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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Iowa has privately offered campaign contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing his White House bid, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the conversations.

2020 Democrat presidential candidates on Thursday applauded House Democrats’ partisan approval of their impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

Presidential candidate Tom Steyer (D) believes President Donald Trump thinks he does not have to obey the law because he is “rich and powerful” and “white.” Speaking at Philadelphia’s historic prison on Monday at the Justice Votes 2020 Town Hall event, Steyer told an audience of formerly incarcerated people that he started his impeachment campaign because he viewed Trump as a “crook” who “also happens to be a racist.” “He believes because he is rich and powerful that he doesn’t have to obey the law,” Steyer said. “And white… and it’s not right.” Steyer then asked: “Does anyone in this room think president obama could have done any of the things this man has done?” The impeachment activist, who has qualified for the November debate, said “there is an assumption… of privilege here that is so deep and offensive and so wrong.” “He’s assuming he’s privileged to be above the law,” Steyer continued, adding that the president has an “obligation to obey the laws that all of us have to obey.”

Democrat presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her campaign announced Thursday that she has qualified for the Democrat presidential primary debate in November.

Several 2020 Democrat candidates reacted to Rep. Elijah Cummings’ (D-MD) death on Thursday, describing him as a “giant” in the House who embodied “everything right about America.”

Climate change was front and center at a marathon town hall last month on CNN, but at Tuesday’s primary debate on the same network, climate change was only mentioned nine times over the course of the three-hour event.

Several 2020 Democrat candidates are ripping CNN and the New York Times for failing to prioritize climate change during Tuesday night’s debate.

Democrat presidential hopeful and billionaire Tom Steyer claimed Tuesday night during the Democrat presidential debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, that “American people are demanding” the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

Twelve presidential candidates will debate in Westerville, Ohio, on Tuesday evening. Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Andrew Yang, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Tulsi Gabbard, Tom Steyer, and Amy Klobuchar will be on stage at Otterbein University. CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett will moderate the debate with New York Times Editor Marc Lacey. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern.

CNN and the Human Rights Campaign are hosting a town hall with nine Democrat presidential candidates on Thursday, focused on LGBT issues.

MSNBC announced Tuesday that it will co-host the fifth Democrat presidential primary debate in Georgia next month with the Washington Post.

The Bernie Sanders campaign confirmed on Thursday that Sen. Sanders  (I-VT), who recently underwent an emergency heart procedure to address a blockage, will participate in the upcoming October 15 debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, alongside 11 other candidates.

George Soros financed radical environmental groups partnering in this week’s “Global Climate Strike” to the tune of nearly $25 million, according to a new report.

Impeachment activist and presidential candidate Tom Steyer (D) on Monday accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) of enabling President Donald Trump’s “lawless” behavior and demanded the House begin impeachment hearings.

Longtime climate activist and Democrat presidential hopeful Tom Steyer was met with opposition Friday as he attended the climate march in D.C., according to a source on the scene.

The New York Times announced Friday that it will be co-hosting next month’s Democrat primary debate alongside CNN.

Billionaire left-wing Democrat mega-donor Tom Steyer has qualified for the Democratic Party presidential primary debate in October, expanding the field to eleven candidates and requiring the debate to be held over two nights.

Thousands are expected this weekend for the New Hampshire Democrat Convention, which will feature nineteen of the Democrat presidential candidates seeking their party’s nomination.

Thursday, 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful and billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer said if he were to be elected president, he would “declare climate change a national emergency” on his first day. CNBC “Squawk Box” host Joe Kernen asked Steyer on

Marianne Williamson’s (D) campaign slammed the Democratic National Committee for its strict debate requirements, which will likely bar her from the third debate as the deadline to qualify – 11:59 p.m. Wednesday – swiftly approaches.

Presidential candidates Julian Castro and Tom Steyer are wondering why a qualifying Nevada poll sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has not been released before Wednesday’s deadline for September’s presidential debate.

Only 10 Democrat 2020 candidates have met all DNC’s requirements to qualify for the next debate, but Tom Steyer is poised to join them.

In a Thursday appearance on CNN’s “New Day,” 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful and billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer made his case against President Donald Trump. Steyer admitted Trump has the “right analysis” when it comes to the establishment in Washington,

Democrat presidential hopeful Julián Castro qualified Tuesday for the third Democratic presidential primary debates in September.

Former Vice President Joe Biden leads Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in the 2020 Democrat caucuses in Nevada by double digits, a survey from Gravis Marketing found.

The August 28 deadline for 2020 Democrat presidential candidates to qualify for the next debate is rapidly approaching and so far only nine candidates have made the grade.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” 2020 presidential candidate Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) criticized the DNC’s debate criteria by saying they allowed fellow 2020 Democrat Tom Steyer to “buy a spot on the debate stage” and are

Democrat frontrunner Joe Biden (D) holds a narrow lead in Nevada, barely edging out Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), according to a Change Research poll released Friday.

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Hardball,” 2020 Democratic  presidential hopeful and billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer said President Donald Trump had “given license” to racists to act out their worst impulses with his rhetoric. Steyer said, “It’s not just that he is

Democrats flicked the switch to hyperbolic outrage Sunday as they struggled to outdo each other in condemning President Trump for calling Rep. Elijah Cummings a “brutal bully” to border patrol officials and suggesting he should help fix the city of Baltimore.

After the Trump administration announced Thursday that it would resume applying the death penalty at the federal level, 2020 Democrat presidential hopefuls rushed to voice their opposition.

Former Vice President Joe Biden looms over the field of 2020 Democrats in South Carolina thanks in part to his advantage among black voters. 

A handful of 2020 presidential candidates reacted to former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony on Wednesday before both the House Judiciary Committee and House Intelligence Committee, and there appears to be a consensus: impeach.

Presidential candidate and impeachment activist Tom Steyer on Wednesday evening accused President Donald Trump of being a “criminal” who is using “racism to divide Americans” and is becoming more “dangerous.”

In an interview published on Tuesday, Steyer defended his immense wealth by comparing himself to multi-platinum pop star Beyoncé Knowles.

“Environmentalist” Tom Steyer oversaw the funding of coal plants in Australia, China, and Indonesia while CEO of Farallon Capital Management.