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| Ocasio-Cortez and 'Squad' members to endorse Bernie Sanders for president – live | Ocasio-Cortez and 'Squad' members to endorse Bernie Sanders for president – live |
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| Another worry for former vice president Joe Biden – he has been burning through fundraising cash. His spending outpaced Democratic rivals in spending through September, the AP reported this morning. | |
| Biden had $8.9m in the bank – a fraction of the $33.7m and $25.7m that Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, respectively. Mayor Pete Buttigieg followed the pack with savings of $23.3m. | |
| NEWS: Joe Biden has $8.98 million cash on handSanders: $33.7 millionWarren: $25.7 millionButtigieg: $23.4 millionHarris: $10.5 million | |
| A hefty bank account allows candidates to spend strategically leading up to spring primaries. The money will allow Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg to buy ads in early voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire. | |
| While we’re looking at the new endorsement from AOC, we will let Washington governor and former Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee tell you about last night’s big omission... | While we’re looking at the new endorsement from AOC, we will let Washington governor and former Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee tell you about last night’s big omission... |
| Not one single question about the climate crisis. Not one single question about the climate crisis. Not one single question about the climate crisis. This is the existential crisis of our time. Not one single question, and that’s completely inexcusable. #DemDebate | Not one single question about the climate crisis. Not one single question about the climate crisis. Not one single question about the climate crisis. This is the existential crisis of our time. Not one single question, and that’s completely inexcusable. #DemDebate |
| Here is more on the endorsement the Sanders campaign picked up from progressive House Democrats, from our story this morning: | Here is more on the endorsement the Sanders campaign picked up from progressive House Democrats, from our story this morning: |
| Ocasio-Cortez’s shock move ends months of speculation about the plans of the Bronx politician, who is hugely popular with the progressive wing of the party. | Ocasio-Cortez’s shock move ends months of speculation about the plans of the Bronx politician, who is hugely popular with the progressive wing of the party. |
| The endorsement is a major coup for Sanders, whose campaign has failed to move to the top of a broad Democratic field, and a blow to his fellow progressive senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who has emerged as the race’s new frontrunner. | The endorsement is a major coup for Sanders, whose campaign has failed to move to the top of a broad Democratic field, and a blow to his fellow progressive senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who has emerged as the race’s new frontrunner. |
| Ocasio-Cortez is one of the four members of “the Squad”, a group of four freshman congresswomen of color whose liberal policies and pointed critiques of Donald Trump have earned them praise from many on the left and virulent attacks from many conservatives. | Ocasio-Cortez is one of the four members of “the Squad”, a group of four freshman congresswomen of color whose liberal policies and pointed critiques of Donald Trump have earned them praise from many on the left and virulent attacks from many conservatives. |
| The other squad members are Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar and Massachusetts’ Ayanna Pressley. The Sanders campaign also announced on Tuesday night that Omar had endorsed the senator. | The other squad members are Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar and Massachusetts’ Ayanna Pressley. The Sanders campaign also announced on Tuesday night that Omar had endorsed the senator. |
| Good morning, US politics watchers, it’s the day after the Democratic debate in Ohio and there’s a lot going on, so stay tuned. | Good morning, US politics watchers, it’s the day after the Democratic debate in Ohio and there’s a lot going on, so stay tuned. |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and fellow member of the self-named Squad of progressive first-term Democratic congresswomen, Ilhan Omar, endorsed Vermont Senator and 2020 candidate Bernie Sanders after the Democratic primary debate in Ohio last night. Rashida Tlaib is expected to follow suit. No word from the fourth member Ayanna Pressley yet. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and fellow member of the self-named Squad of progressive first-term Democratic congresswomen, Ilhan Omar, endorsed Vermont Senator and 2020 candidate Bernie Sanders after the Democratic primary debate in Ohio last night. Rashida Tlaib is expected to follow suit. No word from the fourth member Ayanna Pressley yet. |
| Mike McKinley, a former US ambassador and, until he resigned last week, a senior adviser to secretary of state Mike Pompeo, is due to testify today behind closed doors to the Democratic-led House committees running the impeachment inquiry. | Mike McKinley, a former US ambassador and, until he resigned last week, a senior adviser to secretary of state Mike Pompeo, is due to testify today behind closed doors to the Democratic-led House committees running the impeachment inquiry. |
| Donald Trump is meeting with Italian president Sergio Mattarella at the White House this morning and the pair will hold a noon Rose Garden press conference. | Donald Trump is meeting with Italian president Sergio Mattarella at the White House this morning and the pair will hold a noon Rose Garden press conference. |