Benjamin Swasey
Ben Swasey is a deputy editor on the Washington Desk, covering the 2020 presidential campaign through the inauguration.
A Massachusetts native, Swasey was previously a political editor and digital manager at WBUR in Boston.
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The Kentucky Republican has become the first U.S. senator to test positive for the coronavirus. -
The coronavirus is scrambling so much of our lives at the moment, there's no surprise it's doing the same to the presidential race. -
Former Vice President Joe Biden vowed that, if elected, his administration would "lead by science." Sen. Bernie Sanders urged President Trump to declare a national emergency. -
The announcement comes two days after Mike Bloomberg faced tough questions about the issue in a Democratic debate. -
He jumped into the Democratic presidential primary months after most of his competitors did and never gained traction in polls. -
The top target is Pete Buttigieg. He faced a barrage of attacks as the other Democratic candidates seek to blunt his momentum from a strong showing in Iowa. -
The 45-year-old tech entrepreneur is the seventh candidate to qualify for the Feb. 7 debate in Manchester, N.H., which is just four days ahead of the primary there. -
Just six of the remaining 12 Democratic candidates qualified for Tuesday night's debate, making it the smallest debate stage yet. -
The former secretary of housing and urban development and former San Antonio mayor was among the first to advocate for decriminalizing illegal border crossings. Other candidates followed his lead.
