In 2016, California proved to be something of a firewall for Hillary

Even before Mr. Reid’s phone call, the Sanders campaign had been gearing up for a showdown with Mr. Biden. On Sunday, it announced it would be up on the air in nine more states this week. In the days leading up to Tuesday, Mr. Sanders went on a frenetic, exhausting swing of states that at

Of course, broader uncertainty about the state of the race remains. The new question is: Just how far can Mr. Biden surge? The fragmentary and not always high-quality post-South Carolina polling data certainly shows Mr. Biden making big gains, whether nationwide or in Virginia. But it remains to be seen whether those gains will be

Boris Johnson has said it is “highly likely” that there will be a growing number of coronavirus cases in the UK, but that the county is “extremely well prepared”. He said the government was committed to doing “everything possible” to “prepare for all eventualities”. The prime minister also promised that “the NHS will get all

Good morning and welcome to On Politics, a daily political analysis of the 2020 elections based on reporting by New York Times journalists. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. Where things stand in the race And then there were seven. No, six. Wait, five. Democratic candidates have been dropping

WASHINGTON — A series of high-profile Republican retirements and a growing base of Democratic voters have made congressional races in Texas some of the country’s most crowded and closely watched. Primary races that will be decided on Tuesday are expected to move a new generation of Republicans closer to taking office and to narrow the