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With wins in 7 states and DC, Biden closes in on nomination

By STEVE PEOPLES
Jun 3, 2020 10:43 AM - Joe Biden is on the cusp of formally securing the Democratic presidential nomination after winning hundreds more delegates in primary contests that tested the nation's ability to run elections while balancing a pandemic and sweeping social unrest.
Biden blasts Trump's 'narcissism' in new phase of campaign

By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT
Jun 2, 2020 3:00 PM - Joe Biden mounted one of his most aggressive attacks against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, deriding the commander in chief's disregard of core constitutional values and blistering him for being "more interested in power, than in principle."
Civil unrest could influence Biden's search for running mate

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and BILL BARROW
Jun 1, 2020 11:49 AM - Joe Biden's search for a running mate could be reshaped by the police killing of George Floyd and the unrest it has ignited across the country, raising questions about contenders with law-and-order backgrounds and intensifying pressure on the presumptive Democratic nominee to select a black woman.
Atlanta is home to 2 potential contenders for Biden's VP

By BILL BARROW
May 26, 2020 8:01 AM - Neither public rivals nor personal friends, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia Capitol.
Biden: If you can't choose me over Trump, 'you ain't black'

By BILL BARROW
May 22, 2020 1:19 PM - Joe Biden suggested on Friday that African Americans who back President Donald Trump "ain't black," comments that stirred controversy over whether he was being condescending to voters who could decide whether he wins the White House.
Historic legislative session amid COVID-19 crisis holds plenty of minefields

By Marni Pyke
May 20, 2020 5:02 AM - Pass a budget with an estimated 35% revenue shortfall, dodge lawmakers scorning face masks, shake the Magic 8 ball for an estimate of federal aid, tweak the governor's reopening authority, and finalize an income tax referendum by midnight Friday. That's the task of the General Assembly as it convenes for a historic special session in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed 4,379 Illinoisans so far.
State lawmakers heading back to Springfield next week, with precautions

By Marni Pyke
May 14, 2020 8:29 AM - After weeks in recess because of COVID-19, the Illinois General Assembly will return to work next week for a weighty session amid revenue freefalls and partisan disputes over guidelines for lifting stay-at-home restrictions.
Mayors ask Congress for aid with plummeting tax revenues

By Marni Pyke
May 13, 2020 5:14 AM - Local mayors describe plunging revenue because of COVID-19, ask U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer for direct infusions of cash.
Prominent lawyer, Trump donor representing Biden accuser

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE
May 8, 2020 9:04 AM - Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who alleged Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, is being represented by a prominent lawyer and political donor to President Donald Trump's 2016 Republican campaign.
Biden pressed to choose a black woman as his running mate

By KAT STAFFORD and BILL BARROW
May 5, 2020 7:11 AM - After a devastating start to the Democratic primary, Joe Biden's campaign was revived when black voters in South Carolina and throughout the South overwhelmingly sided with him. Now that he's the presumptive Democratic nominee, black voters and leaders are pressing for him to pick a black woman as his running mate.

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