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Howard Schultz Starts to Make His Case, to Hand-Wringing
Howard Schultz Gets Heckled,
Talks to Gwyneth Paltrow
the rundown
Jan 29, 2019 9:09 AM CST

Howard Schultz Gets Heckled, Talks to Gwyneth Paltrow

Former Starbucks CEO makes his case in 'USA Today'

(Newser) - Howard Schultz has heard the wailing and is unmoved. In a USA Today op-ed, the former Starbucks CEO made the case for a third-party independent candidate ... "like me." Though Schultz hasn't formally thrown his hat in the ring, his announcement on Sunday that he was considering doing...

Could a Trump-Clinton Rematch Be in the Cards?

Sources tell CNN ex-secretary of state hasn't shut the door on a 2020 bid, but other sources are skeptical

(Newser) - For those who never want to think about the contentious 2016 presidential race again, some eyebrow-raising news emerged over the weekend: Hillary Clinton may be up for a rematch against Donald Trump. Per the Hill , CNN White House correspondent Jeff Zeleny appeared on his network's Inside Politics on Sunday...

Trump Responds to Ex-Starbucks CEO's 2020 Announcement

'Howard Schultz doesn't have the 'guts,'" says president

(Newser) - Democrats aren't happy with the idea of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz running as an independent in 2020, and President Trump himself doesn't seem too worried. "Howard Schultz doesn't have the 'guts' to run for President!" Trump tweeted Monday morning. "Watched him on...

Ex-Starbucks CEO Is Considering White House Bid
2020 Race Just Got a Venti Jolt
Jan 28, 2019 3:15 AM CST

2020 Race Just Got a Venti Jolt

Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz might run as an independent

(Newser) - Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz gave the 2020 race a jolt Sunday by announcing that he is "seriously considering" running for president as an independent. "Our two parties are more divided than ever," he tweeted . "Let’s discuss how we can come together to create opportunities...

Biden Ridicules Negative Story in Times
Biden Has
Sarcastic
Reply to NYT
Jan 24, 2019 5:03 PM CST

Biden Has Sarcastic Reply to NYT

'Bless me father for I have sinned,' says former VP after account of him praising GOP lawmaker

(Newser) - Joe Biden isn't just shrugging off a negative story that appeared this week in the New York Times , he's scoffing at its premise with sarcasm. "Bless me father for I have sinned," Biden said Thursday in a speech before the US Conference of Mayors, per Politico...

New POTUS Contender: This Is 'a Season for Boldness'

Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg would be first openly gay US president if elected in longshot candidacy

(Newser) - A new presidential exploratory committee has been formed, with the candidate telling supporters it's a "season of boldness." That's per an email sent by Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend., Ind., who, although a long shot for the Oval Office, would be the first...

Kamala Harris Joins 2020 Race
Kamala Harris
Joins 2020 Race
Jan 21, 2019 6:54 AM CST

Kamala Harris Joins 2020 Race

California senator seen as one of the most prominent black women in politics

(Newser) - The field of 2020 Democratic challengers is already getting crowded. California Sen. Kamala Harris announced Monday on ABC's Good Morning America that she's in. Harris is the fourth prominent woman to join the race, behind Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. She is also...

Female Candidates: New 'Challenge' for Dems?

Gender-equality groups are thrilled, but it's not clear who to support

(Newser) - Advocates for gender equality are reckoning with what one called a "wonderful challenge"—four or more women running for president in 2020, the AP reports. To many activists, that means a field more reflective of a party that counts women as a crucial voting bloc. But the prospect...

Another Big Name Entering 2020 Presidential Race

Kirsten Gillibrand reportedly announces her plans to Stephen Colbert

(Newser) - She's in: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday announced to Stephen Colbert, in an interview airing on his Late Show Tuesday night, that she is forming an exploratory committee to run for president in 2020, CBS News and CNN report. "I'm going to run for president of the...

Trump Mocks Warren, but Critics Fault His Reference

He ridicules the 2020 candidate with a reference to the massacre at Wounded Knee

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos wasn't the only target of President Trump's scorn on Twitter on Sunday night: Trump also mocked 2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren over an Instagram Live video. Trump tweeted a link to a snippet of the video, writing, "If Elizabeth Warren, often referred to by me as...

Another Dem Joins the Fray
Another Dem
Joins the Fray
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 PM CST

Another Dem Joins the Fray

Julian Castro announces his candidacy in San Antonio

(Newser) - Julian Castro may already be behind in the polls, but no matter—he's boldly running for president. The former mayor of San Antonio and HUD secretary under President Obama officially announced his candidacy Saturday, framing it in the context of immigration: "When my grandmother got here [from Mexico]...

War Veteran Throws Hat in the Ring for 2020

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says it's about 'war and peace'

(Newser) - Think Democrats are running the same old faces in 2020? Try Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who revealed her candidacy Friday: "I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week," said the 37-year-old Army National Guard veteran on CNN's The ...

In Iowa, Warren Faces Question on DNA Test

Potential 2020 candidate says 'I am not a person of color'

(Newser) - There are a whopping 666 days to go until the 2020 presidential election, but potential candidate Elizabeth Warren was in Iowa this weekend and faced a question on the subject of her claim to Cherokee ancestry: "Why did you undergo the DNA testing and give Donald Trump more fodder...

Martin O'Malley: I'm Not Running in 2020. Here's Who Should

Former Maryland governor endorses Beto O'Rourke

(Newser) - Martin O'Malley, who staged his own "long-shot presidential" campaign, as he calls it, in 2016, reveals his pick for 2020: Beto O'Rourke. In a Des Moines Register column, the former governor of Maryland says he hopes the former Democratic congressman who staged a "courageous run for...

Biden Has Been Steering Clear of Corporate Gigs

He's assembled a 2020 'campaign-in-waiting'

(Newser) - With 13 months to go until the Iowa caucuses, Joe Biden hasn't confirmed whether he is planning a White House bid—but in some ways, the former vice president has been preparing for one since leaving office two years ago. In that time, Biden has managed to strike a...

Trump Addresses Elizabeth Warren's Presidential Bid

The president has reportedly spoken out on the US Senator's big announcement

(Newser) - President Donald Trump says he'd "love to run against" Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who took the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency. Trump says in an interview with Fox News Channel's "All-American New Year" set to air Monday night that...

Elizabeth Warren on Her Next Big Move: 'I Need You With Me'

Massachusetts senator announces she's launching exploratory committee for presidential run

(Newser) - Elizabeth Warren changed her Twitter handle over the weekend from @elizabethforma to simply @ewarren, prompting whispers that the Massachusetts senator had plans in the works. Those plans came to light early Monday, when Warren, 69, made an announcement that the Washington Post calls a "legal precursor" to a presidential...

Jolie in 2020? Her Answer Isn't What We Thought

The acclaimed actor spars with BBC host over possible presidential run

(Newser) - Ready to vote for Angelina Jolie? The actress didn't exactly decline when asked on a BBC radio show Friday whether she might jump into politics, CNN reports. "Honestly, if you'd asked me 20 years ago I would have laughed, I really don't know," says Jolie,...

California Changes May Reshape the 2020 Race

Early primary voting will overlap with contests in Iowa and New Hampshire

(Newser) - Go west, 2020 presidential candidates? Early voting in California's primary will overlap with the traditional early nominating contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina. That could force the sprawling field of Democrats to navigate those states as well as California's notoriously complex landscape, where campaigning is...

2020 Trump Ad Has a Request for Supporters

It asks people to call and leave a personal thank-you to the president

(Newser) - In what Mediaite says appears to be the first 2020 ad for President Trump's re-election campaign, supporters hear an unusual request. Campaign chief Brad Parscale asks them to call an 800 number and leave a personal message of thanks for the president. "We need to let President Trump...

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