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Eva Longoria, que actúa como moderadora, habla durante la primera noche de la Convención Nacional Demócrata el lunes 17 de agosto de 2020

Cinco temas a destacar de la primera noche de la Convención Nacional Demócrata

August 18, 2020 at 12:08 p.m.

¿Es realmente una convención cuando no hay multitudes de delegados con sombreros graciosos? Los demócratas se esforzaron por averiguarlo el lunes, cuando dio inicio su convención de nominación de manera...

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the candidate most closely associated with Medicare for all. After all, as he likes to say, he "wrote the damn bill!" Sanders' plan would do away with private insurance companies. Instead, his proposal would cover all residents, including those without legal status, under a government-run plan that would have no out-of-pocket costs for consumers except for prescription drugs. He has proposed financing the plan through a payroll tax on employers, higher income taxes on families making more than $29,000 per year and higher taxes on the wealthy. The government would negotiate with drugmakers over prescription prices, and he would also allow patients, pharmacists and wholesalers to buy from Canada and other industrialized countries. To reduce costs, the Vermont senator wants to peg medication prices to the median drug price in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. He has taken a tough line on drug manufacturers, introducing legislation to prohibit illegal marketing and distribution of opioids and calling for criminal liability for drug company executives and for manufacturers to reimburse the country for the negative effects of their products. To address shortages of healthcare providers, especially in the mental health fields, he wants to increase funding for the National Health Service Corps.

Here’s where the Democratic candidates stand on health care

February 19, 2020 at 12:18 p.m.

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Donald Trump walks off the stage after speaking in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 13, 2016.

Inside a week of Trump rallies: Talk of a rigged election, biased media and barbecue fries

August 21, 2019 at 8:31 p.m.

As he wrapped up a rally in a Cincinnati arena Thursday night, Donald Trump, battered by a week of unceasing bad news, paused to bask in the moment. "Is there...

Donald Trump speaks Thursday in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump denies raft of sex assault allegations, but will it be enough to save his campaign?

August 21, 2019 at 8:30 p.m.

Donald Trump responded to new allegations of sexual assault by stepping up his tour of angry rebuttals and threats Thursday, blaming a cabal of media, special interests and Hillary Clinton's...

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks during a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Sept. 3.

Libertarian Gary Johnson says he’ll be on ballot in all 50 states

May 14, 2019 at 6:27 a.m.

Libertarian presidential contender Gary Johnson has qualified for the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, his campaign announced Tuesday, clearing a significant hurdle for his upstart...

Participants stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver on Friday.

In Colorado, conservatives grapple with the Trump conundrum

August 21, 2019 at 7:02 p.m.

To understand the dilemma Colorado Republicans wrestled with at a conservative gathering this weekend, one only had to look at the range of speakers, whose positions on Donald Trump ran...

Voters cast their ballots in the Indiana primary at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Carmel, Ind., on May 3, 2016.

5 things to watch for in the Indiana primary

May 14, 2019 at 6:11 a.m.

Boisterous campaign rallies. Political ads every commercial break. Presidential candidates schmoozing with voters over pancakes. In recent days, Indiana, which holds its primary Tuesday, has begun to look a lot...

Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan as he departs a meeting with the editorial board of The Washington Post Monday. Editorial page editor Fred Hiatt is on the right.

Washington establishment gets a full day of Donald Trump

August 19, 2019 at 12:23 a.m.

Donald Trump's one-of-a-kind campaign for the White House briefly nodded toward the traditional on Monday, as he came to the capital for a day of friendly dealings with the Washington...

Donald Trump addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference on Monday inWashington.

A subdued Donald Trump sticks to standard pro-Israel positions in speech to lobbying group

May 14, 2019 at 6:04 a.m.

Donald Trump's much-anticipated address to a leading pro-Israel lobbying group Monday evening was light on his trademark improvisation and full of standard rhetoric favoring the U.S. ally. In a departure...

Student in Calif. bus crash died saving others: Officials

June 17, 2018 at 3:47 p.m.

A student who died in last week's fiery bus crash in Orland, Calif., spent his last moments helping other passengers to safety, officials at his Inglewood charter high school said...

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