Following U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's lead, Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican measure that would have banned the flow of federal dollars to so-called sanctuary cities, or municipalities that have policies barring police from working with federal immigration authorities.
Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, both Democrats, cast two of the 45 votes against the proposal, which garnered 54 yes votes but needed at least 60 to advance.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said Wednesday, ending a months-long flirtation with a third White House campaign and setting him on a glide path toward the end of his decades-long political career.
Biden's decision finalizes the Democratic field of White House candidates and bolsters Hillary Rodham Clinton's standing as the front-runner by sparing her a challenge from the popular vice president.
