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Sep 23, 7:37 PM ET
Bernie Sanders marches with Comanche Nation members
The senator delivered remarks at the Comanche Nation Fair in Oklahoma.
Sep 23, 7:37 PM ET
Sep 12, 10:27 PM ET
Who is Bernie Sanders? Everything you need to know about the senator from Vermont
Sen. Bernie Sanders, who ran in 2016 as a Democrat, is one of the most well-known presidential candidates in a field with relatively lower-profile candidates.
Sep 12, 10:27 PM ET
Sep 4, 6:00 PM ET
Sen. Bernie Sanders on 'The View' doubles down on Trump criticism
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders appeared on ABC's The View.
Sep 4, 6:00 PM ET
Aug 31, 9:10 PM ET
Sanders: Medicare for All means more taxes, better coverage
Health care was Sanders' focus on second day of campaigning in South Carolina.
Aug 31, 9:10 PM ET
Aug 25, 11:31 PM ET
Sanders calls on McConnell to end obstructionism
In Kentucky, Sanders brands home-state senator and majority leader Mitch McConnell an obstructionist for blocking Democratic efforts to reduce gun violence, bolster election security and raise the minimum wage
Aug 25, 11:31 PM ET
Aug 16, 11:29 AM ET
Bernie Sanders talks with Cardi B in new video
The rapper previously expressed her support for "Daddy Bernie's" campaign.
Aug 16, 11:29 AM ET
Aug 16, 10:54 AM ET
Cardi B, Bernie Sanders discuss immigration, police brutality
The rapper previously expressed her support for "Daddy Bernie's" campaign.
Aug 16, 10:54 AM ET
Aug 9, 6:37 PM ET
Who is Bernie Sanders?
The Independent has been a U.S. Senator from Vermont since 2007.
Aug 9, 6:37 PM ET
Jul 18, 11:23 AM ET
Bernie Sanders' 'No health insurance and pharma money pledge'
Sanders called on fellow Democratic presidential candidates Wednesday to reject donations from health insurance and pharmaceutical companies.
Jul 18, 11:23 AM ET
Jun 30, 4:00 PM ET
'Every American is entitled to health care': Sen. Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke with ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.
Jun 30, 4:00 PM ET
Jun 24, 5:59 PM ET
Bernie Sanders unveils plan to cancel all student loan debt
The presidential hopeful's plan would include all private and graduate school loan debt.
Jun 24, 5:59 PM ET
Jun 24, 5:03 PM ET
Bernie Sanders details plan to cancel $1.6 trillion in student loan debt for everyone
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading 2020 Democratic candidate, details his plan to canel $1.6. trillion in student debt for everyone.
Jun 24, 5:03 PM ET
Jun 13, 3:59 PM ET
Bernie Sanders, channeling FDR, argues case for Democratic Socialism, pitches 'economic Bill of Rights'
Sen. Bernie Sanders made a high-profile defense of Democratic Socialism, a political ideology targeted by both conservative Republicans and moderate Democrats.
Jun 13, 3:59 PM ET
Jun 13, 2:10 AM ET
Sanders accuses Trump of 'racist child prisons'; similar program existed under Obama
Bernie Sanders accuses Trump of running "racist child prisons" for sending migrant children to an Army base once used as an internment camp for Japanese Americans.
Jun 13, 2:10 AM ET
Jun 6, 11:12 AM ET
Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizes Walmart over wages
Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke on behalf of employees who are lobbying for a seat on the Walmart's board.
Jun 6, 11:12 AM ET
Jun 5, 8:09 PM ET
Bernie Sanders urges Walmart board to pay workers more
Bernie Sanders lambasts Walmart board for paying workers "starvation wages."
Jun 5, 8:09 PM ET
May 28, 9:50 AM ET
Sanders 2020 looks like Sanders 2016, challenges and all
Familiar challenges haunt early months of Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential bid,
May 28, 9:50 AM ET
May 19, 5:57 PM ET
Sanders' plan nixes for-profit charter funding
The proposal is a significant break from a signature Trump administration education policy that some critics say disproportionately impacts minority school districts.
May 19, 5:57 PM ET
May 19, 4:48 PM ET
Sen. Bernie Sanders' education plan nixes for-profit charter school funding
Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for a temporary halt to public funding directed toward non-profit charter school expansion and an outright ban on for-profit charters.
May 19, 4:48 PM ET
May 5, 5:03 PM ET
Bernie Sanders on 'Medicare-for-all,' Joe Biden and wanting to take on Trump in 2020
On "This Week," ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl joins 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders on the campaign trail in Des Moines, Iowa.
May 5, 5:03 PM ET
May 4, 9:44 PM ET
Bernie Sanders on N. Korea: 'This is one area, actually, where I do not fault Trump'
The 2020 presidential candidate sat for an exclusive interview with ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl for "This Week" Sunday.
May 4, 9:44 PM ET
Apr 17, 6:35 AM ET
Strong support for government-run health care at Bernie Sanders event
Trump tweeted that it was "weird" seeing the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate at a town hall on the president's favorite network, Fox News.
Apr 17, 6:35 AM ET
Apr 16, 5:52 PM ET
Bernie Sanders tax returns show both income and tax rate jumped after presidential campaign, revealing millionaire status
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a senator famous for his campaign against the unjust power of the richest 1%, released years of tax returns on Monday.
Apr 16, 5:52 PM ET
Apr 13, 7:10 AM ET
The Latest: Sanders promises to win back Midwest
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is telling Wisconsin voters he will build a coalition in the Midwest that will defeat President Donald Trump
Apr 13, 7:10 AM ET
Apr 10, 11:14 PM ET
Bernie Sanders relaunches his Medicare-for-all health care legislation
Sen. Bernie Sanders again introduced Medicare-for-all legislation that Kellyanne Conway ridiculed the effort to provide government-run, Medicare-style health care.
Apr 10, 11:14 PM ET
Apr 6, 6:05 PM ET
A 2016 hangover: Some Bernie Sanders supporters still upset
Sanders supporters still smarting over 2016 primary they say was 'rigged'
Apr 6, 6:05 PM ET
Apr 5, 11:36 PM ET
Bernie Sanders still hasn't released his tax returns, despite pledge
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, has yet to release his tax returns despite a pledge to do so.
Apr 5, 11:36 PM ET
Mar 21, 11:37 AM ET
Bernie Sanders joins college workers during strike rally
Striking workers employed by the University of California system, mostly in health care, got a visit Wednesday from presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
Mar 21, 11:37 AM ET
Mar 17, 3:20 PM ET
Sanders gets stitches after run-in with glass shower door
Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign says the Vermont senator has been treated at a walk-in clinic for a minor injury while campaigning in South Carolina
Mar 17, 3:20 PM ET
Mar 6, 11:51 PM ET
Bernie Sanders kicks off 2020 campaign promising 'strongest grassroots coalition in the history of American politics'
Bernie Sanders launched a more personal second bid for the presidency Saturday.
Mar 6, 11:51 PM ET
Mar 6, 8:20 PM ET
Sanders returns to NY roots, says he can defeat Trump
Bernie Sanders has kicked off his presidential campaign _ miles from the rent-controlled apartment where he grew up in Brooklyn
Mar 6, 8:20 PM ET
Mar 2, 7:50 PM ET
Bernie Sanders kicks off 2020 campaign with rally in his native Brooklyn
As he did in the 2016 campaign, Sanders says he will run a grassroots campaign.
Mar 2, 7:50 PM ET
Feb 26, 6:51 PM ET
$6 million later, Bernie Sanders' powerful return reveals the strength of a base in waiting
Maybe his biggest advantage? He isn’t a new face.
Feb 26, 6:51 PM ET
Feb 20, 12:25 PM ET
Bernie Sanders raises $4M in 1st day of campaign
The senator from Vermont announced his presidential campaign on Tuesday.
Feb 20, 12:25 PM ET
Feb 19, 11:12 PM ET
Keith Ellison on Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential bid
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison discusses Sen. Bernie Sanders joining the 2020 presidential race.
Feb 19, 11:12 PM ET
Feb 19, 6:14 PM ET
Bernie Sanders announces 2020 presidential run
The progressive 2016 candidate and Vermont senator says he's running again.
Feb 19, 6:14 PM ET
Feb 19, 3:46 PM ET
Who is Bernie Sanders?
Everything you need to know (and probably didn't know) about the senator from Vermont.
Feb 19, 3:46 PM ET
Jan 13, 1:21 PM ET
Bernie Sanders faces scrutiny as he weighs 2020 run
Sen. Bernie Sanders is facing questions about sexual harassment allegations from within his 2016 campaign in advance of another potential bid for the White House.
Jan 13, 1:21 PM ET
Jan 10, 7:54 PM ET
Bernie Sanders apologizes to women on his staff who say they were harassed during 2016 campaign
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders apologized Thursday to women who say they were sexually harassed while working on his 2016 presidential campaign.
Jan 10, 7:54 PM ET
Jan 10, 7:11 PM ET
Sanders apologizes amid new allegation of staff harassment
Sen. Bernie Sanders is apologizing to women who've shared experiences of harassment by male supervisors while working on his 2016 presidential campaign
Jan 10, 7:11 PM ET
Jan 9, 6:00 PM ET
Sen. Bernie Sanders, potential 2020 candidate, to introduce bills on prescription drug costs
Senator Bernie Sanders, considering a 2020 run, will introduce bills Thursday to bring down cost of prescription drugs with Reps. Elijah Cummings and Ro Khanna.
Jan 9, 6:00 PM ET
Nov 27, 1:18 PM ET
Bernie Sanders mulling 2020 run: Trump must be 'defeated'
Sen. Bernie Sanders said on ABC's "The View" that he is thinking about a 2020 run to defeat Donald Trump.
Nov 27, 1:18 PM ET
Nov 2, 6:55 AM ET
Sanders, finishing campaign blitz, avoids Trump's comments on birthright citizenship
Sen. Bernie Sanders vowed to end Trump's 'one-party rule' and attacked the president as the "most racist, sexist, homophobic, bigoted president in history."
Nov 2, 6:55 AM ET
Oct 9, 11:16 AM ET
Bernie Sanders ramps up campaigning for Democrats, backs candidates he did not support in primaries
The former presidential candidate is pushing progressives and moderates.
Oct 9, 11:16 AM ET
Oct 4, 12:23 PM ET
'Too big to fail, too big to exist': Bernie Sanders takes aim at banks with new bill
The bill comes 10 years to the day Bush signed his big bank bailout into law.
Oct 4, 12:23 PM ET
Sep 12, 12:54 PM ET
Bernie Sanders' son struggles as Pappas wins New Hampshire primary
When Levi Sanders announced his New Hampshire congressional run, folks thought one major endorsement would be imminent – from his father, Bernie Sanders.
Sep 12, 12:54 PM ET
Mar 14, 5:40 PM ET
Sen. Sanders wants DoD to rein in 'excessive' contractor payments
The Department of Defense is currently undergoing its first-ever audit.
Mar 14, 5:40 PM ET
Feb 27, 8:10 PM ET
Bernie Sanders' son announces run for Congress from New Hampshire
Levi Sanders would be one of eight Democrats running.
Feb 27, 8:10 PM ET
Oct 1, 6:22 PM ET
Sanders rips GOP tax plan as 'massive transfer of wealth'
"It's the Robin Hood principle in reverse," Sanders said of the GOP plan.
Oct 1, 6:22 PM ET
Sep 13, 7:52 PM ET
Democrats continue to line up behind Bernie Sanders' health care bill
More than a dozen Democratic senators stood with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders
Sep 13, 7:52 PM ET