February 16, 2019 Booker slams Trump over border emergency, says he won't push his vegan diet on Americans Sen. Cory Booker took aim at President Donald Trump over his declaration of a national border emergency and defended his credentials as a political fighter as he kicked off a three-day presidential campaign swing in the state that holds the first primary in the race for the White House.
February 16, 2019 Tear down that border wall: Is Beto's battlecry the new Dem litmus test for 2020? Beto O’Rourke may have inadvertently got the ball rolling this week on an emerging litmus test for Democrats eyeing the White House in 2020 when he said he “absolutely” supports tearing down the existing barriers along the southern border with Mexico.
February 15, 2019 Gillibrand on call to tear down border wall: 'If it makes sense, I could support it' Democratic presidential contender Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she could possibly support a call by former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas to tear down parts of the existing U.S.-Mexico border wall.
February 11, 2019 Beto vs. Trump: O'Rourke says 'walls end lives' in competing event along US-Mexico border A week after he told Oprah Winfrey that he’d decide on a White House run by the end of the month, Beto O’Rourke will take on President Trump Monday evening in dueling rallies along the U.S.-Mexico border in his hometown of El Paso.
February 6, 2019 ‘Draft Beto’ grassroots effort urges Texas Democrat to jump into presidential race “Draft Beto” is holding events in Iowa and New Hampshire to lay the groundwork for O'Rourke if he decides to jump in the race. The group is hoping the momentum from the 2018 midterms will stick around into the primary and ultimately to the general election.
January 31, 2019 ‘Draft Beto’ ups pressure on road-tripping O’Rourke to join 2020 race A political group that’s urging Beto O’Rourke to run for the Democratic presidential nomination claims support for their push to ‘draft’ the former congressman from Texas is exploding.
January 30, 2019 Generational divide: Democrats’ 2020 field bares yawning age gap The yawning age gap emerging in the Democratic 2020 field could force primary voters to choose between the party's old and new guards.
January 23, 2019 Twitter briefly shuts down Beto O’Rourke parody account Twitter briefly shut down a parody account of former Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke’s meandering blog posts -- apparently for too closely impersonating the former congressman.
January 17, 2019 From Gillibrand to Beto, one-time moderates shift left in preparation for 2020 The 2020 presidential race is just beginning, and already several declared or possible Democratic contenders once seen as moderates have shifted markedly to the left, in apparent appeals to the party's powerful progressive wing that have at the same time exposed them to charges of political opportunism.
January 17, 2019 Beto O’Rourke pens epic, rambling blog from road trip: ‘In and out of a funk’ Media darling and former Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke is blogging his way through a classic American road trip, with a rambling essay telling readers he has “been stuck lately” as he hits the road to meet people and break the funk (and maybe decide on a 2020 run).