Politics

How to Win the Democratic Nomination, and Why It Could Get Complicated

Half of 3,979 is 1,989.5. Democratic National Committee officials say that on the first ballot, a candidate must win one delegate more than that, or 1,990.5, which is rounded up to reach the magic number: 1,991. (If a candidate won 1,990 pledged delegates on the first ballot, D.N.C. officials say, that would not be sufficient.)

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One Guaranteed Winner in the Democratic Primary: Plans to Tax the Rich

WASHINGTON — The Democratic primary race remains highly unpredictable as Nevada’s caucuses are held on Saturday, but there is one thing we already know for sure about the party’s next presidential nominee: She or he has big plans to tax the very rich. Every leading candidate in the party’s 2020 field — from relative moderates

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What ‘Medicare for All’ Means After a Six-Year Strike for Health Benefits

LAS VEGAS — They each remember that moment, just after dawn on a September day in 1991, when they walked out of the Frontier Hotel and Casino. There was music and singing — “Solidarity forever,” went the song. That first day, the atmosphere was more like a celebration than a work protest. But the strike

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Ocasio-Cortez Builds Progressive Campaign Arm to Challenge Democrats

WASHINGTON — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday endorsed an all-female slate of progressive candidates through her new political action committee, using her clout in the insurgent left and the considerable campaign funds she has drawn to counter the Democratic establishment in key races around the country. The endorsements of the congressional candidates — including one

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National Archives’ Emails Show Little Debate Over Altering Photo of Women’s March

It did not take long for conspiracy theories and accusations of censorship to emerge after the National Archives and Records Administration admitted it had altered a photo of the 2017 Women’s March to hide disparaging references to President Trump. Doctoring the photo was “nothing less than Orwellian,” fumed the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused

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Nevada Democrats Demand That Caucus Site Leaders Sign Nondisclosure Agreements

LAS VEGAS — One day before the Nevada caucuses, the state Democratic Party has asked all caucus site leaders to sign a nondisclosure agreement preventing them from talking to the news media. State party officials began to present the agreements to site leaders Friday. Nevada State Democratic Party officials said it was standard procedure to

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Russia Is Said to Be Interfering to Aid Bernie Sanders in 2020 Election

WASHINGTON — Russia has been trying to intervene in the Democratic primaries to aid Senator Bernie Sanders, according to people familiar with the matter, and Mr. Sanders said on Friday that intelligence officials recently briefed him. The disclosure came a day before the Nevada caucuses, where Mr. Sanders is a favorite, and followed revelations a

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