US election: Joe Biden’s acceptance speech caps off an unusually faith-filled Democratic National Convention
JACK JENKINS, writing for Religion News Services, reports on this week’s “atypically religious” gathering of US Democrats…
Democrat Joe Biden denies alleged sexual assault, requests release of Senate records
Washington DC, US Reuters Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday asked the Senate to find any documents tied to an allegation he sexually assaulted a former aide in 1993, after personally denying the accusation publicly for the first time. “No, it is not true. I’m saying unequivocally it never, never happened,” Biden told […]
Sanders quits US presidential race, setting up Biden battle with Trump
Washington DC, US Reuters Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist whose progressive agenda pushed the Democratic Party sharply to the left, ended his White House campaign on Wednesday, clearing the way for a 3rd November election battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump. Sanders, a onetime front-runner who promised to lead […]
US presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren announces new campaign interfaith advisory council
RNS Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has unveiled a new religion-related campaign initiative, announcing an interfaith advisory council and forthcoming endorsements from more than 100 religious leaders from across the country. “I’m proud to announce a committed group of faith leaders that will lead my campaign’s Interfaith Advisory Council,” Warren, a United Methodist and US […]
Joe Biden and other US presidential candidates speak to diverse faith leaders, activists
Washington, DC RNS Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off a major forum on faith and poverty issues Monday afternoon, fielding questions from faith leaders and low-income Americans during a gathering organised by the Poor People’s Campaign. “We have the greatest income inequity…in the United States of America since 1902,” Biden told the crowd of […]