Amy Klobuchar

Klobuchar: Infrastructure bill could include voting measures

July 23, 2021 Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

ATLANTA — Congressional Democrats are exploring ways to include financial incentives for states to expand voting access as part of a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure bill, a key senator said Sunday. Democrats have been struggling to get […]

Biden’s VP list narrows: Warren, Harris, Susan Rice, others

June 15, 2020 Bill Barrow and Julie Pace, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is entering a second round of vetting for a dwindling list of potential vice presidential nominees, with several black women in strong contention. Democrats with […]

Joe Biden’s next big decision: Choosing a running mate

April 11, 2020 Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Joe Biden faces the most important decision of his five-decade political career: choosing a vice president. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee expects to name a committee to vet potential running mates next week, according to […]

Klobuchar, Buttigieg line up behind Biden on Super Tuesday eve

March 2, 2020 Steve Peoples, Brian Slodysko, and Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

DALLAS — Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party’s more establishment wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours before […]

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Klobuchar is ending her presidential bid, will endorse Biden

March 2, 2020 Sara Burnett | AP

Sen. Amy Klobuchar will become the second moderate Democrat in as many days to end a bid for the presidency, bringing the primary matchup to face President Donald Trump into a clearer view on the […]

Democrats focus on Super Tuesday even as South Carolina looms

February 27, 2020 Thomas Beaumont and Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bernie Sanders will swing through North Carolina, Virginia and Massachusetts in the coming days. Elizabeth Warren will make stops in Texas and Arkansas. Amy Klobuchar will be in Tennessee and Virginia. The […]

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Worried Democrats rush to slow front-runner Sanders

February 25, 2020 Steve Peoples, Associated Press

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Worried Democrats intensified their assault against the party’s presidential front-runner, Bernie Sanders, as the Vermont senator marched toward South Carolina’s weekend primary eyeing a knockout blow. At least three leading […]

Democrats clash over electability in struggle to oust Trump

February 7, 2020 The Associated Press

MANCHESTER, N.H. — With urgency rising in their presidential nomination fight, the Democrats’ top presidential contenders clashed over experience and electability in a fiery debate Friday night that tested the strength of a new front-runner, […]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg

Klobuchar says a woman with Buttigieg’s record would miss debate

November 13, 2019 Sara Burnett | The Associated Press

CHICAGO — The 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign drew a record six female candidates to the field. But with just less than three months until voting starts, only one has risen to the top tier. […]