Day: October 15, 2019

So far, the Democrats running for president have spent 12 hours, 22 minutes, and 3 seconds onstage for Democratic primary debates.

Across three debates on five nights in June, July, and September, one topic has consistently dominated: health care. In total, Democrats have spent more than 90 minutes so far talking about health care — about twice as much time as they’ve spent discussing either foreign policy or climate change.

Here are the 10 topics Democrats have spent the most time discussing at debates, with health care at the top:

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These 10 most talked about issues don’t perfectly …

Hunter Biden — son of former Vice President Joe Biden and the man who set off President Donald Trump’s desire for a Ukrainian investigation into the Biden family — expressed regret that his business dealings have touched off a scandal on Tuesday, but maintained that while he may have made poor choices in the past, he did nothing wrong in accepting work from a Ukrainian energy company.

Biden made those comments in an interview with ABC News, breaking his silence on an issue that has led to an impeachment inquiry into the president. That interview followed a statement Biden’s …

The fourth Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential election will take place on Tuesday, October 15, at 8 pm ET at Otterbein University, outside of Columbus, Ohio. It will be broadcast by CNN, and the New York Times will also be hosting. It will be moderated by CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett and New York Times national editor Marc Lacey.

The October debate will feature 12 candidates: Former Vice President Joe Biden; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA); entrepreneur Andrew Yang; Sen. Cory …

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Fort Worth woman killed by police in her own home

• Atatiana Jefferson was shot and killed in her home Saturday by a Fort Worth police officer responding to a wellness check called in by one of Jefferson’s neighbors. [Texas Tribune / Carrington Tatum]
• Bodycam footage shows Officer Aaron Dean drawing his weapon on a figure he spots through the window and