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Articles by Seth McLaughlin

In this May 17, 2015, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden gestures after donning a pair of sunglasses as he delivers the Class Day Address at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Staying Alive: Joe Biden crushes South Carolina Primary

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden pulled out a do-or-die victory in the South Carolina primary, notching his first win in the 2020 presidential race and giving his uneven bid a much-needed jolt of momentum heading into Super Tuesday.

February 29, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden boards his campaign bus after speaking at a campaign event in Sumter, S.C., Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Joe Biden seeks South Carolinian lifeline Saturday

A second-place finish in South Carolina -- perhaps even a narrow victory -- could be the kiss of death for Mr. Biden's White House aspirations, ending the Delaware Democrat's third presidential bid in three decades.

February 28, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, listens to Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., speak at the National Action Network South Carolina Ministers' Breakfast, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

James Clyburn endorses Biden: ‘Joe knows us’

Joseph R. Biden scored a public relations victory here Wednesday when House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina -- a longtime friend and one of the nation's most influential black leaders -- threw his full weight behind the former vice president's campaign for president.

February 26, 2020
=Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate at the Gaillard Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., co-hosted by CBS News and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bernie Sanders booed after praising Castro regime

The Democratic frontrunner received boos from the audience during Tuesday's primary debate in South Carolina when he praised Cuba for its education, receiving pushback from the other candidates vying for the nomination.

February 25, 2020