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Surging in the polls and likely to post another large campaign fundraising haul in the coming days, an apparently jubilant Sen. Bernie Sanders rang in the new year with supporters in Iowa, the state that in one month will kick off the presidential primary and caucus nominating calendar. The Democratic presidential candidate capped his “Big New Year’s …

BURLINGTON, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Saturday that South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s “Medicare for all who want it” health care hybrid would be “unfair” to working families.  Sanders’ “I wrote the damn bill” quote about “Medicare for All” has become a cheer line on debate stages and in rallies, and his decades-long …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bernie Sanders faced some pushback Tuesday from members of Nevada’s powerful Culinary Union who don’t want to give up their existing health insurance under his Medicare for All plan. Sanders, appearing before about 350 union workers in Las Vegas, explained his plan, which would switch the country to a government-run system …

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) Ctrl + N 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is proposing breaking up Internet service providers such as AT&T and Comcast in his new plan to expand Internet access.  “Our tax dollars built the internet and access to it should be a public good for all, not …

Enlarge / Bernie Sanders speaks to the Organic Farmers Association on December 05, 2019 in Story City, Iowa. Getty Images | Win McNamee Presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders yesterday released a plan to overhaul the US broadband market by breaking up giant providers, outlawing data caps, regulating broadband prices, and providing $150 billion …

WASHINGTON – “That’s mad!” the British woman exclaimed at learning the average price to have a baby uninsured in the United States. The price tag? $30,000. The viral video of British citizens reacting to the costs of various health care procedures in the U.S. is now being used by some American politicians as well. The video, published …

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke to a big crowd of supporters, and a few doubters, at Fresno City College Friday night. Supporters chanted the candidate’s name before he spoke to voters about a host of issues, including universal healthcare, education improvements and prison reform. It is the Vermont senator’s …

Democratic 2020 presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., appeared to misunderstand a question about access to child care at an NAACP forum in Iowa on Saturday, launching into an answer about health care instead — for more than two minutes. “Senator, the average cost of child care in Iowa is $8,200 a year,” Des Moines NAACP …

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ health poses a concern to Democrats, former Vice President Joe Biden prevails on electability and strong leadership and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is competitive on mental acuity and bringing “needed change” to Washington – attributes that may help shape their party’s presidential contest. These three continue to lead current preferences for …

There’s a lot of layers to the 49ers’ trade for Emmanuel Sanders. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers pulled off a pretty big mid-season trade on Tuesday, adding two-time Pro Bowl receiver Emmanuel Sanders from the Denver Broncos. San Francisco had been in the receiver market for some …